Sat 20th-Sun 21st Jul: The Betfred Championship Match Thread

[League Express]

Sat 20th-Sun 21st Jul: The Betfred Championship Match Thread

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SATURDAY 20th JULY
Featherstone Rovers v Doncaster KO 18:00
Toulouse Olympique v Wakefield Trinity KO 17:00 (UK time)

SUNDAY 21st JULY
Barrow Raiders v Sheffield Eagles KO 15:00
Batley Bulldogs v Dewsbury Rams KO 15:00
Bradford Bulls v York Knights KO 15:00
Halifax Panthers v Widnes Vikings KO 15:00
Swinton Lions v Whitehaven KO 15:00

[Chronicler of Chiswick]

Fev, Toulouse, Sheffield, Batley, Bradford, Widnes, Swinton.

[Trojan Horse]

Fev

Trinity

Sheffield 

Batley

Bradford

Widnes

Haven 

[The Blues Ox]

Featherstone Rovers v Doncaster Fev by 14
Toulouse Olympique v Wakefield Trinity Wakey by 18

SUNDAY 21st JULY
Barrow Raiders v Sheffield Eagles Sheffield by 4
Batley Bulldogs v Dewsbury Rams Batley by 20
Bradford Bulls v York Knights Bradford by 8
Halifax Panthers v Widnes Vikings Widnes by 16
Swinton Lions v Whitehaven Swinton by 10

[Keep The Faith]

Batley won’t put a score on dewsbury be a close game no Hooley for us he makes it all click 

he’s been added we’ll see a few tries then so you might be right 

Edited July 19, 2024 by Keep The Faith

[Barley Mow]

Featherstone Rovers v Doncaster           - by 14
Toulouse Olympique v Wakefield Trinity - by 16

Barrow Raiders v Sheffield Eagles           - by 2
Batley Bulldogs v Dewsbury Rams           - Draw
Bradford Bulls v York Knights                   - by 12
Halifax Panthers v Widnes Vikings          - by 18
Swinton Lions v Whitehaven                    - by 1

[OMEGA]

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1103957421162080&set=a.733437168214109
 

Trinity setting off for France

Oh how fast things have changed!

[Trojan Horse]

33 minutes ago, OMEGA said:

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1103957421162080&set=a.733437168214109
 

Trinity setting off for France

Oh how fast things have changed!

Certainly does things in style new owner doesn’t he. 
 

As for the game - a potential banana skin vs Toulouse with hot weather. However I am confident trinity will get the 2 points. They won’t be underestimating Toulouse. 

[doc]

On 17/07/2024 at 14:14, League Express said:

SATURDAY 20th JULY

Featherstone Rovers v Doncaster KO 18:00
Toulouse Olympique v Wakefield Trinity KO 17:00 (UK time)

SUNDAY 21st JULY
Barrow Raiders v Sheffield Eagles KO 15:00
Batley Bulldogs v Dewsbury Rams KO 15:00
Bradford Bulls v York Knights KO 15:00
Halifax Panthers v Widnes Vikings KO 15:00
Swinton Lions v Whitehaven KO 15:00

 

[Trinity1873]

Fev, Trinity, Sheffield,Batley,Bradford,Widnes, Swinton

[Rene_Artois]

I'm just hoping, after last week, we compete with Fev. I'll take a decent performance then owt else is a bonus.

[The Phantom Horseman]

Toulouse 10-0 up against Wakefield after 30 minutes. Game played at a fast pace in hot conditions. Wakefield bombed a couple of good opportunities.

[wakeyranger]

16-0 to Toulouse. We look shocking so far.

[The Phantom Horseman]

hat-trick Ashall-Bott, Toulouse lead 20-0. Wakefield remind me a lot of Fev last year. Regularly rolling teams down the middle but look a bit lost when the opposition don't fold.

[PREPOSTEROUS]

Trinity having a horror show, Toulouse understandably look up for it, can't say it hasn't been coming, but we're up against a decent opposition so can't coast it this time. 

[OMEGA]

Awful performance from Trinity but credit to Toulouse they’ve turned up with their sleeves rolled up and a belief in themselves.

Wakefield have been outplayed in every facet of the game but have also been their own worse enemy’s. Poor discipline, ball control and uncommitted defending have gifted TO all the field position they need to score points.

Ollie Ashall-Bott’s footwork has left defenders grasping thin air and his cut out pass sent the winger in

[PREPOSTEROUS]

8 minutes ago, The Phantom Horseman said:

hat-trick Ashall-Bott, Toulouse lead 20-0. Wakefield remind me a lot of Fev last year. Regularly rolling teams down the middle but look a bit lost when the opposition don't fold.

We lack creativity,  and have for most of the season. Usually it's hasn't mattered, but it's self evident today, and the penalties and dumb plays won't be compensated by full time contracts. Perhaps too many of the squad might've thought it would be a bit of a jolly, now they know. 

[OMEGA]

Olpherts squeezes in at the corner, 

Toulouse 20 - 4 Wakefield

[wakeyranger]

24-4. Game over.

[PREPOSTEROUS]

Toulouse get the score they needed to sow the game up. 

Trintiy have been trying for the miracle play wherever they get in a decent position, more often than not knocking on.

Now we've got the unbeaten in the league tag off our backs we can concentrate on the rest of the season, making sure we hit the ground running come October.

Edited July 20, 2024 by PREPOSTEROUS

[OMEGA]

Just now, PREPOSTEROUS said:

Toulouse get the score they needed to sow the game up. 

TTrintiy have been trying for the mmiracle play wwherever they get in a ddecent osition, more often than not knocking on.

Now we've got the unbeaten in the league tag off our backs we can concentrate on the rest of the season, making sure we hit the ground running come October.

Absolutely right, we’ve had field position with defenders backpedaling and instead of trusting in the next play we’ve thrown some crazy over the shoulder pass that costs us the ball, field position and a scoring opportunity.

No excuses for that kind of rank bad decision making throughout the game!

As you said earlier we have zero creativity in the team and have relied on pack dominance and full time fitness to win games. We’ve needed one maybe even two half backs since the pre season and that’s not hindsight or knee jerk reactions as it’s been said before the season kicked off.

[PREPOSTEROUS]

1 minute ago, OMEGA said:

Absolutely right, we’ve had field position with defenders backpedaling and instead of trusting in the next play we’ve thrown some crazy over the shoulder pass that costs us the ball, field position and a scoring opportunity.

No excuses for that kind of rank bad decision making throughout the game!

As you said earlier we have zero creativity in the team and have relied on pack dominance and full time fitness to win games. We’ve needed one maybe even two half backs since the pre season and that’s not hindsight or knee jerk reactions as it’s been said before the season kicked off.

Yep, always been the weakest position, and the fact we are waiting on the headless chicken Lino to give us some direction says everything. 

[OMEGA]

32 - 04

Embarrassing performance!

Ollie Ashall-Bott has looked like Billy Slater, a try hat trick, 2 cut out passes leading to try’s and a try saving 1 v1 tackle

[OMEGA]

Against better opposition a number of Wakefield players have shown their age and/or limitations, with only Uele and Doyle showing up well

 

[wakeyranger]

3 minutes ago, OMEGA said:

Against better opposition a number of Wakefield players have shown their age and/or limitations, with only Uele and Doyle showing up well

 

Rodwell did his best as well. The concerning thing for me is that Walmsley has made Ulberg look like the second coming of Vainikolo.