I think with Powell out there's a risk of making so many changes that the good things we've done so far this year could be disrupted. Surely the best thing is to keep as much consistency as possible.

Our best player this season has been Field because he's so dangerous at fullback. Is it essential that he's moved into the halves? No. So keep Field in the position where he's been arguably the best player in Super League so far.

Do we need Cust to play at hooker? No. We may have lost Leuluai for a long time if not the whole season so why move our other first choice half and start playing with a completely untried partnership several weeks in? He's been playing reasonably well at 6 and we need some consistency so surely common sense says Cust plays 6.

We've lost our scrum half, so play our back up scrum half in Smith. We've lost our hooker, so play our back up hooker in O'Neill. Yes, Shorrocks may also have to cover at 9 which I'm not a fan of. I don't think he's terrible there but I think he's been massively underused as a 13 and in his last two games has made positive impacts when he's come on.

There may be a way of moving Cust to 9 late on and then getting Field into the halves for a short while, but in general I don't understand the idea behind completely disrupting the team by moving players who have established themselves in a certain position when we've already lost key players around them.

Good point - hopefully Hopoate and Grace back by then fingers crossed!

Let's not change half the team around for two absentees.

Smith in for Tommy.
O'Neill in for Powell.

With Ellis and Hardaker back (and hopefully Marshall soon) we should be okay.

I’ve got a lot of time for Matty Peet I have to say. He’s a thoroughly likeable bloke and even as a Saints fan I can say that.

Every time I see him interviewed he impressed me. Yesterday he gave no excuses, was very complimentary towards Saints and didn’t defend the Powell tackle, even saying that he hopes Bennison is okay.

There’s no doubt at all that if given time he’ll get Wigan back to the Wigan of old again.

Just seen on Facebook that the disciplinary action doesn't take place until Wednesday meaning all players up before the beak can play Monday.

We all have now seen Peets post match comments, with this in mind do you think he play Powell against Wakefield?

He isn’t. Hurrell will be banned for our games v Cas and Salford.

Aye, we have Salford and Wire before the semi on the back of Monday’s game.

Apparently not i have seen that it will be Tuesday

Apparently not i have seen that it will be Tuesday

Think he will miss the Castleford and Salford games then back to face you lot in the semi final.

This.

Charged grade E 4 to 8 game ban.

deserves the 8

Free to play Monday. Tribunal Wednesday

Will Peet pick him ?

I dont think it was nasty but deserves a ban as stated by everyone.

No he's not he will miss the Cas and Salford games

Lucky you. He’ll be refreshed and ready to charge in for the semi!

6 game ban

Seems about fair enough

Definitely the right amount of matches in my opinion,it was an absolutely disgusting tackle and hopefully he learns by his mistake,a good chance for O'Neil to step up

Two actually.

Does the Castleford game not count? He will also miss the Salford fixture which takes place a week before the cup.

I am not sure given his past record. Mind you, that doesn't seem to be taken into account anymore otherwise serial offenders, such as Sironen and Tetevano. would be missing a large chunk of the season.

Yes it does, Hurrell, and Sironen are banned for Castle-ford (A) and Salford (H) and back for the semi

Thought it would have been 8,so a slight let off.
Hope he learns something.

He’ll learn not to do it on TV!