I counted 6 australians/nz and 1 irish.

Surely we should be using our home-grown talent more. When they came on they made all the difference.

Trouble is most of the youngsters who are ready for SL level or close to are forwards. Only Sam T and Ainscough are ready to play at that level in the backs. Only other option is Karl Pryce.

and maybe goulding

who isn't at the club.

There were a few yesterday, but there were also 6 players in the 17 that have worked through our system which is a start.

Goulding is not Wigan standard

get back under your bridge

ask all the genius"s on this board who use the term, was using it as a take me sen like, even though Goulding isnt good enough, the guy won"t pass and can be seen as a bit of a glory hunter, IE not a team player much like Wagga was

but for most of the game our forwards were

Coley
McIlorum
Prescott
Hansen
Joel
O'Loughlin

5 Home grown 1 other (whos english) why am i seeing no mention of this???

Because we are Wigan and people only see what they want to see?

yep, a few people on here seem to have selective vision.

who cares if the backline was fully imports it was only like that due to injurys, and then another of our home grown players came into the backline and won us the game. Get over it people

Because then they would have to admit that they are completely thick.

We have more academy produced player than most other teams in the league, but yet we get stick for not having enough. The fact that Gleeson was should also have been in the back line until the day before, allied to the fact that S Tomkins was always going to play a major part is also ignored.

The fact that Eddie commented on it surely points out how ridiculous the comments were, notice how he didnt say anything about our pack being [rubbish but] english.

7 overseas stars.

Pat Richards is an Aussie not Irish, despite his Irish Ancestry and the fact he represented Ireland. He was born in Australia.

But is still registered with the club.