He could just have easily walked up and wrapped the legs, personally i don't see anything wrong with the tackle but he's wrapped up, just clasp his legs and he falls.

The look on Tony Smiths face and post match comments on BBC interview show what he thinks of it.
Not happy.

John Kear says there didn't seem to be anything wrong with it (live on the Beeb).

Either way Solo was our best player and he's out for many weeks I guess.

intent was there with coley. should not be to surprised due to wigans tackling style.ie limas head ripper on hodgson not the first time this season as disciplinary record shows and of course mr neck and above olaughlin how he continually gets away with it is unbelievable!!!!!!!

well one was called eric iirc!

No: Eric was always that shape even before the tackle (ttbmk) , sort of flat hence the nickname .

I'll give a name Castleford's Jake Emmitt, knee ligament injury after a terrible Jeff Lima tackle.

That was only earlier this month.

If it had been a 3 man tackle, with 2 men holding Solomona up and Coley had attacked the knee then fine there is cause for complaint, but the tackle wasnt complete, Solomona was still moving and it was only a 2 man, 1 up 1 down tackle. I just think its an unfortunate one to be honest. I seem to remember seeing SOL break his leg in a Derby in 2005 against Saints in an equally freak challenge where he got held up and kind of buckled back onto his leg. These things happen unfortunately Hope hes not too badly hurt.

O'Loughlin seemingly does what he wants with impunity, he is a disgrace.

Whilst i do have a bit of a problem with Wigans tackling philosphy, i don't have a problem with Coleys tackle, injuries happen.

Who?

So what you are saying is that Lockers, Lima and Coley go out every week to intentionally injure and are the only players to do so? You need take them anti Wigan specs off!



And what was so terrible about it?

The RFL teach on their level 2 to tackle like Coley did on sat! On the same course the tutor was asked what they teach at pro clubs. He said they teach 1st man in on the ball, 2nd around the torso 3rd in at the legs. He coaches at Warrington!!

Would that be the 'best British player' rlSean O'Loughlinrl?

Hes Sean O'Loughlin he'll do what he wants!

I didn't see anything wrong at the game. I refuse to watch it back again because I'll have to have another 24 hour bender just to clear my head!

It's not like Smith to complain though, so he must have seen something. Anyway the RFL are on a one man mission against Wigan so if it's as bad as some people say, Coley will get a ban.

Nothing in it for mine. YOu have to go hard to get Solomona to the ground, it's just one of those things.

Exactly. I genuinely don't see anything wrong with the tackle, it wasn't third man in or anything like that. If you can't tackle round the legs then every player is going to end up like Feka or Solomona.

The issue I had was Smiths comments, I'm a big fan of Smith, and after all the fuss he went to to try and avoid talking about Wigans tactic pre-match he completely abandoned that and suddenly he had apparently raised concerns about Wigans tackling technique previously.