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Mon May 21, 2012
by Stobart Super League
Source: www.superleague.co.ukThe depth of Castleford's squad was laid bare at Hull KR as the injury-ravaged Tigers were taken apart by a Robins side who posted their best-ever Stobart Super League win.
Shorn of their three first-choice half-backs in Rangi Chase, Ryan McGoldrick and Danny Orr, Ian Millward's men rarely got a look in at MS3 Craven Park as they ran in to a Rovers side desperate to find some consistency to form the backbone of a play-off charge.
Craig Sandercock's men moved to within a point of the top eight with this win, although Castleford's diluted line-up offers a caveat to the margin of victory. Star hooker Daryl Clark also limped off in the second half to give the visitors another worry.
Nonetheless, Rovers did what they did well and were home and dry with just 10 minutes on the clock.
They had scored three tries by that point and went on to add nine more, with David Hodgson scoring four and Shannon McDonnell three as the Red and Whites bettered their 70-14 victory over Wakefield Trinity Wildcats last season.
It had never promised to be easy for Castleford and their depleted ranks and they needed to start in a watchful manner. Unfortunately for them, the opposite happened.
They were culpable of triggering their own downfall, though, with full-back Richard Owen missing Craig Hall's third-minute kick and giving McDonnell a free run in on his first appearance since announcing he will be leaving the club at the end of the season.
Michael Dobson added the extras and then assisted in his side's second try two minutes later, albeit with a hint of good fortune. His pass to the left appeared forward to the naked eye but not to referee James Child, and that left Kris Welham with an overlap which Hodgson duly took advantage of in the corner.
The home side were flowing and Blake Green backed that up with a beautiful 40-20 kick which led to another try - Sam Latus going in at the corner after a link-up between Green and McDonnell.
With Dobson perfect with the boot, Rovers were 18-0 up with just nine minutes gone and Castleford were unable to live with them, with a shattered Owen's kick-off flying out on the full.
That gave their opponents the ball again and eventually they were were able to touch down for a fourth time, McDonnell getting his second as he chased a Dobson kick. The latter kicked his fourth goal from the touchline.
The game was already over as a contest and a fifth try duly followed 21 minutes in as captain Ben Galea skipped around Grant Millington and set Hodgson free for a walk-in second which Dobson improved.
McDonnell was then denied a first-half hat-trick when he was called offside as he cashed in a Green kick, but Welham went in six minutes before the break after an offload from Con Mika.
Respite did arrive in the shape of a try from Jordan Thompson for Castleford, but normal service was resumed three minutes after the break when Hodgson got his hat-trick after some neat interplay between Galea and McDonnell.
Australian full-back McDonnell was not long behind Hodgson in securing his own treble, taking in a Dobson pass in the 55th minute, with Lincoln Withers joining the fun soon after, combining with Scott Murrell to break clear.
Murrell was making a nuisance of himself off the substitutes' bench and laid on a score for Mika with 17 minutes remaining, laying on a short ball which the powerful second-rower carried over the line.
Castleford did cross again through Josh Griffin, but Rovers were quickly back on the front foot, with Hall crossing in the corner and Dobson then adding his 10th goal from 11 attempts from the line.
And a new record was set with four minutes remaining when Hodgson took Dobson's kick on the fly, with the scrum-half tagging on the extras.
Thu May 10, 2012
Hull KR fullback Shannon McDonnell is to leave the club at the end of the season after rejecting the offer of a new two-year contract.
The 24-year-old former Junior Kangaroo joined the Robins from Newcastle Knights on a 12-month deal in November but has told the club he wants to move on despite being ever-present in his first season.
Rovers chief executive Mike Smith said: "Everyone at Hull KR has been impressed with Shannon, both on and off the pitch, and we really wanted to keep him at the club which is why we made him a new and improved two-year offer.
"Obviously we're disappointed that he has chosen not to take us up on that offer but have agreed, at the request of his agent, to allow him to speak to other clubs.
"In the meantime, I have no doubt that Shannon will continue to give his all for Hull Kingston Rovers during the rest of this season."
