Repeat Raiders shows: Kilshaw
ROCHDALE Hornets head coach Alan Kilshaw wants his side to take inspiration from some of the previous performances they have produced against Barrow Raiders when the teams meet again this weekend.
Hornets head to Craven Park tomorrow and will be hoping to build on their 25-18 victory away from home against Swinton Lions last week.
It will be a difficult match against Barrow, but Kilshaw wants to see a repeat of the wins they have managed against Barrow in recent times.
“We know how tough it is to go there but we went there twice and won in year one, so that will be the plan again,” he said.
“We were a bit unfortunate not to get the weekend off last week like everyone else did, but I felt it was good to play in one sense as we needed to win to get the momentum. things, so we’ll go to Barrow Swinton game last week and have a real dig at that we can score from it for sure.” anywhere on the field,
Hornets head into the and I was pleased with our match following a month defence too. of fixtures where they “Swinton were on our have only played two line a lot in the first half, teams, taking on both and we did well to keep Batley Bulldogs and them out, so that was a Swinton Lions on two real pleasing aspect of the separate occasions. game.”
Kilshaw admits it was a The victory saw Hornets odd experience, but is climb above Swinton in now looking forward to the Championship table, getting his teeth stuck into with Kilshaw’s side now some more fixtures second from bottom on against other sides. six points.
“It has been a strange This weekend’s opponents one and hopefully won’t Barrow are in eighth be repeated again. place, having taken 11 “If we can improve on “There were some benefits points from their 15 games last week and learn the as in the second week so far this season. lessons I’ve been speaking you know what is being Hornets and Barrow about then it will put us in thrown at you,” he said. have already met once at good stead. “It means you can put We were glad to play the previous week, and it the Crown Oil Arena this
“Sometimes it’s harder more time into yourself Swinton back to back meant we were able to season, with Kilshaw’s to learn when we’ve won rather than reviewing or though as we were disappointed right a few wrongs. men picking up an so we can’t neglect those previewing an opponent. with what we did “We showed in the impressive 24-12 win.
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‘We showed against Swinton that we can score from anywhere’