[quote="MattyB":8buyo29u]Will an average against Wire count this year? 55k at the Allegiant. [/quote:8buyo29u] Forgot about that one haha, stick it on the average

Was Miski dropped for Eckerlsey? When I saw the team I just assumed Miski was still a bit underdone but then I saw him in the warm up which is unusual for injured/rested players

[quote="NSW":3bo3l77b]Was Miski dropped for Eckerlsey? When I saw the team I just assumed Miski was still a bit underdone but then I saw him in the warm up which is unusual for injured/rested players[/quote:3bo3l77b] Didn't he come back from pre-season a lot later? I'm assuming he's still trying to get fitness, or over an injury. I think the entire of last year he had strapping on his knee or arm, or both.

[quote="NSW":1lcgqgfz]Was Miski dropped for Eckerlsey? When I saw the team I just assumed Miski was still a bit underdone but then I saw him in the warm up which is unusual for injured/rested players[/quote:1lcgqgfz] The coaching team decided to give him another week off as part of his recuperation.

[quote="NickyKiss":1grie774]I thought Armstrong was the best player on the field. He got absolutely clattered on a few occasions but kept coming back for more. He was a threat all night but we did cope pretty well with him and he was safe as houses under some really challenging high balls. Lam looks to have found a couple more gems from the NRL, which he is extremely good at. Over a long season, I don't think Leigh will have enough in the forwards to challenge for trophies but their backline will make it an entertaining season for them.[/quote:1grie774] I agree, when injuries start to bite Leigh will struggle as they have little depth in their forwards. Having said that, if they can continue to roll out their best 13 they will be a handful for everyone. They are a well drilled outfit and last evening they managed to do a Wigan to Wigan by slowing the ruck down. I can't begrudge them their win last night, on sheer effort alone they deserved it. From a Wigan perspective, it has brought us down a peg or two which will be good in the long term. It will be interesting to see how we react next week at Hull.

[quote="Zig":wlpf469u]I agree, when injuries start to bite Leigh will struggle as they have little depth in their forwards. Having said that, if they can continue to roll out their best 13 they will be a handful for everyone. They are a well drilled outfit and last evening they managed to do a Wigan to Wigan by slowing the ruck down. I can't begrudge them their win last night, on sheer effort alone they deserved it. From a Wigan perspective, it has brought us down a peg or two which will be good in the long term. It will be interesting to see how we react next week at Hull.[/quote:wlpf469u] Yeah, I don't think a few shocks early in the season will do us much harm in the long run. Motivation to keep winning can be difficult when you've had so much success (not saying we lacked it last night) but a champion side doesn't like losing and the enjoyment that brings around the game and I think our players can then feed off that. I'm finding myself a bit 'meh' about games at the minute and that's from the run of winning trophies but last night just gets you going again. In terms of next week, the players need to react now and also back up some talk I saw in pre season about them knowing how bad their record in the city of Hull is and them wanting to put that right. There will be no better time than next week but it won't be easy because all teams are optimistic and motivated early in the season.