Today's announcement comes just a week after his countryman Wade McKinnon quit neighbours Hull FC to return to Australia.
McDonnell looks set to stay in Stobart Super League and is being linked with Catalan Dragons, who are looking to replace full-back Clint Greenshields.
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 2012 Stobart Super League
Hull Kingston Rovers
14 games; 5 tries, 20 points.
[View] Round 1 [03 Feb 12] L 16-34 v Leeds (A). [FB]
[View] Round 2 [12 Feb 12] W 22-10 v Wakefield (A). [FB]
[View] Round 3 [19 Feb 12] D 36-36 v St Helens (H). [FB] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 4 [26 Feb 12] L 10-42 v Warrington (A). [FB]
[View] Round 5 [04 Mar 12] W 36-0 v Widnes (H). [FB]
[View] Round 6 [10 Mar 12] L 24-36 v Bradford (H). [FB]
[View] Round 7 [17 Mar 12] L 12-20 v Catalans (A). [FB]
[View] Round 8 [25 Mar 12] W 40-22 v Huddersfield (H). [FB]
[View] Round 9 [30 Mar 12] L 30-34 v Castleford (A). [FB]
[View] Round 10 [06 Apr 12] L 6-36 v Hull FC (A). [FB]
[View] Round 11 [09 Apr 12] W 18-10 v Salford City (A). [FB]
[View] Round 12 [22 Apr 12] W 44-16 v London (H). [FB]
[View] Round 13 [04 May 12] L 22-36 v Wigan (A). [FB] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 14 [20 May 12] W 70-12 v Castleford (H). [FB] 12 Pts; 3t
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2011 NRL Telstra Premiership
Newcastle Knights
7 games; 4 tries, 16 points.
[View] Round 2 [19 Mar 11] W 34-22 v Cowboys (A). [FB]
[View] Round 3 [27 Mar 11] L 12-26 v Sea Eagles (A). [FB]
[View] Round 6 [17 Apr 11] W 24-20 v Cronulla (H). [FB] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 7 [24 Apr 11] W 22-12 v Canberra (A). [FB] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 8 [30 Apr 11] L 12-42 v Storm (A). [FB]
[View] Round 10 [15 May 11] L 16-25 v Warriors (H). [FB] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 11 [22 May 11] L 10-12 v Roosters (A). [FB] 4 Pts; 1t
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2010 NRL Telstra Premiership
Newcastle Knights
13 games; 2 tries, 8 points.
[View] Round 1 [13 Mar 10] W 20-16 v Bulldogs (A). [FB]
[View] Round 2 [20 Mar 10] L 14-20 v Storm (H). [FB]
[View] Round 3 [27 Mar 10] L 12-36 v Sea Eagles (A). [FB]
[View] Round 4 [05 Apr 10] L 30-34 v Panthers (H). [FB]
[View] Round 5 [10 Apr 10] L 10-28 v Rabbitohs (A). [FB]
[View] Round 9 [09 May 10] L 36-38 v Titans (H). [BE]
[View] Round 10 [15 May 10] W 34-18 v Roosters (A). [FB] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 13 [05 Jun 10] L 10-28 v Panthers (A). [FB]
[View] Round 21 [02 Aug 10] W 32-14 v Sea Eagles (H). [FB]
[View] Round 22 [08 Aug 10] W 30-6 v Bulldogs (H). [FB] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 23 [15 Aug 10] L 10-22 v Warriors (A). [FB]
[View] Round 24 [20 Aug 10] W 44-18 v Broncos (H). [FB]
[View] Round 25 [28 Aug 10] L 18-26 v Dragons (H). [FB]
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2009 NRL Telstra Premiership
Newcastle Knights
9 games; 1 tries, 4 points.
