Pongia and Smith were hard not thick. They wouldn't have been caught out in a situation like Lauaki was on Friday.

Lauaki has been good so far up until the last 10 mins on Friday. Sadly he's cost us the game in that spell and it's not acceptable. He's an experienced player that should know better and his errors warrant him playing for the u20's for a week or two.

Wigan need to breed a culture that rubbish like that won't be tolerated.

In between the two he got penalised for he also took Briers out very late after a last tackle kick to the corner for Monaghan. He had obviously lost his head and should had been interchanged before giving away the match losing penalty.

I dont think he will be even in the u20s for the next two weeks i think he will be in the stands due to him going to get banned.

Rather that then him being in the first team for a while.

I just hope Mossop is back. If he is I'd get him in the side alongside Spencer on the bench at Salford with Lima and Prescott starting. Those 2 were excellent on Friday. If Flower plays then it should be in the back row. I thought he played pretty well on Friday but we can't keep playing him at prop.

If Flower plays at prop I think it has to be alongside either Mossop or Prescott because they are players who really make an impact on the defence. Lima doesn't have quite the same impact because he's not as big as he used to be but his work rate is incredible. Lima and Flower are too similar in terms of style to compliment each other in my opinion.

Sorry I meant he's starting Lauaki over Lima.

I'd start Lima with Prescott, but make sure one of them was on the field at all times. Prescott did the first 30 minutes I think and Lauaki did 20.

You're surely not putting that down to Gaz Hock are you?

Surely it was the fact we got shut of Noble and brought in the best coaching setup in our entire Super League history that made that difference?

It's a tragedy that Hock didn't get to spend more time with Madge.

Pongia and Smith weren't "nasty pieces of work" - certainly in the sense you are referring to Lauaki as.

They were two big experienced hard-hitting forwards who performed to the highest level in the big matches. They would never have conceded two outrageous penalties in such a massive match. They had far more sense and experience than to go around doing that. And both players were light years ahead of Lauaki in terms of ability too.

Agree with most who say Lauaki has been good up until that 10 minute spell on Friday. Think he will deservedly miss the next couple of games out which we could have done without with fielden and Mossop injured. Will enjoy seeing Spencer get a chance though.

Can see it being more than a couple... Time for Mr Spencer to take his chance methinks...

hes a **** cost us the game, the guy should be ashamed

Spot on. Lauaki - average player who can't handle the pressure of big games, Pongia and Smith - class forwards who were hard as nails.

In our current team at prop Mossop, Prescott and Lima are all better players than Lauaki and in the back row Hock, Hansen, Farrell and of course Lockers are better.

With Flower and Tuson doing OK as well with Spencer knocking on the door I don't see the need for a hot headed forward like Lauaki.

He either needs to sort himself out (which I don't think he can) or ship out (which won't happen because we gave him a four year deal!). So we have to hope this was a one off but given his past record I am not optimistic.