EagleEyePie

YESSSSSS!!! Great run from Walters and quick play the ball. Outstanding inside pass from French.

Was that a knock on? I thought the Wire player lost control but held it against his body and threw it back?

Wigan have started this game so well. A little sloppy with the ball early on but we've been dominating possession and position and could have been further ahead. Credit Harry Smith for that dummy to create that space out wide. Great halfback play

It's a try!

Could it be Dupree with the first try? With his family history from the US that would be fantastic for him

Forcing it a little bit here. We're usually much more structured that this in attack and more patient. Perhaps deliberate because of the occasion? Feeling like there's a need to entertain and be more open.

Oh Marshy! Dropped it at the last moment!

There's no controversy in this at all. He's on the ground with a tackler on him before the ball strip. It's a simple call

Tackle complete. No try

Bit of a shocker from Field after a great break. If he has one fault, it's his decision making in those situations.

A real sore one on Fitzgibbon. Not deliberate, I think it had more to do with Fitzgibbon slipping out of the tackle but definitely a penalty minimum. Clearly being very lenient

How on earth has this no try been overturned? The lead runner literally takes out a defender and stops him covering across

Definitely not a ball strip, but surely that was head contact from Keery?

Imagine having to front the media and stand there like naughty schoolchildren apologising as if what they've done is actually that bad. Play fighting in a lift to 'win' a room and accidentally hitting an emergency button. Won't somebody please think of the children! I'm sure both players really wanted to ask the media what the hell is wrong with them all I'm fairly certain no one at Canberra is actually bothered about the behaviour. It's the fact that it gave the media a reason to cause a stir over something so small.

Eckersley is from Oldham and played for Waterhead and O'Neil was at Halton Farnworth. Farrimond and Nathan Lowe were from Leigh Miners and Leigh East respectively. Of course building an academy isn't necessarily about finding players from right on your doorstep, especially when Wigan, St Helens, Warrington, Salford and Leigh all have catchment areas that massively overlap. Finding an area that is a rugby league hotbed that doesn't have a Super League side can be a massive benefit. As I mentioned above, Eckersley is from Oldham and played for Waterhead alongside Jacob Douglas. Harry Smith and Brad O'Neill were playing for Widnes amateur sides. Also Halifax, where Morgan Smithies, Matty Nicholson and Lukas Mason played amateur rugby before signing for Wigan. You try to build a consistent base of local talent to keep the academy competitive but a lot of work goes in outside of the catchment area too.

Eckersley Burgess Halsall Gildart Marshall Williams Smith Havard O'Neill Byrne Nsemba Farrell Smithies Bench: Sutton, Partington, Nicholson, Forber

Correct answers for this week 1. Will Wakefield score more than 2 tries against Hull KR? NO (2 tries only) 2. Will Hull v Wigan be a higher scoring game than Warrington v Catalans? YES (50 - 30) 3. Will Oldham score more points than Bradford? NO (18-38) 4. Will there be more than 1 away win in League One this weekend? YES (Crusaders & Hurricanes) 5. Will a drop goal be scored during this round of Super League fixtures? NO Tie breaker: How many tries will be scored across all Super League games this weekend? 40 Scores (with proximity to tiebreaker in brackets) @Barley Mow - 3 (-6) @JonM - 3 (+7) @JDM - 3 (+7) @Just Browny - 3 (-13) @Northern Eel - 2 (+2) @RP London - 2 (-2) @Damien - 2 (-4) @daz39 - 2 (-14) @EagleEyePie - 1 (-1) @MZH - 1 (-7)

Wigan's Taylor Kerr scored a 75th minute try to give London a 14-12 win over Featherstone. Good win for them. Liam Tindall got their other 2 tries on debut.

That captain's challenge was pretty much identical to the one that was was ruled a knock on previously

I know but surely the biggest reason for not doing a short drop out was the fact that it was most likely to give your opponent the ball back in the most dangerous part of the pitch and mean your defensive line was weaker because some players would have to compete for the kick. I'm not sure I'd take a short kick off over smacking it as far down the field as possible. I could understand short kick offs being more popular as the risks are greatly reduced.

What's with this new obsession with short drop outs? It seems really stupid

You don't have to wait at all, you can pick up the ball yourself, but you can't tackle someone who doesn't have the ball.

How did the ref conclude there was no penalty to Salford there? The marker just cleaned out the dummy half before he got the ball.

A successful captain's challenge! Those are as rare as 1-0 victories.

How dare you! I'm not that close to Harry in age. But maybe in spirit.