21-man squad named for Thursday’s Play-Off Eliminator game v Leeds Rhinos.
Three changes to last week as Liam Marshall returns.
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There are three changes to the Wigan Warriors squad this week as Adrian Lam names his 21 players for Thursday’s Betfred Super League Play-Off Eliminator game against Leeds Rhinos.
Wigan welcome fifth place Leeds Rhinos to the DW Stadium for the second time this season, as they face each other for a Semi-Final spot in a bid to reach the 2021 Betfred Super League Grand Final at Old Trafford.

Team news
Liam Marshall returns to the squad, with Brad Singleton and Morgan Smithies also named after missing the game against Catalans.

Brad O’Neill also misses out along with Umyla Hanley who featured in the U19s last weekend.

Injury news
Jai Field is not named as he continues to recover from a minor groin strain, Joe Bullock also misses out following a shoulder injury sustained against Catalans Dragons on Friday evening.

Both Thomas Leuluai and Bevan French remain sidelined with season-ending hamstring injuries.

Wigan squad to face Leeds Rhinos:

3. Zak Hardaker
4. Oliver Gildart
5. Liam Marshall
8. Brad Singleton
9. Sam Powell
11. Willie Isa
12. Liam Farrell
13. John Bateman
14. Oliver Partington
15. Morgan Smithies
17. Tony Clubb
19. Liam Byrne
20. Harry Smith
21. Ethan Havard
22. Jake Bibby
23. Mitch Clark
25. Joe Shorrocks
27. Kai Pearce-Paul
28. Sam Halsall
29. James McDonnell
31. Jackson Hastings

Lam will go with;

Hardaker
Bibby
Isa
Gildart
Marshall
Hastings
Smith

Partington
Powell
Singleton
Farrell
Bateman
Smithies

KPP
Byrne
Harvard
Shorrocks

The only change to the above line up that I can envisage is Shorrocks starting with Powell on the bench. Overall, pretty confident with that squad; most players are playing well at the moment.

Leeds will be at their strongest for a while. It can always be a bit of a lottery bringing a few back all at once. It’s a mental boost and it improves them all being well but if you get the game deep that little bit of match fitness might be lacking.

Really looking forward to it.

Think Leeds will be something along the lines of:-

Myler
T. Briscoe Newman Hurrell Handley
Lui Broadbent
Oledzki Leeming Prior
Mellor Martin
Tetevano

Dwyer Holroyd Smith Vuniyawawa / Donaldson

Much will depend if the returnees are actually fit and available to play.

I think we’ll stick 60 points up em

Team as expected. No Halsall, Isa at centre, Smithies loose forward and Byrne, Havard, KPP and Shorrocks on the bench. It’s easier to pick Lams teams than it is to pick one myself.

Let’s hope we’re in that mode of last years play offs and Grand Final.

The guys a fool, simple as that.

How can Lam not see the trend with wins in big games when we have more experienced props?

Our late resurgence last year, IMO was driven by the partnership of bullock and Singleton who started a run of games and at times clubb and / or Flower on the bench to support.

Our attack is a shambles

Is hastings doing kicking practice for the leeds wingers? As every kick down their throats

This is a hard watch…

You could say defences are in top, I'd say two poor teams being very easy to defend against.

Nobody will argue there , Leigh Centurions have scored more tries than Wigan this season ..

Oledski very lucky his shot on Hardaker didn’t get picked up!

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That last set after the myler drop sums up our season and our attack. Sh*te!!!

This season has just been one big disgrace that’s soured the reputation of the club.

Is that the match? Especially with how poor we are ball in hand

Quote ="The Charlie Caroli"Nobody will argue there , Leigh Centurions have scored more tries than Wigan this season ..'" No they haven't https://www.superleague.co.uk/stats/club-stats#

Quote ="The Charlie Caroli"Nobody will argue there , Leigh Centurions have scored more tries than Wigan this season ..'" No they haven't https://www.superleague.co.uk/stats/club-stats#

Don't look like scoring.




AGAIN!!!

Put us out of our misery Leeds. What a hideous brand of rugby - we look like an under 9s team.

The lack of basic skills is terrible. How many passes go behind the man or to ground or over the head??

This is worse than 2006, at least we put some good rugby together at times. This is just laughable how clueless we are, we literally just put the ball through the hands and expect to make a break.

I wish your defence was as bad as it was in 2006!