Lockers : Fri Nov 13, 2020 6:17 pm  

Confirmed that he's hanging his boots up at the end of this season. https://wiganwarriors.com/blog/2020/11/13/oloughlin-to-call-time-on-19-year-career/ Not a big shock, but still the end of an era. Absolute model pro and a modern day Wigan legend!

Confirmed that he's hanging his boots up at the end of this season. https://wiganwarriors.com/blog/2020/11/13/oloughlin-to-call-time-on-19-year-career/ Not a big shock, but still the end of an era. Absolute model pro and a modern day Wigan legend!

Re: Lockers : Fri Nov 13, 2020 6:20 pm  

It’s a struggle to put into words how good he has been for us both on and off the field. Here’s hoping he gets to go out on a high, he deserves it.

Re: Lockers : Fri Nov 13, 2020 6:22 pm  

Such a shame he is going out with no fans (same with James Graham) to give him the send off he deserves.

That's me tuning in to the awards dinner next week.

Re: Lockers : Fri Nov 13, 2020 6:25 pm  

I’m sat here feeling old as it doesn’t seem two minutes since watching him break through. What an absolutely brilliant player he’s been for us and the game. He is an extremely special talent and and will be sadly missed. The time is right however in all but the fact he’ll retire in an empty stadium. We’ve a way to go yet but it could be Lockers vs Graham in their final games and that would be very fitting. Two absolute legends of the game.

Re: Lockers : Fri Nov 13, 2020 6:28 pm  

Announced he will go straight into the Wigan hall of fame too.

He's been my favourite player for pretty much his whole career. Sad to see him go but hopefully they can end on a high.

Re: Lockers : Fri Nov 13, 2020 6:32 pm  

World class a phrase banded about far too often but totally appropriate in relation to Lockers when he was at the height of his game and as a leader throughout his entire Wigan career.

In some ways I wish he had gone to Australia for a couple of years just to get the recognition he deserved as I’ve no doubt he would have been a massive hit over there.

An absolute Wigan legend deserving to be mentioned alongside the likes of Hanley, Farrell and Edwards et al.

I think he is destined to be a head coach of the club in the future and I look forward to seeing how his coaching career pans out.

Re: Lockers : Fri Nov 13, 2020 6:32 pm  

I didn’t rate him.

(I got that slightly wrong).

Re: Lockers : Fri Nov 13, 2020 6:52 pm  

Legend

Re: Lockers : Fri Nov 13, 2020 6:56 pm  

I suppose the greatest tribute I can pay him is to tell a little story about something that happened when we went to Aus for the Wigan v Hull game.

We had a few beers with some of the ex. Wigan Aussie players. One of our group asked who did they think could have played at the top level over in Aus?

To a man they all said "Lockers, he would walk into ANY Australian team"

Re: Lockers : Fri Nov 13, 2020 7:04 pm  

Rogues Gallery wrote:

I suppose the greatest tribute I can pay him is to tell a little story about something that happened when we went to Aus for the Wigan v Hull game.

We had a few beers with some of the ex. Wigan Aussie players. One of our group asked who did they think could have played at the top level over in Aus?

To a man they all said "Lockers, he would walk into ANY Australian team"

It seems anyone who's played with him puts him as one of if not the best they've ever played with. People like Richards and Hoffman have said it and when you look at who they've played with it really tells you how good lockers has been.