Post subject: Re: Workington v Dons Sunday 30th July 2023 3pm
Posted: Sun Jul 30, 2023 4:29 pm
Double Movement
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Joined: Aug 06 2011 Posts: 3493 Location: In the heart of Doncaster
Weekend Results: N Wales 38, Cornwall 40 Hunslet 16, Dewsbury 14 Rochdale 32, Midlands 22 Workington 19, Dons 22 Table: (max possible points in brackets) Dewsbury: 16, 29, +388 (33) Hunslet: 15, 24, +245 (30) Dons: 14, 22, +126 (30) Worky: 15, 20, +165 (26) Oldham 14, 19, +208 (27) Fixtures: Dewsbury: Worky (H), Dons (A). A win against Worky makes Dewsbury champions. Hunslet: Rochdale (A), London (H), Worky (A) Dons: N Wales (A), London (A), Cornwall (H), Dewsbury (H) Worky: Dewsbury (A), Hunslet (H), Oldham (A) Oldham: Cornwall (A), Rochdale (A), Workington (H)
If Hunslet win their remaining games, we’d have to win all ours for second place to be decided on points difference. They’re presently 119 better than us. Hunslet have a good chance to boost their points diff at home to London. We probably need to win by 50 against N Wales, London and Cornwall to have a chance.
Realistically, it seems as though it’ll be hard for us to finish second unless Hunslet lose one of their last three. Even if they do, we'll need to beat Dewsbury in order to possibly do it.
We need to win three of our last four to be assured of finishing third. That seems possible providing we don’t regress into ‘Midlands mode’ again.
I listened to the commentary of the Hunslet v Dewsbury game. Hunslet seemed as though they deserved to win. Matty Beharrell played a key role for them.
After today’s good win, I’m thinking we’re likely to finish third. What’s everyone else reckon?
Post subject: Re: Workington v Dons Sunday 30th July 2023 3pm
Posted: Sun Jul 30, 2023 6:18 pm
Wilf Grimshaw
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Joined: Nov 03 2005 Posts: 4077 Location: Within earshot of the XH558
Well done for putting last weeks horror show behind them, our game management and the bench forwards according to Town fans made a difference. Congrats to the players for responding to the last two results
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Post subject: Re: Workington v Dons Sunday 30th July 2023 3pm
Posted: Sun Jul 30, 2023 6:21 pm
Stand-Offish
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Joined: Feb 18 2006 Posts: 18610 Location: Somewhere in Bonny Donny (Twinned with Krakatoa in 1883).
A suprise win for me at Worky...it gives us a chance of third place. In more general matters....the table clearly shows that we have a lacklustre attack and a very average defence. However the playoffs are cup games and we could win them... We have little excuse if we lose at Crusaders given what Cornwall did and when you look at the Rochdale result we look a bit weak to have been thrashed by Midlands. The two games we had lost up until then were perfectly understandable....that was not by any measure. I reckon they thought they could just turn up...woeful attitude. But onwards we go...nothing short of 100% commitment will do it.
War does not determine who is right - only who is left.
Post subject: Re: Workington v Dons Sunday 30th July 2023 3pm
Posted: Sun Jul 30, 2023 6:26 pm
Wilf Grimshaw
Player Coach
Joined: Nov 03 2005 Posts: 4077 Location: Within earshot of the XH558
Stand-Offish wrote:A suprise win for me at Worky...it gives us a chance of third place. In more general matters....the table clearly shows that we have a lacklustre attack and a very average defence. However the playoffs are cup games and we could win them... We have little excuse if we lose at Crusaders given what Cornwall did and when you look at the Rochdale result we look a bit weak to have been thrashed by Midlands. The two games we had lost up until then were perfectly understandable....that was not by any measure. I reckon they thought they could just turn up...woeful attitude. But onwards we go...nothing short of 100% commitment will do it.
Post subject: Re: Workington v Dons Sunday 30th July 2023 3pm
Posted: Sun Jul 30, 2023 7:48 pm
Double Movement
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Joined: Aug 06 2011 Posts: 3493 Location: In the heart of Doncaster
Thinking about it...
I reckon that on the last day of the season we'll need to beat Dewsbury with Hunslet losing at Workington for us to finish second.
Dewsbury will almost certainly have won the league so might not be fully switched on and Workington might need to beat Hunslet to finish ahead of Oldham. On the downside, Worky might not have anything to play for by then if Oldham have already sealed fourth place.
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