Re: So ..... the derby : Sat Jun 28, 2014 7:42 am  

NZ_SAINTS wrote:

Yes to stay awake. Are you seriously trying to say that was a good game. If you think that is quality, you are missing out on so much. Poor you.

So what is your opinion on the last SOO game? No doubt you'll think it was a classic as the Blues won but for a neutral like myself it was a booooooooooring, niggly snoozefest. I pay to watch the NRL too via Premier Sports and have yet to witness this great quality of which you speak.

Re: So ..... the derby : Sat Jun 28, 2014 8:54 am  

bewareshadows wrote:
And Wigan will have the home crowd so any 50/50 will go their way. Nice advantage to have.

Grimmy wrote:

Oh aye, that deafening DW home crowd

I said the home advantage always sways a ref. Looks like you did better out of it than just 50/50.

At least if we keep up our run we might get that in our favour next time.

Re: So ..... the derby : Sat Jun 28, 2014 9:01 am  

bewareshadows wrote:

bewareshadows wrote:
And Wigan will have the home crowd so any 50/50 will go their way. Nice advantage to have.

I said the home advantage always sways a ref. Looks like you did better out of it than just 50/50.

At least if we keep up our run we might get that in our favour next time.

He was right about the home crowd though. 4 chavs and a drum as opposed to us lot not shutting up all night.

Re: So ..... the derby : Sat Jun 28, 2014 10:46 am  

I think looking back at this game it would be fair to say both sides lacked a cutting edge. There was a lot of effort and well structured defence but there were no game breakers.

I think you can put this down to Green and Walsh (for most of the game) being absent and the rain.

I think both coaches will have mixed feeling on that game.

Re: So ..... the derby : Sat Jun 28, 2014 11:17 am  

Noel Cleal wrote:

I think looking back at this game it would be fair to say both sides lacked a cutting edge. There was a lot of effort and well structured defence but there were no game breakers.

I think you can put this down to Green and Walsh (for most of the game) being absent and the rain.

I think both coaches will have mixed feeling on that game.

Agree.
Both sides defended well in the middle, hence all six tries being scored out wide, but some of the pass execution was not as crisp as they would hope for. I also think Farrell was a big miss for Wigan in that left channel.

But it was a great game to watch between two well matched sides.

Re: So ..... the derby : Sat Jun 28, 2014 12:11 pm  

Magic Superbeetle wrote:

Sadly missed the game live due to me being dosy and agreeing to being social without realising. Stayed up to watch the extended highlights only to find despite being scheduled it was some rubbish documentary about rivalry (which will result in an angry email to sky tomorrow) - and decided to watch the half 2 replay.

All I can take away from it is I assume it was phil Clarke who edited it! For anyone wanting to watch it again, I found the commentry near unbearable. At one time I had to check the score again to make sure Wigan hadn't won by 50.

Don't understand why the wiganers are claiming the first try was forward from Flanaghan (which was the only good thing I saw him do) - didn't even look a flat pass from the tv angles, if it had been SOL it wouldn't of even been mentioned. Great to see a lot of the youngsters have great games, Thompson looked particularly impressive - did well with the last pass for wellens' try too.

Swift got exposed a couple of times tonight, but I can assume that will be rectified with him just coming back. Percival looked threatening every time he touched the ball.

Hopefully Walsh won't be long term, and we can use this as the building block for a platform for the rest of the season

Edit: oh, and congratulations to Tommy Makinson for beating Francis Meli's 16 tries which was last years top try tally for us!

I tried to watch those highlights too and was faced with those bloody sporting rivalries episodes. In the end the highlights started about 45 minutes late, which was ridiculous!
It's such a poor show as well. I don't know why they're called extended highlights, there is absolutely nothing extended about them. Don't know why they cut the highlights show down to an hour anyway, it used to be 2 hours with the last half hour being the red button show.

Re: So ..... the derby : Sat Jun 28, 2014 1:11 pm  

Anyone know what Bateman was whinging about to Makinson after the game?

Re: So ..... the derby : Sat Jun 28, 2014 1:13 pm  

St. Rughead wrote:

Anyone know what Bateman was whinging about to Makinson after the game?

'I'd have tackled you if Thornley was playing' ?

Re: So ..... the derby : Sat Jun 28, 2014 2:35 pm  

NZ_SAINTS wrote:

Interesting comments, we all have our own views.

I think true rugby league fans all know that the worst NRL team would beat the best Super League teams 9 times out of 10.

Look at the consistency and cohesion of NRL vs Super League. This cannot be disputed.

Oh and on the Origin comment, the games are awesome and GO THE BLUES

The second Origin game this year was good only because the Blues won it. It was an utter borefest. The first one of the series this year was rescued by the best 20 minutes of desperate defending by NSW that I have ever seen by any team in any competition ever. Otherwise it was a near borefest. A lot of NRL games are borefests because they are played as five drives and a kick with wrestling until suppertime.

Re: So ..... the derby : Sat Jun 28, 2014 3:31 pm  

NZ_SAINTS wrote:

Interesting comments, we all have our own views.

I think true rugby league fans all know that the worst NRL team would beat the best Super League teams 9 times out of 10.

Look at the consistency and cohesion of NRL vs Super League. This cannot be disputed.

Oh and on the Origin comment, the games are awesome and GO THE BLUES

Top class bellendery right there, well done