young michael lawrence is an 80 minute man ! start him in the back row with ferres !

ah but the WCC doesnt matter, its all about the play offs.

what a poor crowd too, shows the aussies dont take it too seriously

Nah the play offs don't matter your not true champions unless you've won every game, not conceeded a point and played the same 17 players all season.


I though it was a decent turn out to be honest.

31k

31K is not bad, for a pre-season friendly

Wrong tactics completely from wane. Usually Wigan are very good at shifting the ball - against a much more massive pack they tried running up the middle against a fast pincer defence which just cut them down. Wigans kicking game consisted of high (sometimes short) bombs (granted often from inside their own half) but didn't try for the kick chase where Wigan looked to have more pace out wide.
Never mind after being granted their request to play us first, they also were granted three nice easy games for when they get back- and providing they don't take the view those games don't matter should be able to claw heir way out of the bottom of the table.