Wigan by about 40

I am biased, But i think Castleford would have given Wigan a better game in the final.

I agree mate you do have other class players who can expose teams but he is the main man for Wigan who is all class.

Can't see where the Leeds threat will really come from. They look slow, predictable and no game plan that is likely to get through the best defence in the league. I know games this season have been close but Wigan will raise their game again for the final and I just can't see Leeds living with Wigan. Only one winner.

Mcdermott will be completly outgunned tactically by maguire.

I can't stress this enough. Maguire will make him look stupid.

And that's before wigans faster, better drilled, more skill players have even steppe onto the pitch.

Only one winner for sure.

I'm a Wigan fan who will be there and I think we will win easy. 32 - 10 or something like that. Leeds attacks are pretty toothless and I cant see them getting past our defence. There just doesnt seem to be that much structure when Leeds get in the last 20.

If we get more than two scores ahead early on then its game over.

Re Charnley, I thought his actual effort to beat Wellens after breaking from deep in his own half was pretty poor TBH - he could and should have scored. He's a good player but if he wants to make the step up to the next level he ought to be scoring in that kind of space.

As for the final, I want Leeds to win or at worst lose narrowly. Sadly I can't see that happening.

I don't think looking at the games we played against Leeds earlier in the season show that much to be honest.

In the first game at Leeds we were a totally different team to what we are now. We had Lockers playing at 6 and an unfit Finch coming of the bench. Despite playing awful we still snatched a draw.

In the game at Wigan we had just had our toughest set of games in the season.
We played Catalans away and got beat, some of our players then had a mid-week game against or for the exiles. We then had a very tough game at Castleford which ended in a draw. We then played Saints away in a massive derby game and then hudds at home in the 'big one 3'. We then had the Leeds game after this very tough run of fixtures and still had a mid-week castleford game to bear in mind.

Before this game we have Salford and Bradford at home and then all of our focues can turn to the Challenge cup final. We will have the same focus we did against warrington in the QF and saints in the SF.

Leeds will have to play outstanding to get near us and they will have to play like the Leeds of old to beat us.

I doubt Castleford would have managed to get into the Wigan half seeing as they only managed to trouble Leeds' defence twice.

I want to think that, despite their modest league form, the big game experience of the leeds squad may help them step up, but it didn't last year, so I imagine they're in for a hard time.

They have troubled Wigan more than most this year though.

Why?

even when wigan were on their great run of cup wins in the 80s and 90s they didnt really hammer teams in the final,
so although i think they'll win it will be closer than that

They hammered us in 94 & 95.

They hammered us in 95. In 94 we were in the game for a good part of it, and the scoreline was respectable in the end. Terrible defence for THAT Offiah try - he should never have been allowed to break the line with ease so early in the game.

Being a Wigan fan who was at Wembley in 1998 for the Sheffield game I can honestly tell you that I'm of the opinion Cup Final favourites doesn't mean anything. Wigan were complacent beyond belief that day and Sheffield fully deserved their win. I can't see this Wigan squad being complacent at all.

It was mentioned that Leeds only lost at Wigan 26-24 due to poor refereeing.
Leeds mainly contributed to their own defeat.
Webb back chattted the ref, Wigan scored from the set following the penalty.
Leeds went in at half time with the initiative having just scored.
From the 2nd half kick off they allowed the ball to bounce, Wigan regained possesion and scored. Then scored 3 mins later.
Nothing whatsoever to do with the referee!

As in the semi, Wigan will tire their opposition although Leeds fast passing combinations and pacey backs will trouble Wigan.
Wigan win though!