What a strange game. Hardly any penalties or knock-ons. We rarely camped on their line. We could easily have lost it.

Harsh to call the game crap, I said earlier in the week Wigan can’t score but their defence is good which it proved to be.

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Agree with this, they will be alright first round of the playoffs with discipline like the second half and respecting the set completion. Pearce Paul continues to look good for them. We got a lucky bounce today really which was the difference. We didn't really need to commit to high risk rugby with the lead. Clean ruck both sides though, slightly slow but I suppose we put that down to good defence whilst it was the same for both sides.

You going for a record on how many times you can change your name Lebron poky etc etc.

That and the fact D.Clark really makes a big difference, we really miss him when he is not playing.

Listened to the two clowns on Radio Manchester & they were more interested in talking to each other the commenting on the game .What i did pick up on was on the day two evenly matched teams & defences controlled the game especially close to both lines. Very tense for what sounded at times like a game of tennis .

I do worry for when Hill & Cooper call it a day.

Games don’t have to be 30-30 to be exciting…that game was end to end with neither team taking a backward step.

Well done to our lads on getting their first win at Newcastle.

Obviously you know I’m slightly biased but what a great display by Josh Thewlis on the big stage, never put a foot wrong and looked confident and assured throughout. Also big mentions to Mike Cooper, Ellis Longstaff and Ben Currie, along with Toby King and Joe Philbin….6 Academy graduates doing the Wire proud

So home game in play offs against anyone from Wigan, Leeds, Cas or HKR win that and it’s a trip to Saints bet Saddened is looking forward to that

Ditto
I was screaming at the Tele, whenever that Muppet of a Sky director kept cutting to Lam/Price or an action replay of nothing of of any importance, WHILST THE BALL WAS IN PLAY. Pathetic. At least we didn't have to put up with the ramblings of Wells .... every cloud, etc

Agree re Hill Cooper, too, although Mulherne is progressing nicely. Obviously not to their level, but he looks more than capable

Sky having been doing that for years, really poor from whoever is the director/production manager.

Mulhern is turning into what a really good interchange prop should be. Akauola on the other hand, what's the point?

Williams scored off the back of a very good drive by Mulhern, he supported Cooper & Hill very well.
It wasn't a pretty game, but that's third place done and dusted, and it did have the feel of a play off intensity. I'd be happy if we win three games like that once the SL rounds have been completed, and I'll then want to be entertained in 2022.

Good game! Not one for the highlight reel but we turned up and got the job done. Without Clark, which is a huge loss.

I have a chip on my shoulder about not grounding the ball when you’re over the line, I just can’t fathom how Hughes doesn’t wrap that game up.

Still, we stood up to pressure well. Good win

I reckon he probably did really, ball hit the ground before the line, in all probability it touched a bit of paint before he was rolled and the ball came off the ground.

No conclusive evidence of it being wrong (either way) and it was sent up as no try so can't have an issue with it being disallowed. If I was child I would be sending that up as no try as well, so no problem here.

I think we need to work on support running for the playoffs, you need to make the most of every break when defences are tight like the last couple of matches.

what game was you watching

Defences very much on top.. bit of luck for opening try but that's how it goes...cooper brilliant along with walker..now 3rd is wrapped up start resting a few keep em fresh for bigger games to come

It was an excellent game, Wigan competed really hard and although they were a long way short of the 1982 Kangaroos, they threw a lot of effort our way. We just about handled the pressure and managed the game, although I nearly fell out with Toby when he went down the blindside in our own ten.

Particularly good performances by Cooper, Walker, Hughes and Thewlis (mostly for withstanding the pressure Wigan tried to put him under).

Thewlis was MOM for me. Absolutely superb

Thewlis MOM. Excellent performance from him, a class act.

Smashes Bateman and hurt him early on as well

Thankfully we took Sita off because they kept running at him, or the gaps that are available because Sita can’t move laterally.

To the point that Bateman required painkillers.

Thewlis ran the ball hard yesterday too, which was the obvious downside to his game previously. But his meters coming away from his line were a real asset.

I also think that we are a better team for Longstaff being involved. He’s a tough kid who is a genuine back rower. To the point, I’d consider moving Hughes to 13 full time and start him on the right side. Looking forward to seeing him develop.

... and they are both only 19.

It was a very odd game. Wigan are truly horrific and their fans must be depressed watching that. They don't have any forwards at all and don't make any yardage. Jackson Hastings is their team at the moment, but he's very easy to shut down as he's on his own and no one else offers any threat at all. Their outside backs are just puddings as well, Bibby in particular is a stain on their glorious history. He's a Leigh/Salford player, how he's playing every week for Wigan is beyond me.

I don't know whether to be impressed that Warrington didn't panic and just ground out the win, or whether Warrington should be slightly worried they didn't have more penetration against such a weak Wigan team?