Quote: SBR "It was a terrible decision to take the two. Saints were comfortably on top at the time and you'd have backed them to get over with six tackles on the Wigan line. So instead of taking a good chance to go 12-6 up they took the two and as a direct result ended up 12-8 down.'"
That's just speculation. Wigan's strength for the past two seasons has been rock solid defence. Last year it was the most miserly in SL. This, second behind Warrington's. In the four games leading up to Saints' first victory the team had been repelled time and time again in such positions (even with multiple sets of six). I see no solid evidence to suggest a good chance of a try. Indeed, if history is anything to go by the most likely outcome was Wigan defending their line. An easy two points - in a game that looked destined to be tight - should hardly be considered a bad option. The fact that Wigan scored soon after is no evidence of causation. And the goal prevented Wigan from going six in front and a drop-goal away from taking the game two scores out of reach.
