20 - 10 to the local rivals. god am i depressed. woodcock, green, cook playing like TROJANS. wood and mills also doing well.

& Mick Haley.

26-20 five minutes into the second half. Thunder making a game of it.

Game over now surely. 40-20 to the Eagles (60 mins). Defences not exactly on top in this one.

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Yes Haley aswell. but not realy in the thick of it.

Eagles 46 Gateshead 30, discipline cost Gateshead & may cost them their Championship place.

Out of all the Dons players weve signed,The one who's really surprised me has been Michael Haley,A real tough player and excellent go forward,Has a big future in the game.

Gateshead thoroughly deserved to lose and not even get a bonus point.
They had enough skill to beat.....yes beat.... Sheffield.
But their mentality in defence was disgraceful. I know Sheffield are a handful with Exton, Yere, Ripate and so on....but the penalties ensuing from petty infringements were crippling.
I also noticed Stringer up to his old tricks of elbow into the face at the tackle when he ends up on top.....he did that to one of ours at Fev.
He's a dirty coward who needs sorting by refs.

Penalties can certainly help a team.The first 5 tries scored by Batley last Sunday came on the next play after a penalty took them down the slope.Knocks the stuffing out of a side.