20 Mar: Leeds Rhinos v Wigan Warriors KO 8pm (TV)

[dadafrank]

Fancy, Wigan dropping down soon and playing with the championship teams.. oh dear Sean, job not safe then

[Old Frightful]

Another well thought out and articulate comment.

[back to the future]

 although why Farrell was sinbinned I have no idea.  I think the referee got that one totally wrong. 

 

Are you serious?

[chuffer]

Last season his discipline started to go with holding down etc. nothing to bad..

I think even last season his "niggle" starting creeping in, getting up by putting his elbow/forearm on players face/neck etc...no need

[dadafrank]

Another well thought out and articulate comment.

yes I thought so as well

[chuffer]

why Farrell was sinbinned I have no idea. I think the referee got that one totally wrong..

It was a cynical, professional foul. Correct decision

[chuffer]

Fancy

Ooh sailor!

[Jim Sullivan]

That was an interesting game. Leeds superior in most departments most notably positional kicking, metres gained with ball in hand and defence. Most sets saw Leeds finish in an attacking position while Wigan's sets finished in their own half. Yet Wigan were still in with a shout entering last quarter and with a little more composure could have won. This I think comes from lack of leadership mentioned already on here. They also adopted a fairly risk free one pass and drive approach which barely troubled Leeds. We need more push from the forwards if we are going to play this way. Tomkins(J) and Farrell(L) also need to cut out any hint of stupidity. Certainly Tomkins spell in the M5 corridor game hasn't done him any favours. With the exception of Sarginson the three quarters aren't playing with much confidence. Plenty of ability but decision making is often poor leading to lost opportunities. Difficult to see why we let Goulding go given that one of his great strengths is decision making. Think we will get better but it is currently a hard road. It also shows that investment in youth isn't the sole criteria for a successful team.

[Padge]

It was a cynical, professional foul. Correct decision

 

I don't think it was cynical so much as instinctive, deserved a sin-bin though.

[Futtocks]

Obviously, Wigan will be disappointed with the loss, but Leeds may also be a little disappointed by the relatively small margin of victory, considering the way they were on top for most of the game and Wigan were scrambling to contain them.

[chuffer]

I don't think it was cynical so much as instinctive.

Yeh on reflection id probably agree

[Cumbrian Fanatic]

Watched it in the pub so couldn't really hear any commentary, but what really struck me is how Wigan have no real go forward in the pack, they're at least a couple of good big forwards short

[back to the future]

Obviously, Wigan will be disappointed with the loss, but Leeds may also be a little disappointed by the relatively small margin of victory, considering the way they were on top for most of the game and Wigan were scrambling to contain them.

Bit like last night

[Futtocks]

Bit like last night

Not far off, but last night's two teams looked a sight better organised than Wigan.

[fieldofclothofgold]

Leeds have had bad starts to the season ,but they won SL .Its different this year and Wigan haven't got much room to move.

[dkw]

Wigan need to get rid of wane so they can concentrate on being allowed to play rugby rather than all the niggly, cheap shot rubbish he has them playing. they concentrate more on those tactics than the actual gameplay.

[Griff9of13]

I. Somehow doubt that Wane is deliberately coaching them to be niggly and error ridden.

[dkw]

Irony, right?

[Exiled Wiganer]

Possibly pathos, or bathos.

[Futtocks]

Possibly pathos, or bathos.

...or maybe d'Artagnan.

[dkw]

...or maybe d'Artagnan.

Damn you, beat me to it.

[Old Frightful]

Damn you, beat me to it.

Dum ass

[dkw]

Dum ass

He wasn't a musketeer, he was a writer...

[Old Frightful]

 

 

[Padge]

Wigan need to get rid of wane so they can concentrate on being allowed to play rugby rather than all the niggly, cheap shot rubbish he has them playing. they concentrate more on those tactics than the actual gameplay.

 

So when Wigan do the stuff you're on about its being coached, I therefore presume when other clubs players do the same thing it hasn't been coached, its just the players being complete idiots.