Yes but there was no religation last season,

Get the game played. Wakey will be missing a few and so will Wigan due to international call ups. I’d hazard wakey will be missing Fifita and Tanginoa for the all stars. That’s a lot of firepower to add to Wood, Walker, Hampshire, Tupou, Croft out injured. That’s atleast 9.

Wigan are missing 2 extra through disciplinary in Hardaker and Singleton.

No way we should be postponing this. Get it played! It’s very much a 50/50 game this.

I guess that’s all mind games.

Oh but there was remember Toronto? Had they not folded a team would have gone down accepting that it was unlikely though as the Championship never got going. But relegation was on at the start of last season.

Wakefield could potentially have more than Wigan unavailable through injury, loans or selection.

Injured players

Wood
Hampshire
Tupou
Croft
Eseh
Walker

Out on long term loan

Greensmith
Bailey

Selection/possible selections

Westerman
Lyne
Tanginoa???
Fifita???

And wigan are moaning they are struggling to field a team? One thing I do like about the current regime at trinity is they often don’t moan about situations like this and just get on with it. How many times have we stood up and played with 10+ missing this past 12 months.

So when do we find out if Fifita and Tanginoa have been selected for the Allstars ??

Knowing how poor communication is from anything in the RL management, probably not until our own squad is released FIL.....



EDIT 12noon - Just released....


Big Dave in, Kelepi out.
Joe Westy is in but obviously he wont be playing....


Rocky in, as well as Jordy and Yusef.
Rest looks same as from Cas game apart obviously from Bill....

Wigan missing Hardaker and Hastings, along with Farrell and Bateman.

Can only see 5 players that would get into our starting 17 . The thing that will win Wigan the match (if played) will be down to the Coaching ,The 2 new coaches have made ,a difference in defence, but the attack is still work in progress, Wigan play to a well structured plan ,so think they will still be too strong for us

Westerman - Not as obvious as you might think



If fit I would give Hampshire a go this week.

We are missing a few bodies but Wigan look to have struggled to throw a team together so we should be targeting this game as a win.

Give Hampshire a go in which position?

Wigan named an 18 man squad with one of them being Manfredi who's doubtful, I reckon Chester should be able to work out who he's going up against

Westerman will play for is if he doesn’t make the 17 for England, which as it stands is the case.

Fullback.

If we don’t beat that Wigan team Chester and the entire team should resign and find jobs more suitable to them! Seriously that is the weakest Wigan team i’ve ever seen.

Certainly looking like we have a good opportunity here.

Apparently Tanginoa is injured I just read in an article and that’s why he’s not in the team. Not sure how true that is.

Max has to play fullback. He’s been very good end of last year and nearly every game he’s played this year. Lad had a sub par game but that’s rare and he is without shadow of a doubt the best fullback at the club.

Centre is the biggest conundrum. Hampshire/Senior probably best option.

I’d have Aydin start and just look for a big 20 minutes from the lad. Fifita and Battye are much stronger from the bench.

I’d go with:

1. Jowitt
2. Johnstone
3. Arundel
4. Senior/Hampshire?
5. Kershaw
6. Miller
7. Lino
8. Arona
9. Walker
10. Aydin
11. Ashurst
12. Pitts
13. Westerman (Crowther if called up)

14. Wood
15. Fifita
16. Battye
17. Batchelor

Liam Kay in Combined Nations squad, didn`t see that one coming.

Really surprised Fifita isn`t in the squad looking at some of the props in that have been selected.

Kelepi in all nations squad, centre could be an issue dont think either senior or hampshire can cover pity Greensmith on loan ideal opportunity for the lad

Clearly the report from one of the articles this morning was off the mark on Tanginoa. That’s a relief!

I agree that it would’ve been a great opportunity for Croft, Greensmith were they available!

I’d probably go with Hampshire at centre with his experience and he is more likely to be able to find a pass and get involved in plays more.

Picking Junior Moors over him and Arona is baffling for sure.

He’s in the all stars team so can’t be injured

I would put senior at centre he came through ranks in that position and only had no opportunities due to quality huddersfield have usually had and had more opportunities on wing

Wiggin's squad...

2. Dom Manfredi
4. Oliver Gildart
5. Liam Marshall
7. Tommy Leuluai
9. Sam Powell
10. Joe Bullock
11. Willie Isa
14. Oliver Partington
15. Morgan Smithies
19. Liam Byrne
20. Harry Smith
21. Ethan Havard
22. Jake Bibby
25. Joe Shorrocks
27. Kai Pearce-Paul
29. James McDonnell
30. Umyla Hanley
34. Brad O’Neill

Yes, they've also got a few missing but there's still some quality in there, although it sounds as though Manfredi will not be one of them ??

Senior at Centre, Kersh or Rocky on the Wing?
Joe & Tom on the other side........