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!

Dunno if things have changed ...but in the old days, if you won away at a higher club you claimed their home advantage.
Therefore we need to finish fifth not fourth .
Can someone confirm if this is still the case?
With our luck probably not.
The third and fourth clubs would be livid.

The highest placed team based on league table positions is at home in the play-off final.

The semi finals will be 2 v 5 and 3 v 4.

If 5 beat 2 and 4 beat 3, team four would be at home in the final. Team five don't take over as the highest ranked team left in even though they've beaten team 2.

Consequently, it's not possible for team 5 to be at home in the final as there will always be a better placed team playing against them. We need to finish 4th and hope team 5 beats team 2. Then we'd be at home in the final - against York, I would imagine!

2 v 5
3 v 4

Then highest placed finalist at home in final .

COYD

www.thestar.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/doncaster-dons Horne on Workington , Kesik an injury doubt COYD

www.thestar.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/doncaster-dons Horne on Workington , Kesik an injury doubt COYD

Squad for Sunday:

Zac Braham, Tom Carr, Mark Castle, Kieran Cross, Sam Doherty, Pete Green, Jordie Hedges, Mike Kelly, Charlie Martin, Jack Miller, Hakim Miloudi, Jason Muranka, Feka Paleaaesina, Nick Rawsthorne, Louis Sheriff, Russ Spiers, Jason Tali, Jamie Thackray, Ryan Wright.

No Kyle Kesik. I think Moonshine was right about the injury. Mike Kelly included. Tom Carr back. No Jordan Howden again. I wonder what the situation is with him?

I can't believe hes put Carr in, he's not had a decent game all season! would have been better with England in squad if he's not injured

www.doncasterrugbyleague.co.uk Russ Spiers ................... COYD

www.doncasterrugbyleague.co.uk Russ Spiers ................... COYD

www.thestar.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/doncaster-dons Horne .........

www.thestar.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/doncaster-dons Horne .........

I don't think we can underestimate the importance of the Whitehaven v Keighley game today. If Keighley win they could be hot on our tails; if they lose, it's going to be hard for them to overtake us. A loss for Keighley and a win for the Dons would put us in a good place. A loss for the Dons and a win for Keighley would mean we're out of the top five.

Match odds for today's games sees the Dons at 4/7 with Workington available at 6/4.

Whitehaven are 2/5 to beat Keighley. Keighley can be backed at 2.9 to 1.

Barrow are 1/3 to beat York. York are available at 3/1.

All today's latest match odds can be seen at Oddscheckerhttps://www.oddschecker.com/rugby-league/match-couponrl

Three wins for the favourites wouldn't go amiss!

5 mins ... Workington 0 Dons 6

Try Feka
Conv Miller

17 mins ... Workington 0 Dons 8

Pen Miller

There has been a stoppage for an injury to Rawsthorne.

Half time: Whitehaven 20 Keighley 0

Keighley have given away too many penalties and fluffed their chances when they've had them.