Pretty terrible performance from the off.  The first set they marched easily up the field which is a good indicator.


Way too many errors and missed tackles to be competitive and it looked like a game too far for our patched up side, we really are missing 2 decent (proper) 2nd rowers.


Having said all that, they were fortunate to be awarded 2 tries which had gone up as no try and I also thought the field one looked like an obstruction but I've not watched it back.


Worst part of the game for me was that period in the 2nd half at 26 12 when we had god knows how many sets in their 20 and never looked like troubling them.


Disappointing overall but we'd all have taken 4th after 9 rounds before the season started.


Hopefully some easier home games to come

It?s still April but so far the only teams to beat are Wigan, kr and Leigh will take some beating too.Catalans, Leeds, saints, wire are all vulnerable.
Really could do with another signing to boost the squad.

We hardly had any possession first half That?s what caused the errors and mistakes through fatigue 
Wigan smothered and dominated the game.
I just think we have to recognise that Wigan are a champion side.

We were beaten by the Best team in SL and current world champions.To the doom merchant posters , give it some thought 
We had 3 kids in the backs and 2 kids on the bench.
2 centres playing in the back row.
Oh and a dodgy ref and an inflated ego video ref too.
You?ve read it here first we will finish top 6.
Sorry doomsters.

We were beaten by the Best team in SL and current world champions.To the doom merchant posters , give it some thought 
We had 3 kids in the backs and 2 kids on the bench.
2 centres playing in the back row.
Oh and a dodgy ref and an inflated ego video ref too.
You?ve read it here first we will finish top 6.
Sorry doomsters.

We hardly had any possession first half That?s what caused the errors and mistakes through fatigue 
Wigan smothered and dominated the game.
I just think we have to recognise that Wigan are a champion side.

It?s still April but so far the only teams to beat are Wigan, kr and Leigh will take some beating too.Catalans, Leeds, saints, wire are all vulnerable.
Really could do with another signing to boost the squad.

You have summed up the game precisely for me. Price in attack was good, in defence was poor. Cust spent most of the time waving his arms about appealing to the ref with little contribution for the rest of the time. Cartwright at times looked totally frustrated with the performance.


Only plus side to that performance is that,hopefully, we can only improve going forward. 

Watched it again.


We need to stop appealing for penalties every tackle and get on with the game, be ready for a quick play of the ball rather than shouting at the ref.


Think we need to do better with our hooker rotation, Bourouh has a nice little running game, but is limited to how often he runs as he is playing too many minutes, give Balmforth 10 minutes before and after half time.


Eseh back in for Laidlaw is probably the only change I'd make, unless someone is injured, suspended.


Watts will have to wait for his chance.


Chamberlain back to backrow(thought he did well when he came on). 


We were poor apart from a couple of spells, but Wigan got their defensive tactics right.


Pryce looked dangerous, still not convinced about Cust, very hit and miss, even when Sezer is a bit off, he still has his moments. Cust is either great or awful.

Also not sure Knights tackle is a sin binning, slightly late, but not high.


Should be ok to avoid a ban, but you never know these days.

Davy Litten got hit late at one point, later than Knight's tackle, and it was a penalty only. Thought it was frustrating at the point considering we had Ashworth binned for a late shot 2 weeks ago against Wire. Just rubbed it in more when 10 minutes later Knight gets binned for a good hard shot. Maybe Litten should have stayed down like Smith did, but this staying down business is just embarrassing for the sport now. Not sure if anybody say Lachie Miller the other night just stand there and flat out refuse to play the ball until the video ref looked for a penalty (no penalty given).

Disappointed, but far from dejected. As others have said there wasn't a lack of effort; just a bad day at the office. 


Second row is killing us. All post-contact meters coming from the front-row and they're being over-used. I appreciate this is lack of viable alternative. I think fitness levels look good. 


I don't know if it's just me, but what has happened to Barron this off-season? i honestly thought 18 months ago he was going to be too light-weight, but he's bouncing players off for fun and looks an absolute handful. I'd go as far to say Litten has physically aged years in the off-season. Kudos to the conditioning team.