First of all, I want to say the team played well. They gave their all and were unlucky to lose (on any other day, at least 2 of the 4 failed kicks would have succeeded). The closeness of the score thoughout kept it interesting and fairly exciting, but I have to say I didn’t think it was a great game. I know the Giants can play better than that, and I suspect Wigan can too. There was a lack of flair and inventiveness on both sides. In particular, I can’t understand why the Giants persisted in running with the ball on the last tackle – it was obvious fairly early on that it wasn’t going to work, but noone seemed to have the courage to change the game plan. I do remember a couple of up and unders, but not a single grubber kick into the in-goal area, nor a cross-field kick to the opposite winger - I suspect it may have been different if Theo Fages was available. Never mind – the experience of playing in front of a really big crowd will be useful and something to remember for all the players.

Imagine losing a grand final in the last second when u have been the better team throughout. Trust me, as Wigan fans we know what you are going through. But don’t get too downhearted as just like ourselves… your day will come. Keep the faith.

I hope so, I really do.

The difference is you had already tasted victory many times before then, we have not.

I've waited a long time to post having been lambasted for posting that without fages we would really struggle to win. Well we got Wigan on a bad day and still didn't quite win. With Fages we would 100% have won, and it really is so sad that we missed that chance to get silverware. As many neutral fans have pointed out running the ball on the 6th tackle in the last 15 mins was really so stupid. We basically tried not to lose instead of trying to win, we had great ball near their line and didn't even try to score or get another set, just tamely handed the ball over and let them attack us again and again and again. Even when we got the scare with Field being one step away from scoring we still persisted with allowing Wigan to be the only ones attacking while we only defended. I'm very sure Fages would have played it differently and his short kicking game would have got us points or at least repeat sets in those situations.

Still massively proud of the players who gave it 110% just such a shame that we didn't grab that silverware that was there for the taking, 30 years now watching Fartown and the wait continues.

I don’t agree that running the ball on the last was stupid. It was a tactical decision to play to our strengths and negate wigans, we were without our short range kicker in fages, and Russell was playing with a damaged hamstring, on a short pitch with a short in-goal. Giving away 7 tackle sets would have been even more stupid. and those neutral fans are indeed neutral, have seen nothing of us this year and so don’t know our team. It was the right tactical choice IMO.