With all teams having four games left to play there is still everything to play for.
TableW/E 20th AugustW/E 3rd SeptemberW/E 10th SeptemberW/E 17th September:
Toronto v Dons
Barrow v Keighley
Workington v Whitehaven
York v Newcastle
It's a hard game for the Dons to finish on especially as Toronto may still need to win the game to be crowned champions. Keighley have a hard game at Barrow. York perhaps have a slightly easier challenge.
On balance, I'm slightly more concerned about Keighley catching us rather than whether we can overtake York. A defeat for the Dons at York would almost certainly mean we can't catch them. With their better points difference, it means they'd have to lose all of their other three games and we'd have to win all ours.
A win against York would opens things up nicely but we'd probably still have to win in Toronto to finish fourth.
Keighley are the bigger concern but three of their four remaining games are away from home. They'll fancy their chances of beating Workington in their one remaining home game but trips to Whitehaven, Newcastle, and Barrow will be tough. They need to win one more game than us to overtake us.
Four wins out of four for the Dons mean Keighley can't catch us; three wins out of four means we should be okay; two wins out of four could spell danger but might be okay; one win out of four and I think we'll be in trouble as I fancy Keighley to beat Workington and Newcastle. That would be enough for them to overtake us.
Fascinating stuff!
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