Disagree on Hadley, think that's quite harsh tbh.

I think Hadley took over Westerman's role in the middle against Wakefield, and his passing game looked good to me. Probably 80 minutes was just a bit too much for him.

Matt Bowen and Liam Farrell are added to the Warriors growing list of absentees ahead of the Champions trip to the KC Stadium to take on Hull FC on Friday.



Bowen and Farrell picked up injuries in Wigan's defeat to Leeds Rhinos last week and join Eddy Pettybourne, Ben Flower, Iain Thornley, Josh Charnley and Greg Burke on the side-lines. Captain Sean O'Loughlin is again unavailable with the same groin problem that kept him out of last week's clash, while Ryan Hampshire also misses out after picking up a knock playing for the under 19's side.



Academy products Ryan Sutton, Dom Manfredi and Connor Farrell are drafted in to the travelling party.



Wigan Warriors 19-Man Squad



John Bateman, Joe Burgess, Tony Clubb, Dom Crosby, Gil Dudson, Connor Farrell, Anthony Gelling, Darrell Goulding, Blake Green, Jack Hughes, Jordan James, Dom Manfredi, Michael McIlorum, Sam Powell, Dan Sarginson, Matty Smith, Ryan Sutton, Scott Taylor, George Williams.



Referee - Robert Hicks

Shaul

Crookes

Crooks

Yeaman

Talanoa

Horne

Miller

Paea

Houghton

Carvell

Thompson

Ellis

Westerman/Watts



Heremaia

Feka

Bowden

Whiting



Colbon & Watts to miss out if Westy's fit.

Why on earth would you leave your best half back out! Why he has dropped Rankin I don't know. He always plays with passion.

A brave move dropping someone who has scored 6 tries in the last 5 games.



Or a sign that the coach doesn't know what he's doing?

Apparently Rankin has an ankle injury. Why that wasn't in the press release god alone knows. This and other threads would be a lot shorter...

Oh dear oh dear, rankin loses his place!!!! what more can you say about that....



I'd have gone with

Shaul



Crookes

Crooks

Whiting

Talanoa



Bowden

Azza

Paea

Ellis

Watts

Hadley



bench: Houghton, Green, Carvs, Thompson



start with strength then bring quicker players on when defence tires

No halfbacks - might work I suppose.

oops lol got a job in between typing lol



Rankin and Horney in halves

Colbon in says to me one of the wingers might but struggling.



Has Rankin been that good, he had beem scoring, but not doing too much the rest of the game. I think he has the potential to be a good player? hopefully a more experienced half will help Miller.

I think Radford has lost the plot now if Rankin is dropped and not injured.

He is the half back who scores our tries and is the best kicker we have.

Surely putting Horne back to 7 to partner Rankin would have been the obvious choice given What Miller is bringing to the team.

Why bring Colbon into the 19 unless someone is nursing an injury

Good news about Westerman but leave him out till next weekend.