This but with Farrell on the bench and Hansen starting... and also Prescott has more impact than Lima so should be played off the bench.



In my opinion the key to team selection is to see if Madge is willing to change things around during the game when things are not going our way. All last season we were always in with a shout even in the games we lost.... there was no need to change things around too much... this season has been different, we needed a change in the wire game and the catalans game but nothing really came. In the Leeds game the switch of Sam to 6 won the game.



If things are not going our way and we are not in the game then I hope Madge leaves Tommy for a long spell at hooker while moving Sam to 6 in attack.

Hansen is probably the most under rated player at Wigan. His work rate, discipline and defensive effort are fantastic. He needs to be in the starting 13 and in the second row.

Spot on.



I've often said when he plays it allows the other more 'flashy' players to shine.



He's like Deacon in that sense.

Graham i think will be playing. Saints have been training with him going fine

We have to go with the same team as we played at Hull KR. I'd actually be chuffed with us having the same 17 out for two games in a row for one of the first times this season, if not the first.



I was reading something the other day which said Deacon could be missing due to his wife about to give labour? I hope she holds out until saturday and Deacs leads us to victory on Friday.





Otherwise for me its



1. Sam Tomkins

2. Charnley

3. Joel Tomkins

4. Carmont

5. PAT

6. Deacon/ Finch

7. Leuluai

8. Lima

9. McIllorum

10. Coley

11. Hansen

12. Hoffman

13. O'Loughlin



14. Mossop

15. Prescott

16. Farrell

17. Finch/ Tuson



18. Tuson

19. Marsh

I think the only people who underate him are the people who are not from Wigan or do not watch us on a regular basis....



As well as being a hard hitting second rower who gets through bags or work he is also a top, top athlete. There are lots of hard working SR in super league but none with his pace and athleticism, not many second rowers in the league could have done what he did at Leeds last season, he beat a FB for pace.



The only thing I would say is that he should get through more work in attack like Ben Westwood does for Warrington, although we share the workload alot better than Warrington do IMO.

Given Lima is innocent i think the team will be exactly the same as last week

Hope so. We really need to start keeping a level of consistency regarding the side. Chopping and changing every week due to injury and suspension can't be good. I mean the Catalans game we trained with a totally different side to that that played.

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Graham will play but no Clough or Perry but without Gaskell or Eastmond who will they play with Lomax at half back?

Lomax and Wheeler will play in the halves.



Big ask for us with 3 of the pack out (Perry, Clough, Flannery) and 2 inexperienced halves, but in no way mission impossible.

Beltin'. He's gonna be sore from it at least.



Let's get him bounced in that first thirty minutes!!!!!

I agree with this. McM doesn't lead us around the park, we never have a quick play of the ball and never play off the front foot. We're lacking speed around the play of the ball, this for me is a major area of concern, teams like Wire and Saints use a quick play of the ball to start their attack at pace, from here they are quick and very effective, we simply don't have that when McM is at 9.



Davies does look poor, there is this natural expectation that all of our young lads will make it in our first team, I don't think Davies will, same goes for O'Carroll.