Academy final elimination

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Academy final elimination

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Don't forget its tomorrow Sunday at Edge Hall Road v Bradford Bulls Academy, kick off 2.30 if you can make it.

We need to support the young uns :)

Anyone can support a team when it is winning, that takes no courage.
But to stand behind a team, to defend a team when it is down and really needs you,
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good luck to the young men of Wigan
Wigan is and always will be a town of Cherry & White

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Glorious sunshine, Josie could be heard from all along the 2 mile stretch :) and Wigan Academy finally defeated Bradford 26-22 in a titantic struggle that was of a standard and intensity so very rarely seen at this level. We fielded our big guns. Vievers, Farrel, Davies and Howarth all dropped down. By the look of it so did Bradford.

The lead swapped several times during the match and even when Wigan opened up an 8 point gap (courtesy of a fortunate chip bouncing off the cross bar into Mellors hands), Bradford came straight back with a try. In the closing minutes they even hada grubber just run dead with a forlorn Bradford playing diving for it.

For large parts of the game Bradford were the more fluent team passing ball fast and with accuracy to either wing. However, we had that little bit of magic with Liam Farrel most prominent. Ian Thornley. The club must fast trach this young man. He needs to be stretched beyond mere physical domination. He looks very very good and Wigan / Britain could have a tall fast poweful centre if they play their cards right.

If only junior RL could be this good week in week out.

Great entertainment
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Oh Robjoenz has got a twin brother too :lol:
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cpwigan wrote:Glorious sunshine, Josie could be heard from all along the 2 mile stretch :) and Wigan Academy finally defeated Bradford 26-22 in a titantic struggle that was of a standard and intensity so very rarely seen at this level. We fielded our big guns. Vievers, Farrel, Davies and Howarth all dropped down. By the look of it so did Bradford.

The lead swapped several times during the match and even when Wigan opened up an 8 point gap (courtesy of a fortunate chip bouncing off the cross bar into Mellors hands), Bradford came straight back with a try. In the closing minutes they even hada grubber just run dead with a forlorn Bradford playing diving for it.

For large parts of the game Bradford were the more fluent team passing ball fast and with accuracy to either wing. However, we had that little bit of magic with Liam Farrel most prominent. Ian Thornley. The club must fast trach this young man. He needs to be stretched beyond mere physical domination. He looks very very good and Wigan / Britain could have a tall fast poweful centre if they play their cards right.

If only junior RL could be this good week in week out.

Great entertainment
You've got the score wrong CP it ended 32 - 28 and the officials were bloody atrocious. :wink:
Anyone can support a team when it is winning, that takes no courage.
But to stand behind a team, to defend a team when it is down and really needs you,
that takes a lot of courage. #18thMan
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is that the academy and reserves into the GF now?
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josie andrews wrote:
cpwigan wrote:Glorious sunshine, Josie could be heard from all along the 2 mile stretch :) and Wigan Academy finally defeated Bradford 26-22 in a titantic struggle that was of a standard and intensity so very rarely seen at this level. We fielded our big guns. Vievers, Farrel, Davies and Howarth all dropped down. By the look of it so did Bradford.

The lead swapped several times during the match and even when Wigan opened up an 8 point gap (courtesy of a fortunate chip bouncing off the cross bar into Mellors hands), Bradford came straight back with a try. In the closing minutes they even hada grubber just run dead with a forlorn Bradford playing diving for it.

For large parts of the game Bradford were the more fluent team passing ball fast and with accuracy to either wing. However, we had that little bit of magic with Liam Farrel most prominent. Ian Thornley. The club must fast trach this young man. He needs to be stretched beyond mere physical domination. He looks very very good and Wigan / Britain could have a tall fast poweful centre if they play their cards right.

If only junior RL could be this good week in week out.

Great entertainment
You've got the score wrong CP it ended 32 - 28 and the officials were bloody atrocious. :wink:
lol I knew it ws 4 points. Did you not chuckle Josie when somebody from the other side of the pitch shouted You tell em Josie. The referee was. He is a SL TJ too often in the big games. He would not know stripped ball to save his life and it would halp if he shouted held a tad sooner.

Great game though Josie.
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pedro wrote:is that the academy and reserves into the GF now?
It is Pedro. The academy final will be really difficult. Saints have a cracking academy team and much will depend when the finals are as to how strong a team wecan field. We need to improve our short kicking game and let the ball do the work.
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Josie could be heard from all along the 2 mile stretch
And don't be bloody cheeky :wink: there were 3 coaches there sat at the back, and they all looked jet lagged, if I hadn't been shouting and geeing the lads on they could have lost when the score was 24 - 16 lol :wink:

only one more for a full house :roll:
Anyone can support a team when it is winning, that takes no courage.
But to stand behind a team, to defend a team when it is down and really needs you,
that takes a lot of courage. #18thMan
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josie andrews wrote:
Josie could be heard from all along the 2 mile stretch
And don't be bloody cheeky :wink: there were 3 coaches there sat at the back, and they all looked jet lagged, if I hadn't been shouting and geeing the lads on they could have lost when the score was 24 - 16 lol :wink:

only one more for a full house :roll:
You had afew Bradford Josie's from what I could hear in the same stand?
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