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| Quote ="DrFeelgood"Yeah - I remember once a thread saying that the RFL were asked why Championship clubs disciplinary hearings are not the following week but the week after, and apparently the reason is because of the fewer resources available to Championship clubs they give them extra time to get hold of the relevant footage and send it to the RFL.'"
That does actually make sense, to be fair.
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| Sykes is suspended for the Bulls game, Walshaw and Etu can't play due to the loan agreement, Farrell is also suspended. Chuck in a couple of injuries and it should be a walk in the park for your lot like it has been every other time this season.
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| Quote ="Nineoiler"Sykes is suspended for the Bulls game, Walshaw and Etu can't play due to the loan agreement, Farrell is also suspended. Chuck in a couple of injuries and it should be a walk in the park for your lot like it has been every other time this season.'"
Apart from you knocking us out of the cup. And then beating us at home. Yeah, those 'every other times'.
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| Quote ="Nineoiler"Sykes is suspended for the Bulls game, Walshaw and Etu can't play due to the loan agreement, Farrell is also suspended. Chuck in a couple of injuries and it should be a walk in the park for your lot like it has been every other time this season.'"
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| It doesn't and shouldn't matter who plays for Dewsbury. While they are a bit better than Oldham, we should while affording them the obligatory respect etc. put them away comfortably in the end, just as we should have done every other time.
Under Smith I am a lot more confident of the prospects that we actually will do what we should.
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| The 19-man squad:
Mitch Clark, Ethan Ryan, Adam O’Brien, Danny Addy, Josh Rickett, Joe Keyes, Ben Kavanagh, Kurt Haggerty, Alex Mellor, Tom Olbison, Kris Welham, Adam Sidlow, Joe Lumb, Jay Pitts, Lewis Charnock, Epalahame Lauaki, Dane Chisholm, Kieren Moss, Danny Williams.
Josh Rickett could make his debut. Rohan blooding lots of our future stars.
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| Ricketts will be wearing shirt number 45 according to the website. Can we get to the 50 by the end of the season? Unlikely but I think its still just possible if an Academy player gets a debut every week!
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| Game on. We want 50!
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| Was Rickett one of the six who signed full time contracts? His name isn't familiar so I don't think he was...
Anybody know anything about him?
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| Quote ="Nothus"Was Rickett one of the six who signed full time contracts? His name isn't familiar so I don't think he was...
Anybody know anything about him?'"
He was one of 'the six'
According to the Bulls website he is a winger. I hope he gets in ahead of Williams rather than Ryan. No point in playing guys who are leaving...
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| Well that's three of the six that will have had a debut if he plays. With three more games left before the semi final, perhaps the other three will all get a game too? Just play one each week to give them a taste and see how they do?
If so, Brandan Wilkinson, Brandon Pickersgill and Liam Kirk should take us up to squad number 48. Unless one of them was registered with the 36 shirt earlier in the season (as that seems to have mysteriously been skipped).
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| Give the tea lady a run out and then find someone else and we have done it.
When we win this trophy are we having a lord mayors reception and a parade through the streets of Bradford?
Just a suggestion!
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| It may be insignificant to us world weary cynical jaded seen it all if-its-not-a-world-club-championship-trophy-no-point-getting-excited fans, but to the foundations of our future success, next years players that have come through the academy, it would be a good start to their ascent, ticking off the first trophy celebration on their list of achievements. Even if the tea ladys tea urn is bigger and brighter than the trophy, its the hunger for more success thats more important, that will see 80 minute performances more than once a season.
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| This game sounds like it's been a complete debacle from a refereeing point of view. Any further insight?
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| Whilst I don't like to criticise the refs; I will admit to have been left very confused by a number of decisions.
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| Listening on the radio, it certainly sounded a poor performance from the ref. Still, we got the win so that'll do for the day
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| We never really got going today but had enough skill to overcome a resilient Dewsbury side. Great to stay unbeaten in the 8's as I thought this game could be a potential banana skin for the Bulls. We've also now secured the top spot for the semi finals and a home game against the fourth placed team.
