Joined: Sep 26 2002 Posts: 11377 Location: Much too far South
Cruncher wrote:Shocked by how poor they were.
They looked massively off the pace, and only got the late tries because Warrington had backed off. One of those late tries, the Wire defender made no effort to tackle him at all. They'd clearly put the cue on the rack.
I honestly saw nothing in that Leeds side to worry any other team in the league. There was no danger there at all.
First game, yeah. Too early to say, things can change etc etc. But it sounds as though they've had a clownish pre-season, and I can't help wondering if the Rohan Smith bubble is going to burst in 2023.
Looking at their pre-season you just knew they'd be garbage. People say pre-season is meaningless but you can tell a lot about the attitude of a club and it's players to how professionally they approach everything - training, friendlies, finals, whatever it may be.
I said on TRL before the season started that I thought Leeds would crater this year. I know they were missing a few but there's just something shambolic and soft about them and I have no faith at all in Rohan Smith despite the back end of Leeds' season last year. If he took over at Saints I'd be absolutely terrified.
FearTheVee wrote:Looking at their pre-season you just knew they'd be garbage. People say pre-season is meaningless but you can tell a lot about the attitude of a club and it's players to how professionally they approach everything - training, friendlies, finals, whatever it may be.
I said on TRL before the season started that I thought Leeds would crater this year. I know they were missing a few but there's just something shambolic and soft about them and I have no faith at all in Rohan Smith despite the back end of Leeds' season last year. If he took over at Saints I'd be absolutely terrified.
I will agree with that summary, Smith being lauded as the second coming, half that team last night went hiding. Obviously some to come back in but something does not seem right about the place.
TheWarringtonWolve69 wrote:Yes of course. Frightened by a team that has been no where near winning super league during a time when st Helen’s won it with ease, year after year. I put Wigan there because they have no pack and whilst peets game plan of chuck it to field worked for the first half of the season, it was completely Ineffective at the back end of the season.
Wigan are no where near being SL champions which is evident by where I put them
Yeah nowhere near...... Apart from the time we had a last minute match winning penalty awarded to us in a kickable position that sadly for us just fell short.
But yeah, nowhere near.
WIGAN RLFC - SL ERA
WORLD CLUB CHAMPIONS 2017 & 2024
SUPER LEAGUE CHAMPIONS 1998, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2018, 2023 & 2024
CHALLENGE CUP FINAL WINNERS 2002, 2011, 2013, 2022 & 2024
LEAGUE LEADERS CHAMPIONS 2010, 2012, 2020, 2023 & 2024
ACADEMY GRAND FINAL WINNERS 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019 & 2024
WOMEN’S GRAND FINAL WINNERS 2018
BEST SUPPORTED CLUB OF THE YEAR 2010, 2011, 2012 & 2024
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