I believe Liam Marshall and Keiron Sherratt have broken ankles and Jack Wells a broken jaw. That was a tough game!!!

Fine game. We really ran out of bodies in the second half. We also were a bit unfortunate when second Australian tacklers fell off the tackle, twice, and the remaining player was allowed steal the ball. You cannot overstate how big these boys were.
We were using our hands to outscore the big lads and we really seem to have a real centre, the kind who can make a winger look brilliant.

I think Wigan would of won only for the injuries
3 players with broken bones
1 shoulder injury
1 back injury
1 ko'd
Very unlucky on the day

Jeez!

After the WCC last Feb in Sydney, Wane made the comment that the Roosters were just to big for us, will seeing the size of the Aussie schoolboys have any effect on his thinking regarding any future signing of youngsters ?.
Even if it did though are there any big young athletic lads in the area who want to play the game?.
Yesterday was brutal having to see 16 year old lads being thrown in (albeit because of injuries) some on debut against what was a monster team.

This thread reminded me of seeing the Leeds Academy select play Penrith juniors in November 2007. The Aussie lads were huge ! This was the telling factor in end result of the game.

An interesting aside - looking at the 20 man Leeds squad shows the attrition rate amongst young players. Only one still on the books at Headingley, a lad that has done OK for himself - called Ryan Hall.

I went to this. Thoroughly enjoyed it. Thought wigan did well in the first half but the Aussies brought on a few players and just ground them down. That folau look alike was a great player. Injuries didn't help the wigan cause though but those lads should be proud of themselves especially in the brawl!

regards

King james

Admission prices for the games at Leigh

Adults £5, concessions £3

Bargain

Get yourselves there.

Just to put the Wigan performance into perspective the score after 20 minutes at Headingley is Leeds 0 Aussies 22.

Does the fact it finished 24-38 make your post any more irrelevant?

But for two or three very weak players, Leeds could probably have won that tonight. Some outstanding players in that Aussie team, but not all of them.

No, Wigan finished the game with no subs available, they just got overpowered in the last quarter (quite understandably)
It'll be interesting to see the make of of the Aussie team on Saturday compared to the Wigan and Leeds games.

Well informed commentators making intelligent comments about the game... who'd of thought it was possible?! Are you watching sky?