slater and inglis and the Melbourne winger couldn't run mcguire down. Slater who is the quickest out of those couldnt make ground on him.

which makes him pulling down Carmont even stranger

Let's say McGuire lets him run and tracks him as he supports Richards on the inside.

Richards gets to Donald, draws him and passes inside to Carmont.

McGuire makes the tackle on Carmont, who as he's falling pops the ball inside to Sam Tomkins (or someone else) supporting up the middle of the field, who then streaks in under the posts to win the game for Wigan.

Taking out Carmont solves the whole problem - if he isn't there, Richards has no-one in support and is forced to kick.

Now put that whole sequence of thought into the second that McGuire had to make his decision on what to do next.

Yup, why risk the imponderables when you can make the easy decision and give away the penalty in the dying seconds in your own half.

I was a bit surprised to be honest that Richards was so greedy and tried to put in the miracle kick down the touchline for himself. Aiming it a bit further infield would have given his team-mates a bit more chance of getting to it even if he didn't, given that there wasn't much in the way of cover coming across from the Leeds left hand side.

He was questionable also for the Hall try.

He was quick to jump out for the intercept.

Played the high-risk tactic and paid the price.

McGuire without pace is like a salad at Gareth's dinner table - pointless.

Ablett and Burrow were in the vicinity at the very least