Not much to change in the pack, not convinced Roby is it at hooker, but neither is Moore unless he finds his mid season form again, the forwards as a set played well I think, Burgess and Crabtree definately shook things up when they came on too, totally different styles, both equally effective.



I think I would love to see Tomkins and Eastwood together in the halves.



other than that...



Can someone remind me, wasnt it Smith in the World cup that was forever 15 meters away from his wing watching the opposition score?

Against the Kiwi's?



It was Sykes for 2 or 3 of Vatuvai's trys after replacing possibly Smith(but i'm not too sure).

Hopefully he won't get booed next week, when his name gets read out on the team sheet

Tomkins was magnificent and it was a joy to watch him.



It'll be the first and ONLY time I sit in the South Stand at Wigan shouting "GO ON SAMMMMM!!!"

Embarrassing wasn't it.



We had about 20 Leythers at the back of us booing him throughout the game..............................as though a Wigan player makes any difference to their lives

The feeling is somewhat reciprocated - My lad said to me - "I don't think I'll ever be as proud to cheer Graham on!"

I think people are getting a little carried away, he went OK when we were on top.

Isn't it wierd how our strongest positions go suddenly to being weak. Remember when there was a genuine strong argument about hooker : Cunningham, Lowes, Newton, all staking a claim. Now it's Moore, who I've never seen do much more than be solid, or Roby, whose whole game appears to have vanished with the end of fast PTBs.



Yet after ten years of drought at half-back, we suddenly seem to have at least three genuine contenders who look as if they might become something special, and that's ignoring Burrow who was unlucky to miss out on the squad I thought.

and tackled like a demented jack russell when we weren't unlike his more experienced halfback partner who was cack when we were on the backfoot, cack when we were on the frontfoot and worse then cack in defence.

Mcguire having a bad game has nothing to do with it, Tomkins played OK in the second half, no more no less, reading comments on here you would think he had just put in an amazing performance, he didnt.

Good point.



The hooking position has fallen apart in these past couple of years. I'm not a huge fan of Diskin but he'd look the best starting option at the moment if he were in the squad.

It was a pretty good effort from a 20 year old rookie in his first compepative international i thought especially given he saw no ball in the first half.