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| Quote ="dddooommm"We never really got going today but had enough skill to overcome a resilient Dewsbury side. Great to stay unbeaten in the 8's as I thought this game could be a potential banana skin for the Bulls. We've also now secured the top spot for the semi finals and a home game against the fourth placed team.'"
So Dewsbury again then?
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| Thought it was a good performance in general against a fired up, physical Dewsbury side. There have been times when we would have lost this sort of game - and not too long ago, either.
On the basis of some things are baically best left unsaid I'll not comment on the referee, other than to say he certainly unified all the fans.
Dane Chisholm was my MOM, he ran the side well on attack and did a solid defensive stint too. I will critcise his pass to Ethan Ryan for his try though, which unlike the impression given by Ross in the T&A made it appear that he'd been given a walk-in. It was actually far too high and Ethan had to jump and reach up with both arms raised well above his head to catch it and then step his opposite number on the line get the ball down - some gimme! Despite the execution it was good vision from Dane, that is very true.
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| Quote ="Bulliac"I will critcise his pass to Ethan Ryan for his try though, which unlike the impression given by Ross in the T&A made it appear that he'd been given a walk-in. It was actually far too high and Ethan had to jump and reach up with both arms raised well above his head to catch it and then step his opposite number on the line get the ball down - some gimme! Despite the execution it was good vision from Dane, that is very true.'"
It was also forward. I was right in line with it and I had no doubt. I wouldn't have expected the referee to spot that though.
I don't mind mentioning the ref. I saw Mick Gledhill quoting Rohan after the match suggesting the ref didn't dish out discipline enough, and I tend to agree. The amount of sh*thousing in the tackle from Dewsbury, especially Stringer, that went unpunished was ridiculous. That then wound up certain members of our team who ended up retaliating. I won't defend Addy's off the ball hit on Stringer, and he was lucky it was only a bit of a nudge otherwise he could have ended up off the field, but the only reason he did is because Stringer had shortly before that been trying to rub out Addy's face with his forearm.
Repeatedly the ref would give quite baffling holding down decisions, but then totally ignore it for the other team (he reversed round which team he did that for later in the game). He also missed some quite blatant face shots, presumably believing that being hit in the face doesn't count as a high tackle.
I wouldn't say he in any way affected the game, as he was terrible for both sides, but he looked far too inexperienced to be refereeing even at this level yet.
As far as the game goes, I thought we were fairly poor to be honest. We were lucky enough to come up against a depleted Dewsbury team, as I think a full strength one may have turned us over. We were just the less poor team on the day. It was encouraging though that with the exception of Addy & Clark, most of our players seemed to refuse to get involved in the sh*thousing, whereas previously more would have lost their heads and cost us stupid penalties.
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| With the example set (what other likely conclusion can be drawn) by the three going to hudds, perhaps Addy & Clark would welcome a reason to miss the rest of the season?
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| Quote ="HamsterChops"He also missed some quite blatant face shots, presumably believing that being hit in the face doesn't count as a high tackle.
It was encouraging though that with the exception of Addy & Clark, most of our players seemed to refuse to get involved in the sh*thousing, whereas previously more would have lost their heads and cost us stupid penalties.'"
I suspect listening to Hobbo commenting when the BCB broadcast comes out with the video, he will be getting hot under the collar and expecting the Bulls to dish out some sort of summary justice same they would in his day!
Its funny in a sad sort of way in the NRL now, when its just a bit of slap and tickle instead of good old punch up, it will happen again sometime soon as the frustration levels of a few players have reached breaking point!
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| Quote ="Blotto"I suspect listening to Hobbo commenting when the BCB broadcast comes out with the video, he will be getting hot under the collar and expecting the Bulls to dish out some sort of summary justice same they would in his day!
Its funny in a sad sort of way in the NRL now, when its just a bit of slap and tickle instead of good old punch up, it will happen again sometime soon as the frustration levels of a few players have reached breaking point!'"
This post would be valid, but Hobbo wasn't on commentary this weekend! SOrry to be the bearer of bad (?) news!
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