Re: SL POE | Wigan Warriors (A) : Fri Sep 24, 2021 10:27 am  

Yes Marty the effort areas and 3 individuals mentioned were worthy of praise and along with my frustrations on the overall poor quality and lack of any real pressure on our defence, I should have also mentioned these.

Re: SL POE | Wigan Warriors (A) : Fri Sep 24, 2021 10:32 am  

LeedsLurch wrote:

last night we outdid Wigan at their own game. Had to have a change of tatics from the last outing and it proved to be the right decision. Out Wiganed Wigan at Wigan.
I think anyone watching who has been following the game for a long time understood what was happening. Not a game for the casual supporter or non affecianado maybe but a bloody good win, nilling the opposition in a play off game is no mean feat. Because it was the first time it has been 0-0 at ht in PO game speaks volume. That wasn't becasue it was two poor sides, it was because it was two sides performing game plans that were cancelling each other out. Not the flashiest of watches but hey ho, on to the semi's
Couldnt be prouder of my team after all the advcersity of seasons gone and this one in particular

Well said completely agree.

"Oh but it wasnt high quality" who cares. Onto the semi.

Re: SL POE | Wigan Warriors (A) : Fri Sep 24, 2021 10:35 am  

LeedsLurch wrote:

last night we outdid Wigan at their own game. Had to have a change of tatics from the last outing and it proved to be the right decision. Out Wiganed Wigan at Wigan.
I think anyone watching who has been following the game for a long time understood what was happening. Not a game for the casual supporter or non affecianado maybe but a bloody good win, nilling the opposition in a play off game is no mean feat. Because it was the first time it has been 0-0 at ht in PO game speaks volume. That wasn't becasue it was two poor sides, it was because it was two sides performing game plans that were cancelling each other out. Not the flashiest of watches but hey ho, on to the semi's
Couldnt be prouder of my team after all the advcersity of seasons gone and this one in particular

We score on average 3 points per half in the last 10 games or so. Nilling us is nothing to be proud of!

Re: SL POE | Wigan Warriors (A) : Fri Sep 24, 2021 11:23 am  

Marty Grrrrrrrrrr! wrote:

Thanks for posting that Jack. Thats the exact point i made at the ground.

I actually thought the Wigan defender just got a toe to the ball as he kicked it.

Re: SL POE | Wigan Warriors (A) : Fri Sep 24, 2021 11:58 am  

KaeruJim wrote:

Sethster you do have a point in what you're saying. Let's see how we go next week because I think it'll be a different type of game altogether.

I agree the finals series needs a turbo boost of quality though, hopefully the other finalists can put on a show over the weekend. The game in this country needs a good finish to the season given the loss of the WC.

I'm blaming Wigan a bit for last night; they are a suffocating type of team. I thought some of their wrestle in D was dangerous too, lots of attack to the lower legs and bending players into dangerous positions, hands on faces, standing on hands... lots of shithousery going on last night I thought. Was quite proud of Smith towards the end winding Partington (?) up and winning the penalty by not striking back - that takes some maturity.

It was Smith. And I agree, it was Carl Ablett-esque, I thought Smith ran and tackled hard all game. The progress we've made in the last 2 -3 years is very impressive. There's no comparison to the awful pack we had. Everyone got stuck in last night. Not sure how anybody could be negative. The team spirit appears to be excellent.

Leeming needs more minutes at 9 in the next game and I worry that Myler will be targetted with high kicks. Other than that, even if we're gallant losers in the next game I think the season on the whole has been a massive positive and next year providing we have more luck with injuries we should be in contention for silverware.

Re: SL POE | Wigan Warriors (A) : Fri Sep 24, 2021 12:06 pm  

I see a lot of criticism of Myler dropping a couple of kicks, but apart from a couple monster bombs in the 2nd half, he was faultless. The improvement he's made in that position is remarkable considering he'd never played there before this season.

Re: SL POE | Wigan Warriors (A) : Fri Sep 24, 2021 12:10 pm  

leeming rarely puts people through gaps and quite often picks the wrong pass. hooker is the one position I worry about. I hope johnson, who I rate highly, kicks on

Re: SL POE | Wigan Warriors (A) : Fri Sep 24, 2021 12:13 pm  

That 1st high kick he dropped was spiralling and moving everywhere. Anyone couldve dropped that, cant blame Myler for that. Errors happen in games its how you defend them that counts.

Re: SL POE | Wigan Warriors (A) : Fri Sep 24, 2021 12:51 pm  

I thought our Defence was excellent last night they never looked like scoring and i thought Newman & Briscoe on our right edge were class. With the ball we struggled admittedly but we won.
Also how poor has Bateman been this Season? He's fast becoming a parody of his former self & that Harry Smith is way over rated not a patch on Dodd or Lewis.

Re: SL POE | Wigan Warriors (A) : Fri Sep 24, 2021 3:31 pm  

Am I the only one that thought Miks tackle was shoulder to shoulder? The replays the sky team showed were rubbish and never showed contact with head. If he would have made contact with his head I think it would gave come off!