Wigan No 1 side this season on top form. Wire No 2 side this season not yet played as well as in 2011. Should be the two sides to contest the finals but we know where that thinking takes you. In any event Wire need to improve if we're to beat Wigan again this year.

Round 16 2012 Leeds 8 Wigan 50

Round 15 2011 Leeds 4 Warrington 42



2012 at Round 15, Warrington played 15, won 11, lost 3, drew 1

2011 at Round 15, Warrington played 15, won 11, lost 4.



Wigan are the form team at the moment in Super League and are battering other Top 8 teams.



September and October are a long way away. Even the cup semis are six weeks away.

Got to agree there is a long way to go. A lot of things can come into the mix, suspentions, injuries, loss of form, tiredness & the effect of the exiles matches



The 1 thing we have in our advantage is that we are 2nd without hitting top form & with the youngsters coming through are able to rest players to be fresh @ the back end of the season

I think injuries will still play a big part in where the silverware goes. Wigan have had injuries and suspensions in the forwards and wingers and have coped with that very well. They have manqged to keep 1,6,7,9 and 13 fit most of the time though. We have been the opposite with most of the forwards, centres and wingers not missing too many games (solo and Ben H apart). I dont like to see players sidelined but If wigan lost Sam and say Finch or Tommy they may find it more difficult.

If they stay fit they will be difficult to stop.

It will be interesting if we can keep this up although we have been rotating players fairly regularly (both forced and unforced) whereas i think last season Warrington played almost the same 1-17 week in week out. (please correct me if im wrong)



Last year i think Warrington got unlucky in the SF, bounce of the ball maybe and you would have won, there was probably some element of burnout, although you were still a classy team.



I think Leeds can still turn up on the day for a big game, they are however spent as a force that can win week in week out, they might not even finish in the 8 at this rate.

Wigan are on fire at the moment but if you watch closely, the move that is killing teams is similar to one of ours in that they have a dummy runner who draws in the gap, the ball is passed just as he comes level with the ball player and then is repeated a second time by which Wigan have either scored with the first dummy runner play or use the second one which is usually Tomkins receiving in the hole



Its really effective and no-one bar us have defended against it. It blew Sts & Leeds away but Wigan execute it to perfection with the timings of the passes. A second later would be called as obstruction.



Couple this with then aggressive defence - two men tackling and the third coming in low down (which still needs looking at) and then each man slowly peeling away in the tackle giving the line time to form and they become hard to beat.



Although effective this year, I haven't seen a plan B from Wigan - although they haven't really needed one yet. Our game at the piedome, we stopped them using this tactic of drop off deep attacking and they had no plan B, hence the kick at goal tactic whilst they scratched there heads. A good team with a good coach will stop Wigan. We are both and the matches to be played yet this year should be stunners.

----this--- plus some teams when they have played wigan have tended to stand off and show them too much respect instead of meeting them head on ,like we did at the jjb,also leeds looked a really jaded side last night devoid of any game plan to beat wigan,bit like st helens of late,yes wigan are a good team but unbeatable they are not,cant wait for the wire v wigan fixture !

That's me told!



A few pints and a 50 point beating of Leeds does that to a man.



Thanks for the lesson

lets just sit back and let the pies take all the credit . theres no awards being given out yet its a long way to the play offs

We're the best by a mile and everyone agrees. Put your dummys back in.

As we where last year the Super league isn't won in June....

same thing was said in 2010 when we won the grand final, also people was saying you have peaked to early but we hadn't.



i really hope we get too meet at old trafford then the real bragging gets to start, but i can see one of us with the challenge cup and the other with the trophy and it will be a pain for another season.