^This!

There ends the lesson.

Nice try at the end but i'd be concerned by him yet again costing Wigan points with a mistake. You only had to look at Lomax last night to see how a fullback should catch a ball in those conditions.

He caught the ball but lost it in a two/three man tackle.

Bowen, Smith & Green's link up play and the organisation of our dummy runners to create the space needed for our wingers is my biggest concern but it is a team issue than just Bowen.

To criticise his ball-handling skills is laughable. One of the most consistent in the League and the take from the Catalans kick leading to his try was exceptional.

Bowen could walk barefoot across the surface of the River Douglas, and it still wouldn't be good enough for some fans because he's not a Wiganer.

If he was an 18 year old Wigan lad who was playing awful he'd get some wiggle room, as it stand if he doesn't score 4 a game and make 75 tackles and setup another 6 he's a failure.

Absolutely feckin clueless..

made me laugh!

Indeed. In that instance credit the quality of the kick, the Catalan chase, and the timing of the tackle.

Yes I did and I think he has done well overall so far. He is not Sam T and I reckon he is less predictable which is good and hopefully Wane will factor that into the game plan rather than trying for force him to be Sam T MkII.

One of the most enjoyable things about his winning try on Friday was the way he punched the air. You don't do that if you don't give a stuff and are here for the pension.

Here's how his winner sounded on Wish FM.

Link: [urlhttp://mm.gmstatic.net.s3.amazonaws.com/81/557510.mp3[/url

Pretty calm then.



I just watched it back again on Wigan TV and his pick up from the kick (as mentioned by someone else) as well as the dummy was top drawer stuff.

BTW are you on Valium or similar? You sounded far too level headed compared to the commentator!

Joe is definitely a giddy kipper, I try to be the opposite for a good balance.

To the muppets who are having a go at matt watch the NFL matches Sam is the worse full back in the league by a long way.he is like a fish out of water unlike matt who is getting better week by week

Why would we watch American football?

That's the auto correct cutting in again. From what I have watched Sam must be very close to being dropped.

I did smile listening to the commentary bilko... With about 10 mins to go one of you said something like, "Lots of time left, no need to panic". The pair of you were panicking all game..!!!!!!!

Really enjoyed the commentary though.. You can't fake enthusiasm and passion...

Exactly how many of Sam's games have you watched so far?

While he's hardly torn the league apart in the same way as he did with Super League (to be expected with the far superior defence) he's set up a bag full for Fisiiahi who's currently the top try scorer in the NRL and scored a fantastic solo try this week against the Tigers.

Tomkins has been great in attack and suspect in defence. No surprises there to be honest.

Move him to stand off and he'll kick on and cement his place as one of the best players in the world.

I've watched all the NZ games so far and would agree. He's dropped 2 high balls so far leading to tries, but also scored a couple, assisted with LOADS and last week made a brilliant tackle over the line preventing a certain try.

He was calling for Tomkins to be dropped at the end of last season. Think he must have spilled his pint or something

Does it matter whether Sam is tearing the NRL apart or not? He's only there as a stop-off on his way to Rugby Union. From our POV, the guy is gone.

Ah 16-4 was panic time. 16-16 with ten to go was no sweat.....honest!

You would be better off with Jim Bowen





look what you could have won .



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