Fri 19th Sept: SL: Wigan Warriors v Leeds Rhinos KO 20:00 (SS)

[League Express]

Fri 19th Sept: SL: Wigan Warriors v Leeds Rhinos KO 20:00 (SS)

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[muckymunksy]

Dress rehearsal for the Grand Final 

Wigan 22-20 Leeds 

[WN83]

No Connor for Leeds and they've rested Miller and Hall, so alongside the other absentees, it looks like they've not placed too much importance on the game. On the flip side, Wigan have named probably the strongest squad I can remember in a very very long time, with everyone available bar Tom Forber (who obviously wouldn't play anyway). 

Wigan by 20

[Thunder Road]

Wigan just.

[hunsletgreenandgold]

I think Wigan will win this comfortably - Leeds seem to be prioritising players fully recovering for the play offs rather than pushing for 3rd, which in truth Leigh will probably wrap up against Giants in any case. A hammering won't be good preparation though, especially after last weeks performance v Cats. Strange that from Wigan's perspective there could be nothing riding on this either, if HKR have already won, so it could be played at a very strange tempo/intensity where neither team wants to risk injuries being the key priority. 

Wigan by 16 

Score prediction 28-12

[Widiot]

Comfortable home win. 

[Chrispmartha]

Leeds doing the right thing in resting key players here, can’t see anything but a Wigan win in what is essentially a dead rubber.

I’m not fussed about the result more interested in the effort from Leeds

[Chronicler of Chiswick]

Wigan by 24.

[Luke HKR]

Wigan by 12.

[bobbruce]

Wigan by 20 and a mass brawl sees half a dozen players from each side get 3/4 week bans. 

[Gerrumonside ref]

16 minutes ago, bobbruce said:

Wigan by 20 and a mass brawl sees half a dozen players from each side get 3/4 week bans. 

And to be replaced by Salford and Huddersfield in the playoffs! 

Edited September 17 by Gerrumonside ref

[Father Ted]

Leeds look like they are concentrating on the play off game at home. Who can blame them?

[Exiled Wiganer]

There is a key difference in that Wigan will have a week off next week, whereas Leeds will play, which is reflected in the squads. Wigan presumably are wary of giving people 2 weeks off, and Leeds are happy to rest players. 

[fieldofclothofgold]

Wigan 26 12 

[Mark S]

Are Leeds resting Jack Smith for this one?

[Chrispmartha]

34 minutes ago, Mark S said:

Are Leeds resting Jack Smith for this one?

No he's been on loan at London and is leaving the club next year

[Loiner]

1 hour ago, Mark S said:

Are Leeds resting Jack Smith for this one?

[Trinity1873]

Wigan by 18 points

[phiggins]

Comfortable Wigan win. And probably a closer Wigan win at old Trafford between these two sides. 

I think dropping down to 4th has helped Leeds’ chances of making the final by a fair bit.

[Ullman]

On 17/09/2025 at 21:03, Exiled Wiganer said:

There is a key difference in that Wigan will have a week off next week, whereas Leeds will play, which is reflected in the squads. Wigan presumably are wary of giving people 2 weeks off, and Leeds are happy to rest players. 

My thoughts exactly.

[northamptoncougar]

Is the picture screwing up for anyone else on this game 

[Futtocks]

Wigan will have been hoping that this could be a chance to nab the LLS up until the end of last night's Hull KR game. Could be a downer.

Edited September 19 by Futtocks

[Futtocks]

1 minute ago, northamptoncougar said:

Is the picture screwing up for anyone else on this game 

What are you watching the game with?

[northamptoncougar]

Just now, Futtocks said:

What are you watching the game with?

Streaming through the normal channels 

[Futtocks]

Captain's Challenge piddled away by Wigan almost iimediately.