Win our game in hand and we go top!

Jumping your guns abit there - it's only six. (we've played eight and lost the first two). Dewsbury gave us a real workout today. Their defence was excellent, until they finally gave way in the last ten minutes - that's the benefit of being an eighty minute team.

Thought the tackle on Duffy looked rather high, but wasn't even put on report. (Did you realise Laithwaite was cited last week, for the first minute challenge on Hunslet scrum half?) I also thought the Dewsbury players were out of order dragging our physio away from Duffy, so they could try to re-start the game - although she stood her ground and looked ready to get stuck in! She'll do!

And Ridyard missed a kick, after having booted (I think) 20 in succession. Time to get a different coloured pair of boots!

Replaying the Duffy incident how did the ref miss it? I have just watched it in slow motion and in normal time and it was a hit to the head Duffs had sidestepped him and the nu 15 just flung his arm at Duffy smacking him across the face, not even a penalty, the incident with our Physio (Katie) occurred as the Dewsbury forward seemed intent on playing the ball on top of Duffs who was lying prone on the turf and an 'altercation' occurred between her (she's about 5'3" and 9 stone wet through and he is about 6' 3" and around 16 stone) and the forward which resulted in a bit of pushing and shoving, and the regular Ghouls on the gantry beside me were shouting 'cheat cheat cheat' at Duffs and 'send him off', they are no doubt some of the worst speccies in Rugby league, and not one seemed under 65.

Pleased with today's win - any win! Now John Duffy v. Carl Froch - that might fill LSV

When you get the chance Fred - how far offside were we when Steve Maden's 'try' was disallowed by the TJ, about 50 yards away. And were the Dewsbury players onside, following up the kick for their second try?

For me judging by his speed onto the ball and the relative short distance, he was on side see for yourself https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eh2fg_keP8Y as for the dews try, haven't watched it, it didn't appear that contentious at the time so can't say, probably won't have time as I'm off on hols Tuesday for 8 days. found a spare minute, the 2nd dews try wasn't a kick it was a Buchanan break so?

For me judging by his speed onto the ball and the relative short distance, he was on side see for yourself https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eh2fg_keP8Y as for the dews try, haven't watched it, it didn't appear that contentious at the time so can't say, probably won't have time as I'm off on hols Tuesday for 8 days. found a spare minute, the 2nd dews try wasn't a kick it was a Buchanan break so?

Well once again I agree with Fred

At least the hit on Duffs can be referred to the RFL by our club. Quite frankly I was annoyed to put it mildly' not just at the hit on Duffs'not on the refs obvious miss of the incident' but the behaviour of the Dewsbury forward when a player was obviously knocked out. Not something he should be proud of.

We don't, as a rule, cite opposing players. But I felt that incident was worthy of it! As for the guy at Hunslet - he's cited more than one of ours, this season!

Quote FredParky="FredParky"For me judging by his speed onto the ball and the relative short distance, he was on side see for yourself https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eh2fg_keP8Y as for the dews try, haven't watched it, it didn't appear that contentious at the time so can't say, probably won't have time as I'm off on hols Tuesday for 8 days. found a spare minute, the 2nd dews try wasn't a kick it was a Buchanan break so?'" I meant their first half try from the kick - the one scored by the full back.

Quote FredParky="FredParky"For me judging by his speed onto the ball and the relative short distance, he was on side see for yourself https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eh2fg_keP8Y as for the dews try, haven't watched it, it didn't appear that contentious at the time so can't say, probably won't have time as I'm off on hols Tuesday for 8 days. found a spare minute, the 2nd dews try wasn't a kick it was a Buchanan break so?'" I meant their first half try from the kick - the one scored by the full back.

How was the performance today?

Really had to grind out a win, in the face of a very strong defensive performance from Dewsbury. To our lads' credit, they stuck at it and got their reward in the last ten minutes. The forwards played well, against a big set.