Fri 18th Apr: SL: Wigan Warriors v St Helens KO 15:00 (Sky)

[StandOffHalf]

10 minutes ago, Click said:

Either way, unless the tackler reefs the ball out, the ball carrier has to have a better grip from being "slapped" out

Fair; I thought it was unfair to call it a dropped ball when the Wigan player was targeting the ball.

I suppose the controversial French assist compounds things.

[Gerrumonside ref]

No doubt for me that Saints need to contain Wigan until they can get back to full strength and then score the next try to get back in the game.

Difficult to see it though and Wigan are hardly having to go through the gears as Saints gift them sets.

[Click]

1 minute ago, StandOffHalf said:

Fair; I thought it was unfair to call it a dropped ball when the Wigan player was targeting the ball.

I suppose the controversial French assist compounds things.

Understood, personally I agreed with the ref/VR on both incidents. 

[graveyard johnny]

6 minutes ago, Gerrumonside ref said:

The thing is in sport that nobody wants to change a winning team and they often grow old together at the same time.

Roby was digging saints out of so many holes so many times in the past - but now without him theres no one who can do that 

[Futtocks]

14 minutes ago, Industria ditat said:

Great work rate from Walters, he seems to be involved in nearly every play.

I didn't get to see a lot of him at Leeds, but he looks to be a lot more of a player than just a gigantic bloke.

[StandOffHalf]

4 minutes ago, NRLandSL said:

What’s the point of being the video ref if you’re not going to do you’re  job. What do they mean “Lack of evidence” all the evidence is right in front of you.

Indeed. Pause it when French contacts it. Pause it when it hits the ground. Clear that the ball ended up ahead of where he touched it.

[Gerrumonside ref]

1 minute ago, graveyard johnny said:

Roby was digging saints out of so many holes so many times in the past - but now without him theres no one who can do that 

Yes, he was a steady leader amongst his other strengths and knew what different situations needed.

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[Gerrumonside ref]

That’s better Saints

[Gerrumonside ref]

Swinging arm too high

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[Click]

Might be a yellow.. but he is slipping there so it's got lots of mitigation 

[Gerrumonside ref]

Got to be sin binned

[StandOffHalf]

Walters high on Bennison.

Clear yellow.

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[Gerrumonside ref]

This is a chance for Saints now to get back in the game.

[Futtocks]

Accidental but definitely head contact. Yellow.

[LeeF]

6 minutes ago, graveyard johnny said:

Roby was digging saints out of so many holes so many times in the past - but now without him theres no one who can do that 

That’s because when he retired they presented him with the spade he used to dig

[Damien]

Clear yellow, high but the Saints player falling a lot at the last second.

[Click]

Guess Walters gets that rest after all the comments about him not going off the field yet ... 

[Click]

Awful play by saints again.

[bratman]

Sailor didn't look comfortable at fullback 

[Gerrumonside ref]

Another dreadful decision in offloading there 

[Gerrumonside ref]

Turned into points for Wigan already

[Click]

And Wigan instantly punish them. 

Saints can have no one else to blame other than themselves

[Click]

Just now, bratman said:

Sailor didn't look comfortable at fullback 

Sailor doesn't look comfortable in SL.

[Futtocks]

Just now, Gerrumonside ref said:

Another dreadful decision in offloading there 

The lead-footed reaction of his team-mates made it worse.

...and Field scores under the sticks.

[Gerrumonside ref]

All too easy for Wigan