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| We lost the game because we were totally out enthused. Leeds wanted it more and this was apparent in every aspect of the game.
We had players who were clearly not 100%. Charnley looked to be running on one and half legs whilst McIllorum just wasnt himself and should not of played.
Sinfield kicked us to death but we didnt apply any pressure to him whatsoever likewise Burrow who was just allowed to run wherever he liked. Our defence was non exsistant and lethargic.
Our forwards looked half baked from the start. There was a complete lack of determination from them going forward and they were easily handled by Leeds.
In attack we were stood far too flat and bunched up. The wave of runners weve seen all year just wasnt there making it very easy for Leeds to defend against. Finch had no running options and was forced to try some crazy impossible passes that were never on.
Basically there was nothing in us from the start. Im not bothered in the slightest that we lost as i dont get any excitement from the CC these days. The Grand Final is the one to win these days. Last year i was so gutted when we failed to reach Old Trafford and in a way im glad we are not going to Wembley so the players can focus 100% on getting to the Grand Final. I got the feeling the players also had the same thought.
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"The Golden Generation finally has its Golden Fleece! They have Wembley Cup Final winners medals to add to their collection."
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| Quote: Fames "Can you check on the replay whether the 2nd Leeds man (Ablett?) running up towards Sam was actually onside at the kick? I think he may have encroached within the 10 when Sam dropped the ball. Hall was definitely onside, and although Ablett(?) didn't touch the ball he could have been given offside - admittedly this would be very harsh, but the same thing happened in a game last year ( Catalans play off?) and the try was ruled out by the VR.'"
Looking at it now i think Ablett is just ok, it's close, but just onside, he does run very hard after the kick to put the pressure on Tomkins. Would be harsh, but Warrington got one disallowed against Leeds at Headingley this year for the same thing and Australia too against England in the 4 Nations Final so going by them it would of been disallowed if offside but he just stayed on.
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| Thanks for confirming - it would have been yet another "bad decision".
In the final analogy, though, Leeds were the better team and deserved to win. Just can't get over how lethargic/lacking in energy so many of the Wigan pack were: Lima, Mossop, MM, Hansen, Tuson. Only Hock, Flower and Farrell were conspicuous when going forward.
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| Quote: Fames "Thanks for confirming - it would have been yet another "bad decision".
In the final analogy, though, Leeds were the better team and deserved to win. Just can't get over how lethargic/lacking in energy so many of the Wigan pack were
Lima was understandably lacking match fitness and the same probably goes for Tuson and Hansen who missed a few weeks. McIlorum didn't seem to be fully fit while Mossop has been the cornerstone of the Wigan pack in Lima's absence, had played the midweek Exiles game and then had to lead a weakened Wigan pack without getting much of a rest. With other players in the pack not offering much go forward it doesn't surprise me that Mossop also struggled.
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| I think the start just rattled them and in turn got Leeds' tails up, if Sinfield put's in 2 poor kicks instead in those opening 6 minutes then no scores, no pressure, no concern. It's not a position Wigan have found themselves in much if at all over the last 3 seasons to be 16-0 down early on, it's usually the other way round, so must of come to a bit of a shock to the system for the players and it can't help if you've never been in that scenerio before to know how to cope, although they did give it a good shot, after the first 12 mins Wigan actually outscored Leeds 28-23. As i've witnessed at Leeds a few times over the last 18 months, when the match isn't going your way some forwards don't seem as keen to put their hand up and change that, when it is going well everyone seems to want the ball (view the praise the likes of Kirke & Griffin are getting on the Leeds board atm), strange but how it goes sometimes.
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| Leeds did what they set out to do, Wigan didn't. Maybe money pressure, injury pressure and expectation to win got to a lot of players, whereas Leeds got on with the job at hand. Wane should look at resting a few players for the big push. Gelling should be dropped, watch a replay of him from May and compare him to how he's playing now, he's not improved one bit. Faz has got to learn how to commit a fullback and learn how to pass, he looks th epart at loose forward. Sam needs to go to the Stevie Hampson school of bomb defusal. Matty Smith could not have come at a better time, thank the Lord!
Lets applaud Leeds and move on.
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