Adrian Lam names the Wigan Warriors squad to take on Leeds on Wednesday.
Brad Singleton returns to the squad following his ban.
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Team news
There’s a return for Brad Singleton this week after he served his three-match ban for a Grade C (Punching) offence in Wigan’s Round 17 fixture against Leigh at the start of August.

Sam Powell may be added to the squad – subject to completing a medical assessment later today. The hooker suffered concussion in the opening two minute against Hull KR in Round 22 and was left out of the squad that faced St Helens last week.

Willie Isa is not named in the squad due to pending disciplinary action from the RFL match review panel, following the game against St Helens on Friday.

Injury news
As confirmed last week, captain Thomas Leuluai will miss the rest of the 2021 season after suffering a hamstring tear.

Bevan French continues to recovery back home in Australia from a long-term hamstring injury.

Wigan Warriors squad to face Leeds:

3. Zak Hardaker
4. Oliver Gildart
5. Liam Marshall
6. Jai Field
8. Brad Singleton
10. Joe Bullock
12. Liam Farrell
13. John Bateman
14. Oliver Partington
15. Morgan Smithies
19. Liam Byrne
20. Harry Smith
21. Ethan Havard
22. Jake Bibby
23. Mitch Clark
25. Joe Shorrocks
27. Kai Pearce-Paul
31. Jackson Hastings
33. Amir Bourouh

Well we know Isa is going to get banned so who plays centre ?
No Halsall or Hanley in the squad so does this mean another one of Lam's mass shuffle arounds to cover one spot ?
If Shorrocks is at either 9 or 3 when the team is announced I might just turn the car around and go back home.

Field
Bibby
Hardaker
Gildart
Mashall
Smith
Hastings
Singleton
Powell (if fit)
Partington
Farrell
KPP
Bateman

Havard
Bullock
Byrne
Bourouh

I'd go for that, but swap Clark for Partington

Id swap Clark for Byrne

Clark should be in but won't be, Havard Byrne and Shorrocks haven't been completely flogged to death yet

Field the option at FB if he's fit enough to do 80mins, big call putting him there though coming back from a bad hamstring injury

Byrne was a serious liability in defence sometimes on Friday, should get a rest.

Seems crazy that neither Halsall or Hanley have been selected which would simply allow Bibby to move to centre?

Anybody got info on O'Neil ?
Seems totally baffling to bring him back permanently from Widnes only to leave him out of the squad, I'd of thought this was the perfect opportunity for him and Bourouh to share the 9 duties.
Two failed HIA's for Powell in a matter of weeks should surely be justification for sitting him down for at least a month

you'd think.....

Bateman out, 1 match ban, Isa 4 matches (3+1)

The disciplinary comm might have some further say which will affect Wednesday's squad.
Bateman will be lucky not to get a ban and Shorrocks might be sitting this one out too.
Lam could well have to out a revised squad for the game.

Bateman is out (1 match) Shorrocks got about 3 NFA's for late bumps on the kicker

Byrne missed three tackles, Partington missed five. They were also the only props who made over 50 metres.

Partington will be a good player, but having the ball stripped by a HB is unforgivable for a prop.

Clark has his faults, but something has to change. As they say, the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and expecting different results. Clark has provided go forward & points in the games he's played.

Clark is becoming like Hankinson/Escare.

Just weirdly adored by fans despite being pretty ordinary.

Clark was pretty average in his spell of games. Always gassed after 5 minutes, poor defence (shooting out the line and missing most of the time) and his carries aren’t great.

I don’t disagree with some above saying he’d be a good option for a game but the way some Facebook fans go on you’d think Lam wasn’t picking Jason Taumalolo.

Think that just shows how fans are starved of some forwards who can make some sort of dent. For me I'd prefer him to play for entertainment value if nothing else - gets very tedious when our front rowers are incessantly dominated on collision.

I’m sure Lam is now just a comedy sketch. His favourite stand in centre is banned, so he refuses to name a young lad like Halsall or Hanley and instead goes with a short squad. Looking at the squad Hardaker will have to go to centre, so it’ll be all change across multiple positions and it’ll be clunky again.

Let’s hope Powell is ok to be added and if so I’d go (from that squad although if I had my way Halsall and O’Neill would be in the 17)-

Field
Bibby Hardaker Gildart Marshall
Hastings Smith
Singleton Powell Bullock
Smithies Farrell Partington

Subs
Clark Havard Shorrocks Byrne

A rest for KPP finally and leave Bourouh out because what’s the point in him having a 2 minute cameo?! If he was going to get 20-30 mins than fair enough.

Nah, Faz will go to centre!

Hardaker
Field Bibby Gildart Marshall
Hastings Smith
Singleton Powell / shorocks Havard
KPP Farrell Partington

Subs
Smithies Shorrocks/ Borough Byrne Clarke

I think it depends who he speaks to in the Bowling Green as to who will play where

Are coaches not allowed a personal life now? There's plenty to criticise him for on the pitch without this rubbish.

So stating the name of a pub affects someone’s personal life does it?
I assume if I hadn’t named a pub then the post would have been fine with you would it?

It was an attempt at irony I.e. it depends on who he speaks to will determine what the next baffling team selection will be.

If that harms your feelings block me. I won’t sleep tonight though if you do but I’m sure time will be a great healer.

And there is his post match excuse

It doesn't harm my feelings at all, I just think it's sad that he can't have a drink in his local without someone finding out and putting it online to use as a stick to beat him with. I want him sacked too but couldn't care less whether he goes to the pub in his spare time. He's just a bloke like you and me and should be allowed some privacy.

I’ve got no problem whatsoever in him have a pint in whatever pub he chooses. I’m pretty sure he frequents more than one pub.

Believe it or not I actually feel sorry for him at times. He’s in a hard place and it’s not great being in a position like that however, when his decisions are consistently baffling and his statements are truly unbelievable he opens himself up to criticism.