Wow! Did not see that one coming. Wish him all the best for the future and can fully understand his reasons for wanting to return home for a final swansong in the NRL.

Good luck Paddy!

Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

Took the other news on board this week ok but this really is bad news, having said that I can't blame him and he owes us not a single thing so can only wish him well and thank him for being such a fantastic player for us. You will be badly missed Pat but a huge sincere thank you for being such a great player for us and a great bloke into the bargain. All the best

Jimmy Hornby and Denis Ramsdale have been seen at the DW, COINCIDENCE ?

How many really easy games do you blokes play each year??

25%

Half??

How will he go in a side thats rebuilding in a comp where every week anyone can beat anyone, NO easy games.

He stands out more in tight games for me. Hardly ever bombs a chance and his goalkicking is razor sharp, a real high percentage player.

what a kick in the gut this is, just looked on skysports news and seen this on the front page and actually shouted out F***ing hell. Certain that we wont sign anybody nowhere near as good as him. We might be the first team in superleague to actually have no aussies in 3 years.

Blake green was saying that there is only him and pat in the camp (not sure why he doesnt include eric in that)

If this is a round-about way of asking how we think he'll do in the NRL, I'd reply that we probably got the best of him. Pat is one of the best blokes you could meet and has been a great servant to Wigan on the pitch, but age is inevitably starting to kick in.

Eric isnt Australian.........

nearly crashed the car when 5Live started to make the announcement this morning (something along the lines of "WW losing more players to the NRL") before naming Pat. Had a dummy spit for a second or 2 then realised he was OOC.

will be missed, bludy good bloke - let's make the best of the next 5 or 6 months

Why have you missed out Ronnie Braithwaite ?.

I'm made up for him. We got him in his prime and he has given Wigan his all for eight years. Time is right for him to now set up the rest of his family's life in Australia. Good Luck Pat. I will be giving you a standing ovation at Hull tonight.

I won't mind joining in with that. Great player and a great servant. Guaranteed to score at least 2 tonight, but its been a pleasure watching him play. Only wish he'd signed for Hull all those years ago (although he'd have left well before now if he had

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