Danny brough?

Greg Eden didn't play in that grand final win...Geore Griffin was on the bench though...team was..

1 - Will Colleran

2 - Dale Morton
3 - Danny Cowling
4 - Lucas Walshaw
5 - Joel Gibson
6 - Cain Southernwood
7 - Tom Henderson

8 - Russ Spiers
9 - Matt Wildie
10 - Adam Slater
11 - Kyle Trout
12 - Tom Harrington
13 - Chris Annakin

14 - Luke Pettman
15 - George Griffin
16 - Jordan Graystone
17 - Jordan Lowther

Cant' see that any of those we let go are now ripping it up somewhere else in Super League...it's probably no great surprise Annakin was one of the only ones to go on to play Super League as week after week he was outstanding that season...head and shoulders above anyone I saw that year...

Interestingly....there's only one Wigan player from that day still at Wigan and playing regular and that's Sam Powell.

Most of those players are with either championship or league one clubs currently

"Cant' see that any of those we let go are now ripping it up somewhere else in Super League...it's probably no great surprise Annakin was one of the only ones to go on to play Super League as week after week he was outstanding that season...head and shoulders above anyone I saw that year..."

I count at least 9 who played Super League. They are just not STILL playing super league.

I reckon Morton could have made something but he made some mistakes on live TV and others were coming through at the time.

Looking at that list it's turned out about right IMHO. It's subjective in some cases as some of those players never really got a chance but that happens at all clubs and in life in general.

Of those only two stand out as surprising. Walshaw and Slater were two who I thought might make it. Walshaw I think was ruined by Agar whilst if I recall correctly Slater decided to chance his hand in Australia?

Southernwood was the real talent but even then people knew he had a poor attitude. The rest are all pretty much where I'd have expected them to be based on what they have done since.

Many have been given the opportunity to play in Super League without really holding up.

Wildie had a decent run.

I thought the two centres Walshaw and Cowling looked promising. Cowling had a great game v Saints at home then suddenly went out of favour.
Morton never looked up to Super League standard. The ball steal in the Cas sudden death game really just was the last straw.

As vasty says the big surprise really was Cain Southernwood not going on as he looked a cut above...Annalin may well have played a part in making him look better though the amount of times he used to break the line! Also thought Tom Harrington may have done something but probably had the size advantage at that level...

Quite a few of the Wigan team done ok in super league though, just not with Wigan..

Logan Tomkins, Jack Hughes, Matty Russell, Greg Burke, Jon Molloy to name a few! Think Charnley was amongst that group too but didn't play in the final?

Tom Harrington smashed Callum Watkins all over the place at Stanningley, Kear did not have a clue what to do with that team, he should have left it to Drury and Hamshire to carry on the good work they were doing.

It's a shame that Chris as been made into a battering ram, Like someone as said he could have been a great Hooker in the mold of Kerion Cunningham but a lot faster what could have been er. Still remember Eden scoring for Cas the other week who was it you chased him all the way back and wasn't far off him But Chris still showing passion for the team.



Up The Trin

Anakins defense was superb against Cas

You can't just make him a hooker

Well no not overnight but with right coach and the right attitude then there's no reason you couldn't make a hooker out of Annakin... but I think the more effective point is how hard Annakin would be to stop from close range picking and going with his power and lower centre of gravity...he doesn't have to play hooker to do that the team have to plan for it though.

You can't just make him a hooker but he's been at the club for nearly a decade so we don't really have that excuse. Unless he's just not savvy enough to be a hooker (I've no idea either way) then I see no reason why he couldn't unless he himself isn't interested.

But that's the point. We have people who are savvy and have played hooker a lot and still aren't good enough for Super League.
Just having a powerful physique is not enough.

You'd be better starting with a savvy brain and taking it to the gym than the other way around.

I also think it's a pity he isn't a hooker but he isn't.
And if he is so powerful near the line like Cunningham, why doesn't he just take the initiative. I don't think I've ever seen him try.

I thought Morton was going to go well. I remember his defence looked really good in those first few games, even though he wasn't the biggest. Then he cost us the cup game against Cas and that was the last we ever really saw of him.