Super League 2012

[Acidmouse]

this is embaressing now...

2 calls blatent pens to us, even that biased ***** in commentry from wigan saying its not going for us the calls. About at obvious cheating ref calls as you can get.

I'll agree that the commentators are rubbish though.  Not biased towards Wigan though - Eddie hates Wigan.

Phil Clarke not biased?

[kinboshi]

this is embaressing now...

2 calls blatent pens to us, even that biased ***** in commentry from wigan saying its not going for us the calls. About at obvious cheating ref calls as you can get.

I'll agree that the commentators are rubbish though.  Not biased towards Wigan though - Eddie hates Wigan.

Phil Clarke not biased?

Clarke is, obviously.  He's not one of the commentators though. 

[Acidmouse]

two holding him when it was knocked out..this gets worse.

[kinboshi]

two holding him when it was knocked out..this gets worse.

When the first player drops off the one coming in can knock the ball out.

[Acidmouse]

fullback fail.

[kinboshi]

Leeds are going to win this.

[kinboshi]

That should have been a penalty! Bet you're not arguing about that one?

[Acidmouse]

Ul Wigan overall best team in the league.. wont rub it in..lame game for ref..but we got it good last week.


bed time.

[kinboshi]

Ul Wigan overall best team in the league.. wont rub it in..lame game for ref..but we got it good last week.


bed time.

LOL - you got it good at the end there - blatant penalty.  Ref wasn't biased, just terrible.

Will be cheering Leeds on in the final though.

[Acidmouse]

I make leeds about 3/1 we might get hammered or sneak a close on.

Which makes 8/1 good value.

Ok daughter finally asleep so i can watch it on sky plus, missed most of the game.

I firstly hope you got on, I dont bet anymore but I wish I had now here. Owt above 3/1 on a team that are peaking at the right time again was amazing value. I know I said it before on here and its not meant as a rub down (as i think with Sam playing you would have won easily) but to my expert mates they kept saying Wigan peaked too early in the season and they wont win the Grand final.


Over the past 3rd of the season Leeds have played very well, they lost a at game at Hudds which meant nothing apart from moving the price out with the bookies on the next game. Beating an average wakey on a good run was expected, being only the 2nd team to win in France was nothing short of outstanding. The game tonight was telling, Leeds were the better team, I don't think (going on my tweet lines i read) Wigan have any complaints about tonight, take away the ref, in every department they were 2nd best.

It's a funny game, I wonder if next year if the team has a chance to pick Leeds they will? now both Warrington and Wigan have been stung. I really believe Saints will hammer Warrington tomorrow who look shot against a better team.

[The Camel]

Got to say the whole idea of the highest ranked team picking its opponent adds a great dynamic to the playoffs.

Do supporters like or loathe it?

[Acidmouse]

Got to say the whole idea of the highest ranked team picking its opponent adds a great dynamic to the playoffs.

Do supporters like or loathe it?

Its a shower of shite. They pretty much just pick the lowest finishing team in the league regardless of history, form etc.

[kinboshi]

Got to say the whole idea of the highest ranked team picking its opponent adds a great dynamic to the playoffs.

Do supporters like or loathe it?

Its a shower of shite. They pretty much just pick the lowest finishing team in the league regardless of history, form etc.

This. It's a joke. If Hull had beaten Warrington, then they'd have been selected as they finished lower than Leeds. Never has a team gone for a side who didn't finish the lowest out of the choices.

As a Wigan fan it might sound a bit churlish to say that the play-off system is also a joke. The team who is the most consistent throughout the season isn't seen as the best in the league. In fact finishing 5th hardly puts you at a disadvantage to the side who finished top.

So it all comes down to how well you play in a handful of matches at the end of the season. Leeds and saints play the system well, and hats off to them. Whereas Warrington are terrible at it, and Wigan not much better.

The older playoff system was better, with fewer sides and a more direct route to the final. Wigan lost one play-off match, and they're out. Last year Warrington finished top, and went out in the same way. Wigan struggled tonight without Sam Tomkins. In hindsight, he could have been rested against Catalan and then been fit to play today. But surely the idea is that you play your best team every week? In fact some players could be rested for the first half of the season as winning those matches isn't really important.

The attendances for the play-offs reflects the fans' lack of enthusiasm for the system too it seems.

[Acidmouse]

Agreed, the playoffs are a farce, but the people who run the game are jesters.

There should never be a situation where a team can coast into the playoffs not worried about finishing from 4-8.

With 8 teams its way too many for the playoffs, it rewards average teams. I would like to see it restricted to just the 4 teams with the main accolade for the season being the league winners and not the grand final winner.

I hope whatever happens next week the Ref has a good game.

[The Camel]

Meh, just picking the lowest seed ruins it and makes the whole idea pointless.

Be great if they chose the grudge match instead.