Bit irrelevant really there was a gulf in class that is the bottom line. Wigan wouldnt have genuinely created a try if we had still been playing now (scored one freak try). Saints defence snuffed them out and they looked clueless. Saints won by a clear 22 points and to be fair we were not that slick in attack putting the ball down / touch on many occasions. if we had truly clicked it could have been an embarassment.
Citing one (potentially) wrong call is a bit lame Brian. An 18 point gap between the teams on the league ladder illustrates where the respective teams are at the moment.
Wigan have an issue with player retention and their recruitment has been poor. Its a rebuilding job and in the age of contracts and salary cap its not an overnight job. Its great to see -
https://ibb.co/jfDF5Dz
Quarter back pass? Garbage.
The ball moved forward over the ground but Lomax was running as he passed it so given it was a long pass and it only moved forward marginally over the ground, I would say that the pass is fair. I.e The component of the velocity of the ball in the direction towards the line was less that the forward component of Lomax's velocity. (It is called it the momentum rule but could just as easily be called the velocity rule.) It is basic Physics. If the pie eaters don't understand it then tough
Last edited by Dave_Meninga; 13th July 2019 at 15:21.
Obviously Rogues didn't watch the forward pass highlights from their game against KR last week.
That's correct. Under the current protocol the game should be stopped if a player has a head injury, and Leuluai had that one or two tackles before that try. A friend who was with me called it straight away and Leuluai left the field for a concussion assessment straight after the try was awarded.
Saints were by far the better side, no problem, but my original post was in reference to a chicken wing tackle by Leuluai which I never saw.
"The great fallacy is that the game is first and last about winning. It is nothing of the kind. The game is about glory, it is about doing things in style and with a flourish, about going out and beating the other lot, not waiting for them to die of boredom." Danny Blanchflower.
Might have been written by a footballer about football - but never a truer word............
Last edited by The Yellow Giraffe; 14th July 2019 at 09:07.
NEVER WRITE OFF THE SAINTS
Surely it's better to keep the game going, TL was at the back of play and receiving treatment from the physio. What benefit would have been gained by stopping the match?
I understand the importance of head injuries, but surely each should be on a case by case basis
Does anybody know what the lineup was when Coote went off? Interested to hear what the fullback and halfback combinations were...