[View] Round 12 [31 May 09] W 22-14 v Bulldogs (H). [FB]
[View] Round 14 [12 Jun 09] L 0-13 v Warriors (A). [FB]
[View] Round 17 [04 Jul 09] L 14-18 v Storm (A). [CT]
[View] Round 18 [11 Jul 09] W 23-4 v Raiders (H). [FB]
[View] Round 20 [24 Jul 09] L 20-44 v Sea Eagles (A). [FB] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 21 [01 Aug 09] L 18-30 v Roosters (H). [FB]
[View] Round 22 [09 Aug 09] L 8-40 v Eels (A). [WG]
[View] Round 26 [06 Sep 09] W 35-0 v Panthers (H). [WG]
[View] Finals Week 1 [12 Sep 09] L 12-26 v Bulldogs. [WG]
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2009 NRL Telstra Premiership
Wests Tigers
1 games; [View] Round 5 [12 Apr 09] L 10-23 v Sea Eagles (A). [BE]
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2008 NRL Telstra Premiership
Wests Tigers
9 games; 3 tries, 12 points.
[View] Round 5 [13 Apr 08] L 24-30 v Raiders (A). [WG]
[View] Round 6 [20 Apr 08] W 30-10 v Rabbitohs (H). [WG]
[View] Round 7 [27 Apr 08] W 20-16 v Sharks (A). [WG]
[View] Round 8 [03 May 08] L 22-34 v Broncos (H). [WG] 4 Pts; 1t (63)
[View] Round 10 [18 May 08] W 38-26 v Knights (A). [WG] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 11 [25 May 08] W 20-18 v Gold Coast (H). [WG]
[View] Round 13 [07 Jun 08] W 40-16 v Cowboys (H). [WG] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 14 [15 Jun 08] L 6-44 v Eels (H). [WG]
[View] Round 15 [20 Jun 08] L 18-19 v Broncos (A). [WG]
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2007 NRL Telstra Premiership
Wests Tigers
6 games; 0/1 goals, [View] Round 2 [24 Mar 07] L 8-19 v Sea Eagles (H). [BE]
[View] Round 3 [30 Mar 07] L 20-22 v Eels (A). [WG]
[View] Round 12 [04 Jun 07] L 8-38 v Eels (H). [WG]
[View] Round 13 [10 Jun 07] W 33-14 v Knights (A). [FB]
[View] Round 14 [17 Jun 07] L 14-16 v Titans (H). [FB]
[View] Round 15 [25 Jun 07] L 18-48 v Broncos (A). [FB]
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2006 World Club Challenge
Wests Tigers
1 games; [View] WCC [04 Feb 06] L 10-30 v Bulls (A). [WG]
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2006 VB NSWRL Premier League
Balmain Tigers
7 tries, 2 goals, 32 points.
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2006 NRL Telstra Premiership
Wests Tigers
14 games; 5 tries, 20 points.
[View] Round 7 [21 Apr 06] L 16-28 v Eels (A). [FB] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 11 [20 May 06] L 12-34 v Warriors (A). [FB]
[View] Round 14 [09 Jun 06] L 12-16 v Sea Eagles (A). [FB]
[View] Round 15 [17 Jun 06] W 26-14 v Roosters (H). [BE]
[View] Round 16 [24 Jun 06] L 20-24 v Panthers (A). [WG] 8 Pts; 2t
[View] Round 17 [02 Jul 06] L 10-32 v Bulldogs (H). [FB]
[View] Round 18 [09 Jul 06] W 22-10 v Sharks (A). [WG]
[View] Round 19 [16 Jul 06] L 18-20 v Raiders (A). [WG] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 20 [23 Jul 06] L 6-34 v Eels (H). [FB]
[View] Round 21 [30 Jul 06] W 20-6 v Broncos (A). [FB]
[View] Round 22 [05 Aug 06] L 4-46 v Storm (A). [FB]
[View] Round 23 [13 Aug 06] L 18-19 v Raiders (H). [FB]
[View] Round 24 [20 Aug 06] L 16-46 v Dragons (A). [FB]
[View] Round 26 [03 Sep 06] W 52-18 v Rabbitohs (H). [FB] 4 Pts; 1t
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2005 NRL Telstra Premiership
Wests Tigers
1 games; [View] Round 26 [04 Sep 05] L 22-38 v Panthers (H). [WG]
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