Sarginson impressed me the most yesterday I thought his footwork, pace and awareness of his winger was outstanding some nice out the back door passes too. John Bateman did Ok i think he also has some great footwork maybe needs to beef up a little bit would be my only critisism, he didn't get very far when driving the ball in but none the less he had a good game, rocky was awesome I thought he marshalled the lads all day and brought the ball out very well, if Matty Bowen gets injured at any point we have the perfect replacement in hampshire, i saw some great link up play when on the leigh line fast hands from Williams, Burke, Powell etc.. that sort of Rugby was great to see but some of the defence was poor but the young lads will learn from this experience, overall I really enjoyed the second half and I thought some of those kids became men yesterday well done indeed.

I also watched on Wigan TV also and concur with what you say above. Some very pleasing performances there. Defence looked a bit suspect at times down the middle (perhaps those who went to the game can comment?) but attacking wise that was good to watch.

A huge difference from last time this fixture took place. The Wigan boys were definitely 'up for it' yesterday and looked 100% more enthusiastic than last time. This then allowed them to showcase their skills and pace.

I was very disappointed when I saw the team that Wigan had selected but, having watched the game I have to admit that your team selection made a much better spectacle of it - a thoroughly entertaining afternoon, with the correct result at the end of it.

Well done!

There were quite a few occasions where we got caught flat footed/slow to get in position in the forwards and Leigh were quick to exploit it, our lada needed to either get up quicker or slow the ptb. It was very much a second string set of forwards though with Crosby and Bateman the only two I'd have in the best 17. I was hoping Logan Tomkins would stand out but he didn't look particularly special, he didn't seem to play long minutes though to be fair.

To be fair this lineup had not played together much before, it was pretty much mix & match and IMO gave a good account of themselves, I was impressed with Ryan Sutton who took the ball up strong all day against older and more experienced players. Logan picked up a knock that restricted his game time.

Which number was Sutton? Do you know who number 16 was (possibly Hopkins?

Sutton was no.8, I think Hopkins was 16.

Ah I had mistakenly thought 8 was Greenwood. Yes Sutton did go well then, he's massive for an 18 year old! Hopkins needs to be a bit quicker in defence IMO he got caught out a couple of times.

Decent game I enjoyed it, Bateman was great for me, looks a really leader. Sarginson did well especially when he changed to the right centre. Also Hampshire was brilliant in linking up from the back.

On a side note, bit of a gripe with Leigh and tickets. I ordered 2 tickets over the phone on Thursday to pick up before the match as I didn't know there would be cash on the door, as was the case last year. I picked up the tickets and found 3 tickets in there and charged for 3 tickets too, even though the woman confirmed to me on the phone a payment of £24. I asked the woman at reception about it and she just said 'nothing we can do about it love'. Good job it was a good game so don't mind too much.

The three signings looked fantastic, very pleased that they seem to be working well with our systems. Hampshire and Burgess need first team game time too, they're getting too good for this level already.

I don't think so. Greenwood started at 10 and Sutton came on in the second half at 17.
Did you put the wrong numbers on

Would not be surprised to see Thornley on the wing with Sarginsson at centre vs the Giants.

Is Sarginson's defence up to facing Hudds yet?
I'd go Thornley centre and Burgess on the wing.

Just to be difficult, I'd go Sarginson at centre and Burgess out wide at this stage, we'll see how they get on in the next two games though

Team with numbers from my site match report - think they are correct.



I have to say that the numbers in comparison to the listed team sheet was an absolute cock up. Fans who don't go the academy will have been totally confused by it all, especially when they have no idea who many they are watching are. Someone along the line hasn't thought about that. One look at the team shows how stupid the numbering was.