If the Sky figures (above) are correct, finishing second is worth an extra £250,000 to us. (£450,000 as opposed to £200,000 for finishing third and fourth).

At 9th July, after 18 games played, Fev have 42 points, Fax have 41 points, and the Dons have 40 points. There are 8 games left. Here are the fixturesFEV FAX DONS
Swinton A Batley A Leigh H
Batley H Haven H Swinton H
Haven A Swinton A Keighley A
Barrow H Dews H Sheffield H
Leigh A N Wales A Workington H
Fax A Fev H Rochdale A
Sheffield H Dons A Fax H
Keighley A Barrow H Batley H

Featherstone appear to have a tough finish over the last four matches and could slip up somewhere along the way.

Halifax haven't got to play Leigh. They look to have a much easier run of fixtures.

The Dons only have two away games out of eight. The home game against Halifax could be critical but we need to avoid any banana skins along the way. If we lose any games, we can't afford not to pick up a bonus point. With our inferior points difference, it does mean we'll have to have more points than Fev or Fax to come second.

How much would a win against Leigh be worth to us this weekend?

I am sure i read it was £550,000 and £500,000 for 1st and 2nd. And £250,00 for 3rd & 4th in RLE some time ago if my memory is correct..

You might be right onedon. I got the numbers from this article on SkySports written in February.

rlhttps://www1.skysports.com/rugby-league/news/12196/9160147/five-clubs-to-be-relegated-from-the-rugby-league-championshiprl

I spent an hour looking through the RFLs website but I couldn't find any references to the prize money structure on there.

It'd be great if we could get second place as the difference between second and third is considerable. The more cash we get, the more PC should have to invest in the squad next season.

Wednesday 23rd July:

The Dons now have six games left in the normal league season.

If Dewsbury or Sheffield win all of their remaining games the most points they can finish with is 56.

The Dons currently have 46 points which means we need to gain 11 or more points from the last six matches to be sure of finishing in 4th place or better.

I beg to differ there Karlos. The last 2 seasons had nothing but battling attitude IMO.