Fri 14th Jul: Wigan Warriors v Warrington Wolves KO 20:00 (Sky)

[GUBRATS]

French

[Havenwarrior]

 Much slower game than last night, Ref allowing too much messing in the tackle.

 

HW

[Futtocks]

A fair few errors from both sides so far. 

[Fevrover]

Just now, Havenwarrior said:

 Much slower game than last night, Ref allowing too much messing in the tackle.

 

HW

And moooooing like a gud un!

[Old Frightful]

Jeez, what's with Wire on that set, looked like they were behind in the last minute.

[bobbruce]

Shocking decision no one inside ten of where the ball bounced and then the kicker goes for the ball. 

[Old Frightful]

Thought that might have been forrerd but looked fine on the replay.

[DavidM]

I love those bullet passes to the wing 

[Dave T]

1 minute ago, bobbruce said:

Shocking decision no one inside ten of where the ball bounced and then the kicker goes for the ball. 

I think the rule may be where the kicker picks up though rather than where it bounces. We were unlucky that the ball bounced back towards the chase. 

Has tge rule changed about the kicker playing them onside though, I seem to recall as a kid the kicker could put the chasers onside. 

[Just Browny]

21 minutes ago, bobbruce said:

You got the ball back and even with the penalty you be lucky to make an extra metre with the kick it was so close to touch. I’d be more worried about not getting the penalty for the tackle off the ball on Vaughan that’s been a penalty all year. 

There are people in here who get very upset if I challenge reffing decisions; you're entitled to make that point though.

[DavidM]

Ratchford ships that ball to the wing wire score 

Edited July 14, 2023 by DavidM

[Dave T]

The rucks are just messy nowadays. Some tackles are double tackles. 

[Just Browny]

Got that wrong, wasn't a strip. It should have been play on.

[Dave T]

McDermott's analysis is just weird. 

Twice now he's said that in a close game he sees Wire winning, but if Wigan fire ahead they could smash us. 

Now I'm not saying he will ultimately be wrong, but so far this season Wigan have won two very tight games against us, and in both of them they were ahead and didn't pull away. 

The level of analysis/opinion is worse than on the terrace. 

[Dave T]

Wigan appear a little un-Wigan like on their own line. A bit of composure and there are some gaps in that defence. 

[Old Frightful]

Wigan concede a try that is just the sort of try they don't usually concede.

[DavidM]

Just now, Dave T said:

McDermott's analysis is just weird. 

Twice now he's said that in a close game he sees Wire winning, but if Wigan fire ahead they could smash us. 

Now I'm not saying he will ultimately be wrong, but so far this season Wigan have won two very tight games against us, and in both of them they were ahead and didn't pull away. 

The level of analysis/opinion is worse than on the terrace. 

He hasn’t got a clue what he’s saying . All of them are just background noise 

[LeeF]

6 minutes ago, Dave T said:

I think the rule may be where the kicker picks up though rather than where it bounces. We were unlucky that the ball bounced back towards the chase. 

Has tge rule changed about the kicker playing them onside though, I seem to recall as a kid the kicker could put the chasers onside. 

Point 1 - You are correct. The chasers have to back off

Point 2 - You can still put them inside providing they weren’t in front of the PTB but you have to put them on side before the “catcher” catches the ball

[Dunbar]

That's a good try.

[GUBRATS]

Forward 

[Futtocks]

6 minutes ago, Just Browny said:

There are people in here who get very upset if I challenge reffing decisions; you're entitled to make that point though.

You'd be more convincing if you occasionally challenged a decision against Wigan.

[Old Frightful]

Terrific composure there in the build up to that try.

[Man of Kent]

OMG. WHAT A TRY!

[DavidM]

Nice play started by Smith and some poor defence from Wire’s perspective 

[Just Browny]

Just now, Futtocks said:

You'd be more convincing if you occasionally challenged a decision against Wigan.

 

6 minutes ago, Just Browny said:

Got that wrong, wasn't a strip. It should have been play on.

OK.