Wit ha busted side following yesterday, who will play on Monday? With the injuries we are already aware of i would go:


Hardaker
Escare
Hankinson
Gildart
Budgy
Williams
Smith
Flower
Borough
Navarette
Geenwood
Smithies
Lockers

Bullock
Partington
ISA
Tautai

That would be debuts for Harry smith and Amir Borough. Go for it guys.



This assumes we are missing:

Manfredi
Davies
Sarginson
Sammut
Clubb
Powell
Faz
Shorrocks

Thoughts

Jack Wells played for Swinton on Friday so may be in for consideration. Also got told that Harry Rushton may feature and maybe Liam Marshall.

Looks about right. Lammy has already said Smith and Burrugh will come in and said Hankinson did ok.
I think when we get some forwards back, I’d leave Smithies in the 2nd row ahead of Isa. The lads doing a cracking job and he’s already good enough to stay in our 17. Looks like a natural replacement for Lockers when hangs his boots up.

Are we expecting Lockers and Greenwood to back up given they were only fit enough to return to the bench?

Squad https://www.wiganwarriors.com/news/2019 ... vs-salford Shorrocks in, mustn't have been as bad as it looked thankfully.

Squad https://www.wiganwarriors.com/news/2019 ... vs-salford Shorrocks in, mustn't have been as bad as it looked thankfully.

Quote ="apollosghost"Squad https://www.wiganwarriors.com/news/2019 ... vs-salford Shorrocks in, mustn't have been as bad as it looked thankfully.'" I still would leave him out. Likely to be a warm day with a lot of tackling to do.

Quote ="apollosghost"Squad https://www.wiganwarriors.com/news/2019 ... vs-salford Shorrocks in, mustn't have been as bad as it looked thankfully.'" I still would leave him out. Likely to be a warm day with a lot of tackling to do.

Hardaker
Marshall
Hankinson
Gildart
Burgess
Williams
Smith
Flower
Sharrocks
Bullock
Greenwood
Isa
Smithies

Partington
Tautai
SOL
Leaulai

For me

No naverette in the squad

I'm glad Marshall is in I like him and glad he's going to get a good run in the team

Can we not swap Tautai for Kibulala?

Not a bad squad overall, and the youngsters in there might actually give us a bit of enthusiasm. It could be a hard slog as the Easter Monday games can often be tedious affairs played between two very tired teams (essentially, a complete waste of money that should have been ditched years ago, pays no consideration to player welfare and just exists 'because tradition').

I'd say Escare and Shorrocks should miss out. Give Bourouh a game off the bench. He seems to be quite dangerous when running with the ball and tired forwards will hate that. Smithies to start at second row with Isa on the bench (Isa's energy could be more useful down the middle). Marshall to replace Davies and Flower on the bench to come on at the same time as Bourouh.

How much of Kibula have you seen this season?

None but he's got to be better than one run Tautai

1. Hardaker
2. Marshall
3. Sarginson/Hankinson
4. Gildart
5. Burgess
6. Williams
7. Smith
8. Flower
9. Borugh
10. Bullock
11. Smithies
12. Greenwood
13. Lockers

14. Partington
15. Tautai
16. Navarette
17. Shorrocks/Escare

Dewsbury fans seem to agree that he is doing ok but is still very raw and seems to be becoming less adventurous as the season moves on. Doesn't sound like he is ready yet.

Bingo, none, but I've seen quite enough of Tautai thank you very much.

So you'd rather pick someone who struggled against Thatto Heath?

Wasn't he given man of the match on the live coverage?

If we are pinning our hopes on Kibula it’s time to wind up the club.

Never a first team player....never will be.

Found his level where he is in my opinion.

So why is he still on our books? He’s been touted as a player for ages by some on here. Cut the quantity, increase the quality.

What’s he been like Rogues? I’ve always had it in the back of my mind is he’s a pudding but he always did ok.

What’s he been like Rogues? I’ve always had it in the back of my mind is he’s a pudding but he always did ok.

If it means I don't have to watch Tautai again, sure.

He's an awful rugby league player.

I agree with this.

Too many rainbows being chased.

The lad simply is nowhere near athletic enough to be a player who should be playing for a team challenging for titles.

In my opinion we are scared of the next Long again, but we can’t keep adding kids to the cap.

We have on the face of it probably the biggest squad in SL...in the days if the salary cap though that equates to a dilution if quality.

To me he's nowhere near ready but because hes big he simply must be..the lad needs time if,and say if hes to make it, much better off at dews bury than coming in to this team.

No it doesn't. According to the cap rules published by the RFL if a player is aged 20 or under on 31/08/18 and isn't among the top 25 earners they don't count on the salary cap even if they play a salary cap relevant game. That would mean that outside of our top 25 earners the only player likely to have any effect on the cap if they played for our first team is Liam Forsyth.

Now if the chairman uses the salary cap as a guide for spending on the entire squad then it will dilute the quality, but that's the chairman's choice rather than a salary cap issue.