Got shown how to play rugby today, very mediocre, but stil he did come off the bench in that that one game and kick a drop goal so he is a shoe for young player of the year ROFLMAO

Considering your team outplayed us and your pack was on top all game. Sam Tomkins was shockingly poor!!

no he wasnt

Get over it mate



He did well tonight Tomkins espcially at sweeping up danger in defence but was outshone by a couple of big preformences from other Wigan players.

As for Eastmond it's a tough game to judge the lad on when he's being asked to play at fullback but he didn't have the best of times.

We have a weak pack tbh.

Wait till we get a decent pack.

Tell that to Tony Pulueta mate

Wasnt so big when sam took him down.

Tomkins was fine. The only shockingly poor performers wore green. Tomkins is awesome for chasing down long btw. I loved that i did

Oh, and dont worry, i know we have to play you at least once this season. So this could all be thrown back in my face. But i dont care, i LOVE it

I wouldnt say he was poor but once again he didnt do a great deal. Apart from being Stevo and Eddies latest love child for this season you wouldnt even realise he was playing half of the time. They just always seem to love the latest teenager that starts playing Super league, no matter what they do or how good they are. All Tokmins does is dummy and go himself and do the odd kick. In fact the best part of his game is his defence. He is very overated and Wigan looked much better when Smith was playing.

Was that before or after he saved a certain try just minutes from half time?

Cant you tell Wigan have finally won their cup final

And cant you tell Stains lost a game, with all the usual suspects resorting to the same old sorry cliches!

Kyle Eastmond's facebook status yesterday - Kyle Eastmond just loves Pat Richard's kick-offs.





Seems as though some of the lads are jsut shrugging this off.

Sensible veiw. I'm dissapointed that the original poster got a bite.

Quality.

I really dont think it'll do him any good to play him in a position that he isn't expected to take on. Either drop Long and play Eastmond at 7 or dont. Playing him at FB helps noone

Is there any explanations yet as to why he came on at fullback and Wellens went to centre?

why play 2 players out of position? when Sean Long is playing like a one legged mong, why not take him off and play Eastmond in his true position?

I thought it was the beer!

All this messing with positions is madness. Wellens at centre WTF

Eastmond at FB behind a beaten team, that'll help his confidence! FWIW I think he did a decent job there though

i agree, he did a decent job there - but unless there is a reason behind him playing at FB it is a complete waste of time. If Wellens was injured, fair enough - but he wasnt. If a centre was injured, why not play Eastmond at centre?

A forward went off, Gilmour moved to 2nd row, Wellens went to centre and Eastmond went to full back. As it is, Wellens has never played centre, Eastmond has only played full back a couple of times.

All that also ignores the fact that Long was the worst player on the field by far, and should have been removed after about 10 minutes.

Correct. He should have put Eastmond at centre if we were desperate.

In my veiw slick should either play Eastmond or not have hin in the 17, the place is needed for a forward, Graham is going to burn out sooner or later. Have the balls to play eastmond from the start and drop long, or the other way round ,but not both

I'm not sure Mr Potter has those kind of balls.

well he best get growing them

I think Long stunk the place out at Murrayfield. i was actually [iwanting[/i him to come off as early as the bang he took on the head early on.

When you see the ball lashed in to touch and hopeless daisy cutters tossed out to noone in particular then you are witnessing a side bound to struggle.

What Long does have is a history of being a class player, which is why Poitter will back him.

His passing definitely has to improve however, as does his kicking which Tommy Martyn's half time kicks posed more threat than.

Why didnt Flanno go to second row and let Eastmond play loose - would have mean't less changes and Wello needs to be FB as Eastmond isn't a FB

Maybe he wanted a bit of pace in the kick returns? Maybe he wanted to shore up that centre so put a more defensive player in Wellens there? Maybe he wanted to see what Eastmond could do at fullback?

There are a multitude of reasons for that change, all understandable.