The signing from Halifax is Nick Rawsthorne who the Dons had on loan from Hull in 2017 and who subsequently played for Toronto Wolfpack, York (loan) & Hull KR.

Nick Rawsthorne is a quality player. I see he's signed until the end of the season.

Reading their website, a couple of their first-teamers have got one match bans after their reent Skolars match but they don't come into effect until their away game at Dewsbury next Friday!

Thanks, Wilf.

I've got a little bit more time on my hands at the moment so I thought I'd see if I could find some hope that Oldham's defence might be as bad as ours... unfortunately I couldn't!

One is Samy Kibula one of two signings in May intended to bolster their pack. The other being Pat Moran. Both commenced their professional careers at Super League clubs. Kibula at Wigan and Moran at Warrington. Although, it's fair to say both have played more games below SL level than they ever did in the top flight.

Friday Result: Dewsbury 42, Rochdale 0.

I bet Dewsbury are pleased with a clean sheet.

I bet they are pleased they have a defence....unlike us.

20 point difference, all of it in the 'conceded' column.

That is a scoreline that reflects the difference between Dewsbury RLFC and Doncaster RFLC. One does a job the other does half a job. Its why I have no confidence of us achieving a result tomorrow.

In an earlier post, I analysed the points conceded by Oldham and the Dons.

Here's Dewsbury's record:

Home: 12, 10, 10, 6, 6 and 0
Away: 26, 18, 16, 6, 6, and 4

Conceded 20+ points: Dons 50%, Oldham 50%, Dewsbury 9%.

Conceded fewer than 10 points: Dons 10%, Oldham 10%, Dewsbury 50%.

Being able to score points is important but not conceding points is probably even more important. Our defence looks vulnerable against sides we should be able to shut out. Against better sides, you can't give them a head start or else there is likely to be no way back.

The evidence suggests tomorrow could be a high scoring game. We'll see!

What do you see the handicap being?