It will have been a fortnight since the Dons suffered a disappointing league defeat in Cumbria and time to have worked on the lack of discipline highlighted subsequently by Richard Horne which resulted in the concession of 15 penalties.

A different kind of challenge this weekend and a short trip to Featherstone Rovers LD Nutrition Stadium (Post Office Road) to face amateurs Featherstone Lions.

With the likelihood that there will be no dual registration players in the squad, this fixture may offer trialists Stafanos Bastas and Lee Registe another opportunity to impress. It is also possible that Brad Foster may be available after recovering from an ankle injury picked up in the opening round league victory at Newcastle. Ryan Dixon who sustained a shoulder injury in the previous round of the Challenge Cup joins Brad England, Frankie Mariano and Brandon Wilkinson on the injured list.

Previous Round:
York Acorn 10 Featherstone Lions 20
Doncaster 38 Coventry Bears 16

Kick off is 14:00
Tickets - Adults £10
Concessions £5
Under 16s Free

My brother raised a good question recently...how come neither Registe, Chrimes or Ogden played in the challenge cup for Mayfield?

I believe that Lee Registe left Rochdale Mayfield at the end of the 2017 season and played for Halifax reserves last season.

Matty Chrimes and Callum Ogden left Mayfield at the end of last season. Chrimes coming to the Dons on trial and Ogden going to Batley before ultimately joining his former teammate at the Keepmoat.

That makes sense then...not that I was worried we may fielded an ineligible player or anything

So he wasn't Registe...red?
With Mayfield.

Squad:

Stefanos Bastas, Matty Beharrell, Connor Bower, Ryan Boyle, Matty Chrimes, Jordan Cox, Kieran Cross, Sam Doherty, Brandon Douglas, Brad Foster, Jordie Hedges, Jordan Howden, Kyle Kesik, Callum Ogden, Richard Owen, Connor Scott, Russ Spiers, Jason Tali, Elliot Townsend.

I have no information about Elliot Townsend

Elliot Townsend has played for Hull’s reserve team this year. I’ve no idea what position he plays though.

Played in the 2nd row for Hull reserves in their win over Halifax mid week.

I like the look of that squad. Some big powerful forwards. Very good backline. For me it's as follows: Owen, Chrimes, Bower, Tali, Doherty, Howden, Beharrell, Douglas, Kesik, Boyle, Cox, Spiers (yes I know), Hedges. bench: Cross, Foster, Scott, Bastas. Any advance?

To clarify. I think starting Russ on the fringe could be effective tomorrow.

I would have thought that if Callum Ogden has much of a future at the Club, he would get a run out tomorrow.

Elliot Townsend, why include a player most of us didn't know was at the Club unless he is likely to be in the 17 ?

Any advance?
You can't be that confident of that pack then?

Beharrell put something on Facebook that interpreted to mean he wouldnt be playing this weekend

If so, cross in the halves and Ogden on the bench

I don't suppose anyone on here wouldn't know, but don't forget that the clocks go forward and this game kicks off at TWO.

What did Beharrell say. Im Facebook free for 18 months

Pretty happy yeah.

He said Donny stinks I am off back to Keighley!
Joke ...

Under the squad announcement post he said “Defo not me”

Dons -40 @ 10/11 with Bet365 (it was -38 15 minutes ago).

DONS XIII | Owen, Doherty, Bower, Tali, Chrimes, Howden, Hedges, Scott, Ogden, Boyle, Cox, Townsend, Kesik.

INTERCHANGE | Bastas, Spiers, Douglas, Cross. #COYD

Half Time Fev L 6 v Doncaster 20

tries Chrimes , Doherty , Owen & Bastas.
conv Hedges 0/2 , Howden 2/2

Final Score Fev L 6 v Doncaster 46
2nd half tries Cross 3, Chrimes & Bower
2nd half conv Howden 3/5

Nicely. Well done to KC on a hat trick of tries.

A dropathon ...
Elliot Townsend looked very promising.