Same 21 https://wiganwarriors.com/blog/2023/03/ ... atalans-4/ If the weather forecast is anything like right then this could be a real slog

Same 21 https://wiganwarriors.com/blog/2023/03/ ... atalans-4/ If the weather forecast is anything like right then this could be a real slog

We’re 16 point favourite currently with the bookies. No Sam or Mitchell Pearce for Catalan.

They’re struggling for halfbacks. The young lad who played at the weekend went off, to add to Pearce and Tomkins being absent. I think the bookies are about right.

As for us, I’d go much the same. I’m thinking Maybe Ellis and Cooper swapping places and Byrne in for Mago or KPP.

Shame that Pearce and Tomkins are missing - always prefer when the key players are there (even the opposition's).

What’s happened with kpp for you , hardly played has he since the first game but been in your squads ?

He needs to match Isa's work rate

Same 17 for me.
Still unconvinced about Mago but don't see the need to change when options are limited and I'm unsure what O'Neil would add to the squad and maybe keeping Byrne hungry may be good thing when he eventually gets his chance.

He needs to forget his NRL deal from next year and concentrate on this year

Thoughts on tonights game? Fancy us at home to be honest, especially in this weather. Do the basics and i think we win well.

Don't want to sound too over-confident as they still have a decent team, But no Tomkins or Pearce are big losses for them. It wouldn't surprise me if we nil them tonight if we play and defend like last week, all things factored in.

Definitely a night for completing your sets and a great kick chase, can't see us rattling up the points difference tonight.
Any win will be a good win

Think a win tonight is all that matters. Weather puts paid to any chance of a free flowing performance

pack need to stand up to the big catalan forwards. Play a bit of rugby where possible, but more than anything just needs to be a smart game tonight. Play your sets out with a good kick to finish and build pressure on them. We'll get chances in their 20 to score, but we need to do the hard work to be able to do that

I know not the conditions but a little flat and slow in attack here, not many dummy runners or options

We are just a bunch of flat track bullies who lose composure at the first sign of adversity.

Don't want to be dramatic here but i think that could be game over, especially with how poor we have been, with errors, discipline and crappy attack

Ah the mid game DannyT dummy spit. Ever posted when things are going well?

In our defence the ruck is horrendously slow cause of catalan

Clean those pens up and we’re still in business. We have looked shocking but still think we have enough to turn it around

Not a good half. Catalans dominating the ruck and Cust is having a very poor game.

We look rudderless, again mainly because Cats are dominating the ruck with and without the ball.

They can absolutely turn this around but they need to get back to basics for the first 20 in the second half.

Goes without saying but we probably need to score next.

There is the old KISS analogy which is appropriate on nights like this.

Keep
It
Simple
Stupid

Do that build pressure and cut out the unforced errors and I feel it’s all to play for.

Have you seen a team get so many lucky bounces of ball.
Surely we are due some

Terrible decision to go for the 2 in the second half. Lost all
Momentum and so far since got non of it back.

A Wigan fan who knows what he’s talking about

Sheer stupidity go for two it was.
Can't believe every bounce gone their way tho

The game is there for the taking. Put 4 decent sets together with some composure and the tries will come.

Very poor tonight.

Leaves us with more questions than answers.

Lots to be disappointed by, out enthused again which is the main take away from me.

Halves were terrible offered 0 threat, 0 direction, plenty more to moan about too.

Game changing moment for me was taking the 2.

Said at the time it was a terrible call and after a period of total dominance we lost all momentum.

Peet is going to earn his stripes now because some of the issues are directly as a result of some of his calls.

We still are desperate for another second row.