Great result and much-deserved win for the reserves. We dominated in every area.

However, if that St Helens team is the cream of the opposition in the reserve competition then it shows how seriously we need to be thinking about loan options for some of our big prospects. There were quite a few players in that team yesterday who are surely on the fringes of the first-team but the step up to Super League is huge. Regular action for an NL1 side is almost essential to get them up a gear IMO. Not taking anything away from the team though, they were excellent - a well-drilled, confident performance.

Think they are too similar. Thought Howarth made a big difference when he came on putting Mellor and then Mossop through to offload for Mellor again.

I was really impressed with Howarth when he came on also. Our kicking game in the first half was appaling with our main tactic being to pass it to Pryce and let him hoof it as far as possible(normally down the fullbacks throat). When we brought Howarth on the kicking went through him and he pinned Saints back with some excellent stuff.

Mellor looks an exciting talent. He plays abit like Sam with the step and the pace and also obviously has that eye for the tryline. Is it possible for it to be a bad thing that he's similar to Sam? surely not! especially if Sam's alround game keeps progressing as it is(especially his kicking game thats coming on week by week).

Outside of those 2 the pack as a whole was outstanding and Saints just couldn't live with them. I thought Mossop looked the stand out which isn't a suprise and you felt almost sorry for the Saints lads at times that this 6ft 4 forward with superleague experience was running like a man possesed at them until you realise they had plenty of first team experience in their side. I was also hugely impresses with Walker(with the scrum cap) who might not be the biggest second row ever but my god can he hit hard int he tackle and as for being commited runnign the ball in

The future looks very bright.

Been the best side in the league all year so it is a good reward for them to complete the season with the GF win. Be interesting to see what happens to players who are on the fringe of the first team now, surely Wigan will keep hold of this crop and not let them go to other clubs!

Plus Leigh Reserves won there League, and where crowned champions, a few weeks ago, so allround, excellent for the Borough as Whole as far as Junior Talent is concerned!

Well done to the Warriors for a brillaint win!

Who was the Coach?

The match report on the game has been edited on the Saints website with this apology.....

Yep.

Quote: ABP' "Seriously?? On the official Saints website?!'" Yeah - written by the Saints Academy "team manager". The apology is down the page - www.saintsrlfc.com/news/2093

Quote: ABP' "Seriously?? On the official Saints website?!'" Yeah - written by the Saints Academy "team manager". The apology is down the page - www.saintsrlfc.com/news/2093

Is that on loan at Wakefield?



Agreed. It is no coincidence that the players that have made it into the first team and look most comfortable have gone on loan.

Mark Flanagan - Halifax
Joel Tomkins - Widnes
Lee Mossop - Barrow/Huddersfield
Paul Prescott - Leigh