Quote: morleys_deckchair "agreed.... people say its packs that win games...but in wigans case i think its almost physiological.. without him there they are already on the back foot..... i don't know if it effects the way the pack plays.... but they looked like a beaten outfit 10 mins into that first half... and lets be honest, that leeds pack isn't all that.'"
+1, deckchair
I thought that was supposed to be a semi-final. No Wigan intensity AT ALL.
When Wigan had a ptb, Leeds were all over them like a rash.
When Leeds had a ptb, Wigan dawdled upto them, like they weren't interested (virtually all through the match). i.e. a beaten pack.
Yes, I know we battered most teams out of the water, last season, but our pack was rarely "defeated". Wigan played like that, until about 6 weeks ago.
Bar the Cats "whooping" 2 weeks ago, Wigan's pack has been about as effective as Swinton's, since we walloped 'em, on 11 August