Sat 24th Feb: WCC: Wigan Warriors v Penrith Panthers KO 8pm (Sky/BBC/SuperLeague+)

[Bedfordshire Bronco]

14 minutes ago, JohnM said:

"By ye words, all will know ye."

Of course it's a discussion forum, hence me expressing my evidence-based opinion.  Might be better if the haters just said they didn't like Wigan and didn't want them to win, then leave us to celebrate the victory.

Get in Wigan!!!

 

[StandOffHalf]

35 minutes ago, Gates1 said:

I don't think so, the 2nd try was a clear forward pass, 3rd try was short and a double movement. 

A ref not understanding the rules he is officiating to (with the ball steal) is pretty unforgivable incompetence tbh.

Yes, the Keighran pass to Miski was forward and the double movement try should obviously have been scrubbed out. Moore thinking he sees the ball on the line becomes irrelevant when it's evident that the Wigan player goes again illegally.

I almost didn't want to mention the Keighran forward pass, as the second half decisions went above and beyond in the realm of what shouldn't happen.

[GeordieSaint]

 

Edited February 24 by GeordieSaint

[longboard]

26 minutes ago, Chrispmartha said:

Because they are a talking point ona discussion forum. Were not all here to blow smoke up Wigans backside

Well, that's a relief.

[OMEGA]

35 minutes ago, Harry Stottle said:

That's sad.

I think you misunderstood me, I’m saying if he was trying to give Wigan the game, that’s what he would have done.

He wasn’t so he didn’t

[StandOffHalf]

38 minutes ago, DavidM said:

Can we play super league under international rules ?

Yes, please. A match to get one invested again!

[Exiled Wiganer]

But but but but NRL = Superhumans!!! 

[Exiled Wiganer]

Credit to Penrith, by the way. They really gave us a good game, they can hold their heads high. 

[longboard]

Well done Wigan.

I enjoyed what was a tense and tight game.

[StandOffHalf]

38 minutes ago, Roy Haggerty said:

Look, I think that there were some hard decisions which went against Penrith consistently tonight: the Wardle try, the last minute try, the forward pass try, the ball steal, a couple of ‘knock ons’ at the ptb etc. But that’s why home advantage matters: crowds don’t shout for their own team’s forward passes.

 

If Penrith are honest though, they’ll need to look to themselves. They dominated territory, and looked stronger throughout, but they couldn’t do anything with it. Butchered two certain tries with an easy drop and then trying to outrun Field instead of passing to support. And the kicking game to get repeat sets was non-existent. 
 

They could and should have won even with the unfavourable decisions. The fact they didn’t is on them, really  

 

Yeah, they were aiming to win a tight, low-scoring game off the back of their defence and oppressiveness. They were clunky in attack.

The calls that you mention gave Wigan 10 or 12 points and were the difference.

If the forward pass from Keighran is pulled up and the double movement is adjudicated on correctly, Wigan would only have the opening 4-pointer.

Wigan were the more threatening team, despite being under the pump for the full game. That is the way that Penrith play though. Every point counts, and Wigan were wrongly awarded two 4-pointers.

Credit to both teams for an absorbing, if ultimately deeply off-putting, 80 minutes of hard-fought rugby league football.

[graveyard johnny]

so NZ hammered aus  not long ago and the aus champions lost to the uk tonite - time for a test series?

[Chrispmartha]

2 minutes ago, graveyard johnny said:

so NZ hammered aus  not long ago and the aus champions lost to the uk tonite - time for a test series?

It’s not really the UK though is it, How many Aussies in the Wigan side?

And not sll the Penrith stars play for Australia 

Edited February 24 by Chrispmartha

[DoubleD]

There were a number of good performances but there was one player who stood head and shoulders above everyone else on that pitch and that man is Brad O’Neill.

I’ve not thought he’s stood out before when they’ve played but he’s put on some timber over the off season and he was relentless, whilst his distribution was excellent. A real old school dummy half but he was phenomenal 

[phiggins]

Another game that shows why the on field call needs to be removed from the video ref protocol. How the wardle try was given I will never know 

[WakefieldCityLoyal]

Well played Wigan.

[StandOffHalf]

25 minutes ago, Maximus Decimus said:

I was surprised it went up as a try. There was defo a chance the ball touched the line, however I would say the Penrith example was more likely a try.

Of course it was more likely. He was over the line legally and there is a high likelihood of the ball touching the ground.

Moore giving TRY for the Wigan one should have been immaterial once the video ref saw that Wardle was short and went again illegally.

Edited February 24 by StandOffHalf

[Sports Prophet]

2 hours ago, DavidM said:

They never moan , they lose gracefully 

Hmmm, I think the English showed how gracefully they lose at Lords last year. Unbeatable.

In saying that, I hope Panthers fans are taking it real hard  

Edited February 24 by Sports Prophet

[OriginalMrC]

Some people need to stop with the negativity and celebrate a superleague side beating the best team on the world. Of course there was 50/50 calls but that's the way it goes in Rugby. Well done to Wigan for a tremendous performance and well done to Superleague 

[StandOffHalf]

3 minutes ago, OriginalMrC said:

Some people need to stop with the negativity and celebrate a superleague side beating the best team on the world. Of course there was 50/50 calls but that's the way it goes in Rugby. Well done to Wigan for a tremendous performance and well done to Superleague 

50/50, LOL

[Chrispmartha]

1 minute ago, OriginalMrC said:

Some people need to stop with the negativity and celebrate a superleague side beating the best team on the world. Of course there was 50/50 calls but that's the way it goes in Rugby. Well done to Wigan for a tremendous performance and well done to Superleague 

It’s not negativity to discuss the talking points in a specific game thread.

Wigan played really well and to hang on was a tremendous effort. 

doesn't mean we can’t discuss the talking points.

Also some of us like both the Superleague and the NRL, not sure why we automatically have to automatically want a SL side to win?

[DoubleD]

4 minutes ago, StandOffHalf said:

Of course it was more likely. He was over the line legally and there is a high likelihood of the ball touching the ground.

Moore giving TRY for the Wigan one should have been immaterial once the video ref saw that Wardle was short and went again illegally.

At full speed it looked like Wardle was dragged to the line by the defenders 

[StandOffHalf]

Unfortunately, I think that may be the last WCC hosted in England for some time.

Edited February 24 by StandOffHalf

[dkw]

31 minutes ago, StandOffHalf said:

. Some of the calls tonight turned my stomach.

 

Dear lord,get a grip.

[StandOffHalf]

Just now, DoubleD said:

At full speed it looked like Wardle was dragged to the line by the defenders 

Not in a million years.

[Chrispmartha]

1 minute ago, DoubleD said:

At full speed it looked like Wardle was dragged to the line by the defenders