Handicap Betting ... Dons -14pts 10/11 Betfred ... -16pts 10/11 Bet365 & Skybet

Match Betting ... Dons 1/7 Betfred ... 1/8 Skybet ... 1/12 Bet365

Team news ... Jamie Bovill (one match ban) and Chris Spurr (hamstring injury) join long-term absentees Aaron Dobek and Grant Edwards in being unavailable for this Championship One opening fixture.

Craig Fawcett and Shaun Leaf come back into contention having trained this week after missing recent games.

Difficult to weigh up the Scorpions with only one competative game played after they elected not to take part in the Northern Rail Cup.

On a strict line of form through Dewsbury Rams, the Dons should be capable of winning this with a good few points to spare. Match fitness ought to favour Tony Millers team too.

Team for tomorrow, here's my thougts

Butterfield
Sanderson
Morrison
Leaf
Colton
Fawcett
Spavin
Carbutt
P Hughes
Scott
Emitt
Robinson
C Hughes

Kesik
Ely
Sampson
Crawley

Paddy Power also Dons -14pts 10/11 on the Handicap but 1/10 in the match betting.

I thought we would be less than -14 to be honest so i stayed clear.

Others at betfred yesterday were

Widnes - 14 at Sheffield
Batley -6 v Dewsbury
Keighley -24 v Skolars
Oldham -38 v Gateshead
Swinton -12 v Worky.

I had a couple of quid on all 5 coming up!

14 mins ... Dons 6 Scorpions 0
Try: Colton
Goal: Spaven

17 mins ... Dons 12 Scorpions 0
Try: Spaven
Goal: Spaven

19 mins ... Dons 18 Scorpions 0
Try: Spaven
Goal: Spaven

this sounds too easy - thanks for the updates to sw france

what's the weather like ?

Glorious sunshine for a change.

blimey,overcast & brassy down here

25 mins ... Dons 24 Scorpions 0
Try: Steen
Goal: Spaven

36 mins ... Dons 24 Scorpions 6

HT ... Dons 24 Scorpions 6

sounds easy enough for the lads COYD

HTs swin 6 worky 0 - old 18 gates 0 - Keig 38 LSK 6

huns 20 york 4 - sheff 12 - wid 22 - bat 10 dews 0

Michael Butterfield
Stuart Sanderson
Shaun Leaf
Nev Morrison
Dean Colton
Scott Spaven
Craig Fawcett
Matt Carbutt
Jack Ely
Adam Scott
Craig Robinson
Ryan Steen
Mike Emmitt

Kyle Kesik
Kyle Sampson
Carl Hughes
Chris Green

are the 17 on duty today.

If you bump into the Hughes brothers or Carl Hall or the chairman or Jackie,please send best wishes from Peter & Heather

thanks

I won't today as I'm keeping up from afar (so to speak) ... every chance next week though down at the New River Stadium.

no problem - thanks for the updates

50 mins ... Dons 28 Scorpions 6
Try: Butterfield

59 mins ... Dons 28 Scorpions 10

64 mins ... Dons 34 Scorpions 10
Try: Green
Goal: Spaven

70 mins ... Dons 40 Scorpions 10
Try: Colton
Goal: Spaven

FT ... Dons 40 Scorpions 10

Well done ... more of the same next week please.