: Mon Mar 10, 2008 1:42 pm  

Paul Youane wrote:

Mathers has always been a cheap-shot type player.

SKY making a big play on him wanting to check King was alright before he went off was pathetic. To me he knew what he had done, he knew he had hit him bad and was now crapping himself that he had caused a very serious injury.

Its time to see how serious the RFL are about stamping out dirty play and dealing with intentional foul play. Mathers' "tackle" was a deliberate attack to the head and deserves 8 matches minimum. If it was the NRL the games he would get would be in double figures.

As a comparison, and seeing that Mathers was being touted as a GB full-back prior to yesterdays "expose" of his limitations, how rock-solid was Reardon yesterday? Competition for places and losing your spot for sub-standard performances certainly appears to focus player's minds on producing the goods.

Was it me or was the commentary by O'Connor, Stephenson and Clarke the most one-sided (pie-eyed?) commnetary they have ever heard on SKY? Even when Warrington were in total control of the game all they were talking about was Wigan. It was that bad Eddie Hemmings had to keep interrupting and standing up for Warrington.

: Mon Mar 10, 2008 1:50 pm  

mark_m wrote:

Was it me or was the commentary by O'Connor, Stephenson and Clarke the most one-sided (pie-eyed?) commnetary they have ever heard on SKY? Even when Warrington were in total control of the game all they were talking about was Wigan. It was that bad Eddie Hemmings had to keep interrupting and standing up for Warrington.

I got that impression as well.

As for Mathers, always thought he was an egomaniac when I saw him warm up at Headingley a few years ago with a bandana on his head. Also, decided to warm up on Saturday with a red t shirt on, different to every other Wigan player on the pitch. The boy wants to stand out from the rest of them, well he certainly did that.

Coley, you've just got to laugh, and to think some on here said he'd be an improvement to what we had when Wigan snapped him up.

Feka, words fail me. Someone told me the reason why he has played so poorly was that he has got a rare and terminal condition, a flesh eating disease or summat. Been to the doctors and they told him he had only 132 years to live.

[Fantastic Mr Catpiss]

: Mon Mar 10, 2008 1:58 pm  

Talking about Feka, theres a few wigan fans bemoaning the fact that he was sat on the bench for 40 mins during the game on saturday.

I'd like to point out(can't do it on their board as i'm banned aparently) that they're giving him waaaaaaaaaay too much credit.

He probably did around 22 mins in total, he got subbed at 12 minutes and i think came back on for 10 round 65-75 min mark.

Its in stark contrast that you realise how much rah has improved this year and how many more minutes we're getting from him. Definately the Paul Rauhihi that i was expecting to turn up in 2006.

: Mon Mar 10, 2008 2:02 pm  

Spot on that, I was a massive critic of Rah's last season but he has been impressive the last couple of games and long may it continue.

: Mon Mar 10, 2008 2:16 pm  

Catpisstastic wrote:

Talking about Feka, theres a few wigan fans bemoaning the fact that he was sat on the bench for 40 mins during the game on saturday.

I'd like to point out(can't do it on their board as i'm banned aparently) that they're giving him waaaaaaaaaay too much credit.

He probably did around 22 mins in total, he got subbed at 12 minutes and i think came back on for 10 round 65-75 min mark.

Its in stark contrast that you realise how much rah has improved this year and how many more minutes we're getting from him. Definately the Paul Rauhihi that i was expecting to turn up in 2006.

To be honest though Feka and Hock were the only Wigan players I could see that were capable of breaking our line.

: Mon Mar 10, 2008 4:04 pm  

mark_m wrote:

To be honest though Feka and Hock were the only Wigan players I could see that were capable of breaking our line.

Hock; yes. Platypuss; no. For whatever reason Westwood wanted to smash him.

: Mon Mar 10, 2008 4:08 pm  

Ian*77 wrote:

Sky went overboard in defending him. At one point, Hemmings remarked 'poor Richie Mathers' which is just bizzarre.

Tony Rea Jumped on the 'Poor Richie Mathers' Bandwagon last night...

: Mon Mar 10, 2008 4:28 pm  

getdownmonkeyman wrote:

Hock; yes. Platypuss; no. For whatever reason Westwood wanted to smash him.

Feka still has the power to break a tackle (if not the stamina).

: Mon Mar 10, 2008 4:39 pm  

Catpisstastic wrote:

Talking about Feka, theres a few wigan fans bemoaning the fact that he was sat on the bench for 40 mins during the game on saturday.

I'd like to point out(can't do it on their board as i'm banned aparently) that they're giving him waaaaaaaaaay too much credit.

He probably did around 22 mins in total, he got subbed at 12 minutes and i think came back on for 10 round 65-75 min mark.

Its in stark contrast that you realise how much rah has improved this year and how many more minutes we're getting from him. Definately the Paul Rauhihi that i was expecting to turn up in 2006.

Very true we get double time from Rah when compaired to Feka, Rah like all the Wire pack has been superb this year.

: Mon Mar 10, 2008 5:02 pm  

Another point; why does Carmont have a problem with Hicks? He had a go at him in the tackle at least three times.