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Viking Chat => Off Topic => Topic started by: roversdude on September 10, 2023, 07:50:50 pm

Title: Dons
Post by: roversdude on September 10, 2023, 07:50:50 pm
Excellent win today - think that gives home advantage in the final
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Post by: Lincoln Rover on September 10, 2023, 08:03:46 pm
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Post by: Armthorpe mickler on September 10, 2023, 08:12:12 pm
Good news.
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Post by: dknward2 on September 10, 2023, 08:41:36 pm
Game in 2 weeks at the eco power really need as many people down as possible the team deserve it
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Post by: Bezza on September 10, 2023, 09:40:24 pm
Hope they get a good turn out for the final, they deserve it.
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Post by: Retdon1 on September 10, 2023, 09:46:45 pm
Need to promote the hell out of this game. They really need to get promoted this season
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Post by: roversdude on September 10, 2023, 10:08:42 pm
I’m planning on going years since I’ve watched RL
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Post by: Silkscarf on September 11, 2023, 07:08:53 am
Can you summarise how the Dons are doing and what this game means?

I haven’t been for many years and don’t follow RL.
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Post by: roversdude on September 11, 2023, 07:24:34 am
 I’ll try but am just an outside observer
They started really well and looked on course for being contenders for the one automatic promotion spot, they then had a horrendous spell losing a few games that they should have won.
Ended up finishing third and into the play offs (how they work are beyond me), beat Oldham and then Hunslet yesterday that gives them home advantage in the final. They play the winner of Oldham v Hunslet
Dewsbury were champions btw
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Post by: donnievic on September 11, 2023, 09:19:35 am
I’ll try but am just an outside observer
They started really well and looked on course for being contenders for the one automatic promotion spot, they then had a horrendous spell losing a few games that they should have won.
Ended up finishing third and into the play offs (how they work are beyond me), beat Oldham and then Hunslet yesterday that gives them home advantage in the final. They play the winner of Oldham v Hunslet
Dewsbury were champions btw
play offs work 2nd (hunslet)get a bye week then it plays 3rd (donny)plays 4th (Oldham) winner plays hunslet and loser plays the winner of 5th v 6th which was obviously Oldham and crusaders who won the 5th and 6th showdown,winner of that which was crusaders having beaten Oldham away yesterday now go on to play at hunslet next week with the winner then playing the dons.in reality teams finishing 2nd 3rd and 4th get 2 bites at getting through to the final if they lose their 1st game in the playoff
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Post by: Reg of the Rovers on September 11, 2023, 09:26:52 am
I’ll try but am just an outside observer
They started really well and looked on course for being contenders for the one automatic promotion spot, they then had a horrendous spell losing a few games that they should have won.
Ended up finishing third and into the play offs (how they work are beyond me), beat Oldham and then Hunslet yesterday that gives them home advantage in the final. They play the winner of Oldham v Hunslet
Dewsbury were champions btw
play offs work 2nd (hunslet)get a bye week then it plays 3rd (donny)plays 4th (Oldham) winner plays hunslet and loser plays the winner of 5th v 6th which was obviously Oldham and crusaders who won the 5th and 6th showdown,winner of that which was crusaders having beaten Oldham away yesterday now go on to play at hunslet next week with the winner then playing the dons.in reality teams finishing 2nd 3rd and 4th get 2 bites at getting through to the final if they lose their 1st game in the playoff
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Post by: Reg of the Rovers on September 11, 2023, 09:27:44 am
At least they make it nice and simple! Well done Dons, fingers crossed for the final.
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Post by: drfchound on September 11, 2023, 11:23:23 am
Will it be the final final or the best of three?
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Post by: Silkscarf on September 11, 2023, 11:54:06 am
Thanks for the clarification!

Are they currently in the 3rd tier (of 3)?

I went to the Batley away game that sent them up to the top division back in 93 or 94. I don’t imagine the Dons are anywhere near that point yet.
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Post by: drfc1951 on September 11, 2023, 11:59:57 am
Are there any highlights any where,ive looked on youtube and cant find any.
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Post by: Jemmo on September 11, 2023, 04:01:42 pm
https://youtu.be/VXBrAhTAz40?si=Uuw8325JS8bdiPA7
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Post by: Jemmo on September 11, 2023, 04:02:38 pm
Will it be the final final or the best of three?

It's a one off game, winner goes up
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Post by: Jemmo on September 11, 2023, 04:04:16 pm
Thanks for the clarification!

Are they currently in the 3rd tier (of 3)?

I went to the Batley away game that sent them up to the top division back in 93 or 94. I don’t imagine the Dons are anywhere near that point yet.

That's correct, we are currently in the third tier. The division above is full of big names of Rugby League though, Featherstone, Bradford, York, Batley, Halifax Toulouse etc
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Post by: Silkscarf on September 11, 2023, 08:14:29 pm
I quite fancy an away trip to Toulouse.
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Post by: scawsby steve on September 11, 2023, 08:18:06 pm
Will it be the final final or the best of three?

It's a one off game, winner goes up

I think it was tongue in cheek. Because of all the nonsense of the complicated play-off system.
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Post by: Jemmo on September 11, 2023, 09:05:55 pm
It's not a straight forward pyramid system but it makes sense, the higher up the table a team finished the better chance they have, which seems fair. The easiest way to think of it is, each week of the play offs the lowest place loser goes out.
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Post by: drfchound on September 11, 2023, 09:21:53 pm
Will it be the final final or the best of three?

It's a one off game, winner goes up

I think it was tongue in cheek. Because of all the nonsense of the complicated play-off system.

It was indeed SS.   All in the best of taste of course.