I don't think he'll be playing, going from what he's just put on Twitter.

Grant Edwards will have to come back into the side now because of his versatility. I would put him on the bench. Move Kesik to Stand-off (as after Cooke went off I thought he was our most creative player), start with Emmet at hooker, and Powley on the bench.

Also hope that Castles deadleg clears up too.

Was this a game of over-confidence?

I think it's a bit disappointing that we couldn't take the chance to have a go at goal with the penalty very late on to make it 22-22.
Now that's either silly turning down the chance or having no confidence in the kicker, which after his last two attempts would have been hardly surprising.
My view is and probably always will be in cases like this ...'get level first and worry about winning later'.
There was a famous case with Sinfield and a declined kick at goal a few years ago in the cup which saw Leeds famously cock-up and lose.
A bit like we did really.

Barrow would have had a go I am sure if it had been their penalty.

Agreed.

Yes, that was a mystery to me too.Had Cookey been on the field at that point he would definitely have gone for the two points. Having said that, we made one or two silly errors in what was overall a competent performance. We just lacked that all-important spark of originality to open up defences. Any team's going to miss Cookey from their line-up and if he was targeted, then shame on Barrow for stooping so low. We lost by two playing below par. It happens. We're just not used to losing that often this year.

Even the Rugby leaguer match reporter only gave the ref 27 out of 100.

It was the worst standard of officiating that i can remember this season, and someone needs to learn to count to 6, he only realised after a word in his ear.

I told him in a very polite way on my way out of the club that he has had a very very bad and dismal day at the office.

Stuart Cummins needs to come and watch some of the pathetic standards of officiating that we have to endure in the Championship, he needs to come without the refs knowing.Most of the linesmen just run up and line and do nothing even when its a blatant foul(easy money).

And they wonder why everyone thinks the RFL are a joke.

This was a decent game but suffered by the poor standard of officials.

I seem to remember the crowd getting on the back of one of the touch judges for missing a Barow indiscretion and then waving his flag for the one and only time which resulted in a penalty against us.

I thought at the time that he was simply his way of getting his own back on those giving him some verbals (not that he didn't deserve it of course).

i sometimes wonder when people write some of the dross, drivel,and sometimes even factual content,put on the forum, are they locked away in a small room in the corner of the house somewhere, we have just won the league for the first ever time, we are still in the playoffs and but for a s--t of a ref we would be in the final, if we fail to reach the final for whatever reason,this will still be the dons best ever season, lets remember the forum is there for everyone to read, lets get behind carl john tony and the lads coyd roll on sunday and friday

Or to put it another way 'the wheels fell off our van yesterday, but it doesn't matter we can celebrate all the times the wheels have stayed on'. www.flickr.com/photos/r82photogr ... 1564412451 - Match Photos.