I think Bentham did a good job. As Waney said, he let the game roll.

The intensity was superb, the skill level for the most part was average.

So thats what you call it? Letting the game roll, I must remember that term next time I see a 3 refereeing performance. One question though for all you Gelling fans, what on earth was he doing passing the ball at the end of the match? Does this man actually have a brain? Gelling please leave Wigan right now.

Intense defence does play a part in nullifying attacking flair.

Was there the chance to showboat? Nothing like a fan to take the shine off a cracking game eh?

I think you will find that he took the sheen of it..

Bentham did well, some people are never happy. I wonder what you would have said if we had been on the other end of the 8-2 penalty count!

Gelling has taken more carries, made more metres, scored more tries and more assists than any other Wigan player this season. He has also busted the line more than any except Manfredi. Granted he has a couple of handling errors in him that need ironing out but he's still well worth his spot in the team and IMO one of the best centres in the league

I agree with this. The actual standard of rugby was poor. It was a good solid battle but there was very little quality on show.

The game was decided by one piece of brilliance from Williams with that kick. That aside, it was poor.

Pah! That Williams is one-trick pony! That's twice he's done that kick now!



People are criticising (with some justification) our scratchy attack. But let's not be too keen to hold up the NRL as an example of doing it right. I just watched Top NRL Side Newcastle Knights. 50+ tackles in your opponents 20, and yet you still get nilled? At home? That's a pretty Olympian standard of ineptness right there!

Not sure if that was meant as a pop at me but if it was then you're getting me confused with someone else as I've never criticised Williams on here.

I think those who're having a go at Bentham are mainly on about the appalling inability to see players 2 yards in front of him at the PTB. The off-side rule may as well be scrapped for all it's policed (and what [iare[/i the touch-judges looking at anyway?). Apart from that, I agree with SW, he let the game flow. It would have been a completely different game if Child had been in charge for eg.

As for Gelling, he blows hot & cold. When his head's screwed on he's brilliant, but he does have a habit of falling into carelessness on occasion which just gives those who want to find anything to moan about, something to moan about.

FFS - we won the game - stop whinging.