Quote: Tony Stark "Hmmm, not sure I agree. Whilst they could have gone on to score a try, they chose to take the two imo to settle themselves; as we have seen very often, getting the first points on the board in a derby can be very important, especially given the fact they then get the ball back and re-continue the pressure on our defence. It also has an effect on the two sets of supporters, quietening us down momentarily and picking their fans up even more.'"
I disagree completely. They looked pretty settled and looked like scoring on our line, we was defending pretty well but both times they put kicks in behind and the first time Meli nearly ballsed up and Roberts come close, the second time Richards managed to knock the ball back, so both Wigan players got there first and weren't a million miles away from scoring. They had us under pressure, and them taking the two points relieved the pressure. They do get the ball back, but they get it back deep in there own half and have to re-build to put the pressure back on our line. Also, i think that a lot of there fans also thought it was the wrong decision, so it didn't really pick them up and a quite a few Saints fans were relieved to see the kick at goal, rather than a try, thus picking us up. It works both ways i suppose. It was too early in the game to kick at goal, IMO. They should have continued to pressure out line.