Really pleasing to see the comments from Wigan fans in this thread and the credit given to Leeds' performance - it's much appreciated after lots of banter/bile (delete as applicable) all week.



As has already been said, awesome game and shame there had to be a loser!

Well done to Leeds.

Again they have shown how to keep themselves in a game through sheer hard work, determination and a simple game plan.

It's a shame for Murphy that he came up with the error at the end that resulted in the penalty, but if Wigan had used their heads a little more and executed better at the other end of the field he wouldn't have been put in that position.

It was exactly what a semi-final should be, hard, aggressive and intense.

It also highlighted the current problem with the rest of the season - you can count on one hand the number of games that got anywhere near as intense as that - and a team that for the majority for the season their fans have been calling for the coach to be sacked and in all honesty had been poor, are now in the final on the back of a good game last week and a very good game this week.

Well what a pleasant surprise. Hardly a word blaming anyone but yourselves. Credit due.

Exactly. We have some wise heads in that side (or we should have) yet we can never grind a win out as we play dumb rugby. Sinfield put the ball in touch or put points on the board or turned us around at every opportunity. We were a point ahead with 5/6 to go and tried to keep the ball in play and force a try. Leeds go ahead and have 4 nothing drives before putting the ball in touch 5 from our line.

We didn't need to score at 12 11. They did. We should have pinned them in their 20 and made them go 80 yards. Poor play and then poor discipline cost us that game NOT Jack Murphy.

There are many fans of other clubs who admit they don't think Sinfield is a good player.

What he is though is a fantastic leader...and has proved it time and again since 2004.
It's no coincidence that when he plays well, and bosses the game like last night, Leeds grind out the wins.

Wigan don't have that leader. O'Loughlin is arguably a better all round player, but he's not a better leader

I can't imagine the final being as good a game as last night!

Well done Leeds and Mr Sinfield! I will eat my words and say you should be champions of something, play off rugby; you’ve got it nailed to a T. Your pride and commitment to each other was tremendous and though we tried we couldn’t match it on the night. So once again to the Rhinos and most (not the really nasty ones lol) of the Leeds fans I have shared banter with this week, well done again and good luck next week. Give us another game like that please!

Three cheers!

A superb game of Rugby League, both sides deserve credit for their defensive commitment. Leeds deserved it if only for the fact that they were smarter and played the conditions brilliantly.

Just to echo Conroys comments, Wigans "leaders" (particularly Finch and Tommy) should have had the nous in those last five minutes to get the ball dead and make Leeds come from deep. Sinfield showed how it should have been done.

Again, what a brilliant game that could have gone either way right up to the final whistle, and that's what fans want too see

It was odd how you put so little pressure on Sinfield's kicks. I thought the major thing with McGuire being out was that Leeds lost their second kicking option so it would make the late tackle plays easier to read and close down, as happened in the CC final. As it was Sinfield managed to put almost all of his kicks exactly where he wanted them. I don't think Burrow or Lunt kicked the ball once.

Its true well done leeds we were outplayed by Leeds' tactics and we had no comeback as long as they were kicking to charnley (who would usually be Tomkins first receiver of course) he was played pretty much out of the game and that hurt us in the metres as that's usually good for at least ten metres so we were going from 1st on the 25-40 to 1st on or around our own 10. There were other things but I think that hurt us the most.

after watching the first half it almost seemed like leeds had last week off wigan looked tired they had no energy at all leeds looked sharp and never let us get a look in all credit to them. im afraid you cant win against top class teams by playing 40 mins best team won and i have no complaints. well done leeds.

Can I congratulate both teams on a great game of rugby league,a pleasure to watch and it shows great games dont have to be high scoring games.Hats off to the wigan supporters for giving leeds the credit they deserved,I thought a couple of bad decisions by silverwood were going to give wigan the game.Justice was done but both teams a credit to the game.!

They did that in the cup semi final as well. Wane has been out-coached twice by McDermott.

He knew exactly how to win v Wigan so we can have no complaints.

I thought last night was a great game and both sides give 100%. Hope our game tonight will be as good.

I really enjoyed it!

Yes, well played Leeds.

Yet again in a tough, close game they found a way to win which is what winning teams do.

We could have done with a bit more composure, but a brilliant match of Rugby League.

Could have gone either way in those last five minutes, Leeds looked shot and we had their line begging. Somehow they got to midfield and pumped the ball up to great effect, had us scrambling and panicking ultimately giving an easy penalty away!

A never say die attitude from a great cup side. Reminiscent of our days in the 90's when we won the games that mattered despite not playing particularly well.