read the last 20 pages and you will see what bollox the rules are then, if a club seriously doesnt care about winning the League and losing doesnt matter then what a stupid comp we have and why do we bother with season tickets? might as well just buy tickets for the playoffs and save a fortune, I have said before and will keep on saying winning the league, being best team over 29 rounds means more to ME than 3-4 games at the end, if your happy for us to lose more than we win but win 3 games at end then thats were we differ, obviously want to win the GF but want LLS along with it as IMO The Best Team in the League (most consistent) should be The Champions as in most sports I know!! I have watched Fartown/Giants for a very very long time thru thick and thin and it might not of meant much to you or the players (as you say) but IT MEANT EVERYTHING FOR ME TO SEE US WIN THE LEAGUE!!!!

Looks like big Eorl agrees with the Wigan fans. He called the game the second friendly and said the Wigan side lacked quality

I think the real problem is unless a team wins the double who is the "best" team is always open to debate. If it really matters who deserves that accolade is another matter but I think things will improve under the new structure and the teams that finish top 2 are more likely to clash at OT and hopefully doing the LLS/GF double will be common place and arguments about being the best and peaking just for the play offs will be redundant.

Said it before and will say it again! The opposition doesn't matter to me a win feels great and loss feels horrible!
16000 people at the DW you think they didn't care?! I support my team throughout and can't see how a defeat at any stage can be excused as well it don't matter! Sean wane put out a side he thought could beat us while possibly protecting some for the world cc! But they didn't if they have they have to play the same squad later on down the line will they beat us then?

plenty on their board saying what a great result this morning......... a friendly for NZ warriors and a game that meant nothing........

Don't question their hypocrisy on their board, it will end in a ban.

Let me guess the WCC is not important that's why your team is not trying, the Roosters don't seem bothered as they are very rusty!

Enjoy your summer and we'll see you back in October when you maybe bothered

Bowen could have done with a ban or should I say Wigan could have done with Bowen getting banned, stunk the placeout in both games I've seen of him.

And another Wigan player to get "Penalty sufficient"?

deffo agree. a replacement for tomkins? never in a million years

At the minute Wigan are paying the penalty forking out his wages and I guess he'd be on 4 or 5 times as much as Joe Burgess is on and I think I know who is giving them better value.

It doesn't help that he looks like Wilfred in the Bash Street Kids

In the words of Lee Nelson "Qualiteeeee"

Just for the younger ones

well them not being bothered about playing us to prepare for this game worked out well for them


totally outclassed by the roosters, although they did do ok at times

True but we would have been, Wire would have been.

Think it will have a good effect on the likes of Burgess, Dudson, Flower and some of the other younger players long term but in the short term it is the last thing a Grand Final winner needs and how it will go in the future needs to be addressed and perhaps moving it forward a few weeks is the answer though doubt the Aussies want that and the 9's success is another spanner in the works to fitting in this match to suit both continents needs.

It should be the last match of the season, they would have been a different prospect with Tomkins and Richards.

i did notice one big differnce in the game today nearly every time a roosters player caught the ball they wer running a full speed , wigan catch the ball then start running , i have noted that differnce most times sl teams play nrl teams

Bowen messed up their shift plays, the Roosters pincer in from the edges, they're on the opposition backs very quickly, you're only option being the risky looping pass over the defence, something Wigan tried and nearly paid the price for.

ah but the WCC doesnt matter, its all about the play offs.

what a poor crowd too, shows the aussies dont take it too seriously

Nah the play offs don't matter your not true champions unless you've won every game, not conceeded a point and played the same 17 players all season.


I though it was a decent turn out to be honest.

31k

31K is not bad, for a pre-season friendly

Wrong tactics completely from wane. Usually Wigan are very good at shifting the ball - against a much more massive pack they tried running up the middle against a fast pincer defence which just cut them down. Wigans kicking game consisted of high (sometimes short) bombs (granted often from inside their own half) but didn't try for the kick chase where Wigan looked to have more pace out wide.
Never mind after being granted their request to play us first, they also were granted three nice easy games for when they get back- and providing they don't take the view those games don't matter should be able to claw heir way out of the bottom of the table.