Round 26 wrap-up

[bartman]

Wigan 24 Leeds 22, Crowd 14,158 - a timely confidence booster for Wigan
Bradford 49 Hull 6, Crowd 13,326 - Bulls show they are a threat
London 16 Huddersfield 12, Crowd 2,877 - close and some unlucky breaks for Giants?
Warrington 32 Salford 22, Crowd 9,619 - Salford led at half time
Leigh 4 St Helens 78, Crowd 5,534 - broke the club record defeat, made in the previous home game!
Wakefield 46 Widnes 6, Crowd 3,234 - one team playing for pride, the other...?


After 26 Rounds:

St Helens 22-1-3 (+479) 46
Leeds 21-5 (+656) 42
Bradford 16-1-9 (+322) 33
Warrington 16-10 (+59) 32
Hull 14-2-10 (+98) 30
London 12-2-12 (+32) 26
- - - - -
Wigan 13-13 (-8) 26
Huddersfield 12-14 (-17) 24
Wakefield 10-16 (-273) 20
Salford 9-17 (-197) 18
- - - - -
Widnes 5-1-20 (-408) 11 *Insert ? 2006*
Leigh 2-1-23 (-743) 5 *Insert Les Catalans 2006*


Two games remaining...


Round 27

FRIDAY - 9th September 2005
Salford Reds vs London Broncos (vital game for London)
Wigan Warriors vs St Helens (vital game for Wigan)

SATURDAY - 10th September 2005
Warrington Wolves vs Leeds Rhinos (Johns on debut, Rhinos needing a turnaround)

SUNDAY - 11th September 2005
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats vs Hull FC (Hull needing to switch back on)
Bradford Bulls vs Huddersfield Giants (should end GIants' season?)
Widnes Vikings vs Leigh Centurions (Widnes will want one last home win)


Round 28

FRIDAY - 16th September 2005
Hull FC vs Warrington Wolves (could face each other again the week after?)
Leeds Rhinos vs Wakefield Trinity Wildcats (Leeds will probably take this a bit easy?)
Leigh Centurions vs Salford Reds (can Leigh give their fans one last win?)

SATURDAY - 17th September 2005
St Helens vs Bradford Bulls (should be a good contest)

SUNDAY - 18th September 2005
Huddersfield Giants vs Wigan Warriors (another Wigan must win)
London Broncos vs Widnes Vikings (another London must win)

 

[Scott]

I can't believe how much football they play over there. 28 rounds, plus finals and also a Challenge Cup. Plus there are usually a few derby games over Xmas. Crazy stuff.

 

[Weasels Ripped My Flesh]

Great result there for Wakey - the next two games are tough though, lets hope they can keep those results under the 50 point barrier :s

 

[Evil Homer]

I hate it when refs influence a game,especially one so important as the Giants v London game. http://img155.imageshack.us/my.php?image=robbed1kh.jpg

 

[bartman]

I can't believe how much football they play over there. 28 rounds, plus finals and also a Challenge Cup. Plus there are usually a few derby games over Xmas. Crazy stuff.

As an Aussie it was quite surprising to be here and realise that trial games happen over Xmas-New Year... for the best players (top six, Tri Nations) there really is not much break.

 

[bartman]

Weasels, looks like Salford might jump Wakey if they can put Leigh away in the last round?

I hate it when refs influence a game,especially one so important as the Giants v London game. http://img155.imageshack.us/my.php?image=robbed1kh.jpg

Yeah, some simple decisions really can turn a game, and it some circumstances a season. When a player knows a rule better than a referee the league has to ask some questions...