I thought Leeds did better than Wigan despite not playing as well. Some Wigan tries came from poor errors from Leeds, although I suppose that's not too dissimilar to the play off game last year when Leeds' only try came from a Wigan error. You just play what's in front of you and hope you come out on top.
Neither team was at their best and neither team was full strength. Leeds were missing key forwards and I think those players would probably have tipped the balance in their favour down the middle. Wigan's forwards were gutsy and determined but weren't able to dominate.
Missing Blake Green was Wigan's big loss. His partnership with Farrell is worth about two tries per game. Sam Powell did very well, in fact I thought he was the best halfback out there, but at 20 years old he won't have the same ability as Green.
The decision to rule out McGuire's try was harsh, but those decisions are generally given at any other time so it had to be given even when a try is scored.
The game did show Wigan struggle to see out the game in a tough contest. In the playoffs last year we had the lead and then handed the opportunity to Leeds through poor game management. The same thing was happening last night with Wigan making errors and bad decisions when there were good opportunities.