Sat 7th-Sun 8th Sept: The Betfred Championship Match Thread

[League Express]

Sat 7th-Sun 8th Sept: The Betfred Championship Match Thread

Please stick to discussing the matches in question and do not accuse match officials of being biased or corrupt or you run the risk of being immediately banned from the forum.

SATURDAY 7th SEPTEMBER
Barrow Raiders v Toulouse Olympique KO 15:00

SUNDAY 8th SEPTEMBER
Batley Bulldogs v Doncaster KO 15:00
Halifax Panthers v Dewsbury Rams KO 15:00
Sheffield Eagles v Bradford Bulls KO 15:00
Swinton Lions v Featherstone Rovers KO 15:00
Wakefield Trinity v Whitehaven KO 15:00
Widnes Vikings v York Knights KO 15:00

[Normy_Rover]

9 minutes ago, League Express said:

SATURDAY 7th SEPTEMBER
Barrow Raiders v Toulouse Olympique KO 15:00

SUNDAY 8th SEPTEMBER
Batley Bulldogs v Doncaster KO 15:00
Halifax Panthers v Dewsbury Rams KO 15:00
Sheffield Eagles v Bradford Bulls KO 15:00
Swinton Lions v Featherstone Rovers KO 15:00
Wakefield Trinity v Whitehaven KO 15:00
Widnes Vikings v York Knights KO 15:00

 

[doc]

^ same

[Barley Mow]

14 hours ago, doc said:

^ same

And me.

[Forever Trinity]

SATURDAY 7th SEPTEMBER
Barrow Raiders v Toulouse Olympique KO 15:00

SUNDAY 8th SEPTEMBER
Batley Bulldogs v Doncaster KO 15:00
Halifax Panthers v Dewsbury Rams KO 15:00
Sheffield Eagles v Bradford Bulls KO 15:00
Swinton Lions v Featherstone Rovers KO 15:00 
Wakefield Trinity v Whitehaven KO 15:00
Widnes Vikings v York Knights KO 15:00

[JonM]

Apart from Trinity vs Haven, several of these games look like they could go either way.

Barrow might fancy their chances against Toulouse - last 3 home games a win against Swinton, a draw against Bradford and a win against Sheffield Eagles. Until last few weeks, most of us would have expected Sheffield to beat Bradford at home. It's pretty much a knock-out game for York at Widnes, expecting that one to be a real battle.

[The Blues Ox]

I will wait to see if our players decide to play before guessing Fax's score.

[Blind side johnny]

18 hours ago, League Express said:

 

SATURDAY 7th SEPTEMBER
Barrow Raiders v Toulouse Olympique KO 15:00

SUNDAY 8th SEPTEMBER
Batley Bulldogs v Doncaster KO 15:00
Halifax Panthers v Dewsbury Rams KO 15:00
Sheffield Eagles v Bradford Bulls KO 15:00
Swinton Lions v Featherstone Rovers KO 15:00
Wakefield Trinity v Whitehaven KO 15:00
Widnes Vikings v York Knights KO 15:00

A couple of upsets this weekend I reckon. Some players may be a bit distracted by the lack of a wage packet, amongst other reasons.

[Neutralfan7]

5 minutes ago, The Blues Ox said:

I will wait to see if our players decide to play before guessing Fax's score.

Did you not say on the other post the players had agreed to still play? Apologies if it wasn't you

[The Blues Ox]

2 hours ago, Neutralfan7 said:

Did you not say on the other post the players had agreed to still play? Apologies if it wasn't you

Yeah was me but seeing one is playing RU this weekend has me thinking that like a lot of things coming out of the club, it might just be talk. No squad announcement yet and it is usually out by dinner time.

[Neutralfan7]

12 minutes ago, The Blues Ox said:

Yeah was me but seeing one is playing RU this weekend has me thinking that like a lot of things coming out of the club, it might just be talk. No squad announcement yet and it is usually out by dinner time.

Who's playing RU? There's a squad on the rugby league match centre 

[The Blues Ox]

6 minutes ago, Neutralfan7 said:

Who's playing RU? There's a squad on the rugby league match centre 

Ed Barber. At least the squad is out but like we have seen all season the squad has included players who are not available so until we got a team named I am still a little bit worried.

 

SATURDAY 7th SEPTEMBER
Barrow Raiders v Toulouse Olympique Toulouse by 8

SUNDAY 8th SEPTEMBER
Batley Bulldogs v Doncaster Batley by 4
Halifax Panthers v Dewsbury Rams Fax by 14
Sheffield Eagles v Bradford Bulls Bradford by 10
Swinton Lions v Featherstone Rovers Fev by 2
Wakefield Trinity v Whitehaven Wakey by 74
Widnes Vikings v York Knights Widnes by 6

[Trinity1873]

Toulouse, Doncaster, Halifax, Bulls, Fev Rovers, Wakefield Trinity, Widnes

[ivans82]

Barrow , Batley , Halifax , Sheffield , Swinton , Wakefield , York .

[kiggy]

I am listening to the BBC radio Cumbria commentary of Barrow v TO, can someone get a message through at half time and ask them to turn the microphone on for the 2nd commentator? She sounds like she is at the other end of the pitch! 

[Wollo Wollo Wayoo]

Wakefield open the scoring on 20 minutes.

6-0

Edited September 8 by Wollo Wollo Wayoo

[Wollo Wollo Wayoo]

Wakefield 30-0 Whitehaven

HT

[robt]

Doncaster 32-0 at Batley with 10 to go.

[JonNgog]

Crucial win for Swinton against Fev… seemed pretty comfortable too

[weighman]

Batley 0-Doncaster 38. Nilled them twice in a season !

[Wollo Wollo Wayoo]

Wakefield 60-6 Whitehaven FT

Appreciative applause from all in the stadium when Whitehaven score on 78 minutes.

Edited September 8 by Wollo Wollo Wayoo

[Jill Halfpenny fan]

Slugfest in the rain at Widnes, I don't think either side made a clean break all game. Territory tended to be gained by penalties or errors and York had the better of it. One try a piece, both from kicks, the York one coming from what looked like a 40/20 attempt that bounced back into the hands of the chasers.

[Rene_Artois]

Fantastic 1st half defensive performance from the Dons today. To hold Batley out after spending what seemed an eternity on our own line and with Batley playing down the pitch was unbelievable. Should be safe from relegation and planning for next year fingers crossed.

Special mention for Pauli Pauli. Played the entire 1st half uphill, only came off with 10 to go and 2 unstoppable tries. Joy to watch

Edited September 8 by Rene_Artois

[Just Browny]

Dewsbury acquitted themselves well, but Halifax had too much for them overall.

Ed Barber won MOM, even though every time he got tackled he reached back and placed the ball behind him and led the Shay in a chorus of Swing Low Sweet Chariot pre-game.

[Expatknight]

6 minutes ago, Rene_Artois said:

Special mention for Pauli Pauli. Played the entire 1st half uphill, only came off with 10 to go and 2 unstoppable tries. Joy to watch

Pity he didn’t show that kind of commitment when he played for the Knights, genuinely pleased for Donny for what they have done this season, it is a big step up from League 1.