a great effort today but it will cost us on monday, salford by 16.

Sorry, but I don't see any way in which beating Saints will "cost us" against Salford.

It's not like Salford didn't have game of their own today (away, and also a hard-fought, close result), and they have several fewer hours of recovery time.

Not going to predict a scoreline, but I am hopeful of a win an anyway, I'm too busy being happy about today's (yesterday's now) result to start worrying about Salford just yet.

you should worry we are going to a on song on a roll salford and we will be lucky to not get hammered.

Tough game. Salford look more fluent in attack then us so it'll take a big effort.

I'd expect we'll make a few changes to freshen things up. I'd look at getting Crosby and Connor Farrell in for Tautai and Patrick if they're fit.

I think there'll be a few changes. Wouldn't surprise me if we see Bowen coming in, though I think there's a decent argument to let Rocky get more game time under his belt. I'd probably give Bateman a rest, he's been putting in some heroic 80 mins performances recently. I would be half tempted to give Patrick one more shot to impress. We've got Crosby, Flower and Lockers to add to our pack in the coming weeks and on current form he is getting nowhere near the first-choice 17.

Is there any reason why Hampshire and not Smith took the conversion for the Burgess try?.

Smith picked up a knock in the build up and had been receiving treatment on the pitch.

Well it's nice to have a back-up kicker anyway. If anyone saw the shambles the other week when Manly were reduced to having Steve Matai attempt kicks...

It was like watching a pub team!

did you say the same last year when we went to langtree and put in a really good performance that would have taken a lot out of us to beat a previously unbeaten saints?

or the season before?

squad for the game 14. John Bateman, 1. Matty Bowen, 5. Joe Burgess, 17. Tony Clubb, 31. Connor Farrell, 12. Liam Farrell, 3. Anthony Gelling, 29. James Greenwood, 20. Ryan Hampshire, 9. Michael McIlorum, 23. Lee Mossop, 25. Larne Patrick, 4. Dan Sarginson, 7. Matty Smith, 28. Ryan Sutton, 24. Taulima Tautai, 27. Lewis Tierney, 26. Logan Tomkins, 6. George Williams Read more at www.wiganwarriors.com/WContent.a ... GOUkRAb.99

squad for the game 14. John Bateman, 1. Matty Bowen, 5. Joe Burgess, 17. Tony Clubb, 31. Connor Farrell, 12. Liam Farrell, 3. Anthony Gelling, 29. James Greenwood, 20. Ryan Hampshire, 9. Michael McIlorum, 23. Lee Mossop, 25. Larne Patrick, 4. Dan Sarginson, 7. Matty Smith, 28. Ryan Sutton, 24. Taulima Tautai, 27. Lewis Tierney, 26. Logan Tomkins, 6. George Williams Read more at www.wiganwarriors.com/WContent.a ... GOUkRAb.99

Easter Monday games can and often are, unpredictable affairs. We all know the reasons why.

Hopefully it will be a good contest, something we've not given you guys at all for quite a while. We're stronger at home this year and seem to actually be settling as a side now that Dobson has had a few games. He bossed Hudds all over the park for our win yesterday. However, we just haven't turned-up the last few times against Wigan and you've rightly battered us on a few occasions. I'm hoping that the new found team spirit we've been building will mean we are at least competitive on Monday.

The game could literally go either way.

Hopefully, we'll see plenty of you down at the AJ.

we were a lot better team then, and this game was way harder and draining than those, hope we win but can't see it.

Manfredi, Joel Tomkins and Crosby have dropped out of the 19 with Bowen, Tierney and Greenwood coming in.

I think I'd pick Bowen on the wing and go-

Hampshire
Bowen Gelling Sarginson Burgess
Williams Smith
Mossop McIlorum Clubb
L Farrell Bateman Sutton

Subs
Patrick Tautai C Farrell Tomkins

'We were a better team'- did we not get 7 points from the same 8 games last season? we have got 9 from them this season.

As for yesterday being harder, we had 3 props on the bench. Non of the forwards played particularly long mins. Mickey Mac had a very long spell on the bench. This was a clear plan by Wane. He made the game physical know that we had enough in the tank with options in the forwards.

if you had argued we were playing a better team than Bradford or Hull Kr i could have understood.

Fullback Matty Bowen returns to the squad while James Greenwood also comes in. Outside back Lewis Tierney could be in line for his first appearance of the season.

Making way are Dom Manfedi, Joel Tomkins and Dom Crosby.

Wigan Warriors 19-Man Squad

14. John Bateman, 1. Matty Bowen, 5. Joe Burgess, 17. Tony Clubb, 31. Connor Farrell, 12. Liam Farrell, 3. Anthony Gelling, 29. James Greenwood, 20. Ryan Hampshire, 9. Michael McIlorum, 23. Lee Mossop, 25. Larne Patrick, 4. Dan Sarginson, 7. Matty Smith, 28. Ryan Sutton, 24. Taulima Tautai, 27. Lewis Tierney, 26. Logan Tomkins, 6. George Williams

Well they should be refreshed Waney had them swimming in the Delph Quarry on Saturday morning, bet that livened them up!

If Matty Smith has a slight injury then I would rest him.
The selection of Tierney & Bowen & Hampshire hopefully is to give Smith a rest.
Not sure why Manfredi is rested, hopefully not injured.

I'd go:-

Bowen

Tierney
Gelling
Sarginson
Burgess

Hampshire
Williams

Mossop
McIlorum
Clubb
Farrell L
Farrell C
Bateman

Bench:-
Greenwood
Sutton
Patrick
Tomkins L

Tautai & Matty Smith to miss out from the squad named.

Manfredi was limping around with about ten mins to go Saturday so I presume he's got a knock.

I wouldn't drop or rest Hampshire for Bowen, he's one player that needs games, more minutes will help him improve.

Hampshire did as much to win us the game on Friday than anyone with that terrific try saving tackle a few minutes before the Burgess try. The one at the end wasn't bad either.

Interesting that both Bowen and Hampshire are in the squad - if both play you'd imagine Hampshire will play half back.

I think Smith might be given a rest after picking up a knock which prevented him from taking that final conversion. Releasing Rocky into the halves, which is what everyone has wanted to see!
The other player I would rest is Bateman. He put a monster effort in against St Helens and has been our most consistent player this year IMO. He made around 45 tackles in just 70 minutes, as well as taking the ball in plenty of times! Bowen at fullback, Tierney on the wing, Patrick at loose. The rest will probably pick itself.

The Crosby decision baffles me. In the 19 but not used on Friday, not selected Monday.

Guessing he's not quite ready. He wasn't actually in the final 19 on Friday as he didn't warm up and Greenwood (who wasn't named) did.

he pulled up injured.
Shaun stated: "I am down a starting middle with losing Dom Crosby this morning so both teams are busted, we had to make changes but it's part of the game. "

An injury to a player who doesn't play for Saints.

Never.