Obviously its dissapointing to lose such a big game but i'm not as dissapointed as i thought i'd be, we lacked composure and direction and those qualities are what you need to get to a Grand Final.

We wern't good enough when it counts, too many of our key players didn't perform. Not much more you can say really, good luck to Leeds.

Nice sentiments and congratulations on a good season.

All that the result means, ultimately, is that Leeds have been the better team over the course of the season. Let it take nothing away from your achievements this year.

I don't mind admitting it, I'm ruddy gutted...
But, ateotd, would rather be losing semi finals by 2 points than in the doldrums or in a relegation scrap... So no complaints here, another trophy, albeit not the one we all wanted, dust ourselves down, bicker with the goons and skintellins fans until February and give it another shot next year.
Nice to see a near sell-out tonight too, sounded like a great atmosphere.

No beating around the bush am loving gutted.......
Fair play Leeds played better tonight than we did, but have this bad taste in my mouth that we won the League, yet got KO by a Team that finished 5th.
So tell me, what benefit is there for finishing 1st ???

It gave you the chance to avoid the mighty, mighty Rhinos!

Shame you didn't take it!



Great game. Like yourselves, if we had lost that one, I'd be upset, but not too much. Both teams put a hell of a lot into it.

I am a Leigh fan, and over the season Wire have been the better team but lost in the play off's, in my opinion anyway.

We got to choose our opponents and got to play them at home, they still beat us so hats off to Leeds.

But also whenever we look at the league table for this season it will have Warrington on top which is the first in my lifetime and so I'm very happy with that. I know we get kids from Wigan on here saying "but nobody remembers who topped the league in such and such a year", that doesn't work with me though because I'm a rugby nerd so I usually do know who topped the league in that year.

Gutted but can't complain

Its not just your opinion thats a fact that's exactly what happened. You guys will know what this feels like from 2001 when you smashed everyone in the NFP then had one bad game against Oldham in the semi and ended the season.

Yes it is my opinion, we also lost in the play off's last week and it hurt's. Over the season though, i know it doesn't help at the moment, but you have been the better side.

Its not often that I'm puzzled on rlfans but I don't have a clue what point if any you are trying to make.
Been on the boot polish or is it the dodgy magic mushrooms?

To be honest, thought that myself, it's not as though Leeds have won anything yet, but Wire have won the league title.

Actually, back on topic, I think I was more disappointed in 2005 than tonight, that was the worst playoff loss for me, we had been on that three week whirlwind high of Andrew Johns coming and it was the first year in a decade we'd been in the top 4 in the league, and we were outplayed start to finish, it wasn't like tonight where we came second in one that could have gone either way.

Awful attempt.

Well personally this is the lowest I've ever felt as a Wire by a long long way. I can't even get myself up for the derby today and I've never made any secret of the fact that Liverpool are my "first" sports club before Warrington. Nonetheless it feels like a dream has been crushed in devastating fashion.

We will never have a better chance to be champions, and I honestly feel we're just never ever going to reach the Grand Final. The best season we've had in my lifetime just feels now like it was all for nothing.

Completely and utterly shattered.

I've been on Coroner's Jury service all week so the 'loss' has already been put into perspective.

I'm pretty low right now.

We picked a terrible night to come up with that performance. Yes, you have to remember the season and everything that we've achieved and say that it's been a hell of a season, but if ever this was our time, this was our time. We'd beaten all the top teams comfortably so could rightly feel that there was nobody to fear, then we came up against Leeds who played very well but we were far from our best, seemingly full of nerves and we fell off our gameplan, fell away from what we've done all season that's made us a top side.

I hate the word that's banded about on here, but sadly, I do think we 'choked' on the night if i'm honest.

I think our attack was choked out of the game by an extremely impressive Leeds defence, they controlled that area all night and made it impossible for us to either "get a roll on", and there was never any room on the fringes when we were flinging it out wide. In contrast, our right side defence looked decidedly shaky last night and Leeds had a lot of success gaining ground and/or making breaks on that side.

All credit to them, they played their part in a thrilling and nail biting spectacle, and came out on top.

The season's not over yet though, off to Old Trafford as a neutral and then we have the 4 nations to look forward to! (I'm hoping for and expecting a NZ/Aus final, should be a cracker).

My overwhelming feeling is of massive frustration, always been against the play-off system and now to being a victim of it, honestly i'm angry.
Warrington finish with the most points, best attack and best defence and will be offically third in the league. It's a farce.

I thought the first 5 mins showed a nervousness i've not seen in this Wire side for a while. The first sign was when Hodgson and Monaghan let the ball bounce between them early doors and then a couple of minutes later Briers dropped an easy ball with the lign in front of him. His reaction to that drop was interesting as well. He looked like he'd dropped a ball in the last minute of a grand final with the line begging where I would have just expected him to bounce up and gee the lads up.

It was a brilliant game and you've had an amazing season. It's probably no consolation at the minute but what Wire must do is use this season as a launch pad for better things. They can't afford to let it be the high point and then fade away with the dissapointment. I'm sure you won't anyway tbh. The club has good backing from Simon Moran, a top coach, a cracking set of players, a great youth set up and the expansion plans for the stadium look great.

Things will keep rolling forward.

Have Leeds earned themselves a chance to become champions?

I think we all saw why Briers was never picked at the highest international level. 4 international centres and dominant pack but sadly no halves

How can anybody be gutted after watching that game? It was the best game seen all season and superbly reffed. It's disappointing to lose, but 1 team had to. Leeds came with a straight forward plan of playing fast rugby, 3/4 men in every tackle and no lying on at the play the ball. Exactly the same way we have played all season.

Our problem was that we never calmed down, age old problem of trying to score off every move. I've heard and read that certain players did'nt turn up. Briers is still carrying an injury imo and Monaghan was outplayed by Buderus. My gripe is Myler, I have yet to be convinced by him, certainly not worthy of his price tag and just does not get involved enough for my liking.

Basically, Leeds had the experience of playing play-off rugby, and it showed, whereas, we have very little. Good luck to Leeds next week, but I feel that last night's game would have killed them.

i agree probably one of the best games of RL i have seen for a long time it had everything (bar the result) drama times when you just couldnt look elation for the rhinos when king was short on video ref and elation for wires when burrow knocked on it was proper heart in mouth stuff and is one game i dont mind losing when both teams have given there all and put up a really great advert for this fantastic sport!!!!!!

How can you be gutted? Seriously.

Baffling to start pinging Myler, I thought Bridge stank the place out last night, Atkins wasn't much better. Briers & Monas were poor too. Myler has been superb this year, he wasn't last night, but when Monas & Briers aren't either I think it tells you more about the job they did on our halves.

I thought Riley was very good again last night, he must be devestated the season has finished just as he's found his form.