does anyone know how permanant this move for craig is? he seems to have just turned up, presumably as cover I first thought - anyway wondered if he was on trial papers, loan or signed and how long for?

I was told it was for cover whilst the Wedding Party was away. If so not a bad lad to come in on occasions

Tony Miller said after the game to the press, that initially it was for the next few games whilst the 4 guys are on the wedding party. He said he would like to have craig longer but that it depends on his work commitments. Craig is here helping us out, and as Tony said, Craig has blue and gold running through his veigns and would always help the club when requested. we have to understand craig has his other commitments though. lets hope the club can work something out so we can keep him longer

Yes, top marks for Craig yesterday .. we needed him.
And top marks for the timekeeper turning the clock back, so we could see how much stoppage time there was.
With so many injuries and what with Workington scoring, I for one would have been annoyed and anxious at not knowing when the hooter would go.
But job done.

Agreed, we needed him and he certainly didn't let anyone down.

By Steve Hossack Rugby League
Published on Tuesday 29 March 2011 10:40


FORMER Dons’ skipper Craig Lawton will again make himself available for the club’s Championship One game at home to Rochdale Hornets on Sunday.


The 30 year-old forward, forced to quit the professional game early last season due to work commitments, is the player-coach of local Yorkshire Amateur League outfit Toll Bar. But he responded to Dons’ boss Tony Miller’s appeal to help the club out over the next fortnight.

“Tony rung me on Wednesday and explained the situation and said that four of his forwards would miss the next two games because of holidays and that Jamie Bovill was also doubtful for Sunday’s home game against Workington,” said Lawton.

“I agreed to help out and I enjoyed it. I played for the Doncaster District side against the Dons in a pre-season game and I’ve also been playing regularly for Toll Bar since September, so I’m pretty fit - though Sunday’s game was obviously a step up in class.

“Workington were a big side and will be hard to beat up at Derwent Park this season, but we played well and deserved to beat them.

“Injuries in the backs didn’t help and we had a lot of players playing out of position. But the lads really dug in and it was a good performance. Hopefully, I made a contribution after coming off the bench. The lads helped me out and I slotted straight back into it; It was as though I’d not been away.”

Lawton says he was impressed by the Dons, who have won their last five league and cup games: “The team is a lot younger and fitter than the team which started last season,” he said. “There is also a great team spirit and a lot of enthusiasm and they will have a good season if they can steer clear of a lot of injuries.

“I’d love to be back playing on a regular basis but I’m still struggling with work commitments. I’ll play against Rochdale if I’m picked and we’ll take it from there