Very good win. Always nice to get a win against a top rival and especially wigan. Cuthbertson was mom easily, peacock had his best game this season, zak was very good. Stevie ward yet again was quality. Really good hands and really looks to take the ball up.

On the performance as a whole I thought we could've been better, ablett bombing two tries in the first half could've really cost us on another day. Our game management in the final 10 mins I didn't like, I know we were two scores up but we were inviting them into the game and we know wigan can score back to back if they get a roll on.

Handley I like the look of, a bit of bulk needed but that will come, looks pretty composed and put in a real tidy finish for his try. With briscoe ruled out for a number of weeks, with needing a shoulder operation. Ash could get a run.

All in all very happy with the two points

I thought the same at the time

You're asking the tackled player to take a risk though. Does he put the ball down amidst the bodies, try to play it and hope the referee gives the penalty, or does he just step to one side or forward a pace to get a clean play the ball and allow his dummy half to get out with the markers still out of position?

I am not sure what you were watching with that particular play the ball. He didn't just take a yard. He crawled forward first to create the situation where a Leeds player is behind, then he stepped further forward when he got to his feet. It was clear cheating from the player in question to gain an advantage. Rightly penalised.

Good coaching practice is to teach your team to not get tied up at marker, the 'tight 6' markers and As and Bs work as a unit with markers typically splitting 1st marker usually nominating to go the direction closest to their usual defensive position. Standing too close to the PTB at 1st marker is poor practice as AG says.

Yep. There was a habit a year or so ago of markers standing too far back from the play the ball to the point of being only a couple of metres ahead of the defensive line (IIRC on rare occasions the ref penalised them) but it was for exactly the reason you state, to work together with the A's and B's. And now most markers will take a step or 2 backwards immediately after the play the ball in order to close the diagonal gap between them and the A defender.
Usually being tight at marker makes you easier to run past either by the acting half scoot or a quick play to a tight runner.
It's partly why the player playing the ball moves forward or to the side, in order to try and lock in a marker, either tight or directionally.