I was there. Billy B's two 75 yarders. Dave Bolton broken leg. Eric Ashton missed kick 13 -11 wasn't it?



We broke the gate down to get in that day. I'll send you a p.m. later to explain the circumstances (get your hankie out)

Think we got rid of a dozen last weekend - you need to up your game.

Always in Wigan's Shadow? Even on Ban Numbers? Sorry Mods, couldn't resist, and you gotta chuckle.

great final played by 2 great teams ,your young players will learn a lot from that experiance.



well done

I must be one of the few Wigan fans who genuinely has sympathy for Saints. It was a great effort and despite what the bookies said I thought Leeds were the clear favourites. Man for man they probably had the better team and have been under-performing all season so it's not too much of a surprise that they have come good.

There were so many young players in the Saints side that they were always going to be at a disadvantage in terms of experience but the youngsters stood up and gave it their all. I think the experience will benefit those players and to reach a Grand Final with so much disruption in the team is a very good achievement.

Good game guys, score should have been closer than it was and certainly doesn't reflect the game. You may be our greatest rivals but I admire the way you have played this season and your young players have come on leaps and bounds and that can only bode well for your future. See you next year

I have posted on the Leeds site, that i think this marks Leeds side (since probably 2005) as one of the all time great sides in an era.



While its annoying losing 5 in a row we are losing to a truly magnificent big game side.



I am also encouraged that none of our kids let us down. I thought Gaskell in particular was in the running for MOM.



Makinson also had a stormer, and his maturity for one so young is phenomenal.

M,

I think you need to watch the game again.

As you know I'm a big Gaskell fan but tonight he took a lot of wrong options. Also Soliola IMO goes in for the big tackle too often and finishes up missing it.

Saints pack came a poor second (I expected them to win the game for you) and as a consequence the young Saints halfbacks were dominated.





Oh and Scott Moore was awful.

And yet they have only finished top once in that period! Weird!

Finally something I agree with you on.



Feel free to still ban him though Simon

This Leeds team certainly are a great side who'll no doubt go down in history and rightfully so. But their inability to win the CC as a collective let's them down somewhat.

I thought Lomax was the worst offender when it came to taking the wrong options. Gaskell's decision making wasn't great but he did make the right call on occasions. There seemed to be a few times where the ball needed to be spread out to the right hand side where Lomax tried to take the line on himself.



A bit of leadership and organisation was needed which is probably why they are bringing in a new halfback.