#Wolves2014 Squad News in association with Lookers Vauxhall

Wolves will take on Widnes Vikings on Friday night 8pm in Round 21 of First Utility Super League at the Select Security Stadium. Head of coaching and rugby Tony Smith names his 19-man squad.

Wolves Squad

10 Roy Asotasi
4 Ryan Atkins
3 Chris Bridge
17 Ben Currie
22 Brad Dwyer
19 Anthony England
18 Rhys Evans
15 Ben Harrison
9 Micky Higham
8 Chris Hill
34 Toby King
20 Gareth O’Brien
29 Gene Ormsby
31 Joe Philbin
6 Stefan Ratchford
21 Glenn Riley
1 Matthew Russell
12 Ben Westwood
16 Paul Wood

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I was hoping we would have James Laithwaite and Richie Myler back for this match. My guess would be that Riley will not play as we need to give Paul Wood game time, if correct, we might see King or Phibs having another run out.

No Joel Monaghan

Toby King must be having a go at right centre this week then

Possibly but not necessarily. Ratchford is back so him or Bridge could slot in at right centre with O'Brien retaining his place at half back.

I would leave out Toby King and Glenn Riley. I'd like to have another look at Philbin. With England, Hill, Wood and Asotasi we have good prop cover so don't see the need for a fifth prop especially when you consider Harrison also plays as an extra prop.

I think King will play, only a hunch because WalterWizard has put him as FTS...

I don't understand the sense why posters still think we should be playing Bridge or Ratchford at right centre????

....you get your best players closest to the ball.
(Alexander Murphy)

Errr, because we have a squad, with adaptable players and Joel Monaghan isn't playing. King may also get a run out there but Bridge and Ratchford are sensible options.

Wouldn't be a surprise to see Currie slot in at centre.

probably because bridge is a and ratchford can play ... its not rocket science why people would have this opinion.

having said that, they should be our first choice HB pairing in the big games from now on.

I disagree by labelling of Bridge as a centre.
He was always a hb, brought to Wire to play hb.
Played hb, moved to centre and returned to hb.

He is that good of a player that he can play centre better than anybody else currently at our club but that doesn't make him an out and out centre.

examples of hb at Warrington played centre better than any out and out centred would have...
Phil Blake
Jon Davis
Dave Whittle
Iyestin Harris
and Chris Bridge.

KT I'm surprised at you, Morleys Deckchair I'm not, but you haven't thought it through.
I agree that we could play Myler there because he lacks game time and because Widnes is a game we can take some calculated risk with.
Yet playing Myler to put Bridge right centre is then defeating the point of the switch!!

Myler has only one cause to play at hb, and that is if there is an injury to either R & B.
With that being the case then neither R or B would be fit to play centre.
So you make the team line up with a player who would likely play right centre should R or B not be available, which would be Joel or Currie.

How can you not see that? Or is that rocket science md?
There is absolutely no way that Myler would remove either R & B from first choice hb now on their form as a partnership unless it's a game like Widnes where we can risk resting one like as if one is injured or on a suspension. It's also even less likely that would occur now that we have forwards back in contention.

I didn't think Myler was in the squad this week. Not sure how the conversation has moved to him. The point is that our right centre from recent games is not in the squad so we have to look at replacing him. That might be Bridge, Ratchford, King or even Currie. All can fit in there and there is an argument in favour of each one.

Bridge and Harrison to have a rest this week by all accounts. TS Doesnt want to risk them on that pitch...

..so im told, guess we will find out tomorrow.

Oh FFS I have Bridge FTS in predictions...

..Not nailed on IW, but quite realiable source.

Changed it mate as it is my luck, cheers.

i'd say thats probably bang on, harrison has done his knee twice on that pitch, Ratch crocked his as well at the last game of 2012.

Toby King stays in the centres then. Woody at LF possibly?

Why did we waste Bridge's Early Guilty Plea then - he could have taken the one game ban if he was going to have a rest anyway!

Doesn't he loose it anyway if he is guilty on a first offence. It only rolls over if he is found innocent.

Maybe because Tony Smith also think it's not a bad move........

But it proved to be such. Ratchford was pants.
along with others in our team.