Coach Adrian Lam has hailed Leigh’s finals-like struggle after it kicked off the Tremendous League season with a exceptional 1-0 win over Wigan in golden level.
The Leopards gave former Queensland Maroons captain Lam a rollercoaster experience in a novel season-opening contest on a bitterly chilly Thursday evening, native time, battling to a scoreless draw with Wigan.
It marked the primary time in Tremendous League historical past each side had failed to attain after 80 minutes of a match.
Gareth O’Brien landed a long-range drop aim within the first interval of additional time because the Leopards shocked their neighbours in entrance of a crowd of 21,748.
It was the primary time Leigh had crushed the Warriors since its promotion again to the highest flight in 2022, and in addition its first victory at Wigan in 42 years.
“It is a good feeling, an ideal achievement,” Lam mentioned.
“I will take the one level to get the 2.
“It was an ideal sport to observe, fairly bodily. It had a ‘finals’ really feel to it.
“I am not an ideal supporter of golden level, although. I feel if each groups play like that you simply deserve some extent.”
Lam included 5 new signings in his match-day squad.
“It takes time to convey them collectively, so I wished some indication they might flip up for one another. There was loads of that,” he mentioned.
The Warriors and Warrington Wolves will head to Las Vegas in March, squaring off as a part of the NRL’s showpiece weekend in america.
Lam, who captained Papua New Guinea on the 2000 Rugby League World Cup, has been rising up the teaching ranks since a stint as Wayne Bennett’s assistant at St George Illawarra.
Final yr, the previous halfback admitted a job with the brand new NRL franchise in Port Moresby held lots of enchantment within the long-term future.
Lam is contracted to teach the Leigh Leopards till 2027.
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