Perhaps the biggest compliment you could pay this Wigan side is that they managed to make a night billed “Frantic Friday” by the broadcasters feel as tense as a pre-season friendly.
The drama was, in the end, nowhere to be seen in front of almost 20,000 Wigan supporters. Incredibly, this was not even a flawless display from the home side despite the fact they scored 50 points to saunter their way towards leg two of what appears increasingly likely to be a domestic treble. But that is the standard they are operating at right now: just too good for everyone else.
