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He. Has had it tough and done really well considering. He also has us playing more entertaining rugby than last year too IMO "

He. Has had it tough and done really well considering. He also has us playing more entertaining rugby than last year too IMO

We have a team full of injuries but the coach leaves two players sat on the bench for most of the game, one who has played all season and done well partnering Lomax. Soliola was also benched for a large part of the game.

Soliola was playing injured, as were so many of the team.

Give the coach a break. You try playing the toughest game of the year with up to eight players who have hardly trained through injury, with two on injections and serious injury, and two players coming back from long term injury in the same match, while also trying to win the bloody thing.

Jeez.

Somebody like Hohaia at fullback would have made a huge difference yesterday. Not just kick returns but attacking the line at pace.

Sts fans tend to underestimate how well you compete without halfbacks/missing at least one regular as well - for some reason yours seem to get injured at key points in the season more than the other top sides, yet you do pretty well anyway. Speaks a lot for having a pretty good overall structure to your play IMO.

Hohaia under the high bomb is a nightmare aka Meli x 5

Wrong decision putting him at fullback

If we'd have been hammered, I could blame injuries but the fact we got ourselves into good positions, and the lack of anything productive on wigans line from our halves, backs and outside backs (all of which were fit) tells its own story.

If by having so many injured, it adds more weight to the fact we shouldn't have player gaskell on the bench. Dixon has struggled this year, but he could have give a forward twenty minutes rest at some point.

I continue to question his subs policy and his playmaking tactics.