The good think about the likes of Smithies and Byrne, in particular, is that they’re still four or fives years off their peak.

Add Harvard to that and then the player who we haven’t seen the potential of yet; Silva, Nsebeba, hill and okeefe to name just a few.

A great game for the winners and neutral fans. Good to see a genuine fan take a defeat on the chin.
I think how aggressively we started in defence unsettled you guys and we took advantage of some unusually poor Saints defence.
Our next encounter with you guys should be a cracker.

What I dont get is before the game we would need luck on our side to even get close to them,we would be happy just to show spirit if we lose,we are so far behind Saints and Dragons that it was not worth turning up as we would get battered as the song goes,but hears the thing we bloody won we beat them even when none of our players could get in their team.
Love the thought of thousands of Saints fans waking up this morn and thinking it was a bad dream and suddenly it dawns on them and inside their minds a small explosion occurs WE LOST how did this happen please someone explain.
Enjoy the moment fellow Wiganers dont look to find fault in this side this week end as we are in the Challenge Cup final.
Does me off as well when people moan when you should just enjoy the moment.

I've got mates who for the last three or four years fell away from being season ticket holders to little more than armchair supporters now actively interested in the team and club again. Of course plans are now in place to go to the final, with the prospect of taking in a few home league games at the back end of the season. Now whilst this is only one example in isolation I get the feeling that there is a bit of a buzz this season with supporters old and new due to our improved performances (2nd worst attack last season to best attack so far this season).

We have some big home games in the 2nd half of this season, be good to see some really good attendances that's been lacking since our return from the pandemic.

PS - He's one of two I'm thinking of yes.

Bar that mad 15 minutes our defence was much better than on GF, line speed was improved and we focussed on getting Walmsley, Knowles, Makinson and Percival on their backs to legally slow the PTB. On the Ref - odd that he didnt' go upstairs for the 2nd try, I think Makinson was onside but Welsby/Hurrell were in front an interfering with play.

Does anyone know the specifics of the offside rule - I.e. does a player need to be behind the ball, foot kicking the ball or the standing leg? With video ref decisions it seems to be if someone is more or less level then play on. Generally speaking I don't have an issue with that but maybe a different story when it's a big decision like the one on Sat.

Could completely understand Cade Cust's frustration with the ref for not even checking.

it felt like, after that, we didn't get a penalty all match........and we seemed to be getting 'caught offside' every five minutes

or was it purely co-incidental

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Well He;s talking Boll0x as well

All 3 are off side - End of

They’d definitely give it. Offsides seems to get loads of leeway nowadays and unless it blatant, they won’t overturn it. They would’ve looked at the kicking foot and said that was in line with the chasers. They should’ve gone to the screen but it probably would’ve been pointless (rightly or wrongly).

I think the way RL judges offside is far better than VAR in football. There's no rulers and protractors out. It's a case of... Well he looks onside or he looks offside. Much better.

That being said, Saints were offside.

No surprise from Smith. They're all equally incompetent.