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13 minutes ago, Hull Kingston Bronco said:
That was a knock on from the first kick, clear as day here on my phone. There’s no excuse for that sort of error
He fumbled the ball, and regathered. It never hit the ground.
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I have a genuine question. After a kick if the ball bounces, does that play people onside? It’s just that before HKR’s try, it looked to me that the chasers after the kick Field misjudged were offside, unless a bounce ball makes everyone onside.
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Unbelievably it looks as if there are some Wigan fans, and some of them seem to be singing and cheering. How can that be?
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Have decided to go with Channel 4. They are a breath of fresh air. Looking at that Tomkins try, it was an absolutely fabulous run: there were 7 Saints players in close proximity at some point.
Thinking back to the semi, we absolutely need to keep 13 players on the pitch. We have lost the last 2 semis and didn’t turn up for last year’s. I think the warm and dry weather gives us a chance. In Peet we trust.
V nervous.
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1 hour ago, Bedfordshire Bronco said:
That was some moment for him and a reminder of why he's a modern British great
It's the decision making under pressure as much as the physical / stepping bit....deceptively strong too against 3 defenders
We'll miss him as a player but hope he stays as a pundit.....I know he's been a t*rd in his younger days but I also like him on Sky now too
I didn’t think he had the zip to do what he did. I do object to the suggestion that he was horrible when he was younger. He was competitive and feisty, but he wasn’t a cheat, or a danger to other players. His flaws were exaggerated, in my humble opinion, because he played for us.
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Sam rolling back the years. The beauty of a semi final is that, however it pans out, if it’s close the tension ratchets up and up. A moment of genius and the south of France is in raptures.
I was reading the Guardian report, and they stated that Roby was Saints’ best ever player. He’s no Joe Egan, but each club has its own standards I suppose
Roby has been a fabulous player, over a long period of time, but I think Cunningham was better. He was a one man pack. There was nothing he couldn’t do and no game was truly lost while he was playing.
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Our group will be there regardless.
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I think the better rested home teams will win these, simply for those reasons, in 2 very evenly matched games. Oh, and the likely good weather will work in favour of those sides.
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30 minutes ago, THE RED ROOSTER said:
I going with KR on this, they are a team in form but more importantly their fans act as the 14th man. Wigan fans by contrast are more somnolent. This game could end up being about Wigan's need to quieten the away fans for the longer this game remains close, the more the noise from the oppossition fans will increase.
Just to be clear you think Wigan’s fans are rubbish? Hard to know where to start with a response to that.
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12 hours ago, Hull Kingston Bronco said:
Aye you’re right I can see the meaning now, sorry fella, my bad read
Looking forward to Saturday, will be a great game.
It’s set up like the Panthers v Broncos, with you as the throw it anywhere Broncos. If it’s half as good, it will be a treat.
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5 hours ago, GUBRATS said:
You do realise last time they had 16 players rested ? , the lowest numbered shirt was 17
I was referring to the semi final. “That one” referred to the last game referred to at the end of the previous sentence “the semi”.
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3 hours ago, Hull Kingston Bronco said:
I'm desperately hoping the Wigan coaching team have as much hubris as many of their fans. Unfortunately though Peet is a good coach, and respects his opponents.
We're peaking now, as are they to be fair. Hull KR are now back to full strength, barring Coote (but Walker's been immense) and perhaps Abdul not being fully fit (but "Schneider and Lewis" seem a better balanced pairing than our early season "Abdul running 90% plus Lewis as occasionally- contributing sidekick" combination). We've won 6 on the trot, and we're 2nd in the form table to Wigan and only on points difference. Home advantage makes Wigan small favourites, but this game should be a cracker. We've beaten them twice this season, it's very possible.
I am happy to clarify what I thought was conveyed by my original post: the last one I was referring to was the last semi final - and we know how that one went.
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3 hours ago, Padge said:
One frame tells you nothing.
unless from a high speed camera to stop motion blur.
