Quote: spartakmixtapes "Wigan fan in peace - Given Mose's apparent lack of impact I can't understand why Wigan put so much emphasis on him when he came on last week with 3/4 players flying out of the line trying (and failing!) to put a big hit on him, when up until then they had held a very disciplined line speed (I thought Wigan's front 3 did a good job on Walmsley up to that first round of subs).
It happened a couple of times and it look like the turning point in the match to me, if I recall correctly it was a failed big hit/committing too many players on Mose that led to Roby finding a gap then Burns pulling that 40-20 out the hat.
If, like some think, he is a useless lump it would have been a better tactic to just let him trundle in as usual and save the effort for your other forwards
Got to give the big lad respect for that kick chase as well.
Long story short, think Mose offers you something different, even if its just focusing the oppo's attention away from your other forwards.'"
Woah.....a rare beast indeed, a Wiganer with a clue !!!!! Let's take a moment to appreciate this, it happens all too rarely.
Yes, Masoe's impact is never going to be measurable on a stats sheet. Look at Swift's try against Wigan - Masoe drags four men under the sticks, as well as driving McIlorum into the ground, Saints sling it wide and Swift goes in untouched.
His real impact is the aggression. What he did against you guys was systematically target McIlorum. Hammered him first chance he got and let's be honest, hit him and Wigan turn into a group of girls. That's what Masoe does. Never going to look great on paper and in truth, not all that fabulous but when you consider the key area where Saints used to fall short against Wigan was in the aggression department, well, that ain't happening with Masoe on the field.
Of course, this won't stop the agenda driving fools to keep up their boring campaign. Every single post will continue to imply or explicitly state that Masoe's this and he's that. It's mindnumbing stuff.
