Post subject: Re: Wigan 19 for Thursday against Wakefield.
Posted: Thu Jul 18, 2019 9:13 pm
100% Warrior
Club Coach
Joined: Feb 14 2005 Posts: 7439
MadDogg wrote:Yes far exceeded my expectations tonight. I was hoping that we might squeak out a win but I never imagined we'd get there by that margin.
If we're to finish 3rd and have an outside chance of winning it we have to beat Hull in a fortnight. Biggest game of the SL season for us by far.
Same, as you may be able to tell from earlier posts! Wakefield just didn’t show up and we were ruthless in attack and defence. The proof in the pudding is only missing 1 tackle in the first half and only 8 overall and making over 600 more metres in attack. We fell off a bit in the 2nd half but realistically we were never in danger of losing after running up a 34-0 margin so that can be forgiven easily.
I agree re Hull also, it’s a huge game for us and for me, similar to the Saints game, a major statement-making game. To finish in the play offs after the start is an achievement, to finish 3rd with a very real shot at making Old Trafford and a Grand Final win would almost certainly trump the Leeds win from 5th in my own very biased opinion.
Post subject: Re: Wigan 19 for Thursday against Wakefield.
Posted: Thu Jul 18, 2019 10:25 pm
NickyKiss
International Board Member
Joined: Nov 08 2004 Posts: 29909 Location: WIGAN
We can’t be anything but happy with that. Good performances from Hardaker, Williams, Sammut, Navarette, Isa and Smithies (amongst others) for me and an absolute master class by the most underrated player in world rugby league in Liam Farrell.
Players back on board for Hull and things are looking up.
Post subject: Re: Wigan 19 for Thursday against Wakefield.
Posted: Fri Jul 19, 2019 8:08 am
jonh
International Board Member
Joined: May 27 2003 Posts: 20519 Location: educating League Freak on all things rugby league
Great performance all be it against a team very low on confidence and clearly carrying players with injury, but take nothing away from our lads.
The youngsters were fantastic. Really ripped in.
Farrell was outstanding, the lines he runs are very intelligent and provides genuine threat every time he is close to the line.
Williams is showing his talent again now and it’s no coincidence the whole team has improved around him.
One player I’ve been particularly underwhelmed by is Hardaker, but he really is starting to show what all the fuss is about lately, great again last night.
I think talk of finals and outside chances of trophies is a little optimistic, however, we as a team are clearly moving in the right direction and developing an identity under Lam.
Going to enjoy the rest of this year with one eye on 2020 too where I think we will be back pushing hard on all fronts for titles.
Unofficially the most boring poster on Cherry and White.
Post subject: Re: Wigan 19 for Thursday against Wakefield.
Posted: Fri Jul 19, 2019 9:41 am
stpatricks
Club Coach
Joined: Jul 14 2005 Posts: 1361 Location: Wigan
I was worried about the pack , but the intensity showed by the pack was the best Ive seen all year, a lot of second efforts at tackles no quit. Navarette has been good in the last two home games. Farrell is all class. Sammut took on the line and offered another threat. Points difference getting a boost.
Post subject: Re: Wigan 19 for Thursday against Wakefield.
Posted: Fri Jul 19, 2019 9:43 am
NSW
Player Coach
Joined: Aug 28 2006 Posts: 4100
Bilko nailed it on Twitter “ Whatever will be will be this season but seeing Smithies, Partington, Byrne & Havard muscling up in the middle is looking money in the bank for later. Short term pain this year could be long term gain.“
We all admire saints pack but they went through some tough years blooding the young lads and look at them now
RICHARDS IS SUPERMAN!!!!
Wire_91 wrote:its your first final in about 8 years and now you ravin and rantin about it F**k off, and ill be going old trafford tomoz cheering on the saints and ill be writing on this forum givin you loads of shi* when your drying you eyes and the wire fan will be here handing out the tissues in the thousands, thats if you do take that many fans cause now it looks like its your fans who have jumped on the band wagon now your in a final, this time last year there was only 1000 people in the jjb and now its fillin up cause youve won the league hahaha proper true supporters you are
Post subject: Re: Wigan 19 for Thursday against Wakefield.
Posted: Fri Jul 19, 2019 10:51 am
Phuzzy
Player Coach
Joined: Nov 19 2006 Posts: 5523
Top quality performance, not only in getting the win, but in the attitude and application shown in achieving it. One of my highlights was Byrne getting bowled over by Pauli but responding by lining him up and absolutely smashing him at the next opportunity. That's the kind of attitude that forges careers!
Great from all the young lads yesterday but I think the senior players should also take a bow. Again, their attitude and application were first class and they really stepped up to the challenge of being down on numbers. Probably unnecessary to single players out as they were, to a man, excellent but Faz, Powell and Hardaker gave near perfect performances.
Couldn't ask for more and a pleasure to watch. There now seems to be a genuine style emerging under Lam. I'll say it again; more of the same please!
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