I think you have to give some credit to the way Wigan came out in the second half. They did up their game even though they never really looked like coming back into it (or even scoring).

real shame that we couldn't make it due to kids playing commitments. well done, proud of them all!

Great performance by the lads. Just one small grumble. Why can`t we use the full PA system. Sat in the stand and couldn`t hear. For such an important event a little disappointing. A little worrying too if any important
announcement have to be made. Otherwise great day.

1st time I've been down this season and- was v . Impresssed. It seriously looked like boys v men at times , congrats to everyone .
Missed the 1st 20 mins cos my son was playing against townville , but fantastic to show him a cup with the red, White & blue ribbons on it - congratulations everyone

why does stevey mac want some lessons?

Sad trolls gone away and he won't be returning

My first acadamy game today too. We really enjoyed and was suprised by the standard of rugby played.

The futures bright.

did anyone see the pass number 12 harrington gave to send walshaw over. the way he juggled the ball under pressure then spun with the wigan defence on him to get free an release the pass was just class!

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What now happens to this team next season. Great set of lads, who individually work within a tremendously well honed unit. Team work of the highest order. Without doubt the best Trinity TEAM I have seen in my 11/12 years of following Trin. And I remember Ellis/Hudson/Westwood etc.
I know some have tasted SL.
But what is the Academy/Reserve set up next season.

Shame about the kick off time and the queuing to get it. Felt really sorry for the girl arriving at 3 and wondering why everyone was leaving.

there will be some of the academy players from the team still entitled to play next season, the reserve side will become an under 20s academy, so there will be a few that will move to another club

So is it u18 and u20 next year? Are any over age allowed in the u20?

all who played yesterday are staying, some full time, some part time,the team is split half older, half younger. next year there is a under 20s comp, the 18s comp is very complicated by all accounts

U20's will have three overage players allowed.

U18's will be non competitive

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Rogues Gallery has answered your question I will be soon putting up a write up about the changes

There's a good discussion re the salary cap on the Wigan site.

In view of your superb season at U18 level do you think there should be some sort of discount / allowance against the salary cap for players a club has produced at junior level? I do, and it's somrthing I have argued for years.

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The wages definitely should be weighted IMO. Something along the lines of club produced players salaries should only count 50% to the salary cap. I think I saw something on the Wigan site which proposed the idea that salaries of club produced players should count 50% towards the cap, a federation trained player’s salary counts 100% and overseas imports count 150%. I think there is something in this idea. Perhaps this is more feasible once the residual imports who have been in SL for over 4 years have left/retired and there are no more loop holes.

Last time it happened

Jeez!
25 years ago!

I've just seen the two teams in todays League Express. Really made up that Wigan reached the final with that side.

Apart from Melling, all of them are young enough to play at U18 level next season.

Wigan could have drafted in four or five of the reserve side that won the Grand final into the U18's final but obviously decided to let the younger kids who had beaten Bradford the week before a deserved chance.

Wakefields GF winning side contains a large number of players who are still elligable next season.

Should be a productive period for the Junior system at Trinity lets hope the results are'nt wasted as has been the case so many times in the past.

What happened to the players in that side?

We need to make sure that we identify those who can make it and concentrate on building those players into ones who can challenge for honours with Wakefield.

Though I can't see the team photo properly, I assume it's the Trevor Bailey team. I seem to think they played Wigan too?!!?!
Seem to remember Billy Conway playing against Martin Dermott and looking the much better player (but that may have been Yorks v Lancs game) but Dermott played for GB for a long time and Billy didn't.

Obviously we had other players who played for the club a long time and achieved a good standing in the game at the top level and some that faded away.
The same will happen in this team. Some players that look great at this level won't make it for various reasons, some the other way.

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