Wigan are still the least penalised club in SL.We lose the pen count each week as the referee penalises our opposition less when they play Wigan than when they play other teams. The penalty data shows this. eg Both Leigh and Hudds played at the Brick and neither club conceded a single penalty. Just look at both their penalty counts against other oppositions.


That referees treat Wigan's opposition team differently than they usually do against other SL teams seems to be a claim backed up by the data.

We lost by two at Leeds with the pen count 5-1 in favour of the Rhinos and six agains 3-0 top the home team.
That's 8 sets to 1 the referee decided to award Leeds. If there had been an even split I reckon Wigan would have won. Should the sets have been 8-1 in favour of Wigan we'd have won by 14+. I do admit that refs giving any away team 8 sets to 1 at Headingly is pure fantasy. 8-1 in favour of Leeds at Headingly though is reality 

Updated Leeds' penalty conceding run.

Leeds
vs. Wakey  - 4 pens conceded
vs. Salford - 3 pens conceded
vs. Cas - 2 pens conceded
vs. Catalans - 5 pens conceded
vs. Wigan - 1 pen conceded (5 given against us)
vs. Warrington - 7 pens conceded
vs. Salford - 7 pens conceded
vs. Hudds - 6 pens conceded
vs. Hull KR - 5 pens conceded


So on average Leeds concede almost 5 penalties a game, yet somehow against us were so disciplined that they only gave away 1 penalty.


An 80% improvement from the week before, and then the next 3 games they conceded 7, 7 and 6?


Someone make it make sense.

48 tackles busts for Wigan today and 6 clean breaks, verses 29 tackle busts and 3 clean breaks for Hull. Wigan made around 400 metres more in the match and won the game by 24 points.


Penalties received-


Hull 9


Wigan 4


The mystery continues.....




Praise da lord for the six agains though! 

Out of interest NK, where did you find the penalties received figure? Are you able to update them following this weekend?s matches.