I don't think our problems this afternoon really had much to do with our playmakers. Catalans dominated field position and territory so the effectiveness of our attack was always going to be limited. For me it's pretty obvious the age old problem has cost us yet again. Their pack was big, powerful,...

No club so unemployed after a bad injury. Takes some mental strength as well as the physical rehab to come back from that. Shows what a precarious occupation being a professional RL player is. Which is why those who think a salary cap of £2.1m is enough (because it keeps wages down) are living on t...

Faz is not a 'battering ram' forward. He never has been and never will be. He doesn't make metres by strength or post-contact effort. However because of his speed and footwork he's devastating when he has a bit of space to work with and I think that this season so far, the players inside him haven't...

We need more attacking threat than just French and some of that has to come from Smith. It didn't against Wakefield and it didn't tonight. OK, he has no stand-off to work with but needs to show a bit more running creativity. Conditions were bad and Wigan were patient but without a cutting edge. That...

Shorrocks deserves better than to be benched. Given our rapidly deceasing number of props - Smithies to act as a new kind of mobile prop in an emergency? - Shorrocks to 13 - Powell to move into the forwards - Faz & KPP in the 2nd row and get O'Neill into hooker. (Cue outrage at playing a player...

Smith was great against Saints & Wire, but I'd have liked to see a bit more creativity in his display against Wakefield. Shorrocks has worked his socks off and been outstanding defensively but hasn't offered too much in attack, not unexpectedly as he isn't a half-back. Top marks for his effort a...

Wigan_forever1985 wrote: ↑Tue Apr 18, 2023 4:44 pm Complaining Mago isnt a 60min player is like complaining Jai Field cant play prop.

The measure of success for Mago is not how many minutes he plays its what he does with the minutes he does play

Exactly right!

He's far from perfect, but I've never understood the anti-Mago bandwagon.

Our options certainly seem to have improved over the last few weeks notwithstanding the injury situation. Shorrocks has certainly impressed and I see no reason why he can't become a decent replacement for Bateman - maybe not quite as aggressive, but equally good a defender and with better ball skill...

From a young age Ryan always wanted to play at Wigan so I'm sure he'll absolutely relish this second chance as a more mature player. He didn't live up to his own and other people's expectations in his first spell but equally never let us down whenever he had his chances and when fully fit he certain...

Outstanding news and well done to all at the Warriors, and Bevan, for getting this done. Given that we've added one 'proper' centre to the mix for next season (is two too much to hope for?) then we really do have something to look forward to for 2023. Thanks too to those posters that have kept us up...