Wigan Warriors 18–14 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats — Elimination Semi-Final, 2004 Super League Finals Series
1 Oct 2004 · JJB Stadium, Wigan · Attendance: 16,179
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Elimination Semi-Final, 2004 Super League finals series: Wigan Warriors 18–14 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats, at JJB Stadium, Wigan on 1 Oct 2004.
Sourcing caveat: Individual try minutes were not confirmed across sources and are omitted rather than guessed at. Both lineups fetched cleanly with real, varied squad numbers and no suspicious sequential index, so no re-fetch was needed. Wigan's starting thirteen was unchanged from its Elimination Playoff appearance the week before, with only the bench rotated (Brian Carney at 5 replacing Gary Connolly at 33); Wakefield's starting thirteen was likewise unchanged from its own Elimination Playoff appearance, with one bench swap (Jamie Field at 13 replacing Olivier Elima at 18). This close cross-match consistency for both clubs, across each side's two September/October 2004 finals appearances, gives good confidence in the numbers recorded. Coaches reused from this backlog's own already-established findings earlier in this round: Denis Betts (Wigan) and Shane McNally (Wakefield Trinity Wildcats).
Scorers
| Wigan Warriors | Tries: Brown; Lam; Radlinski Goals: Farrell (3/6 conversions) |
| Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | Tries: Halpenny; MacGillivray; Solomona Goals: March (1/3 conversions) Sin bin: Solomona |
Team sheets
| Wigan Warriors | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kris Radlinski | Fullback | Mark Field | 21 |
| 2 | Brett Dallas | Wing | Colum Halpenny | 14 |
| 19 | Stephen Wild | Centre | Jason Demetriou | 1 |
| 21 | Kevin Brown | Centre | Sid Domic | 4 |
| 3 | Martin Aspinwall | Wing | Semi Tadulala | 5 |
| 6 | Danny Orr | Five-Eighth | Gareth Ellis | 3 |
| 7 | Adrian Lam | Halfback | Ben Jeffries | 7 |
| 13 | Andy Farrell | Prop | Chris Feather | 27 |
| 9 | Terry Newton | Hooker | David March | 9 |
| 10 | Craig Smith | Prop | Michael Korkidas | 10 |
| 12 | Danny Tickle | Second Row | Duncan MacGillivray | 23 |
| 20 | Gareth Hock | Second Row | David Solomona | 11 |
| 15 | Sean O'Loughlin | Lock | Rob Spicer | 19 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 5 | Brian Carney | Paul Handforth | 17 | |
| 14 | Luke Robinson | Jamie Field | 13 | |
| 8 | Terry O'Connor | Darrell Griffin | 8 | |
| 16 | Danny Sculthorpe | Steve Snitch | 16 | |
| Denis Betts | Coach | Shane McNally | ||
Match officials
| Referee | Russell Smith |
Match report
Wigan Warriors beat Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 18-14 at the JJB Stadium on 1 October 2004 in a Super League Elimination Semi-Final, trailing 10-14 at half-time before rallying. The result sent Wigan through to the Elimination Final against Leeds Rhinos; Wakefield's season ended.