I agree with the original poster that 12/1 are ridiculously poor odds for a drop goal being the first score. I've been watching rugby league for over 40 years, well over 500 live games, and only once have I seen a game where a drop goal was the first score (Martin Offiah for Salford, I think against Wigan) and there were suspicions about the reason for that. 500/1 would seem about right as long as the players had not been nobbled. It is interesting that no-one last night even attempted a drop goal until Barrow had scored their first try.

More than likely it went down to 12/1 exactly because too many people were backing it and so the bookies panicked.
Tote offer 50/1 with most other bookmakers offering 80/1 or 100/1.
I have a bet every weekend and it has never occurred to me in over 10 years to back first score drop goal.

It also happened for Simms Cross away at Wigan in the cup a few years back, but there was no malice in that - it was just so the fans could take pictures of the scoreboard when they were beating Wigan! You just wouldn't consider 12/1 unless there was something up. Lot of chinese whispers in Cumbria yesterday.

I think I've only even seen one game where a drop goal was the first scoring play, that was an U21 final that finished 1-0.

Barrow won fair and square. I blame the ref.

Widnes beat Bradford once by a score of 2-1, all points from dropped goals.

Andy Gregory scored the winner - would have been about 6 November 1983.

About 6 November 1983? Could you not be a bit more specific?

Must be omething about paying against Braffut - Offiah's dropped goal was v them at the Willows. Allowed the chant of "one - nil" anyway.
We lost: xx - 1!

Good times.

About 4.15pm and it was slightly overcast


Happy now

Terrible attendance. RL is obviously big business and a massive attraction oop norf.
Kick em both out and get Skolars in

Sky really does have an effect on Thursday night games, moreso in the Championship. No doubt alot more Fax fans would have gone up there.

We had a shocking attendance against Haven (around 2,300) which is very low for us. Tonight we play Fev which isn't on Sky so it will interesting to see the difference...........

100% correct!!