I honestly can't recall a season when there were only seven points between the top five teams and a situation where nobody is home and dry at this point. Some tasty line ups next weekend that could create more uncertainty:
Bramley Phoenix v Ossett
Bridlington v Huddersfield Laund Hill
Northallerton v Old Otliensians
Ripon v Halifax
Roundhegians v Halifax Vandals
Bradford & Bingley v Baildon
Big Apples v Wakey Windups: Home advantage seemed to work on stalling the OO's machine and on paper this should be a shoe in for the Warrels Massive. A chance for Ossett's finest to find their mojo? maybe not - Bramley -7
Fishermen's Friends v Launderers: Possibly the most intense match this week and noting Brid's vulnerabilities, could be a right upset. Assuming they travel well Hudds +7
Old Farmers v Not so Old Otliensians: There may be a bit of grunt and grind when to start with but OOs to run a few rings. OOs +7
Rugrats v Fax of Life: Ripon can't afford any more slips ups if aspiring to a top half finish, so will dig deep and come good back at home again. Ripon +7
Sleepwalkers v Hooligans: At home again, if they stick to their simple game plan, Hegians should create the gaps in the right places and get another five pointer. Hegians +7
Broke & Busted v Ca$h Cow$: A tough local Derby between swamp dwellers and mountain folk. Assuming the flood plain can accommodate a game, fancy the mountain folk to have a good go. Bai£don -7
Bramley Phoenix v Ossett - BP - +7
Bridlington v Huddersfield Laund Hill - Brid -7
Northallerton v Old Otliensians - OO -7
Ripon v Halifax - Ripon +7
Roundhegians v Halifax Vandals - Heigan's +7
Bradford & Bingley v Baildon - Baildon -7
Bramley Phoenix v Ossett - Bramley will be full of confidence with the close game against OO - Bramley +7
Bridlington v Huddersfield Laund Hill - Could be a decent scrap this - Brid +7
Northallerton v Old Otliensians - North are ever improving especially at home - OO -7
Ripon v Halifax- Ripon +7
Roundhegians v Halifax Vandals Roundhegians to put a big number here Hegians +7
Bradford & Bingley v Baildon - Bee's having way too much up front Bees +7
Good Luck all.
Bramley P v Ossett – Bramley P +7
Bridlington v Hudd L H – Bridlington -7
Northallerton v Old O – Old O +7
Ripon V Halifax – Ripon +7
Hegians v Halifax V – Hegians +7
B&B v Baildon – B&B -7
All home wins +7 except the Mighty Otliensians who will win by +7. 8)
BP v ossett- BP to get a few over the line here. BP +7
Brid v HLH- One thing that always lets HLH down is that they don't travel well and for that reason gonna go with a Brid -7
Northallerton v OOs- as previously stated by others here north have improved significantly this season especially at home however ensians should have enough out side to run up a bp win. OOS +7
Ripon v fax- impressive performance from Ripon against hegians last weekend and dare I say poor game management taking 3 points from 10 yards out whilst it was still a 7 point game cost it for them, can't see them making many mistakes against the Halifax mob. Ripon +7
Hegians v HV- hegians just need to keep winning and another strong performance necessary here as vandals are no mugs. Hegians +7
B&B v baildon- id say due to the fact it's a local derby this takes rhe GOTW spot over brid v HLH, strong affair with the wagon lane faithful pushing their boys over the line. B&B -7
Bramley P v Ossett – Bramley P +7
Bridlington v Hudd L H – Bridlington +7
Northallerton v Old O – Old O +7
Ripon V Halifax – Ripon +7
Hegians v Halifax V – Hegians +7
B&B v Baildon – B&B +7
Bramley +7
HLH -7
OO's +7
Ripon +7
Hegians +7
B&B +7
Bramley Phoenix v Ossett. BP played an attractive game vs OO's last week and a lack of discipline cost them at crucial times. BP +7 & a lot more
Bridlington v Huddersfield Laund Hill. If HLH travel with strength that they can cause an upset, but will they? Brid -7
Northallerton v Old Otliensians. If OO's get the ball to release thier back 3 then it's a cakewalk! But Northallerton seem a different team since Xmas. OO's by +7
Ripon v Halifax. Ripon a bit like my little dog, unpredictable, but home advantage should be enough. Ripon +7
Roundhegians v Halifax Vandals. Hegians kids to celebrate a good win with crucial efficiency here. Hegians +7
Bradford & Bingley v Baildon. Love the swamp dwellers vs mountain folk comparison 👌 Bees +7
Bramley Phoenix +7
Bridlington -7
Old Otliensians +7
Ripon +7
Roundhegians +7
Bradford & Bingley -7
Bramley +7
HLH -7
Otliensians +7
Ripon +7
Roundhegians +7
B&B +7
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Bramley P v Ossett – Bramley P +7
Bridlington v Hudd L H – draw
Northallerton v Old O – Old O +7
Ripon V Halifax – Ripon +7
Hegians v Halifax V – Hegians +7
B&B v Baildon – Baildon -7
BP v Ossett - BP+7
Brid v HLH - Brid-7
North v OO's - OO's-7 depends what backs are available - for both teams 😬
Ripon v Halifax - Ripon+7
Hegians v Vandals - Hegians+7
B&B v Baildon - B&B+7
BP +7
Brid +7
OO's +7
Ripon +7
Hegians +7
Baildon +7
Ripon made hard work of getting their five try, five pointer v a feisty Halifax yesterday and the 34 - 10 score line gives credit to their tenacity. Though rather one-dimensional, in terms of not using their two classy Centres more, Fax focused on the close up game and Ripon's defence held up pretty well.
A few wasted opportunities through not going wide early, limited Ripon's scoring chances. as route one was generally blocked by some chunk chaps in the middle.
Ripon now on equal points with Baildon. Is an assault on the top half of the table do-able?