Re: Wigan Match Thread - Saints 28 v 12 Wigan - FT : Sun Jan 25, 2015 11:37 pm  

The Yellow Giraffe wrote:

Cheers. According to KC on the website it was a knock to his back but he's OK.

From my viewing point it looked like he got some knees to the back from Joel Tomkins.

Re: Wigan Match Thread - Saints 28 v 12 Wigan - FT : Mon Jan 26, 2015 8:12 am  

MatautiaVila wrote:

From my viewing point it looked like he got some knees to the back from Joel Tomkins.

That's exactly what it was. It happened in front of the West Stand. Those of us in the West Stand who saw it made our feelings known at the time!

Re: Wigan Match Thread - Saints 28 v 12 Wigan - FT : Mon Jan 26, 2015 8:18 am  

What was the attendance ?

Re: Wigan Match Thread - Saints 28 v 12 Wigan - FT : Mon Jan 26, 2015 8:33 am  

St pete wrote:

What was the attendance ?

6888, I read.

Re: Wigan Match Thread - Saints 28 v 12 Wigan - FT : Mon Jan 26, 2015 10:51 am  

SLS wrote:

This is what I wrote a couple of weeks ago in response to Wiganers lavishing praise on their pack. Today again, they rocked up at Saints and got battered up front. They cannot compete up front with Saints, nowhere near with Crosby, Clubb and co. Not big or strong enough. Forget their fancy plays and bluster, in this game if you can't play the middle of the park, you're going to lose. Three times now, Saints have dominated the centre of the field against Wigan and three times been victors. Obviously, Mossop, Tautai and Flower were missing today and you'd expect them to sure things up a lot but in truth, none of them are in the same league as Amor or Walmsley and none of them match Masoe's sheer size. Savelio is going to play quite a bit and Vea is going to play a lot of centre field as well

Oh, and Smith and Williams were as pedestrian as it gets as well.

Lots to work on for Wigan.

You were right. Fair play to you.

Re: Wigan Match Thread - Saints 28 v 12 Wigan - FT : Mon Jan 26, 2015 11:00 am  

The Yellow Giraffe wrote:

Yes I was there. Burns was no more ill-disciplined than Farrell.

Suggesting the game winner was a tackle in the 60th minute, and not the fact we ripped you to pieces to go 22-0 up, is nothing short of ludicrous.

Yes. Correct.

Your props bossed ours. The fact that Wigan gave a better display in the second half meant nothing, because the game was over at half time. The final score flattered us.

For me it was an embarrassment. Whilst the result is meaningless the performance certainly isn't. If I were Shaun Wane I'd be very worried because Wigan took no positives from the game.

Re: Wigan Match Thread - Saints 28 v 12 Wigan - FT : Mon Jan 26, 2015 11:25 am  

Aboveusonlypie wrote:

Yes. Correct.

Your props bossed ours. The fact that Wigan gave a better display in the second half meant nothing, because the game was over at half time. The final score flattered us.

For me it was an embarrassment. Whilst the result is meaningless the performance certainly isn't. If I were Shaun Wane I'd be very worried because Wigan took no positives from the game.

I'll be honest mate, I was surprised at how weak and flat you looked. Your forwards made very little ground and the majority of Smith's kicks came from his own half.

Re: Wigan Match Thread - Saints 28 v 12 Wigan - FT : Mon Jan 26, 2015 11:31 am  

I suspect Wigan's pack will be a tougher prospect once Mossop, Flower, O'Loughlin and Tautai are in the lineup.

Re: Wigan Match Thread - Saints 28 v 12 Wigan - FT : Mon Jan 26, 2015 11:33 am  

The Yellow Giraffe wrote:

I'll be honest mate, I was surprised at how weak and flat you looked. Your forwards made very little ground and the majority of Smith's kicks came from his own half.

I said to Brian on one of our threads that is be worried if I was a Wigan fan with their front row.

Looks small, weak and lacks any quality. Clubb and Crosby are decent but just your average run of the mill props. Flower won't be seen until April and then needs to get match fit and mossop is injury prone.

Re: Wigan Match Thread - Saints 28 v 12 Wigan - FT : Mon Jan 26, 2015 11:34 am  

Dux wrote:

I suspect Wigan's pack will be a tougher prospect once Mossop, Flower, O'Loughlin and Tautai are in the lineup.

Mossop and o'loughlin are both injury prone.