Re: Dons V Leigh Sun 8th March 2pm : Fri Mar 06, 2015 10:13 am  

Interesting numbers, Donny. Thanks for posting them!

Re: Dons V Leigh Sun 8th March 2pm : Fri Mar 06, 2015 2:43 pm  

Double Movement wrote:

Interesting numbers, Donny. Thanks for posting them!

Its partly something I'm looking to do for the media side of the matchday, combined with me being bored on nights this week, so having the time to do this sort of stuff.

Heres a list of all the fixtures between the two clubs.

12/02/1955 Challenge Cup 1st Round @ Leigh 6 19 L
11/02/1956 Challenge Cup 1st Round @ Leigh 10 19 L
22/12/1962 League @ Leigh 0 7 L
16/03/1963 League @ Doncaster 5 10 L
24/08/1963 League @ Leigh 2 13 L
11/01/1964 League @ Doncaster 0 12 L
21/09/1968 League @ Leigh 14 7 W
08/03/1969 League @ Doncaster 13 4 W
21/09/1974 League @ Leigh 0 43 L
09/02/1975 Challenge Cup 1st Round @ Leigh 3 36 L
30/03/1975 League @ Doncaster 2 12 L
22/02/1976 League @ Doncaster 0 41 L
29/02/1976 Challenge Cup 2nd Round @ Leigh 6 29 L
28/03/1976 League @ Leigh 3 75 L
16/10/1977 League @ Doncaster 5 23 L
23/10/1977 John Player Trophy 1st Round @ Leigh 15 31 L
22/01/1978 League @ Leigh 5 35 L
11/03/1986 League @ Leigh 24 46 L
27/04/1986 League @ Doncaster 12 20 L
27/11/1988 John Player Trophy 2nd Round @ Leigh 8 40 L
10/03/1991 League @ Leigh 16 20 L
14/04/1991 League @ Doncaster 10 42 L
26/11/1995 League @ Doncaster 12 38 L
13/12/1995 League @ Leigh 16 42 L
26/05/1996 League @ Leigh 12 25 L
11/08/1996 League @ Doncaster 10 7 W
20/04/1997 League @ Doncaster 28 44 L
06/07/1997 League @ Leigh 6 32 L
06/06/1999 League @ Leigh 6 72 L
19/03/2000 League @ Leigh 6 22 L
25/06/2000 League @ Doncaster 29 18 W
25/03/2001 League @ Doncaster 16 11 W
02/06/2002 League @ Doncaster 20 35 L
01/06/2003 League @ Leigh 14 55 L
17/08/2003 League @ Doncaster 18 46 L
30/05/2004 League @ Doncaster 19 14 W
15/08/2004 League @ Leigh 32 46 L
28/05/2006 League @ Leigh 18 25 L
09/07/2006 League @ Doncaster 22 34 L
15/04/2007 League @ Doncaster 18 52 L
19/08/2007 League @ Leigh 14 34 L
29/03/2009 League @ Doncaster 18 24 L
02/08/2009 League @ Leigh 28 31 L
24/02/2013 League @ Leigh 8 34 L
07/07/2013 League @ Doncaster 30 36 L
18/05/2014 League @ Leigh 20 50 L
13/07/2014 League @ Doncaster 24 16 W
14/09/2014 Playoffs @ Leigh 14 41 L

Re: Dons V Leigh Sun 8th March 2pm : Fri Mar 06, 2015 3:09 pm  

I'm trying to think back to which of those game would have been the first one I would have seen!

Maybe the 12-2 defeat on 30th March 1975.

Re: Dons V Leigh Sun 8th March 2pm : Fri Mar 06, 2015 3:12 pm  

Bookies' odds for the match on Sunday: http://www.oddschecker.com/rugby-league/championship/doncaster-v-leigh/winner At the time of writing the Dons are 15/2 to win.

Bookies' odds for the match on Sunday: http://www.oddschecker.com/rugby-league/championship/doncaster-v-leigh/winner At the time of writing the Dons are 15/2 to win.

Re: Dons V Leigh Sun 8th March 2pm : Fri Mar 06, 2015 5:35 pm  

The team for Leigh is on the dDons Website in Preview and according to tat there is no Cooke,Waterman, Carbutt and Welham listed yo play

Re: Dons V Leigh Sun 8th March 2pm : Fri Mar 06, 2015 6:43 pm  

If the squad announced is correct then looks like holt and kittrick at half backs both promising young players but against a very strong leigh side I fear the worse, saying that if Wilko isn't fit I wouldn't want to risk him and miss next week when we have a more realistic chance, some of the other absentees are strange unless injures, Lee as been our most consistent player, and Liam Welham impressed in pre season, one of very few.

Re: Dons V Leigh Sun 8th March 2pm : Fri Mar 06, 2015 6:52 pm  

Wilko was targeting this match, but I think its come a week too early for him, however, Tom Holt is more than capable in the half backs, and its been a while since a Donny lad played half back for the Dons (no prizes for a correct guess)..

Re: Dons V Leigh Sun 8th March 2pm : Fri Mar 06, 2015 7:22 pm  

Does anyone remember the rugby union trialist who had played for London Welsh & he came on as a sub for the Dons in the game at Leigh March 28th 1976 the Dons were beaten 75pts to 3pts there are lots of funny stories relating to this players one an only appearance for the Dons.

Re: Dons V Leigh Sun 8th March 2pm : Fri Mar 06, 2015 7:49 pm  

GeoffRoebuck wrote:

Does anyone remember the rugby union trialist who had played for London Welsh & he came on as a sub for the Dons in the game at Leigh March 28th 1976 the Dons were beaten 75pts to 3pts there are lots of funny stories relating to this players one an only appearance for the Dons.

Your team's coach driver played that day too.

Re: Dons V Leigh Sun 8th March 2pm : Fri Mar 06, 2015 10:52 pm  

I eventually found the Leigh preview at the Dons website. I regularly check out the news section but hadn't realised there was a preview link at the top of the page. Surely the team selection (or preview) deserves a mention in the news section too?

With regards to the team, it's good to see Jack Walton get a game. He deserves his chance after some good efforts in the pre-season games.

The team, as shown on the website, is shown below:

Clark Full Back Worthington
Cowling Winger Armstrong
Doherty Centre Kay
Dunn Centre Ridyard
Emmett Winger Brierley
Holt Stand Off Beswick
Kelly Scrum Half Wilkes
Kesik Prop Barlow
Kittrick Hooker Penkywicz
Robinson Prop Pownall
Scott Second Row Platt
Snitch Second Row Reynolds
Sanderson Loose Forward Spencer
Spiers Interchange Haggerty
Waller Interchange Hopkins
Howarth Interchange Acton
Walton Interchange Dixon