Sat 9th Sept: SL: Leeds Rhinos v Wigan Warriors KO 14:45 (Sky)

[John Drake]

Discuss Leeds Rhinos v Wigan Warriors here.

[muckymunksy]

Wigan by about 20

[Thunder Road]

Wigan  

[M j M]

Leeds by 12.

[Chrispmartha]

Can't see anything other than a big Wigan win with the squad Leeds have put out

[DavidM]

Wigan by 16

[Johnny Ringo]

Warriors slip up  Rhinos by 6 

[DACS]

If we compete for the remaining games that will be a positive sign for the future, even if we lose. It feels like we're on the verge of an on-field collapse though, so who knows.  One thing's for sure, the off-season can't come soon enough. While we're not in relegation danger this season has been a huge fizzer marked by all sorts of player drama. Some of this was probably inevitable as Smith will have replaced the bulk of the team in 18 months, including all the starting spine players from when he arrived, who were clearly not up to much. However, Smith will enter next season with the opposite of the goodwill "bank" he had at the start of this one - signings to date are not exactly likely to get people excited, and if we don't start well he'll come under all sorts of pressure.

[WN83]

Leeds away is very rarely easy for us, regardless of Leeds form or their absences. It's a game with loads of history and Leeds still having an outside chance of the play offs will motivate them. On the positive side, we do seem to have flicked a switch and we're playing well at the minute. The forward pack has gone from limping along, to looking full of power and threat and the bench is making a big difference, with Mago, Dupree and Nsemba all adding loads when they come on. 

I'll go Wigan by 8

[bobbruce]

The game will come down to will Asiata play?. If he does will Saints players target him?. Will they do it the right way or let emotions get the better of them?.

[OnStrike]

My first trip up to Headingly tomorrow so hoping Leeds will treat it like a play off game as there is still a faint chance of getting in the 6. 

[Chrispmartha]

34 minutes ago, bobbruce said:

The game will come down to will Asiata play?.

I don’t reckon it will to be honest

 

;-)

[bobbruce]

48 minutes ago, Chrispmartha said:

I don’t reckon it will to be honest

 

Apologies too much sun and red wine

[Damien]

Should be a good Wigan turnout:

 

[Chronicler of Chiswick]

Wigan by 24.

[FearTheVee]

Wigan by as many as they choose

[meast]

On 07/09/2023 at 17:21, Chrispmartha said:

Can't see anything other than a big Wigan win with the squad Leeds have put out

Have Leeds got 17 players like Wigan?

[Chrispmartha]

39 minutes ago, meast said:

Have Leeds got 17 players like Wigan?

Yes of course but Wigan are bang in form with a pretty healthy squad

We’re inconsistent with quite a lot of first choice players missing, hence my prediction.

[Harry Stottle]

41 minutes ago, Chrispmartha said:

Yes of course but Wigan are bang in form with a pretty healthy squad

We’re inconsistent with quite a lot of first choice players missing, hence my prediction.

You are even inconsistent with a full squad of player's Chris.

But back to today, hopefully it will be an open contest with no spoiling tactics of lying on in the tackle or if there is the ref is strong enough to stop it.

[Jinking Jimmy]

12 minutes ago, Harry Stottle said:

 

But back to today, hopefully it will be an open contest with no spoiling tactics of lying on in the tackle or if there is the ref is strong enough to stop it.

Yawn, yawn; broken record time.

Edited September 9, 2023 by Jinking Jimmy

[Chrispmartha]

33 minutes ago, Harry Stottle said:

You are even inconsistent with a full squad of player's Chris.

 

Thats what I meant - was worded badly

[M j M]

Apart from the disaster in Round One the biggest Leeds defeat this season has been by 14 points. Whatever you say about them - that they are mistake prone, lacking in quality, inconsistent, passive in defence, play like they've never met each other - one thing they haven't done under Rohan Smith so far is lie down and take a beating.

And they almost always win when the totalrl match poll says they will lose and lose when it says they will win.

 

 

 

 

*(past performance is not a guarantee of future results).

[FearTheVee]

1 minute ago, M j M said:

Apart from the disaster in Round One the biggest Leeds defeat this season has been by 14 points. Whatever you say about them - that they are mistake prone, lacking in quality, inconsistent, passive in defence, play like they've never met each other - one thing they haven't done under Rohan Smith so far is lie down and take a beating.

And they almost always win when the totalrl match poll says they will lose and lose when it says they will win.

 

 

 

 

*(past performance is not a guarantee of future results).

Hope you’re right, but I can see field and French running riot in this weather.

[Chrispmartha]

17 minutes ago, M j M said:

Apart from the disaster in Round One the biggest Leeds defeat this season has been by 14 points. Whatever you say about them - that they are mistake prone, lacking in quality, inconsistent, passive in defence, play like they've never met each other - one thing they haven't done under Rohan Smith so far is lie down and take a beating.

And they almost always win when the totalrl match poll says they will lose and lose when it says they will win.

 

 

 

 

*(past performance is not a guarantee of future results).

Our points difference and league position tells the story of our season.

A bit more composure and we could be 4th, but we just haven’t been good enough to close the games out

[Chrispmartha]

17 minutes ago, FearTheVee said:

Hope you’re right, but I can see field and French running riot in this weather.

Harry Newman does like to stick it to field and French though which puts them off their game, however I suspect you may be correct