2019 WCC - Wigan 8-20 Roosters @ DW Stadium

[Timmah]

2019 Betfred World Club Challenge
Wigan Warriors v Sydney Roosters
Sunday 17 February
DW Stadium, Wigan UK
Kickoff 7pm GMT / 6am Mon AEDT
TV: Sky Sports UK / 9Gem & Fox League AU

22. Joe Bullock 8. Tony Clubb 2. Tom Davies 1. Morgan Escare 12. Liam Farrell 10. Ben Flower 4. Oliver Gildart 11. Joe Greenwood 16. Gabe Hamlin 20. Zak Hardaker 15. Willie Isa 7. Thomas Leuluai 17. Liam Marshall 14. Romain Navarrete 13. Sean O'Loughlin 9. Sam Powell 3. Dan Sarginson 19. Taulima Tautai 6. George Williams

Mitchell Aubusson, Nat Butcher, Lindsay Collins, Boyd Cordner (c), Angus Crichton, Cooper Cronk, Poasa Faamausili, Jake Friend (c), Ryan Hall, Matt Ikuvalu, Luke Keary, Asu Kepaoa, Lachlan Lam, Isaac Liu, Joseph Manu, Brett Morris, Victor Radley, Siosiua Taukeiaho, James Tedesco, Zane Tetevano, Daniel Tupou, Sitili Tupouniua, Jared Waerea-Hargreaves


Referee: Robert Hicks
Sideline Officials: Richard Thompson, Tom Grant
Video Referee: Chris Kendall​

 

[This Year?]

If the Roosters are seriously the world champions as alleged on the billboard in Atlanta then they should win this by 13+.

 

[Captain Apollo]

Timmah, the game is also being televised by Channel 9 on GEM -

 

[Rhino_NQ]

roosters by 8

 

[Coastbloke]

Hoping Wigan can get this in a close one, so I predict Roosters 13+...

 

[Captain Apollo]

 

[This Year?]

Albert will love that pic.

 

[GongPanther]

Wigan have the luxury of a few weeks of match fitness,and are on home territory. If it pisses rain,Wigan by 12. A dry track,Roosters by 8.

Should be a great game though.

 

[Captain Apollo]

Wigan have the luxury of a few weeks of match fitness,and are on home territory. If it pisses rain,Wigan by 12. A dry track,Roosters by 8.

Should be a great game though.

According to the BBC's weather service, Sunday 17 February 2019 the weather in Wigan is predicted to be cloudy with sunny intervals and a gentle breeze. Min temp - 6 degrees Celsius, Max temp - 12 degrees Celsius. About a 5% chance of rain.

 

[Captain Apollo]

https://www.roosters.com.au/news/2019/02/13/wcc-journal---settling-in/

 

[adamkungl]

Wigan will come out hard and fast to try and take advantage of our lack of match fitness and it being our first hit out. Their pack is tough and has a few games behind them, their backs are talented and have had time to gel.

Roosters are 2 backs down on our GF team (Latrell Mitchell and Blake Ferguson) which means it's likely Mitch Aubusson will slot into the centres with Brett Morris taking the vacant wing spot for the first time. Both experienced campaigners but never played together and Aubusson is at best a stopgap centre - this side will be lacking in some cohesion and speed, expect Williams, Hardaker and Gildart to target them hard.

Where the game will be won and lost: Roosters have the advantage in talent across the park. Wigan have games under their belt and the home field. Roosters need to hold their nerve through the initial battering. Lose control and lose the game, stay disciplined and superior talent will shine through.
Expect Wigan to score first but Roosters to run it home in the second half.

Roosters 1-12

 

[Captain Apollo]

Luke Keary says he will play in the World Club Challenge on Monday - https://www.nrl.com/news/2019/02/15/keary-confirms-hell-play-in-wcc/

 

[wittyfan]

Wigan to win WCC #5!

 

[Timmah]

Wigan squad is in, see OP.

Rob Hicks referee

 

[Cockosh]

Let’s go Easts!

 

[no name]

This is gonna be a shellacking.

 

[I Bleed Maroon]

Wow that was soft as f**k

 

[I Bleed Maroon]

The whining from the pommy commentators has already started lol

 

[no name]

Haha, the crowd was so happy when the whistle went.

 

[I Bleed Maroon]

Oh come the f**k on lol this right side defence for Wigan is worse than Parra