Sat 17th Aug: SLMW: Wigan Warriors v St Helens KO 17:00 (Sky)

[DavidM]

Bit to much whistle so far

[StandOffHalf]

Lees is a liability.

[dkw]

1 minute ago, StandOffHalf said:

Lees is a liability.

He really is now, constantly looking for a big shot and just giving penalties. 

[Futtocks]

Sironen on the bench, not wearing his playing kit (not like that you dirty sods), so he's out of rest of the game.

[Barry Badrinath]

2 minutes ago, dkw said:

He really is now, constantly looking for a big shot and just giving penalties. 

I don't see any difference from the rest of his career

[StandOffHalf]

Blake ran a straight line and didn't look at the Wigan chaser.

That's a bad call IMO.

[Futtocks]

Kaide Ellis' second effective kick. Who does he think he is, Barry Ward?

[Barry Badrinath]

1 minute ago, StandOffHalf said:

Blake ran a straight line and didn't look at the Wigan chaser.

That's a bad call IMO.

I thought it was a bit harsh,

[Loiner]

Sounds like they are playing in a crematorium.

[dkw]

Just now, Barry Badrinath said:

I thought it was a bit harsh,

So was that knock on just now. Wigan getting the decisions at the moment.

[dkw]

4 minutes ago, Barry Badrinath said:

I don't see any difference from the rest of his career

He didn't try every tackle previously, just tried another on Mago and got nowhere near. Was lucky others got to him.

[Damien]

Definite no try

[dkw]

That's a shoulder in the head, should be 10, no more than that.

Edited August 17 by dkw

[EagleEyePie]

How's Ellis meant to do anything about that? He only hits him high because Nsemba literally knocks him into Ellis' path

[Barry Badrinath]

4 minutes ago, dkw said:

He didn't try every tackle previously, just tried another on Mago and got nowhere near. Was lucky others got to him.

Thats pretty much all his ever done, try and smash people at high speed

[StandOffHalf]

I think that's a fair call to sit Ellis down.

It was direct to the head and he has a duty as the tackler, regardless of where the player in possession is.

[dkw]

That's a great tackle but poor by whiteley.

[sentoffagain2]

   Great try saving tackle that.

[Damien]

Fantastic defensive play yet again by Field.

[DavidM]

That young fullback is gonna be a bit special I reckon 

[Barry Badrinath]

Passed waaay too early

[Futtocks]

That was a nailed-on St Helens try. But no.

[Futtocks]

1 minute ago, dkw said:

That's a great tackle but poor by whiteley.

He's usually more dependable than that.

[DavidM]

1 minute ago, Futtocks said:

That was a nailed-on St Helens try. But no.

Like when I try to nail something to the wall and it always falls off 

[dkw]

2 minutes ago, Futtocks said:

He's usually more dependable than that.

Seems to have lost some pace this season.