Sat 12th Oct: SL Grand Final: Wigan Warriors v Hull KR KO 18:00 (Sky)

[Click]

Oo, Cleary wearing a KR shirt 

[Futtocks]

Nathan Cleary has come over for the match. If he'd brought his team-mates, we could have the WCC next weekend.

[Click]

Just now, Futtocks said:

Nathan Cleary has come over for the match. If he'd brought his team-mates, we could have the WCC next weekend.

Think he has also come over to spend time and watch his misses play to be fair 

[StandOffHalf]

4 minutes ago, Click said:

Oo, Cleary wearing a KR shirt 

May plays for KR, so he's supporting him.

[Dunbar]

5 minutes ago, EagleEyePie said:

Alternatively Matt Peet might just keep Thompson, Havard and Ellis on the field for the full 80. If he thinks Dupree, Mago (or Byrne for another stint) won't be as effective then he might not bring them on.

I think he will almost certainly use Mago and Dupree in short spells to give Thompson and Havard time to get some energy back.  A fantastic position for a coach to be in with 40 to go in a grand final.

[Futtocks]

Just now, Dunbar said:

I think he will almost certainly use Mago and Dupree in short spells to give Thompson and Havard time to get some energy back.  A fantastic position for a coach to be in with 40 to go in a grand final.

You'd certainly want Mago on for a stint, when fatigue begins to bite.

[Dave T]

8 minutes ago, StandOffHalf said:

French's PtB for the drop-goal should probably have been pulled back. He pushed forward and then stumbled over the ball. Looked iffy.

Yep. Should have been binned imo.

[StandOffHalf]

Just now, Futtocks said:

You'd certainly want Mago on for a stint, when fatigue begins to bite.

15 minutes of Mago Mayhem!

[Damien]

9 minutes ago, EagleEyePie said:

Alternatively Matt Peet might just keep Thompson, Havard and Ellis on the field for the full 80. If he thinks Dupree, Mago (or Byrne for another stint) won't be as effective then he might not bring them on.

Mago was devastating a few weeks ago when he came on for just the last 13 mins. Peet may do the same again.

Edited October 12 by Damien

[JohnM]

This game is far from over. One mis-step, one mistake, one lapse in discipline can change the whole outcome. 

[Dunbar]

10 minutes ago, Futtocks said:

Nathan Cleary has come over for the match. If he'd brought his team-mates, we could have the WCC next weekend.

Nathan Cleary has come over for a bit of the other (if you will forgive for lapsing into 1970's bawdy comedy).

[Coggo]

Change of undies all round!

[Sports Prophet]

I thought there was a free play from knock on in SL?

[Click]

holy sh** - that was quite the passage of play 

[Coggo]

KR absolutely bombed that 3v2. Shocker

[Damien]

Wigans edge defence has been phenomenal. 

Edited October 12 by Damien

[Coggo]

And that one. 

[Just Browny]

From the initial kick in that crazy passage of play, at least five Wigan players changed their line to block the Hull KR runners.

[Dave T]

1 minute ago, Sports Prophet said:

I thought there was a free play from knock on in SL?

Gone a while back that, I think its a shame.

[Click]

How did KR not score there?! They had so many numbers!

[Dave T]

They needed something there KR

 Started lively though.

[EagleEyePie]

Just now, Damien said:

Mago was devastating a few weeks ago when he came on for the last 13 mins. Peet may do the same again.

He's made a pretty decent start this evening 

[Futtocks]

Mago is on and already rampaging.

[bobbruce]

7 minutes ago, Futtocks said:

You'd certainly want Mago on for a stint, when fatigue begins to bite.

And that’s why. 

[bobbruce]

3 minutes ago, Sports Prophet said:

I thought there was a free play from knock on in SL?

Not anymore.