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Hopefully, Prescott & Flower are not too far away from returning!

Gutted if it's true.

He really stepped up to the plate recently

Awful news for him after getting so much fitter since joining us and improving so much this season. A real good prospect.

"If there is a better hooker in the comp I'd like to see him!" Thinly veiled attack on McBanana?

Wane said midweek they would be pushing for a place vs widnes, when we'll also have Hock back as well.
Paddy and Fielden are looking like August returns

Our injury list is stacking up:

Prescott
Flower
Dudson
Fielden
Pat

Stilll playing some of the best Rugby League I have seen a Wigan team play in a very long time.

I presume there will be a scan of the injury when we get back to see exactly how bad it is?

It'll be a real downer if that's the end of "Henderson" 's season.

but 2 of those should be back by in time for widnes
that leaves 3 players, which is pretty good (4 when you include H).
a long injury list is 8-10 players not 5/6.
i bet most SL teams have just as bad lists as ours

gutted for Dudson, but it's another opportunity for someone to step up and prove they are worthy of a first team place

It's playoff time when it gets worrying if we have loads of injuries. We have just come through a gruelling schedule so I suppose we had to have at least a few. Hopefully with supposedly easier games coming up the injuries won't cost us. I am gutted for Dudson as he was improving with every game.

HH.....you missed him off

If Prescott,Flower and H come back fully fit look on the bright side these players have had a rest and you can add Hock into the equation as well with his suspension .Now we only need to rest a few of the forwards and the busines end is looking good barring injury not like last year when Maguire was reluctant to rest players give Wane his credit he is not scared of playing the young lads who have proved themselves no end AKA Leeds .They have sent a message to the senior players watch out I'm at your heels and there is a fight for places .

I think that this strength in depth we have in the forwards is going to make a big difference at the pointy end of the season.

It certainly is and we should not burn the players out as bad as last year time for a rotation when all are fit.

This is where Warrington could suffer, they seem to rely on Moz being fit and leading the pack. That may be a psychological factor for them come playoff time. We have a system into which people just slot in seamlessly.

We have lost dudson but have prescott, flower and hock available for selection for the widnes match in 2 weeks. We need to make sure that we come through the exiles game without injury

I'd give Crosby a run out against Widnes.

They are being rotated when they are injured

I wonder if Thornley might get a run out against Widnes, been a while since George had a rest and he'll probably be playing for the Exiles, and Thornley played in the 9s last week.

George hasnt raelly played that many games anyway with being injured, I can also see him not playing for the Exiles and having the week off instead.

Apart from Feath away in the cup, he hasn't missed a game since Widnes away at the beginning of March. I think the next run of games, without being disrespectful to the teams we play as we all remember what happened at Widnes, are an excellent opportunity to blood some of the youngsters a go. 2/3 at a time though, not wholesale changes and have experienced players on the bench if they are needed. There is talk of bringing Russell back for a couple of games to rest Sam, could also be a good opportunity for Thornley, Mellor, Spencer, Burke etc. Say play Russell, Thornley and Spencer against Widnes, then Mellor and Burke against Bradford for example.

Looking at the Exiles squad, I think George will play in atleast 1 of the games.

Why would he not play for Exiles?

Can you imagine the problems if our injurys were in the backs instead of the forwards and out injured were Tomkins, Pat, Charnley, Finch, Golding and George!!!!

Good news. Dudson injury not as bad as first thought - weeks rather than months according to Wane.

Good stuff