Sat 23rd-Sun 24th Sept: The Betfred Championship (Non-TV) Match Thread

[Colin James]

Still raging at York turning down an easily kickable penalty against Whitehaven in the dying moments of a game they lost by 2 points!

[Harry Stottle]

1 hour ago, Derwent said:

In reality, Haven are safe barring 2 shock results tomorrow. Tbf if I was a Swinton or Keighley fan I’d be furious that Toulouse put out such a weakened team today in a game of such importance. Clubs used to get heavily fined for it (integrity of the competition etc) but not these days.

Wakefield did so last night.

[Fevrover]

HT Fev 24 Widnes 10

[Spidey]

40 minutes ago, Fevrover said:

HT Fev 24 Widnes 10

Quite a bit more than that now

[Les Tonks Sidestep]

2 hours ago, Griff said:

A five point defeat will keep Keighley above Whitehaven on points percentage.

Not so for Swinton - unless they score 82 or more themselves.

Points % is irrelevant. Pts diff, tries, goals ,dgs then toss of coin 

[Jill Halfpenny fan]

62-10, a wise decision to give it a miss

[Spidey]

Just now, Jill Halfpenny fan said:

62-10, a wise decision to give it a miss

I wish I’d given this whole miserable season a miss.

[doc]

Well it's over now. 

Roll on 2024!

[Griff]

29 minutes ago, Les Tonks Sidestep said:

Points % is irrelevant. Pts diff, tries, goals ,dgs then toss of coin 

Sorry, Les. Points % comes before try difference and the rest of them. There's about nine or ten tiebreaks. Doubt if we've ever got past two.

[Les Tonks Sidestep]

40 minutes ago, Griff said:

Sorry, Les. Points % comes before try difference and the rest of them. There's about nine or ten tiebreaks. Doubt if we've ever got past two.

Yes you're correct but I doubt it'll come to that

[Griff]

14 minutes ago, Les Tonks Sidestep said:

Yes you're correct but I doubt it'll come to that

I like the drop goal tie break. It comes into effect if points diff, points percent, tries and goals are all equal. I can pretty much guarantee drop goals will be equal too - with the one exception where points difference is zero.

[Fevrover]

2 hours ago, Jill Halfpenny fan said:

62-10, a wise decision to give it a miss

Enjoy thrashing Widnes NOT because i don't like em but we've suffered at their hands over the years with 40's 50's and 60's galore, Martin Offiah used to beat us on his own.

[Jill Halfpenny fan]

1 minute ago, Fevrover said:

Enjoy thrashing Widnes NOT because i don't like em but we've suffered at their hands over the years with 40's 50's and 60's galore, Martin Offiah used to beat us on his own.

Did we chuck the towel in?

[Les Tonks Sidestep]

7 minutes ago, Jill Halfpenny fan said:

Did we chuck the towel in?

Played some decent stuff in the 1st half (2nd try was very good) but totally out muscled throughout. We were stood at the end Widnes were attacking 2nd half and I don't remember them getting into the 20 over the whole 40mins

[Ned Smiley]

4 hours ago, Colin James said:

Still raging at York turning down an easily kickable penalty against Whitehaven in the dying moments of a game they lost by 2 points!

If Swinton hadn't imploded in the last 2 minutes at Newcastle or taken a couple of kickable penalties at London instead of running it, we would be safe. If we go down noone to blame but ourselves. Table doesn't lie at the end of the season.

[Marrafan]

6 hours ago, Derwent said:

In reality, Haven are safe barring 2 shock results tomorrow. Tbf if I was a Swinton or Keighley fan I’d be furious that Toulouse put out such a weakened team today in a game of such importance. Clubs used to get heavily fined for it (integrity of the competition etc) but not these days.

Think you should look at the team TO have put out over the last few games before you pass comment.

[Griff]

Despite whinging about loop fixtures or the Bash, the truth is that the season can always hinge on a team having the luck to pull off an unexpected victory against a team having an injury crisis, even where every team plays every other once, and only once, both home and away.

[Fevrover]

1 hour ago, Jill Halfpenny fan said:

Did we chuck the towel in?

No we were  too good but to be expected with this squad. 

[tim2]

Haven took 4 points off Sheffield, who could finish 3rd.

Deserved both wins as well. Apart from Fev, Newcastle, and Toulouse at their place, everything else was pretty equal and hard to predict. 

[The Phantom Horseman]

8 hours ago, Jill Halfpenny fan said:

Did we chuck the towel in?

I was surprised at how much of a dig Widnes had in the first half, given it was a dead rubber - scored two excellent tries (the first was a cracker) and barring an error from Dixon just before the hooter they would have been 18-10 down and with the slope in their favour in the second half.

Those first half efforts had clearly taken their toll though as Fev had clearly worn them down and it was one-way traffic in the second half.

[Mumby Magic]

10 hours ago, Ned Smiley said:

If Swinton hadn't imploded in the last 2 minutes at Newcastle or taken a couple of kickable penalties at London instead of running it, we would be safe. If we go down noone to blame but ourselves. Table doesn't lie at the end of the season.

Hope u don't tbh

[Cumbrian Fanatic]

17 hours ago, Griff said:

Fax need a draw or better to make the play-offs.  London are definitely in the six, barring defeat by an unlikely margin.

London are playing for a home draw in the play offs though, if they win and Sheffield beat Braford they go up to 4th

[Griff]

1 hour ago, Cumbrian Fanatic said:

London are playing for a home draw in the play offs though, if they win and Sheffield beat Braford they go up to 4th

Yes, I know.

[Jill Halfpenny fan]

15 hours ago, Les Tonks Sidestep said:

Played some decent stuff in the 1st half (2nd try was very good) but totally out muscled throughout. We were stood at the end Widnes were attacking 2nd half and I don't remember them getting into the 20 over the whole 40mins

Being out muscled doesn't surprise me, I suspect your back line would be bigger than our pack.

[Colin James]

Halifax v Swinton KO delayed by 15 minutes. Could be very interesting if it's tight.