Why?

Whiting into the 17 and Nicklas dropping out will probably be the only change.

Whiting at 1 and Briscoe back on the wing.

Whiting at 13 and Briscoe to stay at 1 for me.

He's done well there but he's a winger but we have a few who can play 13. I would prefer to have Whiting at 13 on a regular basis but needs must in our current spot.

Me too, any news on Seymour?

Not sure about Heremia at halfback.

My team would be

Briscoe
Lineham
Turner
Yeaman
Foster
Mcgoldrick
Seymour/Heremia
Lynch
Houghton
Watts
Manu
Westy
Whiting

O Meley
Heremia/Nicklas
Aspinwall
Pitts

Think we really could do with Seymour been fit for friday. Heremaia was poor on sunday and although he plays with plenty of enthusiasm, he just isnt a scrum-half. We need him rotating with Houghton at 9, it's becoming fairly obvious that Houghton is starting to struggle and picking up niggling injuries probably down to the fact that he's played far too many minutes this season already. If Wigan are going to be without their first choice half back pairing, I think this is a game were Seymour could really step up and control the game for us. I just cant see us troubling Wigan too much if we persist with Heremaia at 7.

Heremia/McGoldrick were better than Horne/Seymour on Sunday,Houghton didn't seem to struggle either. IMHO.

except Houghton didn't play the second half. I like the idea of Seymour and McGoldrick with two top-class rotating hookers. I think we need something special against Wigan in the hooking role to mix it up a bit.

Including our long term injuries we are expected to be without Richards, Fielden, Flower, Tommy, Finch, Goulding and O Loughlin. Can see this been no more than an 8 point win either way. Looking forward to seeing how Sam Powell goes in the halves. Im predicting 28-20 to Wigan but wouldnt be surprised to to see Hull edge this one. We seem to have a habit of playing badly at home in front of big crowds.

Wigan will win, Child will make sure of it.

Squad's been announced. No Horne or Bowden and O'Meley and Nicklas take their places (so same as last week). Whiting and Houghton are having late fitness tests.

Aspinwall, T Briscoe, Foster, Green, Heremaia, Houghton, Lineham, Lynch, Manu, McGoldrick, Nicklas, O’Meley, Pitts, Seymour, Turner, Watts, Westerman, Whiting, Yeaman

If everyone in the 19 are fit then I would go with

Briscoe
Foster
Yeaman
Whiting
Lineham
McGoldrick
Seymour
Lynch
Houghton
Watts
Manu
Westerman
Aspinwall

Heremaia
O'Meley
Green
Pitts

Nicklas and Turner to miss out.

your not wrong mate!

I'd love to see that team, but I think it's more likely going to be something like:

Briscoe
Foster
Turner
Yeaman
Lineham
McGoldrick
Heremaia
Lynch
Houghton
Watts
Manu
Westerman
Whiting

O Meley
Aspinwall
Pitts
Green

Looking at Wigan's squad, no Finch, O Loughlin or Goulding. Our odds have just massively improved.

A few Pies fans are worrying about the weekend with their key players missing.

Wigan Squad:

Sam Tomkins, Josh Charnley, George Carmont, Michael McIlorum, Lee Mossop, Harrison Hansen, Gareth Hock, Jeff Lima, Liam Farrell, Chris Tuson, Epalahame Lauaki, Anthony Gelling, Jack Hughes, Logan Tomkins, Sam Powell, Tom Spencer, Dom Crosby, Iain Thornley, Matty Smith

Still a lot of quality there.

They really ought not to be worrying about playing our patched up team.

What's wrong with horne?

Groin injury.


It seems like he's had that pretty often so far this year.

I was told it was a thigh? Might be wrong

Probable:
S Tomkins
Charnley, Hughes, Carmont, Thornley
Powell, Smith
Mossop, McIllorum, Lauaki
Hock, Hansen
Farrell

Lima, Tuson, Crosby, L Tomkins

Out: Finch, Leuluai, O'Loughlin, Richards, Prescott, Goulding, Flower, Dudson, Russell and some bloke called Fielden?

It is his thigh/quad

took a bang on it at Rovers

Good opportunity to pick up the points IMO. I know they still have a decent team out but it's massively understrength

That is what I had originally thought, but the article on hullfc.com said it is a groin injury.