Whilst you may have a point about the "questionable tackling techniques", I think calling them anti-rugby and saying they niggled and spoiled their way to victory is extremely harsh. Some of the attacking stuff they have played over the last 2 years has been really good to watch

I suppose we should have kept Noble and bored the opposition to the hospital for the past 2 seasons?

I don't know the OP personally, but on the basis of his posts on here I would say he ranks pretty damn high in the order of tw#ts. Probably on the executive board.

Mr Lima receives so many letters about his questionable technique that he's making an income from paper recycling.

Wigan repeatedly attacked standing legs when players were held up this season and a fair few injuries did result from it.

The difference between Dixon losing his career and not was pure luck. The intent to mame was there.

Once again, how many bans have been handed down to Wigan for these illegal tackles?

I note the change in attitude this year as opposed to last; last year it was all whinging about 3 in the tackle, this year every other club has taken this up and now it's whinging about these mythical dangerous tackles.

Mythical? I take it you've watched the replay of the game? Look at the Dixon tackle and tell me that's not malicious. Look at Lima on Lomax and his twisting his leg. They've been doing it all through Maguire's reign of terror, hold the man up and third or fourth man in 'snaps the pole' by attacking the side of the knee joint.

It's not just me and other posters on here either, several coaches both here and in the NRL have complained about it (About Melbourne). Mick Potter called it right when he spoke candidly about it, saying he didn't feel it was morally acceptable to send your players out to deliberately injure opposition players.

Complete again, love it! Long may it continue with our next coach!

Did both players get up with no complaints and play the ball? I've honestly not even seen the game yet (and don't intend to )

Pure BS!!

Maguire has been great and Wigan are nowhere near anti-rugby league.

I agree totally with the above comment, what a load of rubbish maguire has brought great things to wigan and rugby league. The game has changed and for just one example wigan through 3 x balls from right to left in a near perfect fashion with other teams like warrington have adopted and used to great effect this year using brett hodgson to great effect just like wigan do with sam

A young up and coming coach in Australia given the opportunity to cut his teeth in the UK with the worlds biggest club. Makes no signings takes them to league leaders and a grand final win in his first year. Then comes a narrow loss to St George in the world club challenge, then he guides them to a CC final win (best team in the comp by far). Then he coaches a team to second spot (only 4 losses in weekly rounds) for them to lose narrowly in the semi final. He's now heading back to Oz to coach probably the most historic team in the NRL.

He's never moaned about our game, player or team, and comes across very proffesional in his approach to the game.

British RL fans are fickle.

You'd do well to watch Wigan when they have the ball and not just focus on what we do without it.

Some sublime rugby has been on show from Wigan this and last season.

Quite surprised by that to be honest given you've got children of your's playing the game. How would you like it if one of them was 'tackled' like Dixon was by Lima in a deliberate attempt to ruin his knee joint?

You see Saddo, just because you like to repeat yourself in trying to convince us all it was a pre-meditated and deliberate attempt to maim/cripple/kill, doesn't make it true.

So you think all the people complaining about Melbourne's and Wigan's 'technique' this season are lying?

Neither club won their respective competitions so it's not like you can throw the jealous angle in.