Today's Game/Wigan squad for Leeds

[EDINBURGH-WARRIOR]

The idiot banjoed himself with his celebration of his non try - dick

He’s a good player though, I wouldn’t mind him at Wigan.

No thank you, he’s an idiot who doesn’t or can’t control his temper! Even an ex ref commented on him being a ‘liability’.

If you go on to the Leeds site on the other forum there are very few on there who have any time for his attitude and behaviour.

EW

[Blackpool_Pie]

He’s a good player though, I wouldn’t mind him at Wigan.

No thank you, he’s an idiot who doesn’t or can’t control his temper! Even an ex ref commented on him being a ‘liability’.

If you go on to the Leeds site on the other forum there are very few on there who have any time for his attitude and behaviour.

EW

I can imagine someone being that way while your team isn't doing too well is pretty annoying

[josie andrews]

Leeds Rhinos' Gary Hetherington speaks out after 'painful and embarrassing' loss, makes pledge on 2024 squad

Chief executive Gary Hetherington has admitted he - along with everyone at the club - was embarrassed and hurt by Leeds Rhinos’ 50-0 home capitulation to Wigan Warriors.

It was Rhinos’ widest margin of defeat in a Super League game at Headingley and the club’s second-worst home loss to domestic opposition.

The final whistle was greeted with boos and chants of “you’re not fit to wear the shirt” from a section of the South Stand.

Hetherington, who has been in his role since the autumn of 1996, has outlined what he believes are reasons for the defeat and insisted Rhinos are determined to build a squad capable of challenging for honours in 2024.

Hetherington told The Yorkshire Evening Post: “A 50-0 defeat at Headingley is embarrassing for everyone at the club and it was a painful experience for all our fans, sponsors, staff, management, coaching staff and not least the players themselves.”

He admitted: “In an elite competition like the Betfred Super League, results like these shouldn’t happen, but they do.

“Something similar occurred at the DW Stadium in May when the Rhinos, down to 12 men, racked up 40 points against a dejected Wigan team - and it will happen again, because that is the nature of sport.”

And he stressed: “When it does, we need to understand the reasons behind it. What we saw last Saturday was a near full-strength Wigan team playing with a lot of confidence against a Rhinos team lacking a lot of senior players, especially in key positions.

“It was also one of those days when all the big calls went against us, but at the end of the day, we couldn’t score and let in nine tries, which left us all dejected.

We are nearing the end of this season in a very different place to where we were last season, when we had senior players returning from injury into a near full-strength team which produced momentum and confidence and some excellent victories to take us to Old Trafford for the Grand Final.

This time, we, like a few other Super League teams, have a depleted squad who are trying hard for each other in every game, but are playing with little confidence and no momentum and are hanging on in every game.

“The Rhinos team has plenty of spirit which has been evident all season and even last Saturday they fought hard, but were outplayed by slick and confident opposition on a day when everything went against us.”

Though Rhinos could still qualify for the Super League play-offs, they need to win their remaining two games and hope Salford Red Devils and Warrington Wolves don’t pick up another point.

Hetherington stressed: “It is important for us to finish the season as strongly as possible before announcing our squad for 2024, which will be very different to the one [coach] Rohan Smith inherited 18 months ago and one which has to be capable of challenging at the top of the Super League competition.

“It’s what all our fans, sponsors and staff deserve and I can assure all Rhinos stakeholders this is what the club is determined to deliver.”

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[josie andrews]

When teams have got injuries & they lose games that’s the first thing the coach or owner says.

Matty Peet did say on Saturday that he knew Leeds were under strength but that they still put up a good fight.

When Wigan have been under strength, as we have been for the majority of this season through injury or suspensions. If other teams have beaten us, the coaches or owners then say it has been because they were the better side, not that Wigan were without the majority of the props & other players.

Funny that!!

[Mike]

The main reason why Stains have won a few GFs is because they have been through a long period where they've been lucky with injuries IMO. As soon as they experience any sort of adversity, they've struggled like all other teams do.

[josie andrews]

When teams have got injuries & they lose games that’s the first thing the coach or owner says.

Matty Peet did say on Saturday that he knew Leeds were under strength but that they still put up a good fight.

When Wigan have been under strength, as we have been for the majority of this season through injury or suspensions. If other teams have beaten us, the coaches or owners then say it has been because they were the better side, not that Wigan were without the majority of the props & other players.

Funny that!!

We have a very good young coach in Matty Peet & with his young assistants we should be looking forward to the future.

He even deflected praise from himself for the win on Saturday & heaped praise on his assistant coaches Sean O’Loughlin & Thomas Leuluai.

Not many coaches do that.