Are you expecting many to travel to Barrow for your first game of the season ??

Nope

How are the intrepid few getting there?



Now I've got Monday off, I might join you.

We'll be in the usual car full i'd have thought

In case anyone didn't know, the match is on SATURDAY with a 18:30 Kick-off.

Even better!!!

Miller looks to put Raiders on the rack

[url=http://www.thestar.co.uk/rugbyleague/Miller-looks-to-put-Raiders.5069788.jpReport from the Doncaster Star[/url

Bauer aims for Barrow win

[url=http://www.thestar.co.uk/rugbyleague/Andreas-aims-for-successful-Barrow.5071961.jpFrom the Doncaster Star[/url

[url=http://www.nwemail.co.uk/raiders/raiders_start_season_off_with_donny_win?referrerPath=homeMatch Report[/url from the North West Evening Mail.

Pretty much how it happened, although the floodlighting was so bad, it was difficult to distinguish anything with real clarity.

Luke May looks to have a lot of pace. He left the Raiders defence standing for his try. Cooky seemed to be on the end of a harsh decision, but it was difficult to tell, in all honesty.

Gave away a lot of penalties which resulted in 4 of their tries. The positive was that the assistants were on the pitch at every available opportunity, the negative was that they were usually drawing the ref's attention to our misdemeanours



Good crowd there, 1802 from memory. The three loudest members of which included Jemmo

The law was keeping a close eye on them though



Good night despite the score

Well the report in the League Express supports the indiscipline of the Dons side particularly in the first half.
And that tries resulted from that indiscipline.

LOOKS LIKE TONY HAS GOT TO WORK HARD ON THE DISCIPLINE

Doncaster Star [url=http://www.thestar.co.uk/rugbyleague/Late-tries-fail-to-put.5074826.jpMatch Report[/url

[url=http://www.thestar.co.uk/rugbyleague/Dons-boss-looks-to-the.5074673.jpTony Millers view[/url from the Doncaster Star.

Craig Cook has been charged with 'Head butt and punching' and his hearing is today.

That'll probably be a few games then

Doesn't look too good does it.

As compared with Lee Gilmour who threw dozens of punches at Lee Smith in the Saints Leeds game and got nothing....in fact he got a penalty.
Smith pushed out at him for Gilmour trying to rip his face off.
That's rugby today.....that's justice in Superleague and that's justice in the other leagues.
On the other hand anyone who gets sent off leaving his team short for most of the match is an idiot and deserves everything that comes his way.
I'm going to keep tabs on sin-binnings and sendings-off in Superleague and the two other divisions.....because I believe the two lower divisions are getting a raw deal.
Either that or discipline genuinely is worse.

I look forward to your detailed reports.

Make sure you don't let Richard Lewis see the detailed report SO.

This week's
Superleague (if RL Express is to be believed).
Sin-bin 0, sent off 0, on report 1
Div 1
Sin-bin 2, sent off 0, on report 0
Div 2
Sin-bin 4, sent off 0, on report 2

Please advise if wrong.....and I will amend.

Ryan Bailey was put on report in Friday nights St Helens V Leeds match

Interesting decisions last week;

Super League:
Chris Thorman, Hull FC (v Bradford) High and grapple tackle - No charge.
Jamahl Lolesi, Huddersfield (v Castleford) High tackle - No charge.
Darrell Griffin, Huddersfield (v Castleford) Grapple / Choking tackle - No charge.
Craig Huby, Castleford (v Huddersfield) High tackle - Penalty sufficient.

Championship:
Taani Lavulavu, Whitehaven (v Gateshead) High Tackle - 2 match ban.

You really dont want to do that

I see Jamie Bovill got no case to answer for him being put on report