Good result from an injury ravaged Wigan side

George Williams big miss. He would have loved the open space in the game.

Pack was brilliant. Flower surely now best prop in Super League? Clubb excellent as well. Tautai cut out his errors which was brilliant and Mossop rolled back the years like it 2012 again.

Sarginson excellent at fullback. Tierney wont be playing again this season I expect.

Gildart very composed and held his own. Gelling very assured and like Tautai appears to have cut out his errors.

Charnley also good as was Manfredi. Manfredi best kick returner in the league and Charnley played like it was 2013 again.


Only downside was I heard after game that Flower has pulled a muscle in his calf and will be out for a few weeks. Hope this isnt true as he's best prop in Super League. Has anyone else heard anything about this?

Best prop in SL? Don't talk garbage. Walmsley and Hill are clearly ahead of the rest.

Charnley was my man of the match. A mile better than the player he was last season.

Sarginson was ok at coming out of defence but his passing was shocking! No wonder he doesn't bother very often! All in all a great result with Bateman, Gelling, Charnley and Manfredi all superb. Forwards killed it tonight, enjoyed that!

As a Leeds fan I'd say definately your wingers tonight were great.....Sarginson at FB....ermmm not so sure to be honest on that one.

Looked a lot more comfortable with Sarginson at the back. The position looks like it's his till Tomkins is back.

Only 2 bad passes all night from him. O'Loughlin mis-timed about half a dozen so I think this is unfair given he's playing in unfamiliar role.

I was very impressed with Sarginson tonight. Showed the form that made him Man of the Match against the Kangaroos on his international debut 18 months back. He will be a huge miss for us next year. Hardly surprising NRL clubs want him and Bath Rugby Union inquired. HUGE potential.

Whilst I thought he had a decent game, bad passes aside I'm not so sure on your last paragraph.

No worries, we have a bloke who is injured who should be ok there..

Sarginsons errors let down what was a really encouraging display. He certainly has a game sense for where he needs to be and he's constantly running good lines and supporting the ball. On another night people would have raved about that display but for a couple of silly mistakes. It was chalk and cheese to what Tierney has produced to date.

Tried not to reply but can't resist.
Anyone who thinks Mossop played well tonight needs a doctor.
He is awful beyond words. The laziest guy I have ever seen. Wouldn't pay him in wooden dollars.
Useless.

If his knees aren't permanently knackered now!

Other topic and genuinely not a wind up.....with McIlorum missing Sam Powell just isn't good enough imo. Not a problem tonight but McIlorum's absence could still be crucial come end of season.

I was very underwhelmed by Mossop, I know he's suffered from Injurys but he just isn't anywhere near his best. Also have to admit I'm not a big fan of Greg Burke.

Clubb had great game and again I've been really impressed with Tautai, I've said it every week but he really has kicked on this season and become a handful.

Gildart is doing brilliantly and I feel like we aren't even missing J Burgess because of how well Manfredi is playing.

Best performance so far but still not great. We have a lot of improvement in us which is a good thing at this stage in the season.

Gildart is class. The best wigan produced centre in a very long time.

I can't believe any player is getting slated tonight. Mossop defended well tonight and made no errors on attack. Not sure what people expect, he is being used as 4th choice prop and did a good job tonight.

Had Powell caught the kick from O Loughlin we would have won 34-0 not 28-6. Great performance. All 17 played their part. Some people just like to moan I think

Hilarious chant from the Yorkshire thickos tonight, have we ever won the treble





I suspect they forgot the [ireal[/i trebles Wigan won including the WCC, not Sky's Whino Tweble

I said to tonight it's a shame Gildart isn't half a foot taller and a stone heavier but I changed my mind because had he a bigger frame I doubt he'd be quite as smart at working space or as elusive on his feet. He's defensively sound as well and for a 20 year old kid you can't help but be impressed with his maturity and confidence.

Powerful centres with good hands are like golddust in the modern game. But Gildart has
real potential thats for sure

Sarginson was pap

Sarge doesn't have the vision to be a centre or good attacking FB. It showed tonight in that he got into the line on several occasions and it looked like once he'd got there he didn't know what to do next. The pass into touch was a case in point. Last tackle, pass not really on due to defenders marking the two wide players so a kick behind was in this instance the better bet, not a bullet pass into touch. Yet in previous weeks he has just hoofed the down the pitch sometimes early in the tackle count to groans from the crowd when there has been no need. He's very fast and puts the effort in but I don't think he has it upstairs to be a great player.

Gildart just looks the part. His try took some scoring and was a key moment I thought.

As to the game I thought our passing an handling in the first half was poor and we should have got more than a six nil lead given the field position we had. I think Leeds giving away a lot of penalties was as bad from their point of view.

The second half was so much better and probably the best 40 mins I have seen Wigan play so far this season. The forwards were dominant and I thought young Sutton had a blinder. Clubb was good as well.

An enjoyable night at the DW despite a long queue to leave traffic wise. My son was home from Uni and we took a mate of his who lives in Aberystwyth to his first live RL match - he's a Leeds fan as well!

Best bit was when they started the face-saving WWII era chants. Been there, done it - only never as early in a game - and can certify that the sense of defiant euphoria it generates lasts for precisely 10 seconds after the final whistle.

Did Leeds really need a coach, in a high viz shirt, permanently in the defensive line? That has got to be stopped. It was embarrassing to see him rearranging the line during play.

I thought l had gone back in time and was watching St Cuthberts U9s. Is this actually allowed?

The French are the biggest offenders in this I think. What [i[uREALLY[/u[/i wound me up was when he deliberately placed himself in Smith's eye-line & put him off the pen kick.
The NRL has Can't find it but I'm sure we have something equivalent.

We needed 13 one to one coaches on the field last night and then we still wouldn't have caused you a headache. Leeds were woeful last night and have blown already any chance of a top 4 finish. Challenge Cup run or bust this year for Rhinos.
Had to smile when the "Have you ever won the treble" chant went up, some of our younger fans still believe that RL is only in its 21st year. Apologies for their ignorance - history isn't on the curriculum in Leeds' schools.