Mate, you keep saying things like "we're 12 games into the season" etc as if that makes a difference. If you run a marathon you'll still be tired whether it's your first or your 10th. We've just run the equivalent of a rugby league marathon. Players will be fatigued on the back end of it whether that's after 12 games or after 20. You dismiss it as "the latest hipster topic". That's so ignorant of the reality as to be bordering on the farcial!

We're talking about what gives us the best chance of winning the semi. Just ask yourself simple question. Do you operate at your best when you're fatigued? If the answer is yes then please hand yourself in to the nearest research lab as the world needs to study you. If the answer is no, as I suspect it is, then by all means join in the debate as to whether there is more gained by resting players than is lost to continuity. Dismissing it as BS or "the latest hipster topic" just makes you look foolish.

Unchanged squad from the Salford game.

Field
French
Halsall
Thornley Marshall
Cust
Smith
Singleton
O'Neil
Ellis
Bateman
Farrell
Smithies

Byrne
Mago
Havard
Partington

Give Halsall a start instead of Bibby and move Thornley to other side let O'Neil do 80 mins

good shout

Could be wrong but doubt O’Neill can do 80 minutes at SL level at this stage

Big mismatch in the game between Walker/Clark to O’Neill/Shorrocks.

Surely it would be a good opportunity to get Bevan into the game more. Put Miski on the bench, bring him on for O'Neill. Then Cust to 9, Field in the halves and French to fullback. Might be a lot of movement but worth trying as opposed to a stint with Shorrocks at hooker.

That's an incredible amount of disruption on our spine. Personally I think Shorrocks to 9 for 20 minutes is, although not ideal, our only realistic option.

I'd like to see Halsall given a start but I don't think Peet will select him. He would play opposite King who is an experienced and strong player. We could see Bateman playing right centre with Isa 2nd row and Shorrocks on the bench.

I reckon we'll go - Field, French, Bateman, Thornley, Marshall, Cust, Smith, Singleton, O'Neil, Ellis, Isa, Farrell, Smithies. - Havard, Mago, Shorrocks, Byrne.

Peet may rest a prop and bring Partington off the bench

That would be my 17 for the SF.
The main problem would be French would never get a pass but we would be tighter defensively

Maybe but looks like that's what we're going with (albeit with Halsall instead of Miski).

Looks like the big switcharoo is on.

Good to see if it’s viable this week for next week.

When O’Neill comes off Cust to 9 Halsall onto the wing and French in halves.

I think oppositions will fear french moving in field targeting some tiring defenders a lot more than they would 40 mins of slow distribution from Shorrocks.

Big pressure on Smiths kicking game during that period though.

I know it's for a good cause but we've been bloody awful in that pink kit so far.

Class try that that…the type that they rave about week on week in the NRL. Top execution.

Soft defence tho for that try conceded

Equally soft defence…

Played some good attacking rugby but these sets after tries have been pants.

Just about say that, two mistakes coming out of half after scoring

Great stuff - chuffed to have an entertaining Wigan side back.

What a try that by faz

We've been pretty clinical.

Superb wit the ball, some.soft defence.

Discipline is much better, very happy overall with that first half.

If we get a comfortable lead, we need to get Field off. Don't want him getting injured like has apparently happened for Lomax tonight at Saints.

Harry Smith is playing very well…best player on the field tonight for me so far.

Thought we’d have more of a test from Wire. I can count only 1 time we haven’t scored in their half

Ethan Havard my word. What a performance.