I'm saying that because Wigan have a reputation for it people are hyper-sensitive, dissecting every play to check wether it was dirty. Other teams you let it go. Let's face it, there's no jealousy where Wigan is concerned for other people.



Again, happens frequently, but it's MM so it's dirty. Play should have stopped but the knee was quite clearly accidental. Ref got it wrong saying Wilkin was in the way.

nothing illegal about the challenge by sarginson, although i don't agree that a 3rd, or 4th man coming in on a defenceless attacker who is already being held up is good,could lead to a nasty injury and one that could be avoided.

i'm all for a bit of rough, hard stuff, but not when it has potential to cause an injury.

There was nothing accidental about what that little scumbag did.

Why wasn't oloughlin sent off, thought head highs got sent off this seaon

Watch it in real time. There isn't a great deal of contact (and with the shin, not the knee). Wilkin is certainly more concerned with the penalty than the contact from Mac. I'd say MM was trying to milk a penalty rather than going in to hurt him. MM isn't exactly subtle is he?

McIlorum has form for that, did it to Wellens a couple of years back. Also accidental I'm sure.

The off the ball, lifting above the horizontal tackle on Burns in the build up was worse imo ...

i'm not so sure it was "clearly accidental", i thought he could have easily avoided wilkin's head!

I'm not even trying to say MM dosen't have that bit of house in him. I hate seeing it personally, but let's get real. The "knee"? I don't know how to break it to you but if you think he made contact with the knee then your knowledge of anatomy is way off - Wilkin was on the floor, MM isn't 4ft tall. He would have to make contact with the knee VERY obvious.

But yes, MM is a house, therefore every contact with a player must be thuggish behaviour. No comments about Travis Burns then?



He was trying to milk the penalty for me.

I remember at the DW Stadium a few years ago, Wello was on all fours after attempting a tackle. McIlorum was unfortunate enough to run past him and accidentally knee him in the head. Weird how it's happened twice, can't remember the last time it happened with another hooker.



Third man into the ribs I wouldn't class as "good" defence, but it's part of the game nowadays and you can't really legislate for it beyond referees calling held quicker. Don't really have an issue with it providing it isn't a cannonball.

Part of the reason people suggest the game has become soft is because the Sky commentary is useless. Because they have no idea what a shoulder charge is, they suggest that ANY tackle that uses a shoulder is a shoulder charge, unnecessarily creating controversy and so on. It's awful to listen to

It was accidental, clearly.