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And if Leeds win it again from 5th........ I shall scweam and scweam and scweam. '"
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Also, 5 props out, with spencer playing very few minutes, meant we played the majority of the game with 2 props. So crosby deserves his credit and is first choice, but dont pretend wigan cant be improved by fit players.
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Quote ="Rogues Gallery"Taken from Bilko's excellent summary.
wigan.rlfans.com/news.php?readmore=2682
"Tony Smith became Warrington coach in March 2009 and yet for all that time, =#FF0000 Warrington only played one academy produced player in this match that he has given a debut to. For the record that was 18 year old Ben Currie.
=#FF0000Meanwhile named a Wigan team that has seen Josh Charnley, Sam Powell, Logan Tomkins, Dom Crosby, Greg Burke, Jack Hughes, Chris Tuson, Tom Spencer and George Williams come through during that same time frame.
Now don't get me wrong. We all know had Blake Green, Ben Flower, Mike McIlorum, Sean O'Loughlin, Eric Lauaki, Gil Dudson or Scott Taylor been fit they would have been fighting to get in the team, but the point I'm making is that this was a huge leap for Wigan going forward, comparing the two sides experience.
The average age of the Warrington side was 29.2, which compared to just 22.7 for Wigan. That averages out at 6 and half years more experience a man more that us. That's a hell of a difference. So for us to go toe to toe with them for almost 80 minutes has to be taken as a huge positive."'"
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Quote ="Rogues Gallery"Taken from Bilko's excellent summary.
wigan.rlfans.com/news.php?readmore=2682
"Tony Smith became Warrington coach in March 2009 and yet for all that time, =#FF0000 Warrington only played one academy produced player in this match that he has given a debut to. For the record that was 18 year old Ben Currie.
=#FF0000Meanwhile named a Wigan team that has seen Josh Charnley, Sam Powell, Logan Tomkins, Dom Crosby, Greg Burke, Jack Hughes, Chris Tuson, Tom Spencer and George Williams come through during that same time frame.
Now don't get me wrong. We all know had Blake Green, Ben Flower, Mike McIlorum, Sean O'Loughlin, Eric Lauaki, Gil Dudson or Scott Taylor been fit they would have been fighting to get in the team, but the point I'm making is that this was a huge leap for Wigan going forward, comparing the two sides experience.
The average age of the Warrington side was 29.2, which compared to just 22.7 for Wigan. That averages out at 6 and half years more experience a man more that us. That's a hell of a difference. So for us to go toe to toe with them for almost 80 minutes has to be taken as a huge positive."'"
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Wigan's new benchmark of success is going toe to toe with an ageing past their best Warrington side for most of the 80 minutes before losing it for fitness in the final minutes.
In the old days their benchmark of success was winning the Challenge Cup every year.
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I dread to think what will happen to us when we have to face a strong Wigan 17 in the return fixture at their own ground.
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Quote ="Rogues Gallery"Taken from Bilko's excellent summary.
wigan.rlfans.com/news.php?readmore=2682
"Tony Smith became Warrington coach in March 2009 and yet for all that time, =#FF0000 Warrington only played one academy produced player in this match that he has given a debut to. For the record that was 18 year old Ben Currie.
=#FF0000Meanwhile named a Wigan team that has seen Josh Charnley, Sam Powell, Logan Tomkins, Dom Crosby, Greg Burke, Jack Hughes, Chris Tuson, Tom Spencer and George Williams come through during that same time frame.
Now don't get me wrong. We all know had Blake Green, Ben Flower, Mike McIlorum, Sean O'Loughlin, Eric Lauaki, Gil Dudson or Scott Taylor been fit they would have been fighting to get in the team, but the point I'm making is that this was a huge leap for Wigan going forward, comparing the two sides experience.
The average age of the Warrington side was 29.2, which compared to just 22.7 for Wigan. That averages out at 6 and half years more experience a man more that us. That's a hell of a difference. So for us to go toe to toe with them for almost 80 minutes has to be taken as a huge positive."'"
The score was 22-12, that is the only stat that is worth a toss really, nice story though, i enjoyed it.
Our 29.2 year olds had more stamina than your 22.7 year olds too, these young un's eh? They're not like they used to be, we used to walk to school in our day...on our hands, but you try telling them that, they won't believe you. |
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Quote ="Rogues Gallery"Taken from Bilko's excellent summary.
wigan.rlfans.com/news.php?readmore=2682
"Tony Smith became Warrington coach in March 2009 and yet for all that time, =#FF0000 Warrington only played one academy produced player in this match that he has given a debut to. For the record that was 18 year old Ben Currie.
=#FF0000Meanwhile named a Wigan team that has seen Josh Charnley, Sam Powell, Logan Tomkins, Dom Crosby, Greg Burke, Jack Hughes, Chris Tuson, Tom Spencer and George Williams come through during that same time frame.
Now don't get me wrong. We all know had Blake Green, Ben Flower, Mike McIlorum, Sean O'Loughlin, Eric Lauaki, Gil Dudson or Scott Taylor been fit they would have been fighting to get in the team, but the point I'm making is that this was a huge leap for Wigan going forward, comparing the two sides experience.
The average age of the Warrington side was 29.2, which compared to just 22.7 for Wigan. That averages out at 6 and half years more experience a man more that us. That's a hell of a difference. So for us to go toe to toe with them for almost 80 minutes has to be taken as a huge positive."'"
The score was 22-12, that is the only stat that is worth a toss really, nice story though, i enjoyed it.
Our 29.2 year olds had more stamina than your 22.7 year olds too, these young un's eh? They're not like they used to be, we used to walk to school in our day...on our hands, but you try telling them that, they won't believe you. | |
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