Match thread: Championship Round 15. Halifax v Featherstone Rovers. Sunday 14th July 2024.

[marklaspalmas]

Great to get back to winning ways with such an emphatic result.

Next week will be a huge challenge at Halifax though.

We have a good record there, but it's never easy, and looking at the numbers, we're stretched to the limit for this one.

We have a 22 man squad, but Bussey, Albert, Lacans and Massey are out injured, and maybe Turner looks set to join them.

Then we have Addy and Springer suspended, with Patton set to join them.

If all those players are indeed unavailable, we're down to a squad of 14, which includes four wingers and two fullbacks.

No halfbacks, and only two props Nakubuwai and Kamano.

So, we will be heavily reliant on DR (max 4) and loans (max 2) to see us through.

WE already have Toby Warren from Leeds. Hopefully Fishwick and Tennison can do a front row job.

The halfbacks?? Aekins, Bowes, perhaps Eden? Thin pickings.

Let's see what this week brings in terms of injury news and short-term loans.

[Featherstonerovers2000]

Ben Reynolds

[Rovers fev]

If Patton is at tribunal doesn’t that mean his ban will start week after Halifax as tribunal is normally Thursdays,

if they rumour  of Reynolds is true then having him and Patton in halves at the back end of the year we really could make a push to get to the grand final.

 

[Cas rover]

35 minutes ago, Rovers fev said:

If Patton is at tribunal doesn’t that mean his ban will start week after Halifax as tribunal is normally Thursdays,

if they rumour  of Reynolds is true then having him and Patton in halves at the back end of the year we really could make a push to get to the grand final.

 

No, tribunal only giving number of games, found guilty last week

[Rovers fev]

1 minute ago, Cas rover said:

No, tribunal only giving number of games, found guilty last week

Thanks 

I know he got binned against tolouse but I thought it was for disent not sticking, was what he did worth minimum 6 games 

[Michael Bates]

9 minutes ago, Rovers fev said:

Thanks 

I know he got binned against tolouse but I thought it was for disent not sticking, was what he did worth minimum 6 games 

I think he'll be looking at 8 minimum as he had a grade E tribunal case in 2022.

[Rovers fev]

How many games do we have left is it about 11 not including play offs 

[POR]

5 minutes ago, Rovers fev said:

How many games do we have left is it about 11 not including play offs 

12 left Rf last one York A Sun 29th Sept

[sentoffagain2]

   so if he gets 6 matches he will be back for Toulouse H Barrow H Swinton A Sheff H        Dewsbury H and York A.8 games and he will be back for Swinton Sheffield Dewsbury and York.

[Fevrover]

2 hours ago, Featherstonerovers2000 said:

Ben Reynolds

I've heard same. Been confirmed on Hull live.

Edited July 8, 2024 by Fevrover

[Fevrover]

1 hour ago, Michael Bates said:

I think he'll be looking at 8 minimum as he had a grade E tribunal case in 2022.

It doesn't rain but it pours - what a season!

[haskey]

This is very bad news about Thomas Lacans having to have an op. ruling him out for the rest of the season

[Cas rover]

21 minutes ago, haskey said:

This is very bad news about Thomas Lacans having to have an op. ruling him out for the rest of the season

Feel really sorry for Thomas, what a disastrous season ! Hope he gets the problem sorted and hope to have him back next year. Meanwhile, although Reynolds is back, would still be on the lookout for more cover in the halves, don't know the extent of Turners injury yet.

[Featherstonerovers2000]

I was thinking if Patton is banned for 6-8 games and turner injury is bad it might be a option to go for some like jack sinfield or Corey Johnson on for a month 

[Cas rover]

Mc Lelland been going well at Hurricanes ! 

[Featherstonerovers2000]

9 minutes ago, Cas rover said:

Mc Lelland been going well at Hurricanes ! 

He has been playing very well and so has sweeting before injury but with them being in a lower league midlands will want a fee for him to get him out of contract 

[Rovers fev]

54 minutes ago, Featherstonerovers2000 said:

I was thinking if Patton is banned for 6-8 games and turner injury is bad it might be a option to go for some like jack sinfield or Corey Johnson on for a month 

We’ve tried for sinfield Leeds didn’t want to let him out on loan 

[Total Rugby League]

FEATHERSTONE ROVERS have announced the signing of Ben Reynolds. Reynolds returns to Rovers after a short spell at Hull KR where he was playing on-loan...

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[Ainley Top]

11 hours ago, Featherstonerovers2000 said:

I was thinking if Patton is banned for 6-8 games and turner injury is bad it might be a option to go for some like jack sinfield or Corey Johnson on for a month 

Corey Johnson is on a season long loan at Fax...or Bradford isn't he? Lol!

[POR]

13 hours ago, Featherstonerovers2000 said:

I was thinking if Patton is banned for 6-8 games and turner injury is bad it might be a option to go for some like jack sinfield or Corey Johnson on for a month 

Johnson is a hooker and is on season long loan to Bulls

[The Phantom Horseman]

43 minutes ago, POR said:

Johnson is a hooker and is on season long loan to Bulls

Those "season-long" loans rarely mean much, he played for Halifax at Sheffield on Friday night.

[Featherstonerovers2000]

1 hour ago, POR said:

Johnson is a hooker and is on season long loan to Bulls

I know he is a hooker but more than likely Bowes will go back to half back 

[Ainley Top]

2 hours ago, POR said:

Johnson is a hooker and is on season long loan to Bulls

That was at the start of the season. That deal was cancelled and changed to a season long loan at Fax. That deal seemingly changed to a dual reg one after he had a storming game for us. He then went back to Leeds and played for them but then came back to Fax last Friday. What a mess!

[Zinger]

The whole dual reg system is a joke. It allows super league teams to use Champ teams as they beck and call. 

[Fevrover]

16 minutes ago, Zinger said:

The whole dual reg system is a joke. It allows super league teams to use Champ teams as they beck and call. 

Definitely ,SL 1st,2nd and 3rd!