The match,and the analysis will make Wigan a tough proposition this year.
They will learn and take on board what happened and will implement it against other SL teams.
Wigan are going to be there again this year when the domestic season concludes

Wigan turned the ball over a lot, with the Roosters often beginning sets at around the half way line. In Superleague, a team like Wigan with a decent defensive structure can afford to do this - playing against a top NRL team, you simply have to make them work the ball away from their own line - give them any field position and they'll make you pay.

Wigan battled really well and can be proud of their effort - but today they played against a team far superior to the usual superleague dross. Phil Gould alluded to it in commentary - if Wigan played in the NRL, they'd go ok, and get better once they got used to high intensity week after week. Unfortunately, there are probably only 3, 4 at a push other teams in super league that could also hold their own.

Super smashing lovely, he played more like Jim Bowen. The RFL inadvertently did the Roosters a massive favour by choosing to disregard his attack to the neck of Scott Grix and letting him play in the game.

im sure wigan fans wont take the defeat too hard, after all this was just a warm up game for the game that matters.... their next game

Is it just me or the wcc trophy was too small?

The Wigan side was outclassed by one of the greatest club teams of the past 20 years. But note that the Roosters were very rusty, and not at their best, and will improve greatly in the next few weeks.

If Tomkins, Richards and Mossop had been playing for Wigan the contest would have been much closer. It would also have drawn a bigger crowd (though 31,500 was not bad). That is one reason why the matches need to be played at the end of the season, two weeks after the respective grand finals.

BTW Charnley was looking for an NRL contract. His humiliation by fending from Michael Jennings didn't do his NRL prospects any good.

Charnley would get eaten alive in the NRL.

He's quick - that's it... I still can't believe he was preferred over Briscoe in the World Cup.

He's soft in the collision (I actually think he looks scared sometimes when taking a hit up), not great at attacking or defending kicks (or just defensively in general). Additionally, as he's fairly small, he'd be rag dolled into touch playing against good defences.

I'm sure the Wigan fans will be up in arms at this, but I fail to see what he brings other than being a bit nippy given a bit of space. His finishing of decent chances is good, the rest of his game is average to poor.

The reality is the gap between the game in the northern and Southern Hemisphere is growing year on year. Not really that surprising when you consider:
Registered players 400k + touch v 100k inc touch
Avg club income $16mill v $9mill
Peak body income $250mill v $45mill
Pokie jnr club funding v govt jnr funding
RL main game in 1/2 country v domination of soccer in UK
RL bigger than union v union bigger than RL

When you consider all things the SL clubs and England/France actually punch above their weight most times.

Wigan were bitchslapped into submission by the rowdy roosters.

Bravo!

Made up with the result.

Sincerely

Mr Bitter and twisted not a true fan

Mr Wireyed, you're finally correct

By the number of posts he makes, he is clearly working on the "Infinite monkey" theorem of correctness.

I prefer stopped clock theory

So are we in agreement that the aussie's are a million times better than us as they won this year.

As opposed to when an SL team wins, then they couldn't be bothered

First of all, I'm English. And even though I follow the Roosters here. I want an English side to beat an aussie side.

What makes me laugh is that when an English side wins it "it's only a trial" but when the aussies win it they are...