Walshaw & Goulding are also in the Wakefield squad .

Some big calls for Tony this week with his team selection .
Hope that's correct about Russ Spiers being available , he couldn't play in the league game at Dewsbury due to terms of his signing from Dewsbury.

Coyd

Butts fullback leafe centre Lee second row would be my choice.

What about the wingers ?

2 from Sanderson , Scott & Tuffour.

Very difficult couldn't call that one have to leave to Tony. Assuming Scott is allowed to play by Fev.

Whats happened to Carl Hughes?

No Matt Dawson. He's playing for Huddersfield tonight. Also starting is Tony Miller's son Jack.

Well for me that means Leaf & Waterman in the centres.
Robinson in the 2nd row & Grant at loose.
2 props , a hooker & a winger on the bench , unless C Hughes is available .

COYD

We are well hindered by these withdrawals.

I think Dewsbury have injury & suspension problems also .

What about Adam Scott , was it Crusaders he went to on loan.

I think we will still win it for Tony .

COYD

Did you go to Keighley?
If you did you will know that some forwards are effective and some are not.
Nuff said.

Indeed ... can't help thinking a little unnecessary by the parent Clubs (but then I would wouldn't I).

Dons asked to concede 6 (Bet365, Stan James) or 8 points (the rest) on the Handicap Betting.

Huddersfield put out a very inexperienced side , no doubt resting players.
Wakefield are struggling big time , hope they give Kay a chance at 6 today .

With regard Adam Scott , if selected would be a chance to prove a point.

COYD

Five tries scored by Dewsbury, four of them on the back of stupid penalties.
The ref is an absolute AAAARSSSSE/HOLE

Very poor first half by the Dons not helped by poor discipline. We got frustrated by Stokes , Dewsbury must have been better at holding down than us !

We fought back well , wonder if Sando regrets kicking thro when he could have released Tuffour near the end. Waterman, Waller & Castle pick of our players.

All in all a good season & a big thank you to Tony Miller.

yea i agree first half let themselves down a bit, but a let of it must have been frustration at a wally of a ref. Thought we were going to nick it at the end.great season tho .

I am not going to analyse this game too much, because in the end we nearly snatched it.
But, what the fook were we messing about at for Dewsbury's first two tries?
Neither side was going to pull up any trees in the play-offs so I am not that bothered that we lost, apart from to say we lost three times to a nothingness side ... not good!

We must get better players for next season.

Top marks to the lads in the second half ..ran their blood to water.

And that's it my friends, an half decent season is over.
Goodnight and good luck.
Here's to some quality signings!

Managed to give away a penalty at play the ball when we had possession which they converted into 2 points Oh we lost by 2 points!

No use agonising about it, we gifted the game to Dewsbury.
And then took the p/ss out of ourselves in the second half showing how it should have been.
Alas too late.
Some lessons are never learned by some players it seems.
Karl Pryce was a raspberry ripple for most of the game but was never targeted properly except with high kicks which were fairly pointless against a giant.
But a wonderfully exciting finish by the Dons.
Worth every penny for me.

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We've seen recently, the posts from people who all say that they will not return to watch the Dons (or rugby league in general) until the standard of officiating improves.
Today was the perfect advert for that. A referee who let the occasion get to him, and demonstrated that last weeks game at York was not a one off, and lost control from early in the fixture. Both teams laid on. Only one was punished. Both teams were guilty of high tackles. Only one gets punished. Both teams were infringing around the play of the ball. Only one gets punished. Both teams were guilty of being offside on many occasions. Only one got punished with regularity.

I've watched the Buchanan try back again since I've got home, and not only has he missed a crossing/shepherd early in the move, theres also at least one forward pass, and a treble movement (double movement with interest). Thats not the only try that should not have stood, but to be honest, its pointless bleating about it after the game.

We have shown on numerous occasions over the season, that if we are allowed time to play the expansive rugby that we know the Keepmoat Stadium allows us to, we are more than a match for any team in the division. Lets rebuild over the winter, and come back next year, ready for whatever is thrown at us, and hopefully ready to break into the top 5.

Good post ... The man was, sorry is, a numpty.
Why is there no appeal system against numpty refs?
Because they don't want the hassle.
Can of worms.
But Maradonna and what happened to Welbeck in football sickens me that these things can't be put right retrospectively.