Wigan Warriors 41–18 Leeds Rhinos — Elimination Semi-Final, 2002 Super League Finals Series

Elimination Semi-Final, 2002 Super League finals series: Wigan Warriors 41–18 Leeds Rhinos, at JJB Stadium, Wigan on 4 Oct 2002.

Sourcing caveat: Leeds' scoring reconciles exactly (3 tries + 3 goals = 18). Wigan's goal-kickers (Farrell 6, Furner 2) and two of Andy Farrell's tries are confirmed, but only 16 points' worth of Wigan's 41 total is attributable to named players here — a further four Wigan tries (and a possible Adrian Lam field goal, mentioned in one source pass but not corroborated) are required by the arithmetic but could not be attributed to specific players from the sources checked; reported as an unresolved gap rather than invented names. Both lineups initially fetched with a suspicious sequential 1-13 index for Wigan; a targeted literal re-fetch produced real, varied numbers instead (e.g. Wigan's Mick Cassidy at 11 (Second Row), Sean O'Loughlin at 22 (bench)), matching exactly, number-for-number, its Elimination Playoff lineup against Castleford the week before (only rotation: Terry O'Connor (8) and Mick Cassidy (11) starting in place of Harvey Howard (17) and Danny Tickle (26), who both moved to the bench) — a clean cross-match giving strong confidence. Leeds also initially fetched with an apparent position-order pattern; a targeted literal re-fetch confirmed real numbers (e.g. Mark Calderwood at 14 (Wing), Kevin Sinfield at 13 (Lock)) that matched, player-for-player, its Elimination Playoff lineup against Hull the week before with one clean change (Karl Pratt in for Richard Mathers at Wing; Danny McGuire out of the bench for Tonie Carroll). No duplicate or missing shirt numbers were encountered for either team. Coaches confirmed via web search, reused from this round's Leeds-Hull and Wigan-Castleford entries: Stuart Raper (Wigan Warriors) and Daryl Powell (Leeds Rhinos).