that was on par with a top NRL game no doubt about it. i don't think we will miss finch too much but smith has stepped right in to tommy boots, we actually have a kicking game

. The forwards were fantastic, liam farrell played a lot better than i have seen hock play, mouth watering to think we still have hansen to come back. mossop, dudson and taylor stood up to the big wire pack.

a lot of hot air over nothing, shows that shaun has this team fantastically conditioned and well drilled in a game plan.

well done warrington played very well.

This what i posted on twitter



Very good game well done to both sides

Really stood up well tonight. All 17.

Also there were little niggles but kudos to the ref for not just carding any side straight off the bat.

Excellent advert for the game and great play from both sides.

Absolutely fantastic match. Both sides knocked seven bells out of eachother for the full 80 minutes. Great advert for our game.

How many penaties did you give away tonight. It would have been twice as many with Hock on your side. Bentham cheated you out of a win tonight and that is coming from a Leyther. The young Pies stood up tonight and you should be very proud of them.

Great D from Wigan, real belief in the system.

Proud here, with a big silly grin!!!

... The only fly in the ointment, is that i tipped a Wigan win!!!

Fantastic fantastic game of RL. Second half was unbelievable. Draw the right result for a great great game.

Brilliant defensive effort. Wire were a bit sloppy at times and made a few errors too but the second half defensively was brilliant. The only disappointing thing for me was the discipline, Or lack of it rather. On another day a few more Wire passes could have stuck and we could have lost due to a ridiculous amount of silly penalties, hopefully experience in the younger players as the season goes on will cut that out a bit.

I'd wrote us off tonight and expected a tonking, But the young lads got stuck in and I think overall the draw was a worth result of what I thought was a fantastic game.

Thought we'd win but happy with the draw in a great game. We did it tough with Bentham all over us but that's to be expected. The Wigan forwards are young but tonight showed their potential against a tough and battle hardened Wire set. They've just matched some experienced internationals like Morley, Westwood, Waterhouse and Carvell blow for blow and guys like Faz, Dudson and Mossop became men tonight.

I thought that was all achieved via a massive captains knock from Lockers though, he was a machine. Also Ben Flower really announced himself as a Wigan player tonight.

Great game! Draw seems a fair result to me, thought it could have gone Wire's way when we were giving plenty penalties away but we seemed to reign it back in and knuckle down. The pressure we withstood on our own line was immense! Flower and Farrell the stand out players for me tonight. really happy with the way the halves worked as well. Thought we had done it by one point but respect where it's due to Briers he knows how to find one point when it matters. Looking forward to a good season after that test!

An epic game of RL. I suppose when I watch it back I might find some sloppy play form Wire and daft penalties from Wigan that will detract for the overall quality but I don't give a stuff. That was real entertainment for 80 mins.

Taylor gave it a real go I thought. Was getting quite concerned with the way he went in the friendlies but he took it Wire's O.A.P's when he was on.

i had wire to win by 10-14 tonight, be a score in front and then kill the game late on

I think Wigan will therefore be happier as Wire had the stronger side out, but also disappointed that they didnt win

all in all a fantastic game of RL, well contested by two committed sides with no quarter asked or given

well done to both teams, and both sets of fans for giving the game the respect it deserves

Brilliant game. Thought we defended superbly but our discipline let us down at times. Very impressed with green and smith, kicking game wasn't brilliant but that was mainly to do with Warrington chasing fast from marker and putting a lot of pressure on the kickers. Our young pack really stood up to Warrington tonight and gave as good as they got.
As for people having a pop at Sam for not catching the briers bombs, NO fullback in world rugby league would have caught them, briers kicking on the last was exceptional, the bombs were executed with pin point accuracy.

Thoroughly enjoyed it,just showed how much I had missed "The Greatest Game" during the close season.

i would argue that our kicking game tonight although not perfect was one of the the best i've seen since Michael Dobsons 1st game for us V Saints

our kicking game has been poor for years, consistently finding the full back, winger or anyone in an opposition shirt. we sarcasticly cheer if it doesnt

tonight both Smith and Green found touch with good kicks, and rarely kicked directly to the Wire player on the full, so at least gave us time to get a defensive line set

i think this will over the course of the season add a different attacking option to our game as well as you commented re Briers tonight, and also Sinfield in the play offs last season

I think i am right in saying Wigan had 15 players aged 26 and under, that is amazing.

That was a great effort from Wigan with so many home grown youngsters in the 17. That approach has to be the future for all SL clubs. The investment in youth is paying off.

You must be running well under the salary cap with that team

No he wasn't. HTH.

I thought it was a very good game and I am a lot more optimistic for the season now. I think the first half we played them off the park after the first few minutes. We came out in the second and tried to get into top gear too quickly for me, but they are a young bunch and will learn and achieve better cohesion in time. The forwards totally outpaced the wire. A few cringes from me when Sam lets those bombs bounce, but given they gained a try when we should have had a penalty, and a bit of luck with their drop at the end, all-in-all I was very pleased. Stand-outs, Smith, Farrell, Super Mac, O’loughlin, Goulding. I think 17-16 to us would have been a fairer result. For them Myler’s try was a very good one.

After that great adrenalin rush, time to put the matchsticks under the eyelids for those RU internationals this weekend!

Add to the fact we have off-loaded Hock out on a season long loan then I'd say you are right. The club have commented that they are looking to strengthen the squad if and when the right calibre of player is found.

Brilliant game, can't wait to watch it back after work.

Really proud of the way the lads stepped up against a pack I thought would dominate us.

incredible game, and its awesome that everyone is so pleased with the game. i guess it says alot about the expectations, which i imagine will have changed going forward.

also, i genuinely dont think we would have done better if we had last years team.