Sat 22nd Mar: SL: Leeds Rhinos v Wigan Warriors KO 17:30 (Sky)

[League Express]

Discuss the game here.

Sat 22nd Mar: SL: Leeds Rhinos v Wigan Warriors KO 17:30 (Sky)

[Loiner]

Easy Wigan win by 12 at the very least.

[Gerrumonside ref]

After Hull’s rudeness in dumping out Wigan from the cup I think they’ll take it all out on Leeds.

Wigan by 3-4 tries.

[Josef K]

A wigan win by sixteen. 

[my missus]

if field plays wigan by 16 if he is out leeds by4

[MZH]

Leeds might be in for a tough night. Wigan wont take being embarrassed lying down.

Leeds are probably well enough drilled in defence to avoid a humiliation, but it's going to be hard work, especially with their toothless attack.

Leeds 6 v 26 Wigan

[WN83]

I always read that we bounce back really well from defeats but I'm not sure that's hugely accurate. We have iffy spells of 3 or 4 games pretty much every season and had one last year that included a pasting at Headingley. We've had a couple of big wins at Headingley in the last decade but overall, our record is pretty poor and I never feel confident going there. If we win, it'll be close IMO but it could go either way. I doubt Field will play and he's been comfortably our best player this season. 

I'll say Wigan by 4.

[muckymunksy]

8-40

[fieldofclothofgold]

Wigan ,but one can hope .

[Tommygilf]

If Wigan can lose to Hull they can lose to Leeds!

[Harry Stottle]

43 minutes ago, Tommygilf said:

If Wigan can lose to Hull they can lose to Leeds!

But, Leeds haven't shown they are better than Hull FC this season.

[Tommygilf]

1 minute ago, Harry Stottle said:

But, Leeds haven't shown they are better than Hull FC this season.

Let us have some hope Harry!

[Chronicler of Chiswick]

Wigan by 18.

[Hopie]

A press conference that is actually worth watching:

 

[Cliff Promise]

I think Leeds will get absolutely battered. 

 

Hope I'm wrong though! 

[Harry Stottle]

3 hours ago, Cliff Promise said:

I think Leeds will get absolutely battered. 

 

Hope I'm wrong though! 

Your hope could have a chance of coming true Cliff, if Leeds target French early doors fairly and legally (albeit easier said than done) with some bone crunchers, already being without Field they are a completely different proposition when either are of them not on the paddock but both missing is calamitous for them, there was a table done last season which gave Wigans results when they were missing either individually and both of them in the same game and the win ratio dropped alarmingly.

Saying that whoever they played for it would probably have the same effect. But it is a strategy that could pay dividends.

[Exiled Wiganer]

18 minutes ago, Harry Stottle said:

Your hope could have a chance of coming true Cliff, if Leeds target French early doors fairly and legally (albeit easier said than done) with some bone crunchers, already being without Field they are a completely different proposition when either are of them not on the paddock but both missing is calamitous for them, there was a table done last season which gave Wigans results when they were missing either individually and both of them in the same game and the win ratio dropped alarmingly.

Saying that whoever they played for it would probably have the same effect. But it is a strategy that could pay dividends.

that table lovingly created on your kitchen table. Yes, sure, Wigan are actually rubbish aside from 2 players. Keep telling yourself that, it’ll get you through another day. 

[Gerrumonside ref]

Tbf I think we all believe Wigan are still a top side but any team misses their best players when not available.

[Exiled Wiganer]

35 minutes ago, Gerrumonside ref said:

Tbf I think we all believe Wigan are still a top side but any team misses their best players when not available.

Mr Stottle genuinely believes that we would be bottom but for 2 players. 
 

I wouldn’t be surprised if we lose. We are an unusual all conquering team in that we are not that much better than a lot of other teams, and we don’t have to dip far before most teams could beat us. It’s testimony to Peet’s coaching and ability to improve players that we have done as well as we can.

But we are a million miles behind our Bank of England glory year teams, or Leeds’ great side or Saints’ 3 great sides from the SL era. 
 

Which is a good thing. 

 

 

[Gerrumonside ref]

1 hour ago, Exiled Wiganer said:

Mr Stottle genuinely believes that we would be bottom but for 2 players. 
 

I wouldn’t be surprised if we lose. We are an unusual all conquering team in that we are not that much better than a lot of other teams, and we don’t have to dip far before most teams could beat us. It’s testimony to Peet’s coaching and ability to improve players that we have done as well as we can.

But we are a million miles behind our Bank of England glory year teams, or Leeds’ great side or Saints’ 3 great sides from the SL era. 
 

Which is a good thing. 

 

 

Fair enough, I think we’re all hoping to arrive at a time when every team has a chance and every game has a good level of quality

 

 

Edited March 22 by Gerrumonside ref

[Harry Stottle]

2 hours ago, Exiled Wiganer said:

that table lovingly created on your kitchen table. Yes, sure, Wigan are actually rubbish aside from 2 players. Keep telling yourself that, it’ll get you through another day. 

No EW I have not made that up it was published last year and from memory it was something in thd region of 60 to 65% win rate when they were not playing.

[Harry Stottle]

1 hour ago, Exiled Wiganer said:

Mr Stottle genuinely believes that we would be bottom but for 2 players. 

Now you are just talking silly.

[Harry Stottle]

2 hours ago, Exiled Wiganer said:

that table lovingly created on your kitchen table. Yes, sure, Wigan are actually rubbish aside from 2 players. Keep telling yourself that, it’ll get you through another day. 

There you go doubting Thomas, created on my kitchen table, apologies accepted if you are man enough.

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[graveyard johnny]

one of the best defences in the game v one of the worst attacks in the game - shouldnt be hard to work out the result 

[JDR]

I’m happy with the starting lineup for Leeds given who’s available. Fingers crossed for a good performance