Overall I enjoyed the game especially being back at the ground as despite being relatively few in number the atmosphere was decent.

Other than that it was pretty much as expected we were rusty they were poor and Hicks gave us nothing for an hour then tried to even it up.

Hope Thewliss is OK it didn't look great but head wounds and claret can often be more dramatic once attended to.

One gripe and all teams do it including us but Wigan are the masters at mucking about at every PTB a quick clean one is as rare as hen's teeth. Frustrating to watch and not a great advert for the game.

He's fine for Sunday, thankfully. After a few stitches and a bit of 'character' added to his face . . .

I enjoyed the game 6 out of 10. I enjoyed the Lam / Sky histrionics a full 10.

You could tell we were rusty but there were a few decent performances: Clark, Hill, Austin. Even though our pack didnt really shine, I don't think Wigan would have scored in the middle of the field if we played until Sunday.

What it showed was how much me miss Widdop. We look clueless without him

Claiming Marshal was knocked unconscious, one of the many gems over on the Wigan forum.

No mention of Thewlis being kicked in the head and losing half a pint of blood and needing 13 stitches though from what I can see.

People need to watch the replay back he actually looked up to see where the ball had gone before he became *unconcious*

We are being a bit hypocritical here (Toby King etc). Marshall was kicked in the head, he failed his HIA. If the doctor had come on the pitch the game would have been stopped and the question of video ref/penalty would have been irrelevant. I guess it would have been a penalty as it was contact with the head, however accidental.

Can someone provide a link or evidence to back up the claim that any impact with the head is an automatic penalty.

Im "saddened" by the Wigan forum. Its almost as though its been infiltrated by Saints fans.

Not true.

The laws of the game state: A player is guilty of misconduct if he, when effecting or attempting to effect a tackle makes contact with the head or neck of an opponent intentionally, recklessly or carelessly.

This idea of ‘accidental contact with the head being a penalty’ is a myth.

That is what I was thinking. Is there anyone out there who can prove otherwise?
If the ref. was to stop a game every time there is head contact I think this would be a real problem. Already we see players pretending that a slight touch of the head has suddenly left them in mortal danger. They then suddenly recover when they realise it might lead to them having to go off the field.