Don't forget we will have Hock back for next year too

Class

very impressed with all the Wish FM commentaries i have heard this year.

Thats the problem when you go into a massive game with a few key injuries. If you lose no matter by what margin theres always the "what if" element and its an awful feeling. At least if you lose with a near enough full strength team you can rest easy and know that it wasnt meant to be.

I don't think anyone didn't think Saints were weakened by the loss of those players but are you telling me you didn't wonder how the game would have gone had they been fit? Maybe you don't think it would have made any difference as Saints were not ever really in the game?

Wigan pushed SGI all the way without the current MoS who plays in a position where they were the biggest threat. We also had two experienced props out and that is before we talk about Gleeson being crocked and Finch not being available either. We have just been unlucky with too many injuries to too many players before a game like that. One or two you expect to have out each week but had Saints been missing Graham, another prop and Meli as well I doubt you would have been anywhere near close enough to think with one or two of those missing back in and you might have pinched it. I think we were close enough to rue the fact Richards and one of the props were missing.

I forget Leuluai is still quite young. World Cup Winner, Four Nations Winner, Super League Grand Final Winner and Harry Sunderland Trophy Winner already and he's only about half-way through his career. Not bad for a guy who you would never really talk about as world class or even a Wigan great. He might need two trophy cabinets by the time he retires!