Warriors take victory against Hull KR

[josie andrews]

Powerhouse prop Patrick Mago a ‘point of difference’ with inspiring impact in win over Hull KR

Within just a 14-minute stint from the interchange bench, Patrick Mago made a big enough impact to be named the official player of the match following the 24-20 thriller over Hull KR in the battle for Super League’s top spot.

The powerhouse forward was introduced into the action midway through the second half, and helped the Warriors from 20-8 down to overturn the game and claim the two vital points on offer against one of their newest rivals.

A dominant short stint, the 29-year-old was directly involved in the match-winning try, with a short pass to back-rower Junior Nsemba before receiving the ball back and letting his outside-backs in Jake Wardle and Liam Marshall finish the job with a crowd of 16,790 inside the Brick Community Stadium.

It was prolific try-scorer Marshall’s second of the game, celebrating his call-up into England’s 31-strong performance squad, with tries also from Nsemba and Abbas Miski in the hard-fought triumph.

That role that he has, that’s what he’s capable of,” head coach Matt Peet said of Mago following the Round 25 victory.

Sometimes he plays more minutes, but it’s more about the timing of his introduction, and what he does when we’re on and how we react to him.

“He brings the crowd into the game, which is important, and he was just that point of difference, as was Tyler Dupree.

“When we’re on the frontfoot and we time those changes right, then they can be really influential. And that’s how it proved.

“He carried strong, but he also had some nice touches with the ball as well.

“I thought there was some great skill on show from both teams.”

Mago still remains the only ever-present player for Wigan throughout the 2024 campaign, and was rewarded earlier this season with a new two-year contract until the end of 2026, with the option for 2027.

“Over the years, he’s had some cracking games for us,” Peet continued.

“We’re really proud of him. All of his family, a massive family in Australia who watch every week, they can be so proud of what he’s done. On and off the field, he’s adored in this town and in this club.”

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[Firestarter]

The play acting/ faking injury will only stop once the aussies bring in some rulings to stop it.We all know this deep down and then Super league will follow suit as per.Hopefully its sorted prior to the start of next season.I know most NRL commentators hate all this dark side to RL

[morley pie eater]

Willie Peters, his coach, should take a leaf out of his captains book & stop complaining. He is questioning the integrity of our coach Matt Peet & also the integrity of Wigan Warriors as a club!


Elliot Minchella's reaction to Hull KR defeat in Wigan struck a different tone and explains a lot

Rovers captain Minchella shows class in defeat at Wigan but sentiments are revealing

Hull Kingston Rovers' 24-20 defeat at Wigan Warriors created plenty of positivity and sympathy, in terms of outside reaction to the performance, but captain Elliot Minchella's reaction to it showed just how high the bar is being set by them.

There was no sense of it being a heroic defeat, he was gutted. And the vibes were about taking responsibility - not complaining about the second yellow card of the night, for Jai Whitbread, as many outsiders were doing - and learning lessons. His comments as captain were an insight into why Rovers have been such serious contenders so far this season, and have such grand aspirations looking ahead.

"I don't know what to say, disappointed," were the first words of a man who could still become the first Rovers captain in nearly 40 years to lift a top-level major trophy. But what he did say afterwards pulled no punches.

"I'm disappointed with our discipline to be honest. It's no-one's fault individually. We take the highs all together and the lows all together. We're not pointing the finger at our team-mates. Just disappointed that's the position we were in and we should have been better with 12 blokes on the field, better to defend it. That's not about the blokes who were off the field, it's about the blokes who were on it."

Even when it was put to him that they had been the better side when it was 13 v 13, Minchella was having none of it. "They were the better team; they won on the scoreboard, fair and square," he said. "You don't win anything for being the better side for 60 minutes unfortunately. And it hurts."

Minchella was big enough to make a comment like that - but many outsiders might see things differently. Rovers were the better side for long periods and, going forward, that gives hope that another crack at Wigan - a world-class outfit - could turn out differently, especially when the players are setting such high standards and being so accountable.

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Minchella has zoomed up in my estimation. Hi response is pure class . . . and it's the right way to react when things go wrong "it's up to me to put it right" rather than blaming someone else.

Control the contolables. Ignore the rest, a cept what you can't control.

I liked Willie Peters, but he needs to learn from his captain.

[Welski]

Given the focus on head impacts in the game what about the VR tracking head impacts regardless of the player staying down/getting injured? A head shot is a head shot irrespective of the apparent outcome, in the way some boxers can take a punch but others can’t it doesn’t mean there isn’t damage being done. Let the game flow as before but if it’s deemed to be dangerous contact then call the refs attention to it?