The third of the fixtures at Featherstone's LD Nutrition Stadium and the opposition are the league leaders Whitehaven.

This has the feel of a pivotal game should the Dons harbour any hopes of automatic promotion and a defeat would also hamper the chances of finishing second or third with the benefits that brings in the play offs.

Back to back wins away at Coventry Bears and West Wales Raiders coupled with other promotion / play off rivals taking points off each other sees the Dons in 4th place in League One, currently five points behind Sunday's opponents Whitehaven.

Former Man of Steel (2011) Rangi Chase will come in to contention and with Jordan Howden and Watson Boas injured could possibly partner Matty Beharrell at half back should the Clubs top points scorer this season be passed fit after missing the West Wales game following an injury against Coventry.

Last Season: Doncaster 44 Whitehaven 6 (Sunday 11 March 201icon_cool.gif.
Dons Tries: Jordan Howden 2, Liam Harris, Jack Sanderson 2, Sam Doherty, Connor Bower 2, Jez Litten.
Dons Conversions: Liam Harris 3.
Dons Penalty: Liam Harris.

=#000080Please Note: This fixture is at the LD Nutrition Stadium, Featherstone (Kick Off 15:00).

Russ Spiers will miss this game due to suspension .

Due to being a numpty!

Hull's squad for their game on Thursday night:

Jamie Shaul, Bureta Faraimo, Carlos Tuimavave, Josh Griffin, Marc Sneyd, Scott Taylor, Danny Houghton, Josh Bowden, =#0000FFDean Hadley, Mark Minichiello, Joe Westerman, Jake Connor, Chris Green, Brad Fash, Sika Manu, Mickey Paea, Ratu Naulago, Gareth Ellis, =#0000FFKeiran Buchanan.

I would take Brown, Wynne & Litten if Boas is out .

Jez Litten and Rangi could really get us buzzing if working well together. Levy Nzoungu has impressed me lately too.

Yere has been recalled to Sheffield and is in their squad for this weekend

Unless I'm missing something, we will potentially only have one loan player this weekend (Hodgson) so could in theory get more help from Hull.

I'd imagine were trying to get Wynn to the 4 game requirement for the play offs

Don't understand why its all quiet on here. Big game Sunday and Rangi playing ?

Sadly, it seems quiet on here much of the time these days.

Had the game been at the Keepmoat, non-season ticket holders may have probably been more inclined to go.

The weekend attendance may be a good one though due to Cas and Fev fans turning out.

Hadley in the Hull 17, Buchanan not.

Strong squad. Good to see Brown and Litten in there.

Assuming Lawton doesn't play who would be the other to miss out? The inclusion of Washbrook suggests one pivot may not be fit

Washbrook can cover 6/11/12 or 13 so a useful player to have in your 17.

My point entirely

Sorry. Just my cynical brain!

I can think of another player who at a push could play those positions.
Alright he might struggle at second row.

Anyone know what happened to Douglas, Dixon and Mariano? I know the latter two were injured but not heard anything in a while.

Douglas has moved to the Isle of Man, Dixon has opened a retail chain and Mariano was last seen at the bottom of a trench in the Pacific Ocean.
All cobblers, but better than nowt..

Mariano was a long term injury.

Douglas was our best prop earlier on in the season haven't anything since, same with Dixon .

Douglas and Mariano were on the touchline at Fev recently. Keiran Cross was also there with crutches.

Carl mentioned something about injuries at Thursday's meeting but I didn't catch all the details as two conversations were taking place at once at that moment and I was involved in the other one. I presume they'll be in the minutes when released. My 'right ear' heard Carl saying that quite a few players were almost ready to come back. I think Frankie Mariano was one of them.

Thanks for the answers everyone. I wasn't sure if it was just my memory or Donny being Donny again.

I'm Guessing one of Wynne/Owen/Chrimes to drop out along with Lawton

Wynne/Owen
Owen/Chrimes
Tali
Bower
Doherty
Chase
Beharrel
Boyle
Kesik
Scott
Hodgson
Foster
Washbrook

Litten
Brown
Bastas
Hedges

Could be interesting

Four were mentioned on Thursday as potentially available in the coming weeks. They were Brandon Douglas, Brad England, Frankie Mariano and Brendan Wilkinson. No particular timescales were forecast though.

That's a proper foursome if they get back in contention for a place.

Well spotted, Gary. I'm glad you could fill in the blanks.



I'm often reminded that as a man I am not able to multitask - listening to two voices at once is beyond me!