Our next game sees us travel across the M62 to Widnes. This will be another huge test against a tough Vikings outfit who have taken the spoils in 4 of the last 5 meetings between the 2 teams.

It is looking like Okunbor will return after some minor visa issues. We will still be without Scurr and Taufua and I believe Doro has been banned for 2 games which will see him miss the next 2 games.

I'm not going to say this is a must win game, but, win this and we are in a seriously good position with a 5 point gap between us and 5th.

Widnes form has been a bit up and down but they are a good side who ran wakefield close and have won their last two.

Tough game this one - this is the sort of match that makes or breaks a season.

Despite the injuries and suspensions we're still looking like being able to name a half decent 17

Holmes
Lehmann
Myers
Gill
Tindall
Ott
Lilley
Bayliss
Souter
Makin
Davies
Fulton
Hallas

Peposhi
Appo
Okoro
Pele

If we win this one, we've one foot on securing a top 4 finish minimum. We'll be 4 points clear of Widnes, with a better points difference and they still have Wakey & Toulouse to come. Can't see them over turning it unless our form drops off a cliff.

Coleman certainly going to have them fired up judging by his interview.

We really do own them one from earlier on the year though.

I didn’t realise doro had been banned when did that happen?

Quote ="Pyrah123"I didn’t realise doro had been banned when did that happen?'" High shot during the Wakefield game. He was sent to the sin bin for it. 2 game ban: https://www.rugby-league.com/governance ... nary-cases

Quote ="Pyrah123"I didn’t realise doro had been banned when did that happen?'" High shot during the Wakefield game. He was sent to the sin bin for it. 2 game ban: https://www.rugby-league.com/governance ... nary-cases

Quote ="dddooommm"High shot during the Wakefield game. He was sent to the sin bin for it. 2 game ban: https://www.rugby-league.com/governance ... nary-cases'" Amazed the Griffithspotted that after watching the Huddersfield Leeds game last night

Quote ="dddooommm"High shot during the Wakefield game. He was sent to the sin bin for it. 2 game ban: https://www.rugby-league.com/governance ... nary-cases'" Amazed the Griffithspotted that after watching the Huddersfield Leeds game last night

Bulls name 21 man squad. Prop forward Zach Fishwick has joined the club on a two-week loan deal from Hull Kingston Rovers.

Gaskell, Butler, Arundel, Lawrence, Smith, Jowitt, and Baldwinson are all missing through injury.

Okunbor is awaiting VISA clearance, while Taufua (2 games), Scurr (1 game) and Doro (2 games) are all banned for the game.

Another 20man squad. A lot of teams are doing it tough at the moment. This is a big one and I’d love it if we could come away with the points but I’ve got a feeling this will be one game too far for us.

I think we'll win this.

There's the kiss of death for you.

I think if we want to be in that Championship Final we probably need to avoid another trip to Toulouse. To have any chance of 2nd spot we need to find a way to win tricky away games such as this.

It's been a bizarre weekend of shock results so far in Super League. Is this going to happen in the Championship as well? If so, I'm saying Bradford by 40!

Fish Zachwick anybody know much about this lad?

Sounded like last few weeks finally caught up with us.
Think the amount short term loans causing more harm than good again. Time to stop them and play some of the reserves. Think we could have been playing until next week and not scored.
Homes has been poor at full back last few weeks and coming up with too many errors. I'd put him in halves. Id start Ott at Hooker and bring Souter off bench who's in danger of being run into the ground.
Very disappointing to have been done 3 times by Widnes, Gilmore dominating us each time

Sounds like a lethargic display over at Widnes - after a tough run of fixtures and little rotation of players its not entirely surprising. Sounds like Gilmore ran the show for them again - he seems to relish facing us.

If Halifax find a bit of form and get themselves safe, I wonder if they'd accept an offer for Keyes? They aren't going to be in the play offs and we badly need another halfback.

I think that result pretty much rules out a chance of 2nd place.

sounded like we just surrendered the second half ... not surprising from the squad (too many loans and no cohesion) plus huge efforts against the top 2

also .. Lilley is having to do everything (our recognized halves are injured), we really need a half to take off the pressure

through suspensions, ive seen a few given from sin bins ... when did this rule come in to refer to disciplinary?

Why dont he play Holmes at 6 and Myers or Tindll at FB.

Terrible game from start to finish. Massive wake up call needed after a pretty patchy last few weeks. I felt that we'd have to get the basics right and capitalise on any chances that we'd get to come away with anything. In the first half we had some excellent territory but couldn't find the key to unlock the Widnes defence. We edged it slightly in the first half but my god that second half was painful. Dropped balls, stupid penalties, forward passes. You name it, we did it during that second half. A game to forget.

we've been on the opposition line many times and often failed to unlock .... lilley has been very consistent and is basically organizing everything ... but we lack a half to unlock. Robbie, put your boots back on haha ... or Paul Harkin, or (insert nippy halfback here)

I've said it on here before, but I don't think Tom Holmes has quite found his form this year. Which isnt surprising given the lack of proper pre season and all he went through. Not sure if having him with Lilley would solve all our weaknesses but it would provide another option.

When we had McGowan we had a bit of pace, but he wont be back now Robinson is in charge at Giants. You can almost see it now, Gaskell will return in a few weeks just start finding his form and then pull him hamstring again just before the end of season.

If we are to improve on last season, we are going to need to solve that issue.

The halfback options are:

1. Lilley & Ott - This isn’t working against the top sides and we’ve struggle to score points against the top teams. It seems to be EOC’s choice at the moment.

2. Lilley & Holmes - Holmes has been in poor form at FB and a move to the halves could hopefully see an improvement. Moving Holmes leaves a gap at FB now McGowan is back at Huddersfield. You are then having to move the wingers around to accommodate Holmes at 6.

3. Lilley & Gaskell - This is a nonstarter really as Gaskell is made of chocolate.

4. Lilley & Balback - Finley Balback has been named multiple times in the 20/21 man squad but doesn’t seem to get a sniff. Maybe now is his time to step up.

5. Lilley & Keyes - See if our wonderful neighbours down the road fancy letting us have young Joseph earlier than we agreed.

if im wrong ... 7 games to go and looks like they should all be winnable (apart from sheff away) ... as it stands and win all, I think we will still end up at toulouse away in the playoffs then wakey away

Gilmore outclassed us today. Sides were fairly even in the first half but even when we held Widnes to their own half Gilmore kicked them to safety. Compared to our end of sets which were punted too far to chase and caught without pressure. Happens time and again.

Second half it really showed as the past few weeks caught up with us. It was always coming and someone was going to take us apart. Onwards to Barrow next week