Make no mistake Batley will be bang up for this and their early season form means they'll go into this thinking they have every chance of getting a win. If we don't turn up with exactly the right attitude they will cause us real problems. This is a good chance to lay a marker down given the other sides Batley have put to the sword so far and it is particularly important against a team that it seems will be there, or there abouts, this year that we take this opportunity.

Injuries notwithstanding we have enough to beat Batley handsomely, it will come down to attitude and execution for me. Get that right and we'll win.

We struggled there last year. It was a heck of a game and decided in the last minute.

That was with Sidlow and Clough and Mullaney in the side.

I can see us struggling again, especially with our best props all injured or feeling their way back from injury.

Not worth its own thread but here's a bit of neediness about the current state of things.



It takes no account of number of games played. But bearing in mind they've played one more than us they have conceded fewer, and against last year's top 4 (bar us, obvs).

True but we also had Lauaki and a new team.

I think we should be better prepared than last year so think we'll win but not by much.

> here's a bit of neediness

Whilst that is certainly true it should have said nerdiness.

Very good

You hope that Jimmy has learned from last year's trip. Last season, Keegan Hirst and Alex Rowe were immense and absolutely dominated our pack. We got lucky in the end really.
It's disappointing that Sidlow is definitely missing, but I think for this game we need the "rough" props rather than the classy ones.

I'd be interested to see who's in which category!

https://tombatley.wordpress.com/2016/03 ... rd-week-6/ this weekends preview

https://tombatley.wordpress.com/2016/03 ... rd-week-6/ this weekends preview

It was Danny Williams that got the winner for us at Batley wasn't it?