Well I enjoyed the game.

Deleted all the off topic bickering. If you two want to carry this on you can see who can urinate highest up the wall when the Dons v York game is rearranged

As for the game, I causally enjoyed last night more than I have the rest of the season. We looked competitive, just not as good as Fev which I cold have told you before. The team had a lot more balance to it, Butterfield had his best game in many months and but for some individual moments of misfortune we'd have got the point we deserved.

My only worry is getting to the end of the year and thinking about all those little moments it didn't quite go right; because they're adding up already

Looking forward to it Jemmo! Always love it when my two favourite clubs go head to head!

Agree with all that karlos.

Anyway we will be able to see this afternoon how far forward the passes were.
Also see how close Waller was when over the line to grounding the ball amid a pile of players.
And it was 6-0 to us at the time.

6 of our last 9 games are at home and mainly against lower table opposition
this is where the season table could be sorted and i think we are alot better than
most of the bottom half
just haven't had the rub of the green yet and played mostly top sides.

certain we will be ok if we carry on playing as we are.

My own criticism is that once again poor disicpline let us down.

Several moments of stupidty - inlcuding Lee's daft late hit that ultimatley lead to a try.

I would suggest when watching later TM look at how many penalties we give away that then lead to points.
Fev are the better team no doubt and did deserve to win, however if players refuse to show disicpline then sorry they shouldnt play.
How frustraing it must be for the pack to put such a massive shift in just for cheap yards to be given.
I would suggest that for the last few years we have had this issue and likes of Emmett (who I do rate) need to get this taken out of there game.

I may have also been shouted at for having ago at the winger, but if a player is coming here to develop then it cannot be at our detriment. The guy is clearly lacking confidence and although looks to have some potential would benefit playing in a second / academy team.

A great overall effort with Danny, Butts and Trout all really standing out for me.
Onwards and upwards.

Not wanting to state the obvious but we need a win in the league to get us moving again. Hope Toulouse beat York next weekend then the York home game can be played Sunday 12/5/13, if we get beat at Widnes.
COYD

I'm 99% sure it was grounded.

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saxton definately didnt touch the line he was short
so much for video refs!!!
And it was never forward from cooke

it looked nowhere near grounded on tv

i have enjoyed most games i have seen this season exceptions being leigh away and first half v halifax it only needs a few tweeks here and there and we will be ok we aint had the rub re fixtures playig all the top teams in succesion we will be ok when we play the lesser lights mid table finish is my forcast, no one can fault the players for effort (first half v fax the exception)

Watched this game on TV.
I tried to be objective, not just biased towards the Dons and I noted the following.

Fev's first try was as a result of a forward pass to Worthington.
Also Fev's third try involved two or three forward passes culminating in a try that even the commentators thought was short.

The halftime penalty count was Fev gave away 8 Dons gave away 3

Cowling, Tuffour, Waller and particularly Cooke were having great games.
The others were also good in the main included Wildie who stood out.
Waterman was quiet in attack by his usual high standards.

I thought that Waller did not get the ball down anywhere near.
I thought the Cooke pass WAS forward.
I thought that Blackmore played OK, he just made a couple of mistakes and his pass to Waterman was poor, the try line was begging.

Finally Kain did NOT score a try he was short, the ref was right there and the replay showed clearly it was short.
Powell disagreed afterwards, but he was wrong.

Final penalty count 13-6 so the Dons weren't bad.
Also Spurr was penalised unfairly when he stole the ball, the tackle was not complete.
And Emmett will be in some bother, he clearly deliberately stepped on a Fev player's leg .... silly.

I thought that Fev were tougher than the Dons, more inventive with their kicking and deserved their win, but that Donny did not get fair, or rather good, reffing by the officials and that the try count should have been 3-2 to Fev. Which would have meant Donny got a bonus point.
Fev could have won at a canter however but for great tackling by the Dons near the Dons line.
It was a bit one-sided and I thought the Dons looked a class below Fev.

But second from bottom did well against second from top, so we should be winning in a few games from now.

Now bottom of the table following Warrington Reserves

win against Hunslet.

Gary , Hunslet had a few Leeds fringe players . We also had Wakefield & Huddersfield players.

Shame Hunslet&Dewsbury got a bonus point & we missed out v Fev.

Still a long way to go !

Paul, it's the calibre of player I'm really commenting about ... Swinton have had Rhys Evans, Rhys Williams, Tyrone McCarthy, Paul Wood and today amongst others Gareth O'Brien ... these are reasonably established Warrington players ...

Hunslet had Moore & Kleinhorst but I take your point.

Some may say well done to Swinton.

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Donny, Donny ... bottom of the league.
Donny ..............bottom of the league!
It doesn't scan right with two syllables instead of one.
What a difference a few months make.
Come on Donny!
Bottom three clubs are the promoted ones.
We could do without the Widnes game. Apart from a few sheckles we will get knocked about.

Mike Emmett up before the disciplinary for standing on an Fev player. Recommended 1-2 matches.

According to Tony in the post match stuff on Friday, he said that Emmett was getting 1 game for an Early Guilty Plea.

Does that mean he got 2 matches reduced to 1 for his early guilty plea or he does not have to serve any suspension ?

I believe its 2 reduced to 1, which means he misses next Sunday.

Thank you .