When Hull completed the signing of Ellis we was told by a few Wigan fans they didn't need him and that Lauaki was doing 'really well' now he was 'coached by a good coach'. Seems to be the same old loose canon to me. Cost you 4 points and he's lucky not to have been sent off.

first time hes done it and what a stupid game to do it in!

In fairness this is the first game I've watched him play for Wigan but the occasson gets to him and he loses it completely - he was always a complete loon in the derbies.

We didn't lose that because of 5 mins of madness from Lauaki. Defensive mis-reads out wide again and a lack of potency from centre is a big issue for me in this Wane side.

I hope he gets banned. Disgraceful behaviour.

just look at hes penalty stats for the season they are pritty good but yeah stupid is a word to say about him tonight.

He was lucky to stay on after the lift.

I don't think he knows he's doing it, which is more worrying than if he was being deliberately dirty. If it's deliberate, it can be controlled. If it's a loss of composure in a crucial game, it's a liability. SW will have his work cut out getting him to control that.

I was really surprised when Wigan signed him. Always seemed a liability in important games for Hull and that is the 1st time i have seen him play for Wigan and it looks like nothing has changed.

SW needs to get a grip of him. Fair enough he got caught up in the heat of the moment but silly penalties that cost us the game. I like to see the commitment and pride in the wigan shirt, but controlled. Anyway we will still become champions

Can't just blame Eric, there were lots of other more important factors that led to that loss, Pat's injury and Josh's missed conversions, Tommy's interception, daft penalties from lots of others, Finch having having a rare off day...can point the fingers to a lot of things without singling out Lauaki.

you think had a bad game? he did well to me some important tackles and clever plays such as letting the ball go when wire was ripping at it.

I notice Hock gave penalties and knock ons yet not a word said against him, if Eric was from Winstanley then i guess nobody would be saying anything about him

Hock was immense tonight. I can forgive a brainfart for that kind of performance. Eric needed to come off after the lift. He'll get a ban and we'll move on.

hock was the best forward on the pitch tonight so he can be forgiven if eric had the same impact i guess people would forgive him also, but erics brainfarts cost us the game

Lauaki was an absolute idiot. He's a joke of a player. Yes, Hock gives away penalties too but he was also one of the best players on the field and has the potential to win games. Lauaki has had one good game yet somehow keeps getting picked by Wane. He's a liability and when he takes to that field he just cannot control his temper.

Why Wane didn't take him off earlier I'll never know, but he should be dropped.

what amazes me is the fact the majority of the posters on this site have rattled on for years about us needing a house prop, when we finally get one the majority start slagging him off

found out tonight... liability... you could say he cost wigan the game.

along with hock... who is a brain dead moron.

yea just what we need pppfftt

agreed with the first post but hock is class was the main threat tonight just silly high love taps.

Shithouse prop, not utter moron. Lauaki made Gaz Hock look calm and composed tonight.

Someone like Morley is what we needed, very physical, goes head hunting quite often but now that he's wiser he always manages to stay in control.

That sort of prop also needs to play well, which Lauaki simply doesn't.

He's not a prop, he's a big second rower.

Prescott was also fantastic tonight, won the collision a lot more. Shame about the drop ball.
Hock was good, although he did give the ball away twice in the first 10 minutes when we had them on the rack.

Wire dropped the ball 4 times in the first half, within their own half and we come away with only 2 points. Everyone knew it would be a close game but why did we opt for the 2 against Wire, when every other game we ran it. Seems we took the easy option too often.

Missed chances are what cost us tonight. Lauaki's brain farts didn't help, but we didn't have that clinical edge as we've previously seen.

We made far too many schoolboy errors. Wire didn't work for their points tonight and that is a sin.

Eric was stupid in those last 5 minutes and imo showed why we shouldn't have signed him. He is yet to impress me, and yes I've said it before tonights game too.

to be fair... hock did have a good game tonight.

You must be confusing sh[ii[/ithouse prop with sh[ii[/it prop.

He's a liability, he always will be. You'd be best served getting shut, Wane won't change him, Agar tried it and Lauaki's game went.

What's all this Eric bollox anyway, can't you lot pronounce his name?