Leeds deserved the win on the night, They defended brilliantly and Manly's discipline was poor to say the least, They had them on the ropes in the second half though up until that silly elbow incident, Then Manly just self distructed giving away a lot of silly penalties. But it was a very well contested second half with a lot of good big hits going in.

Klein let a lot go, and both teams got away with things they perhaps shouldn't have. Leeds had a spell where they got penalised a lot and Sinfield had a moan "sir, its penalty penalty penalty, theres 2 teams..." but they where infringements so no one can argue about that really. shortly after that Manly did the same and Imploded.

People will say it's always good to get one over the aussie's. and taking nothing away from Leeds efforts tonight, But it would be nice for us to not need the advantages we are given in order to beat them. We will now get the usual, oh yeh, we beat an aussie team, we are getting closer to the NRL, then come the end of the season get shown up in the international series.

I think it's time the wcc was either played a few weeks after the grand final, or further into the season. and who knows, maybe it might get played in Australia again? then we can be up against a prepared Aus team and really get a good taste of if we are near them competitively or not.

Oh and could Stevo have sounded any more excited tonight? seriously getting beyond a joke now.

and yes, they where forward passes. but its not like leeds to get away with those is it?

There is a lot of sense on here, I agree that Leeds got the rub of the green on some decisions, very proud of the way we defended though. However...






You been on the pop Mr Kenny?

why can't they come to their bloody senses and play this match AFTER the respective grand finals?

To some of you Wigan fans slagging off Leeds for getting away with the odd forward pass.
Maybe you should look no further than a possible 3 yellow cards if not a sending off for Manly.
Also not so sure there was a ball steal which gifted them their first try.
Bad decisions for both sides.
And as for Leeds getting away with forward passes I think you should think back to how you won the CC.

CHOMP CHOMP CHOMP CHOMP CHOMP!!!

Enjoy your victory against an Australian side over here for a pre season game....

You deserve it

So just to be clear then, the gist of this thread is that you're all jealous or bitter or both?

More than you lot could do last year eh

Your team has just become world champions, you're on an almighty high, could be out all night celebrating this famous victory with friends, but nah - go home, log on to RLFans and see what those Wiganers have to say about it

FIOS.

Posted on facebook that we need to play the game 2 week after the GF and alternate the venue. Players who havent won the league shouldnt win the wcc and it shouldnt be a friendly.

Congrats Leeds btw.

Yep that seems to be the case !

They support Wigan what do you expect.

after all the bickering on this subject i would just like to say as a wigan fan and rugby league fan i thouroughly enjoyed the match.sinfield was outstanding and peacocks performance for a prop was second to none.for once children put your differences aside and treat the game in the manner it deserves.

Yes mate, after being home for 4 hours i decided to flick the pc at 1.50am and went straight for the Wigan forum like i always do.



Have you got a flag with FIOS on?

That was a great game of rugby and Leeds were deserving winners. The atmosphere sounded great. At times I wanted to be there to enjoy the atmosphere. Its always great to see the Aussies get beat! They were gutted after the game so don't anyone say that they didn't want to win and that it was just a pre-season warm up game etc blah blah blah. The winners can smile and the losers can please their self!

St George were a far better team than the 2012 Manly team so no comparison there really. Lets also not forget that the goons at HQ were very lenient on some of your players after the game at DW which enabled Leeds to be at virtually full strength.

I would bet my last pound that had this game been played in Australian after the GF, Leeds would be on the plane home with their ar*es handed back to them on a plate......a bit like the journey home last week I guess

I agree.

What a bitter man.

There is a comparison.

Both won the NRL GF and both have some world class players.

Leeds beat a champion team in a very convincing fashion. Granted Manly looked pretty jaded in that first half but Leeds never let them play.

The second half performance gave glimpses of what they had to offer, but again Leeds did enough to see them off.

I am quite happy to forget provincial rivalry’s when it is about playing the Ockers.

Was the WCC challenge a “glorified” friendly when we beat Manly, Brisbane and Penrith?........thought not.

FWIW though, while last night was a tough game for us, in my eyes it still is a glorified friendly. Manly were underdone, anyone could see that. As much as they wanted to win, they knew this was a part of their season preparations. If they [ireally[/i wanted it last night, I believe they could have seen us off in clinical fashion.

My point is that until we play the NRL winners at THEIR PEAK & IN THEIR OWN BACK YARD there is no comparison. Simply showing glimpses isn't good enough. Ill put it this way, after watching Wigan pre season and against Huddersfield did you see last week performance coming? No, because pre season is for blowing off the cobwebs and getting your timing right and fitness levels.

Manly were not at their best because they had not had the same prep Leeds has had. Peter Peters admitted Manly's prep had been woeful. Lets play the WCC at the back end of October and alternate the venue then there can be no doubts as to who is the best team in thee World - Lets face it, anybody who thinks Leeds are the best team in the world are kidding themselves. Yes, Leeds earned the right to play in this game by winning the comp last year but even with my red & white tinted glasses on I can catagorically state that Warrington were the best team in the comp last year. We caught them on an off day in the CC and you did the same in the play-offs. Some might even say Warrington choked on both occasions but they were still the best team in the comp.

Leeds deservedly won the WCC as they were the better team on the night, but it doesn't mean they are the best team in the world. Australia are the best team in the world by a country mile...it doesn't mean they win everything.

Not bitterness GCM just fact.

Glorified friendly, but its Leeds name on the trophy and bragging rights in the north of England.

Warrington weren't the best side in the comp last year - it is easy to flat track bully sides when it doesn't really matter - the test of a top side is whether they can perform when it really matters - Warrington have consistently shown they are not capable of mixing it with the best when a loss means bye-bye.

St George weren't a better side than Manly - Manly have 12 internationals or SOO players in their line up last night. Manly were underdone but gave it 100% - St George only needed to play in third gear to beat Wigan last year.

Wigan have shown they are capable of beating the best in SL twice since its start - how many times have Leeds done it? That is the test of the quality of a side can they perform when it really matters?

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Congratulations to Leeds, defended well and took their chances when they presented themselves