Would really send a message if he excluded Powell rather than O’Neil. I don’t think that will happen as our defence was so poor last week and Peet won’t risk the possibility of it deteriorating even more so if Powell wasn’t in the starting 13.
Interesting times.

Field
French
King
Wardle
Marshall
Cust
Smith
Byrne
Powell
Cooper
Isa
Farrell
Smithies

Shorrocks
Mago/Singleton
Ellis
Havard

I don't think it'll be Powell dropped. At the game I noticed that O'Neil got caught three or four times with his back to the play the ball, a big no no defensively.

I think it will be 2 props or 1 prop and O’Neil with Mago and Isa coming in. Isa to start, Mago off the bench.

Mago should be in the squad IMO simply because he's a point of difference. He obviously has limitations but on Saturday there was no-one on the bench that we could look to and believe that they may change the direction of the game. Also as someone else mentioned earlier this week, all of the five props selected on Saturday are capable of more minutes so ideally there would be more of a focus on impact from the bench (even if it's in short bursts).

It was myself who mentioned the 5 props and how all are big minutes props, which then means they won’t get those minutes when you play all 5. I’d only have 5 in the 17 if Mago is one of them (or maybe if they give Hill a chance after his loan spell) and if he isn’t, 4 from that 5 selected last Saturday is comfortably enough. They all can do 40 minutes plus and furthermore, I think all need those sort of minutes to show their best.

Byrne up to starting tomorrow IMO and Mago to take Singletons bench spot.

I don’t think for a second that Powell will be dropped nor even that O’Neil played well on Saturday just that if Peet really wanted to show that nobody’s place is safe then dropping Powell would be a way of doing it and getting a strong message out.
At the end of last season when Powell came back his form was mediocre to poor and for me I would have retained O’Neil at 9. Totally agree that defensively Powell is far superior and there is little to zero chance of him being dropped.
I’m hoping that with Tommy now coaching that Powell will start playing a more expensive game and give us broader kicking options at the last tackle.

We've been hoping for some of that for the last 6 years. It isn't helped by how we play though. He's obviously told to just get the ball into the halfback's hands as quickly as possible.

Hi folks. How long has the site had this new look? I lost my log-in and haven't been able to post for a while.

Pretty much agree with the consensus: line speed and discipline were very poor last week, and King looked like an accident waiting to happen in defence..

Good Morning Pies, Just wondering if anyone can confirm if tickets are available on at the ground tonight or am I best off buying online?

Buy online and download to your phone.

Presume you will be in the E1-E2 blocks of the East Stand

Given both Ellis and Havard have been used midweek to promote the game in the press I’d expect them to play so probably be Singleton that misses out if they bring Mago in.

My local is advertising this on TV tonight, cant see where they are getting t from

Sometimes they have it on Wigan TV not 100% sure on this game though. If it’s not on then unless they are down at the DW with their camcorder then it ain’t on

Can’t see it. Wigan TV aren’t allowed go show them live and since Covid days, games aren’t being streamed anywhere. Leeds v Hull is the Sky game, so imagine it’ll be that.

That's what i thought

Bryne and KPP dropped for Isa and Mago.

Now looking less forward to it knowing KPP isn’t playing.

3 props on the bench again, how exciting.

Not a lot of exciting options in the squad in all honesty.

Sends the right message though after last week.

Very good from Peet.

I realise now why Wakefield are favourites to be relegated.

How did we look? More switched on or just a poor Wakefield side?

A lot of both

Absolutely 100% correct

Isa had to play and fully justified his inclusion
Can't be bothered replying to the 3 posts prior to KO bemoaning the selections

KPP had to lose his starting spot, whether he it Mago was on the bench as a point of change if needed was the only big option

Our defeat last week was bad news for Wakefield as we were clearly on our guard. In saying that Wakey were rank bad and you would be surprised to see them anywhere bar the bottom 2 at the end of the season.

Plus points for us was that we’ll obviously score lots of points again and in terms of individuals, I thought Wardle looked pure class. He just moves like a natural athlete and he plays with his head up.