1. TANSEY
2. CALDERWOOD
3. YEAMAN
4. BRISCOE
5. WHITING
6. HORNE
7. LONG
8. RADFORD
9. BERRO
10. ORGE
11. MANU
12. TICKLE
13. FITZ

14. CUSACK
15. DOWES
16. LAUAKI
17. HOUGHTON

What has Hall done wrong? much improved this season and a "man on the spot"

A tough one for Agar

Whiting on the wing? really?

Same as this week with Long coming in for Turner.

lets see who gets over the es first

full strengh side to pick from which is great ill go for
1.tansey
2.calderwood
3.whiting
4.yeamen
5.briscoe
6.horne
7.long
8.omeeley
9.berrigan
10.radders
11.tickle
12.manu
13.fitzgibbon
subs
14.lauaki
15.cusack
16.dowes
17.houghton
some really tough chocies espcially having to pick whiting or hall im not sure 50 50 on that. obviously we know what both bring but i think i might go with whiting to be strong in defence as carmount will be the oppisite centre.also you could put moa in there on the bench, or put whiting on the bench and start hall, then theres burnett, washy were i would be suprised to see play.

This.

Same as this week with Whiting in for Briscoe who is a liability under the high ball and there will be plenty of those on friday.
Long for Turner and Radford for Moa.

only a liability when know one protects him under the high ball

so dont radders come back into the team then?

calders may not be fit yet.

Long for Turner and Radford for Moa.

If Calderwood isnt fit, Hall to wing, Whiting to centre and Houghton back on the bench, same team as against Saints.

I'd go with Turner over Houghton.

We clearly dont want to play Berro for 80 mins so we need either Washy or Houghton on the bench imo to spell him.

Agar needs to make his mind up, either don't play him for 80 and shut up saying in the press you think he can, or play him for 80.

Oh and Radford for Moa forgot about that.

Tansey
Calderwood
Hall
Yeaman
Briscoe
Horne
Long
Radford
Berrigan
O'Meeley
Tickle
Manu
Fitzgibbon

Dowes
Yak
Whiting
Lauaki

If Calderwood is not fit then Hall to the wing and Whiting to centre with Turner off the bench.

Why does he? Of course he can play the full 80 but if we don't need him to then don't bother. There will be a time when we need him to do it and he will.

It's a long season and Berro playing 80 mins every week is not the best idea, but certain matches it may well help.

Think we had flexibility last week by bringing Whiting on to allow Tansey to get involved at 9. I wouldn't see that as the way to do it going forwards but it's an option i guess and if Berro feels up to it he can then stay on 80 mins.

I'd much rather Berro plays 60 mins per game and we dont over do it and burn him out. He gets through a stack of work in both attack and defence.

Depends, if the price of that is having to keep Houghton on the bench when he has (thus far) struggled to perform, then is it worth paying?

Houghton can only play hooker, Whiting/Turner offer cover for other positions as well.

Go with Washy then who can play and and cover other positions?

Not over Whiting or Turner.

Saves shuffling the deck to replace Berro though. (Turner has been very average imo)

Whiting is likely to be playing centre.

Tansey
Calderwood
Hall
Yeaman
Briscoe
Horne
Long
Radford
Berrigan
O'Meeley
Tickle
Manu
Fitzgibbon

Dowes
Yak
Whiting
Lauaki

For me Whiting get in ahead of Turner purely for his form so far and strength in defence plus he can cover FB to allow Tansey to cover for Berro if needed during the 80.
But all depends if Calderwood is fit to play, if not

Tansey
Hall
Whiting
Yeaman
Briscoe
Horne
Long
Radford
Berrigan
O'Meeley
Tickle
Manu
Fitzgibbon

Dowes
Yak
Turner/Houghton
Lauaki

it certainly is a tough call for Agar, however I do believe Hall has to make way for whiting in this one simply for Whitings defence which will be sorely tested by the points machine which is wigans high kick to the wingers!! unfortunately I feel Hall would be out of his depth against the best winger in the comp and does not need his confidence damaged at this point.. his time will come