Quote: thebloodbath "Leeds should draw alot from the 2 previous games against Wigan.
In 160 mins of rugby we only have a 2 point short fall against them on the score board. We aren't miles away.
Wigans tenacity and performance is surely note worthy but the massive under dog status will suit Leeds.
We have Wigans right side of defence to expose and we faired well on both flanks with grubbers. Our ability to break them down will be key and if we do get to them we will proabably have to score even half chances.
In the previous 2 games Wigan do set their stall out in an even more reserved manner. They do show us respect, so lets twist that to our advantage.
If in doubt put in 50-50 kicks and hope for a bounce of a ball or a gaff.
My glass is half full.'"
I too lean to the glass half full.
Wigan of course will be strong favourites with far more attacking class and tremendous defence....but our over the hill dads army could ....just dig deep enough for one last hurrah. For several of our players this is a last chance to get a CC winners medal (you could even say this game is our Wembley???)
Peacock certainly was motivated to lift his game on Sunday and others will want to erase the embarrassing performance of last year so motivation should not be a problem.
Our problem is our attack which appears to have got lost somewhere along the line in sorting out our defence.
Our game plan should be to keep Wigan from scoring too many in the first half as they always try to blitz the opposition early doors. However to win we will have to outscore an attacking side, which means we will need to risk an offload game in the 2nd half and keep our most creative players on the field for as long as possible. If we are still in the game with 10 minutes to go my monies on Leeds.
Despite the form book I will be very disappointed if our performance is worse than last year's debacle.