It would be a timely boost if Brad England returned for the playoffs .

It would indeed.

Would love to see Bra England play but I'm all honestly I can't see it happening

*waits for Standoffish to say something about having no cups, let alone two*

As if I would ...
If I had kept abreast of things I might have.
Alas I was too late...

No Foster or Hodgson .

Replaced by Danny Washbrook & Connor Scott.

Newcastle Thunder Chairman Mick Hogan quoted on this week's RL Backchat 'Doncaster are the most dangerous team we will come up against in the play offs'.

Really looking forward to tomorrow!

COYD!

Dons +8 @ 10/11 with Bet365.

A Dons win is 11/5.

I wonder if Washbrook will now sign for Doncaster

Rumoured to be York.

Sorry yes he is
i meant to say Levy

Dons +10 @ 10/11 with Skybet.

Curiously, although the handicap start is bigger with Skybet, the odds to win the game, 2/1, are shorter.

HT Newcastle 0 Dons 8

FT Newcastle 6 Dons 20

Wonderfully committed display. Very proud

Big result is that away at Newcastle. Well done to the coaching and playing staff.

a complete performance.little hiccup at the end.should have been playing against 12 men for most of the match.hope Tom Halliday is ok.COYD.

Same. Hope Tom's well. He's a lad I want to see a lot more of in a Donny shirt. Frankie was superb today and already has an understanding with Rangi. The 2 PNG lads were superb. A mention also to Connor Bower. Very important play

I thought that if we took the 'they shall not pass' attitude that we should be OK.
Just as at Worky ... same again next week please.
Letting late tries in two consecutive games when nilling the opposition away is a very worrying trend!

RH to prove me wrong? I hope so.

Worrying? Please expand on that

Yeah. I bit.

We defended extremely well and pressurised Newcastle into making mistakes.

Our discpline was generally good and we played to a simple game plan.

A repeat of the same next week will certainly give Oldham plenty to think about.

No one will fancy playing us in the form we're currently in.

We need to win next week, hope that Workington beat Newcastle, hope that Workington then beat Oldham... for a home game in the final!

Stranger things....

Tell u what though. Let's just win our next 2 games eh? Not beyond us is it?

Play off as it stands. The Hunslet Chinos are out. Dons play Oldham Away next week, the winner goes to the final and has a week off.

The loser plays the winner of Newcastle v Workington for the last final place.

(If it’s Newcastle we play them Away, if it’s Workington we’d be at home)

Just seen the high shot on TH, as bad as it gets and a red card should have been brandished. The Newcastle player should have been out for the rest of the playoffs.