Re: Squad v wigan : Wed Mar 31, 2021 7:48 am  

Beating Wigan - by no means a forgone conclusion.
I don’t care if ‘names’ are missing they don’t have weak players in their squad.
They have a production line of players busting a gut to impress!

Re: Squad v wigan : Wed Mar 31, 2021 8:36 am  

I think this will be the big test of our pack and if we have got it right in the off season, Arona, Fifita, green have all lost a lot of weight I am guessing with the mobility in mind of the ruck speed, six again but with that can come loss of impact, loss of strength.

Wigans pack were single handledy steam rolled by Adam Sidlow who is nothing special at all, if Leigh had another decent prop to spell him with they would have won the game for me without a doubt, will be interesting to see how we go against them.

Re: Squad v wigan : Wed Mar 31, 2021 8:45 am  

cocker wrote:

This is point ... it’s all down again to interpretation and you will see many different views from different officials as the season goes . I personally don’t like it and couldnt see anything wrong with the rule as it was .

I agree
At best, it will encourage even more wrestling in the tackle and I'm not sure if the ref and his assistants can be expected to know that other tacklers are involved.
As for a legal steal if a player is in the act of scoring, this is just stupid.
What was wrong with being held up over the line ?

Re: Squad v wigan : Wed Mar 31, 2021 8:51 am  

1315trinity wrote:

Beating Wigan - by no means a forgone conclusion.
I don’t care if ‘names’ are missing they don’t have weak players in their squad.
They have a production line of players busting a gut to impress!

I love the level of understatement in the first line of your post.
The bookies are giving us 16 start on the handicap, which looks generous but, beating Wigan is a long, long way from a foregone conclusion.

Re: Squad v wigan : Wed Mar 31, 2021 8:56 am  

Trinhomeandaway wrote:

Oh my word
Have you seen the Wigan squad !!!
I don't think anyone will argue that this is a very weak Wigan squad to what they will put out later in the season

Only difference I can see from last week is Hastings in, Field out, I don't think they are actually missing that many, Gildart and French?

Re: Squad v wigan : Wed Mar 31, 2021 9:02 am  

Trinhomeandaway wrote:

Oh my word
Have you seen the Wigan squad !!!
I don't think anyone will argue that this is a very weak Wigan squad to what they will put out later in the season

Yes and it's not weak, jog on.

Re: Squad v wigan : Wed Mar 31, 2021 9:06 am  

homme vaste wrote:

Trinhomeandaway wrote:

Oh my word
Have you seen the Wigan squad !!!
I don't think anyone will argue that this is a very weak Wigan squad to what they will put out later in the season

Only difference I can see from last week is Hastings in, Field out, I don't think they are actually missing that many, Gildart and French?

It’s most certainly not a “weak” Wigan squad.

They are missing 2 wingers in manfredi and Marshall. They are missing Gildart and French. Bibby is a good winger and seems to do a good job covering one.

Those are the only 3 injuries plus bevan that would likely be in the first team line up.

From 6-17 they’re more or less full strength. With Hardaker and bibby in the back line too it’s still decent.

In contrast wakey still missing 2 spine players in wood and Jowitt plus Battye. It’s more or less evens on the injury front.

I discount field because I don’t think with hardaker, French, Hastings, Tommy he would get much of a gig anyway.

I see this again as a pretty even affair on paper. Though I don’t think their pack is as daunting as the Leeds pack and certainly not as big.

I suspect that the Wigan coach may stack the edge defence against bill and Tom with Hardaker and Bibby.

Re: Squad v wigan : Wed Mar 31, 2021 9:16 am  

Trojan Horse wrote:

It’s most certainly not a “weak” Wigan squad.

They are missing 2 wingers in manfredi and Marshall. They are missing Gildart and French. Bibby is a good winger and seems to do a good job covering one.

Those are the only 3 injuries plus bevan that would likely be in the first team line up.

From 6-17 they’re more or less full strength. With Hardaker and bibby in the back line too it’s still decent.

In contrast wakey still missing 2 spine players in wood and Jowitt plus Battye. It’s more or less evens on the injury front.

I discount field because I don’t think with hardaker, French, Hastings, Tommy he would get much of a gig anyway.

I see this again as a pretty even affair on paper. Though I don’t think their pack is as daunting as the Leeds pack and certainly not as big.

I suspect that the Wigan coach may stack the edge defence against bill and Tom with Hardaker and Bibby.

If that's the case, let's hope the dirty tw*t keeps his tackles fair.

Re: Squad v wigan : Wed Mar 31, 2021 10:14 am  

homme vaste wrote:

Only difference I can see from last week is Hastings in, Field out, I don't think they are actually missing that many, Gildart and French?

I don't think its weak .. but its certainly weaker than it could be.
It's looking like a centre combination of Willie Isa one side with either Bateman or Farrell on the other (plus young Hanley on the wing) which we should be able to exploit in terms of pace (don't think Bibby is that quick either) .
Their forward pack struggled to contain Sidlow last week which also gives some cause for optimism.
They will of course be tough and fit and have a top kicking game given the inclusion of Hastings.

Re: Squad v wigan : Wed Mar 31, 2021 10:21 am  

Brightside wrote:

I don't think its weak .. but its certainly weaker than it could be.
It's looking like a centre combination of Willie Isa one side with either Bateman or Farrell on the other (plus young Hanley on the wing) which we should be able to exploit in terms of pace (don't think Bibby is that quick either) .
Their forward pack struggled to contain Sidlow last week which also gives some cause for optimism.
They will of course be tough and fit and have a top kicking game given the inclusion of Hastings.

So what team isn't, are we not weaker than we could be? At what point exactly does the second richest club in SL with the best youth system become 'weak', give it a rest, there is nothing weaker about Wigan just as there was nothing weaker about Leeds. Smoke and mirrors, is all this is, why you chose to peddle it I don't know.