cracking game

The Aussies are in pre-season. Perhaps they should bring their whole season forward to accommodate this one game. Or maybe they should play 2-3 warm up matches before it, risking injury to their players and disrupting their preparation for the NRL season.

Until the odds are even, this 'trophy' will always be meaningless. That's not a dig at Leeds, or any other club, but anyone who believes that the SL sides' dominance of this 'competition' is a true reflection of the relative strength of our club sides needs their head testing.

As would I. But this isn't about that. My comments would be exactly the same whoever was contesting the game.

So play the game in april

Whilst I understand your point I'd say that the Aussies choose not to even the odds rather than them being deliberately stacked against them. They choose to only come over a week beforehand, they choose to not play it in Australia despite several English clubs saying theyd be happy to play it over there, and they choose not to prepare with a few warm-up games.

Similar could be said for the international setup, that the odds are stacked in the Aussies & Kiwis favour. The schedule of matches (especially when held down under), the refs & reffing interpretations, and the fact the top British players usually play more games during the season than the Aussies or Kiwis. Yet when Australia or New Zealand win an international we don't say it's not representative.

Both teams had dominant periods of the game. Forme, Manly actually looked the more threatening but spilled possession too easily.

Leeds were more efficient with the ball but were aided by two fairly close calls in the Webb bomb spill and subsequent forward pass which provided the score to make it 20-12. Had those been at the other end, I doubt there would be any Leeds fans which would have been happy.

Sorry I must've missed something, i take it Wigan have had a pre-season down under then?

Not having seen the game, Leeds throwing a forward pass? Never

Leeds showed bags of character in the last 20. Manly made yards easier all night with Leeds having to work harder in defence. The score didn't reflect the game but it shows Leeds are willing to battle it out in the trenches so will be tough to beat this year.

Anyone know why Sean Long was sat up with the coaching staff for the game?!

and now they are talking about more teams in the format did we not have this a few years ago and it was rubbish

nowt better to do

What relevance does that have? The point was this...



Which Wigan have rldonerl. And for some reason that's funny?

Keep up.

matai's a horrible c**t......never liked him