Easter Monday at Mount Pleasant.

Will be a tough game and the slope always plays a major part. I'll go Batley 16-26 Eagles.

Agreed, tough game but hopefully they will be tired after tomorrow nights game and we will over power them with our foward pack coming down the hill.

Eagles 32
Batley 8

M.O.M: Crookes (if he can play) - said the same last week and seemed he put in a good performance..

Attendance: 1,060

Batley is always a difficult one to call because of the pitch.
Winning the toss may play a big part especially as the weather forecast is for it to be quite warm so potentially more energy sapping for the big guys.

Both teams should be high on confidence but it remains to be seen how much their game vs Dewsbury affects their fitness. Any team coached by Karl Harrison will be no mugs though.

The narrowest of wins........for the Eagles

As ive said on threads before, its best to attack downhill first half as its easier to run up the hill than defend backwards up the hill. Weve a good record there going downhill first.

Batley Bulldogs v Sheffield Eagles 3pm
Ref G Hewer TJ J Lowery TJ S Mikalauskas RR T Owen MC J Glover

I think our prospects have just gone up Bulldogs have lost their very good scrum half to wakey!

In sport especially in rugby to play two games in 5 days is extremly tough and will take it out on the players,They may rotate a couple,On a standard sunday id say it would be either way by two to four points,but because of fatigue im going for Eagles by a good 8

Indeed,Got me Dad to get the old shirts out of the loft,Think 5 Sodje could be the one

Ive got my ridiculously large pepsi 98 shirt lined up ready to go

Only gone and pulled out an Eagles 1995 auction shirt with number 6 on,Daryll Powells,slightly big but that will be the shirt of choice for Batley,sponsored by Superloot

1999 $uper League shirt for me

Disappointing that Wood and Cording are unavailable, maybe move Q to 6 and put the legend that is Mr J. Woodcock at fullback?

Good option and agree v disappointing

Jonny's done his other knee, it will be Cottle at fullback and Q at stand off I'd guess. Any news on Crookes and Finighan?