Sadly missed the game live due to me being dosy and agreeing to being social without realising. Stayed up to watch the extended highlights only to find despite being scheduled it was some rubbish documentary about rivalry (which will result in an angry email to sky tomorrow) - and decided to watch the half 2 replay.

All I can take away from it is I assume it was phil Clarke who edited it! For anyone wanting to watch it again, I found the commentry near unbearable. At one time I had to check the score again to make sure Wigan hadn't won by 50.

Don't understand why the wiganers are claiming the first try was forward from Flanaghan (which was the only good thing I saw him do) - didn't even look a flat pass from the tv angles, if it had been SOL it wouldn't of even been mentioned. Great to see a lot of the youngsters have great games, Thompson looked particularly impressive - did well with the last pass for wellens' try too.

Swift got exposed a couple of times tonight, but I can assume that will be rectified with him just coming back. Percival looked threatening every time he touched the ball.

Hopefully Walsh won't be long term, and we can use this as the building block for a platform for the rest of the season

Edit: oh, and congratulations to Tommy Makinson for beating Francis Meli's 16 tries which was last years top try tally for us!

So what is your opinion on the last SOO game? No doubt you'll think it was a classic as the Blues won but for a neutral like myself it was a booooooooooring, niggly snoozefest. I pay to watch the NRL too via Premier Sports and have yet to witness this great quality of which you speak.

bewareshadows wrote:
And Wigan will have the home crowd so any 50/50 will go their way. Nice advantage to have.

I think looking back at this game it would be fair to say both sides lacked a cutting edge. There was a lot of effort and well structured defence but there were no game breakers.

I think you can put this down to Green and Walsh (for most of the game) being absent and the rain.

I think both coaches will have mixed feeling on that game.

Agree.
Both sides defended well in the middle, hence all six tries being scored out wide, but some of the pass execution was not as crisp as they would hope for. I also think Farrell was a big miss for Wigan in that left channel.

But it was a great game to watch between two well matched sides.

Anyone know what Bateman was whinging about to Makinson after the game?

'I'd have tackled you if Thornley was playing' ?

Makinson had moved two of the bricks from under John's caravan, leading to it titlting to one side and his brand new A-Team cutlery set getting smashed.

Anyone know where I can watch the highlights online? Out the country at the moment and not seen any of the tries.

They'll be available via SLTV soon, probably today I should think.