Unsure if theres already a thread for this.. but what a good game, very scrappy in parts but a battling effort by Keighley and a slow start by the Eagles led to some tense stuff being played. Well done Keighley on your win. Will they stay up?

On another note Danny Jones for Wales!!!

I have belief that we will, were really catching Dewsbury and we have them and Whitehaven still at home this season.

Come on

1,200 there, which is a reasonable improvement on the 850 who would have been at DVS for a midweek game. Although Bramhall Lane always looks empty due to the size of the place. Still crowds are on the up. Scrappy game to watch with poor ball handling by both teams.

Anything over 1000 I think is decent in our league. If the slightly larger clubs in the champ can get over 2k to games, we could be looking at a season average of 2k, which would be good for the second tier.

I was there last night, and thought it was a decent game, although the ball handling was a bit poor on occasion.

Just to clarify something, what's the rule on kicking the ball away to delay the restart of play? Wray, I think, kicked the ball away on halfway just after the drop goal, to delay Sheffield's restart. I've seen sin binnings for that sort of thing on occasion, and penalties. Anyone know why it wasn't a penalty to Sheffield on half way? Or do I just not know the rules

A Sheffield player approached the ref about that and, on the telly, he was heard to reply that the clock had already been stopped.

The ball's not in play mate, so technically no offence can be committed, therefore no penalty

Could have binned him though.

So what about when a player interferes when the ball has been kicked dead in goal and the defending side are passing it to the restart on the 20? I seem to remember McGuire being binned for that last year and a penalty being given.

A penalty can't be given when the games dead, you aren't in play.
He could, and should have sin binned him though.

That game was so bad and error ridden it was entertaining and tense. Enjoyed the second half as the complete morons on both sides tried their best to lose it but 33 errors or whatever it was is ridiculous

Maybe my memory isn't so good

Kicking the ball away was unnecessary and Wray could have ended up in hot water.

I found it a very peculiar game ranging from the poor to the sublime. The tip back from Daley Williams for Hutchinson to score was brilliant - if it had been in superleague they would have been getting the tissues out.



You obviously have lots of experience watching morons play