I don't think I will be alone in saying that Leeds deserved to go through tonight, thought that tactically they got it spot on against us tonight and their old heads really showed up when it mattered.

As for Wigan I think that we have seen the warning signs for over a month now, very disorganised in attack and defence and only Hock looked anything like a danger with ball in hand but Leeds read our plays very well.

Our kicking game was yet again found wanting.

seconded. Thoroughly deserved and we had a few ridiculous decisions go our way. It would have been a travesty if we won that game. Fair play Leeds, well done.

Here's to an entertaining final.

It is really nice to see the opposition fans congratulating Leeds after a victory. It was a very good and fair game and a pleasure to watch.

Nice to see some Dignity in Defeat in these first few posts.







Leeds were the better side tonight. I am afraid without Sam you are not the same threat in attack. Big changes for next year with the amount of players leaving too.

Congrats on the Hub Cap thou

Finishing 1st deserves more credit than it gets and I think we all agree on that issue

a fantastic game. two committed sides. an absolute classic. shame there had to be a loser

I just thought that tactically Leeds nailed it and you got a sense of that when they opted to go for the two points at almost every opportunity in that first half and mentally I thought it really put pressure on us to come up with something spectacular.

Sadly our big game players just did not turn up tonight.

I was surprised at HT how few people were actually giving Leeds credit. It was all "we're playing crap" and "Silverwood is giving us nothing". The fact was that we were so poor with ball in hand because Leeds were in our face constantly. We weren't in theirs. Second half we were and it forced errors.

As soon as Leeds took the lead (we should have taken the two) Sinfield showed his rugby brain (he doesn't have the skills of some players but few have a better brain) and he kicked us to death.

Second half when we were ahead we still played dumb rugby. I've been his biggest fan for 2 years but Finch should know a hell of alot better than what he showed tonight. 12-11 ahead with 10 to go you either force a repeat set or you get the ball back with a drop goal and make them have to score. Finch put in a crap kick to Josh that was neither use nor orniment. 6 to go and he puts a flick kick inside when he should have drilled it so hard into touch that it landed in the Dougy. He then screams at people to do this and that. Paddy should have decked him under the posts.

Finally, I feel sorry for Murphy. He had a poor game tonight under the high ball but Sinfields kicking game was superb.

Well played Leeds. That first half was the perfect half of semi final rugby.

i couldn't understand richards late kick off, driving it straight to hardaker

I'm not sure that was meant to happen.

Well this is a turn up for the books, great game, well played both teams

Not all Wigan fans are idiots mate

I know that all too well from meeting plenty of Wigan fans but this board can be a strange place sometimes