Fri 16th Sept: SL: Wigan Warriors v Leeds Rhinos KO 20:00 (Sky)

[Barley Mow]

Discuss Wigan Warriors v Leeds Rhinos here.

[Harry Stottle]

Leeds all but nullified the threat of French and Field in their last meeting, can they do it again, if so they take away a lot of what Wigan are about this season, hence the loss at Headingley.

Leeds are playing quite well but I think home advantage will see Wigan home.... Just.

[Gerrumonside ref]

Leeds have a team of destiny feel about them.

They seem to have peaked at the right time.

Hopefully they can beat Wigan before being squished in the final by Saints in a small measure of revenge for those previous finals!

[Chronicler of Chiswick]

Wigan by 18.

[Chris22]

I'd be surprised if we didn't see a reasonably comfortable Wigan win here.

[muckymunksy]

Wigan by 20 

[Loiner]

Well it's been a roller-coaster ride this season but this is where it comes to an end. Good luck to Wigan but I hope you get a stuffed by Salford in the final Wigan by 12

[Saint Toppy]

Pies by 20+

Leeds scraped a win in France but lets face it, it wasn't because they were great they were just slightly less poor than Catalans were on the day. They went there with a game plan to niggle & disrupt the dragons, and it worked, but wigan are the absolute masters of "s***house tactics". As soon as Isa starts with his late hits, Powell starts with the elbows in the tackle and Smithies rubs his head in the players faces Leeds are going to react.

Personally I can see a fair few yellows handed out in this game and possibly the odd red card too. The extra space will then let French & Field run riot. 

[Bedfordshire Bronco]

8 hours ago, Harry Stottle said:

Leeds all but nullified the threat of French and Field in their last meeting, can they do it again

It was Newman that did most of that though and he's not named in the squad 

I fear a not very close home win

[Harry Stottle]

5 minutes ago, Bedfordshire Bronco said:

It was Newman that did most of that though and he's not named in the squad 

I fear a not very close home win

Aye but there isn't going to be a space where Newman played, sane tactics different personnel.

[Bedfordshire Bronco]

Just now, Harry Stottle said:

Aye but there isn't going to be a space where Newman played, sane tactics different personnel.

Sane tactics are the best I think Harry but Newman isn't an easy body to replace....Sutty in good form but he can't defend or read thier plays like Harry did 

[bobbruce]

Good luck to both teams. I’m sure it will be a tough game whoever goes through. Hopefully it’s so tight it goes to a couple of hrs of golden point to separate them.

[johnh1]

As a Salford fan I'd rather play Leeds in the final than Wigan. So I will be routing for Leeds. Can't believe I've written that!

[Dunbar]

Leeds have done really well to be in this game after the start they had to the season, and the win in France last week was gutsy.

But this is a game too far for them against a good and well coached Wigan outfit.

[DavidM]

Wigan 30-18 Leeds

[Mark S]

It’s for Wigan to learn from their defeat to Leeds when they let Leeds nullify Field and French. If they have them it’s a Wigan win. 

[StandOffHalf]

Wigan by two or three scores.

30-14

[Father Ted]

Last week will have taken a lot of the Leeds squad.

Wigan will have too much pace and will have learned from the Headingly mess up. Can't see coming close in this one.

[FearTheVee]

Wigan by lots 

[Londonbornirishbred]

Wigan by 3 scores......I see Leeds as being a real threat next year, but this year the pies look too good

[WN83]

The Wigan fan in me says I’m nervous and it really could go either way. If I try and take myself away from that feeling and think logically, my mind drifts back to some of our play off runs back in the late 2000’s and we’d finish the season well, win a couple of tough play off games but the semi would be a step too far (and usually against Leeds at Headingley). It feels like that is how this ‘should’ go given Leeds injury/suspension problems but it’s no given (drifted back to being a nervous Wigan fan again). 
 

 

[Cw25]

Wigan 36-12 Leeds

[JohnM]

This is clearly a different Leeds to the one that started the season as the one that filled us all with hope that they'd get their just desserts.

Leeds new and transformational coach will have been working on a plan for this very game, so watch out for vigorous tactics, frivolous appeals  and enough arm waving from Leeds to power a million homes.

Wigan to win on fitness and stamina but I'm not supremely confident saying that.

 

[fieldofclothofgold]

18 hours ago, Saint Toppy said:

Pies by 20+

Leeds scraped a win in France but lets face it, it wasn't because they were great they were just slightly less poor than Catalans were on the day. They went there with a game plan to niggle & disrupt the dragons, and it worked, but wigan are the absolute masters of "s***house tactics". As soon as Isa starts with his late hits, Powell starts with the elbows in the tackle and Smithies rubs his head in the players faces Leeds are going to react.

Personally I can see a fair few yellows handed out in this game and possibly the odd red card too. The extra space will then let French & Field run riot. 

Good God you really have got it bad .Its 2022 not 2011 . 

[fieldofclothofgold]

I can usually suss out Leeds in first 5 10 minutes .I did that last week . I'll plump for Wigan right now .