Not a great game for the neutral but brutal defence by Wigan. Ironically it was the type of game that would've suited Saints. Not saying for one minute we'd have definitely won but it was just the type of arm wrestle we normally do well in.
I've said for a while now too that I think Old Trafford has had its day as a venue. Poor transport links in and out and the kick off time means rival fans drunk and arguing. I was sat next to two Warrington fans who were arguing with Wigan fans in front. At HT I defused a potential fight between two Wigan fans, and thats in the hospitality parts. Obviously all the non-Wigan fans in there were supporting Catalans so they had a healthy number of "fans"
Since the CC SF I think Wigan have been the best team in the comp so no complaints from me, they were worthy winners on the night and will definitely be favourites next year. Will be interesting where they play Penrith.
Its going to be a long season when the Internationals are over.
How seriously do we take the WCC? I really like the idea of the best sides in each competition going head to head but do the NRL sides even play their best available 17 these days? If not then it loses its importance IMO and just becomes an interesting friendly.
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Grimmy wrote:How seriously do we take the WCC? I really like the idea of the best sides in each competition going head to head but do the NRL sides even play their best available 17 these days? If not then it loses its importance IMO and just becomes an interesting friendly.
It's not the be all and end all and it certainly doesn't mean much in the grand scheme of things.
Just nice to play a different team and see some of our lads go against the best in the world. We rightly talk some of the Wigan lads up, but how will Faz do Vs Martin etc.
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Grimmy wrote:How seriously do we take the WCC? I really like the idea of the best sides in each competition going head to head but do the NRL sides even play their best available 17 these days? If not then it loses its importance IMO and just becomes an interesting friendly.
Penrith included it as part of the preseason challenge and rested 2 of their key players (Edwards and Martin) last week. Crowd was about 10k.
Hopefully they play a full team this year.
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NSW wrote:Penrith included it as part of the preseason challenge and rested 2 of their key players (Edwards and Martin) last week. Crowd was about 10k.
Hopefully they play a full team this year.
They were injured not rested, just as Batchelor was injured for us, so basically they had one more injury than us from playing a full team.
No doubt if its played in Australia and Wigan win it will be the greatest achievement in the history of British Sport. If Penrith win its because they've taken it "seriously"
They were injured not rested, just as Batchelor was injured for us, so basically they had one more injury than us from playing a full team.
No doubt if its played in Australia and Wigan win it will be the greatest achievement in the history of British Sport. If Penrith win its because they've taken it "seriously"
Its a win win for Wigan.
Question for you Stu- Do you think Penrith took that Saints game as seriously as they did the Grand Final just gone against Brisbane?
I’ve no issue admitting that for us to beat them, we’ll need them to take the game lightly and be off their best. It would still be an immense achievement beating a team spending 4 times as much as us on players, just as it was for Saints.
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