Take two or three key pieces out thier jigsaw and they dont look that invincible, indeed they looked a shadow of the team when thay are at full strength.
Will our additions be able to give us that xfactor, indeed i believe Chase and Holdsworth would if it eventually came off.

Any team without Tomkins is going to take a huge hit in attack, and that they did. The difference was the in-play kicking in the end. Not many will beat Sinfield at that.

Also had their hooker missing and they aren't well stocked in that position.

I thought they were outplayed in the first half, and unlucky with some decisions in the second. I dont think theyre gonna be as unbeatable next year with losing their halfbacks and jeff lima etc

I think that we can all agree that Matty Smith and Blake Green are a considerable step-down from Tommy Leuluai and Brett Finch.

I don't think that Lima will be as big a miss for them. He's been fairly inconsistent and, by all reports on here, they've signed Scott Taylor as a replacement so I think that they're all-right there.

However, I think that Carmont will be a big loss to them. He's been one of the best centres in SL over the last few years and they will lose a lot with his departure.

I think that we'll still see them in the top 4 or so, but I don't think that they'll get the League Leaders' Shield next season unless they make a couple more good signings.

yes they really missed their hooker think that was their biggest miss tbh

You thought Wigan were unlucky with some decisions in the second half? Really? I thought Leeds had by far the worst of the questionable decisions.

Leeds out played Wigan for most of the game, apart from the period in which they scored their two tries from some good momentum.

All in all, I thought the better team on the night won. Tomkins was a huge miss for them, but the same could be said of Leeds missing McGuire.

Defence was great by Leeds too. Wonder when the last time Wigan were restricted to just 2 tries in a game

When wire beat them 30 - 10 in August

tomkins face last night,at the end of the game,what a picture .

wigan will go backwards under wane

Leeds dodged a bullet when Hall blatantly held down Goulding at the death that's for sure. Richards would have kicked that penalty.

Maybe, but they also got a huge slice of luck when the ref missed a knock on in the lead up to Richards try, so swings & roundabouts.

Wane totally got the team wrong last night and its great to see things go against them as he gets well riled up.Wigan just havent got the strength in depth and a few of the players have seemed as though have gone backwards under Wane.They are also losing a lot of very good players and have replaced them with mediorce players.

Two things stand out from last night.
1, Wigan are losing a glut of quality players and they will be far from champions unless they recruit and replce with similar or better quality that is certain.
Their best prop , playmakers (both) and one of SLs best centres all leaving at once... thats one hell of a break up of a team IMO.
2, I feel really bad for the young lad at full back and hope it does not ruin his confidence as that mistake cost them the game at the end , hope the seniors protect him...