In this instance, doesn’t a single frame tell you all we need to know? If any part of the ball hits the ground at any point it’s a try. I am surprised it take the VR more than a second to conclude it was a try. It was a terrific game between 2 teams who have already, I would humbly suggest, exceeded most people’s expectations. It was particularly impressive, given that neither side had had a week off, and yet they found the juice to go toe to toe. It’s not just that they have really shaken up the “established order”, but that they have done so in such an entertaining way.
Next stop for HKR is away to us for a semi final. And we all know how the last one went.
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2 hours ago, sam4731 said:
Wigan looked strong favourites for this game but given the suspensions of Hill, Ellis and French who were all expected to play some part in the game, it looks to be a tighter affair.
Hill may well have played. If Havard returns, he may not play again this year. He is a talented player who is unlucky to miss the final.
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13 hours ago, GUBRATS said:
Patronising, we don't need , hopefully whoever wins this wins the GF
It wasn’t intended to be patronising, and having re read it I can’t see how it can be seen as such.
To reiterate, I hope that Leigh win, and they are good enough. I hope it is a classic, and both teams have had great seasons.
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I hope that Leigh win, and they have repeatedly shown they have the talent to do so. 2 really matched and well coached teams, am hoping for a classic. Regardless of the result, both teams can look back on their seasons with immense pride.
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5 hours ago, Dave T said:
Superb performance from the WDL.
I was a little concerned after the Leigh match thread that we would struggle, but I think we needed that to get us match fit. At this stage, we could bring back Flower and O’Loughlin for the final and still have a good go at defending the indefensible.
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4 hours ago, bobbruce said:
Has anyone checked the interchanges from the semi final yet.
Funny you should say that, given that the interchange rule that we were caught on was one that had not been applied in regular season attaches, that Wire accepted the result and were happy to play us, but Saints raised the issue and refused to accept that outcome. You can rest assured that Saints are all over potential Wigan breaches.
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I am a fan of the disciplinary process as a process. I think it applies the rules consistently, within clear guidelines. As far as I can tell the point here is not that the process is wrong but rather that this rule is wrong. It didn’t just appear, the clubs accepted it and a number of them have “benefited” from it in the past. So, the controversy has actually nothing to do with Wigan, however much that is the spin some posters would like to put on it.
if people don’t like the rule they should get annoyed with their clubs, including Wire, HKR and Leigh.
I would also note that in this instance, as opposed to the usual way this exception works, Wigan benefit because we have invested enough into our reserves to have qualified for the this final.
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So, in short, a rule has been correctly applied, in a way consistent with precedent.
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50 minutes ago, Harry Stottle said:
It was as wrong with Bateman as this is now.
Could you perhaps remind us of the number of posts and their content at the time? It would be strange indeed for you to have been unconcerned then but apoplectic now.
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Oh, and Hill could well have played in that final.
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So, a rule was applied correctly. Which is WIgan’s fault how exactly? It is testimony to our club’s talent that we were able to benefit (as opposed to clubs usually benefiting through being knocked out of the cup). If other clubs had invested enough in their reserves to stop us making the final, or if we hadn’t finished top, thus earning a week off, then we couldn’t have benefited.
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15 minutes ago, GUBRATS said:
I'd appeal, he was in the position but moved to avoid the crusher scenario
Of course he did. Perhaps the fairest thing would be to ban King for having his head attached to his body by his neck?
Sat 7th Oct: SL S/F: Wigan Warriors v Hull KR KO 12:45 (Sky/Channel 4)
in The General Rugby League Forum
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Wigan are on it today. Smith particularly has steered us round, kicked brilliantly and made his tackles. I haven’t seen anything to suggest we will have any bans (famous last words), and I suspect the only selection head ache will be whether Havard is fit to play. I do think we lack a Tomkins, been there, seen that player, but we had enough for the CC FInal, so maybe the collective will be enough.