Wigan swept apart Leigh to arrange a tantalising Grand Last in opposition to Hull Kingston Rovers subsequent week.
Tremendous League prime try-scorer Liam Marshall and second rower Sam Walters scored two tries apiece and Bevan French and Jai Discipline added sensible showpiece efforts to emphasize the Warriors’ superiority.
It means the Tremendous League’s prime two will meet at Outdated Trafford subsequent Saturday, with the Warriors aiming to underline their dominance by profitable all 4 trophies within the calendar yr after lifting the World Membership Problem, the Problem Cup and the League Leaders’ Defend.
Defeat meant a Leigh aspect which can break up this winter, with key gamers leaving, missed out on a primary Grand Last look.
Wigan had crushed Leigh within the earlier 15 conferences on the Brick Neighborhood Stadium, and the consequence was by no means doubtful as soon as fast fingers stretched the guests’ defence and Discipline fed 2023 Grand Last matchwinner Marshall to attain within the nook.
Wigan followers had been involved concerning the absence of the long-lasting Liam Farrell from the matchday squad however that handed a chance to 23-year-old Walters, and he stretched out his 6ft 7in body so as to add one other attempt when he appeared to have been held up.
Adam Keighran added a penalty as Wigan crushed the life out of a beleaguered Leigh aspect, and Marshall discovered extra space to present Wigan an 18-point lead at half-time.
Walters raced by way of a niche created by French’s delightfully delicate brief move two minutes after the interval to take away any doubts concerning the end result, and Wigan’s ruthless method was illustrated when Keighran took one other kick on the posts as Leigh continued to leak penalties.
With the sport received, Wigan turned on the type, with their Australian stars French and Discipline taking centre stage.
One other sweeping assault appeared to have damaged down however French, the 2023 Man of Metal, pirouetted on the spot, looking for an possibility, and when he discovered none he cheekily dinked a grubber kick and raced by way of to attain himself, in his a hundredth look for the membership.
Coach Matt Peet is often poker-faced however laughed uproariously within the stand on the sheer impertinence and invention.
Discipline rounded all of it off by turning on the afterburners to run round a flagging Leigh defence to allow Keighran so as to add his seventh profitable kick.