Re: Are Wigan going away from boring rugby? : Tue Mar 03, 2009 10:57 am  

Father Ted wrote:

Looking at the four games so far we do appear to be playing a more open or expansive type of Rugby.
Our tries are 10 tries to the backs and halves and three to the forwards. I counted Bailey's try at Quins as a backs try as was at 3.
Against Cas we certainly moved the ball around and only Tommy scored close in. Four were scored out wide and arguably that was part of our undoing with so few conversions.
At Quins the backs again were brought into the game far more than these past seasons. I think having Ainscough out there gives us an option as he is elusive and makes a lot of yards as well of course as scoring. The 80 mtr try started by Sam T and finished by Carmont was excellent, more of the same please.
The comments made by fans and IL at his FF about boring Rugby do appear to have been listened to.

I think it's more about the desperation to get the win ,as you said we moved the ball around more each game , is it a case of how we played last year when the games seemed lost and we started to move the ball more. Those last min wins only happed when plan a went out the window .

Re: Are Wigan going away from boring rugby? : Tue Mar 03, 2009 10:58 am  

captain hotknives wrote:

I think it's more about the desperation to get the win ,as you said we moved the ball around more each game , is it a case of how we played last year when the games seemed lost and we started to move the ball more. Those last min wins only happed when plan a went out the window .

I would agree with that.

We seem to play far better stuff when we need points quickly.

: Tue Mar 03, 2009 11:10 am  

We don't play better, we throw it around like school kids playing touch. It just looks pretty for the uneducated eye. The truth is we have no ideas in attack.

Re: Are Wigan going away from boring rugby? : Tue Mar 03, 2009 11:12 am  

warriorweed wrote:

Yeah but they kicked two penalties as well - we missed 4 conversions and they missed three.

I will hold my hands up i forgot about them was just going off trys scored read the full report and you were right

: Tue Mar 03, 2009 11:45 am  

No

: Tue Mar 03, 2009 11:49 am  

Steinlager wrote:

We don't play better, we throw it around like school kids playing touch. It just looks pretty for the uneducated eye. The truth is we have no ideas in attack.

Correct but we have no idea from 1 to 13 never mind attack !

Kills me to say it but we are worse than Latics to watch.

Probably get a ban now !

: Tue Mar 03, 2009 11:58 am  

mooster wrote:

Correct but we have no idea from 1 to 13 never mind attack !

Kills me to say it but we are worse than Latics to watch.

Probably get a ban now !

Rightly so!

: Tue Mar 03, 2009 11:58 am  

Yes. Throwing the ball out wide far more this season as well as keeping it alive far more. Of course there are those who couldn't see a positive if it bit them on the ar*se.

: Tue Mar 03, 2009 12:05 pm  

Phuzzy wrote:

Yes. Throwing the ball out wide far more this season as well as keeping it alive far more. Of course there are those who couldn't see a positive if it bit them on the ar*se.

But you cant talk when someone is biting your booty as some clearly on here talk through it.

: Tue Mar 03, 2009 12:11 pm  

Steinlager wrote:

We don't play better, we throw it around like school kids playing touch. It just looks pretty for the uneducated eye. The truth is we have no ideas in attack.

Quite...we might be passing it a bit more but from what I can see we have no set moves with decoy runners we look amatuer with the ball in hand.

When you look at Saints, Leeds and even Wire they look light years ahead when they move the ball around.