As a fellow rugby league fan i'm embarrassed at the state of officiating during that game today, it cost you dear.

Wigan should never have got the ball back from the Brent Finch attempted 40/20, that was a massive decision they got wrong, shouldn't be happening on such a big stage.

Then we have the Jeff Lima try from a forward pass, how any of the 3 officials at pitch side missed that really does beggar belief.

Also the spear tackle on the Leeds player where he clearly went above the horizontal, the ref gave nothing and Wigan scored off the next set.

Even the last try had a large amount of doubt to it, it was one of those, that could quite easily have been ruled out by a different video ref on another day. Wigan shouldn't have been in a position to score anyway, the officials got it wrong from the Brent Finch kick, it should have been your ball.

I thought your players were a credit to your club today as well as the fans, apart from that early spell from Wigan where they built up a 16-0 lead you went on to dominate the game from 10 mins before half time then for the majority of the 2nd half.

Well played.

Best team lost today After the first quarter of the game Leeds were the better team, cheated by inept officials.

Ridiculous effort from the ref and merry flag wavers today, a try off a clear forward pass then a try from a knock on from ball they shouldn't have had.

Why not go to the screen to get that right with 3 mins left in a showpiece game. It would have taken 10 secs to get the right decision. Touch judges are a disgrace. One of them has to see that pass is forward.

Great effort by Leeds and Wigan. They prob just deserved it. Just a shame we are going to talk about officials

Leeds moaning about a referring display after Cardiff...

I thought the officials were decent apart from the Brett Finch 40/20 attempt which was clearly wrong. A forward pass got missed but so did a few Leeds passes in their build ups, they just didn't happen to score from theirs.

I'm afraid to say that Robert Hicks is a woeful official. He's pathetic in the Championship and he's been made to look like a fool today on national tv. Good final for the neutral today. Unlucky.

I thought the finch 40/20 attempt was the correct call. Burrow did attemp to play the ball but it hit charnley who didn't play at it.

The Lima try was a mile forward but it's the holding down by Wigan that went unpunished again that cost you the first half.

Jonathan Davies went a bit far for me saying it was all on the officials.

Still infuriated he didn't just have a quiet word with ganson for the finch kick. Get it right with 3 mins left ffs

I would have to watch it again but I thought Leeds were unlucky with that decision, my point was I thought apart from a couple of possible bad decisions the officials did ok.

Leeds laid on just as much as Wigan.

What about the brett delaney tackle ????

The messing about at tue PTB is awful by Wigan. The RFL need to lol at it IMO. The min Leeds got quick PTB they was on top.

Oh I agree totally and it makes a joke of the game, BUT Leeds tried exactly the same tactics today, slowing the play and turning in the tackle. Wigan push the boundaries and it's not nice to watch but it's not their fault they are being allowed to get away with it.

Just watched it again, that was a Leeds ball no doubt, IMO of course.

Burrow didn't play at the ball, watch it again. He was on the ground and the ball brushed off his legs accidentally and then onto Charnley.



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Totally agree. I thought you were by far the best team today over the full 80mins. I can't believe some of the decisions that went against you. The two 'trys' for a start and other blatant decisions like the tackle on Delaney that should have been a penalty. But unfortunately history only remembers the winners names even if it was a farce. Good luck for the play offs as I think you showed what Leeds can play like today and if Wigan get the chance to pick in the play offs I don't think they will be picking your team.

Spot on.

No coincidence that the vast majority of fans moaning about the officials are from Wire and Saints.

proud of the effort and character shown for the final 60 mins by leeds. The officiating was woeful but maguire has coached wigan to play the percentages. They will lie on, spear tackle, reef, obstruct and stamp their tiny petulant feet until the officials comply every game as they know that they will only get penalised 1% of the time and even less in a high profile final. Wigan are diabolical to watch because they are about one thing, stopping the opponents play be fair means or (usually) foul. The Bradford saints and leeds sides of the last ten years would murder this current wigan side with neutral officials

Well surely you didnt expect Wigan fans to be complaining did you?

What goes around comes around!
Didnt hear you moaning when bentham got you to wembley

it wasnt bentham my six fingered friend, it was a McGoldrick brainfart giving Sinfield the opportunity to kick the resulting penalty.

Didnt realise todays game was won on the golden point though...must have missed that one..

The refereeing decisions did cost us but also please remember the two factors of the Leeds play that also played a significant part- Brent Webb dropping the ball which lead to a try and Leulai giving the penalty away when we were right on the line.

I think that every Leeds fan should be proud today but also very disappointed that we lost. I feel sorry for the Leeds players and just hope that it doesn't affect their mental attitude as they approach the play offs now- it could well do.

Rob your out..get over it mate, Challenge cup CHAMPIONS HAHAHA