3 Wigan players, yet somehow, no Hoffman - [urlhttp://www.superleague.co.uk/article.php?id=22047[/url

no Hoffman but our right side attack gone and with Bluey still to make 4 picks I reckon we could still see The Hoff in the squad.

Potentially we could be missing 9 first teamers for the game if all of the players in the England squad get a game (possibly even 10 if Mossop gets promoted from the Knights squad)

I think only 3 from each team can be picked for the Exiles? Might have made that up though.

Warrington have 4 in the squad but I think you're right that a maximum of 3 can be selected in the final team.

To be fair, they have O'Donnell/Puletua/Fitzgibbon in there - as a non-Wigan bias for a second, that is one hell of a potential backrow

Puletua wil have to play in the front row unless he picks a couple more props the only other players who are props are O'Meley and K Leuluai.

B.Hodgson
Pat
Carmont
King
Monaghan
Chase
Tommy
O'Meley
Buderus
Puletua
Menzies
O'Donnell
Fitgibbon

Subs...
Faiumu
K.Leuluai
Fa'alongo
???

Thats something how i see it lining up. Surprised with the coaches picks tbh well the 4 second row options Faiumu, fa'alongo, Anderson and Soliola due to the amount of back rowers already in the team and i cant really see them being in front of the likes of O'Donnell and Menzies.

do we know what their kit will look like?
i know its a really girly question, but kinda looking forward to it

That team will smash England.

Its on the link if you click it lol.

Agreed.

thanks,
disappointing, not to sure i like that kit at all,
but yeah this team will batter England.

It's certainly going to be a lot tougher than mid-season international's we've seen in the past - let's just hope it makes us stronger and that we don't get smashed off the park...

its a joke that mick monas hasnt got in the team as hes been our best player for about 2 years now and dont want to start an arguement but rate him higher than tommy l

leuluai will probably play at 7 though monaghan is a shocking 7 brilliant 9. Suprised myself, not going to get in over the captain buderus I guess.

Monaghan is best hooker in the league imo. And as a Wigan fan you'll understand how hard that is for me to say!

I wouldnt have put Buderus in over him but he was selected as captain so suppose thats how it goes really.

Im not keen on the kit.

I don't want ANY of our players anywhere near this match. I hope Bitcon gives them all extra bench presses or hamstring pulls and tweaks all their muscles. Even if they get injured making toast or mowing the lawn, as long as they come back to Wigan the week after, I'm fine with that.

Why on earth are they playing this meaningless fixture on a Friday before a round of SL games? Surely if the RFL want a fixture like this, they should have played it on the Friday prior to the Challenge Cup Semis, and only pick players from the SL clubs not involved in serious competition that weekend.

The aussies still play the league when state of origin is on an I think they still play it this weekend when the aussies face the kiwis. It will show which teams have the squad depth.

Whats the kit like? anyone care to post?

it could have been so much better
just seems like a boring kit,

Full Aussie program this weekend, they also have the Country v City representative game to contend with. Only players who can rep NSW will be picked for that one.

That and the Red England kit are both very smart imo.

I dont think its too bad to be honest and it is a lot better than I expected,