In my opinion absolutely.

I still see our games against Manly, Penrith & Brisbane as the pinnacle of success for this club!

Every time I drive past Tesco towards the hospital, or I drive down from the flats in Scholes I'm reminded of that Wednesday night against Manly. Every time!

I want my lads to have a similar memory!

It's a superb question and one I'm struggling with.

I think I'd be tempted to say yes but because superleague is currently pretty weak I think i'd still have to say it would be a failure overall.

If we do win on Sunday, I can see us maybe then going on to struggle to pull ourselves together for the league campaign for a little while but ultimately we've got months to get it out of our system and that's why I would still expect us to get our act together in time for us to make a final. It could go the other way though (if we win) and our form goes through the roof with confidence surging through our veins only to then fall on our faces.

Yes, only relegation could take the shine off our season if we won the WCC this year IMO

I was quite optimistic about this game until I looked at the Sporting Life site and saw that Ian Millward picks us to win. He doesn't have a great record with his tipping doesn't our Ian particularly where Wigan are concerned. He's not much better with his other forecasts either. For instance he tipped Huddersfield to beat Salford by more than 8 points in tonight's game. They lost by 10.

For me, yes, but it probably depends on your era. I think anyone too young to remember the Brisbane game is sick of waiting for one of our own to remember.

This for me is the difference between us and rugby union. Union people would be horrified by those prices and wouldn't buy a ticket unless they were AT LEAST £50.

£26 to see the best club side in Aus take on Wigan at their home ground is putting fans off? Personally I think its fantastic value

Agree. as a comparison thats the same price as a bog-standard Zurich premiership game at Saracens, and about £2 more than a regular season game to see Cardiff Blues.

You need to get out more Matty!

Couldnt go to Manly as my dad wouldnt take meas he said it would be too full. Never missed one since though



The Penrith game was strange as we were expected to win as we were seen as the best team in the world then

Wouldn't have it any other way Roy!

The Manly and Brisbane wins probably rank as number 1 and 2 in our club's greatest victories. That tells you all you need to know about the importance of this game. If anything, the gulf is wider now than it was at the time of both of the games.

The atmosphere should be fizzing, can't wait.

Well done Wigan.

For me the mantra of anyone but Wigan is outdone by the healthy British need to beat Australians.

Think you've done a cracking bit of business in Escare as well.

Well done, you lot

Bet you're buzzing tonight mate , you'll have to come to our next Anvil night for a chat.

Get it organised then

From a Hull fan with children in Australia, massive well done to Wigan for winning the World Club Challenge and Warrington on their victory the night previously. My son lives in Sydney and the Aussie fans constantly belittle the English game so this is one in the eye for them, even sweeter that it was at the hands of an English coach. Well done again, made us all proud last night lads.

Buzzing like the front row of a Happy Monday's concert. Count me in!

We'll have to have a 'flag club' reunion, Jukesays, Brian, Geoff etc, will sort it soon.

Sounds good!!

I argued strongly for Willie Isa over Joel Tomkins and I'm pleased to say that I was wrong because I thought Joel had his best game since his return. The idea of rotating Lockers and Joel may prolong both careers and also get the best out of them both. I thought Waney got the selection and tactics spot on.

And what a find Morgan Escare may prove to be. Although it is too early to say that he will replace Sam Tomkins at full back in the longer term.

Sounds good to me!

A resounding win with great teamwork, tactics and great coaching from Waney and his staff.

Did anybody else notice the winger take Gildarts head off as he passed the ball to Burgess for his second?

I pointed it out on the VT in response to people saying we got the better of the calls. It was a shocker and a dead set red card offence.

There's a gif of it on fb. Really nasty. Ollie popped up to say, it was worth it!