First choice 1,6,7,9 and 13 probably missing.

It'll be very interesting to see how we go in this one.

What a cracking opportunity this is for the young guns, thats the youngest Wigan side ive ever seen play a super league match. I wonder who will get the captains nod?? I salute you Shaun Wane for having the balls to put such a young side out, go get em youngsters.

Hansen for me.

Will be an interesting game thats for sure, glad its on sky

Hansen to be captain

Definitely Hansen and if he is subbed at any stage, presume Goulding would be captain - this confirms what a young and inexperienced team it is. As others have said in other topics, it is actually more exciting to go into this game with an understrength team and see how the young guns perform. I wonder what Eddie and Stevo will be saying......! We've now got more injuries than Saints and Leeds.

I expect them to take the "Fielding a weakened team" line myself.... I'm not expecting a win, but will be good to see how the team goes, and who stands up.

Seems like 12 months ago when Wane did the same against widnes ..................... and we lost !

I haven't been as excited for a Wigan game in quite some time, can't wait!




No not really, this is forced through injuries, who else are we meant to put in?

What's the betting on how many times the SKY team will tell their viewers that Lewis Tierney is Jason Robinson's son?
5, 10, 15 Times?

Is there a natural goal-kicker amongst the youngsters, or are we likely to see Charnley on kicking duties (as we did at Widnes last year, IIRC)? Usual 1st, 2nd and 3rd choices all out.

Ryan Hampshire is the U19s goal kicker

Looking forward to this game now more than I was when I thought we would have our normally squad out. Looking forward to seeing how we go in this!

Wigans ex players vs Wigans youth should be interesting Friday.

Tierney
Charnley
Goulding
Thornley
Gelling
Williams
Hampshire
Mossop
Powell
Lauaki
Hansen
Tuson
Burke

Tomkins
Crosby
Taylor
Hughes

As already noted, with youngsters playing in all key Pivot positions it will be interesting to see how we go with this one. I think we can scrape the win, but, wouldn't be disappointed if we were to lose this one.

Widnes +8 on the handicap might be worth a punt

Quote ="millfan"Is there a natural goal-kicker amongst the youngsters, or are we likely to see Charnley on kicking duties (as we did at Widnes last year, IIRC)? Usual 1st, 2nd and 3rd choices all out.'" Hampshire has kicked 90 goals for the U19's this season. wigan.rlfans.com/fusion_pages/in ... ge_id=1732

Quote ="millfan"Is there a natural goal-kicker amongst the youngsters, or are we likely to see Charnley on kicking duties (as we did at Widnes last year, IIRC)? Usual 1st, 2nd and 3rd choices all out.'" Hampshire has kicked 90 goals for the U19's this season. wigan.rlfans.com/fusion_pages/in ... ge_id=1732

would be worth keeping williams and hampshire together, powell on the bench for me.

Hampshire, Williams and Tierney are all goal kickers.

Hopefully it'll be Hampshire then over Charnley. He's kicked 90 this year so is well in the zone. He'll do fine.

Only 3 players in that team that haven't come through our academy. Awesome.

I wonder if it'll even get a mention from Dastardly and Muttley?

It'll be around the same amount of times that they say the amount of injures that Wigan have.

A big fat ZERO!

A fantastic achievement and one that the Wigan club should be duly proud of

I think Baldy and Wiggy will play this quite fair, the comment they may make is "there is only one team in the league with more injuries that Wigan and that is Leeds".

except we arnt resting fit players, we are letting injured players recover.

and if we are going to slip up, i would rather gift 2 points to a non-rival for top spot

Wigan actually have 10 players injured and missing for this game:

Sam
Pat
Green
Smith
Micky Mac
Lockers
Faz
Flower
Dudson
Prescott

Leeds have 6/7 injured at most and I don't think Saints have had more than 10 out at any one time this season.

And all 10 of those could be classed as regular first teamers. If we can win on Friday, it will really show what a tremendous squad we have with some outstanding youngsters.