Agree hope for a wire win but unlikely. Hope you got parked ok at saints, that car park was closed, apologies.
Re HKR
Although Johnson played a promising cameo, he has played 15 minutes in 2 years and his only other game was another last 15 minutes. I’d be amazed if he started I don’t think he is ready, be quite surprised if he is on the bench. Plenty of promise but needs a proper pre-season.

He's played a number of full games for York recently, he shouldn't be too far off - although totally agree he needs a proper pre-season, along with everyone else if we're going to challenge next year.

The problem with Dwyer starting for me is that he is less effective running against fresh markers, and his poor distribution harms our ability to run wide of the middle with any fluency. When we're light down the middle that's even more of an issue.

I don't know what the answer is. Maybe Leeming starts and we use someone else in at 7 to partner Lui.

I do like Dwyer as I've said elsewhere, and cannot fault his grit. Maybe people see his running and tries and associate him only with that: not the three tries we haven't scored because he takes the wrong options/poor execution from DH. I want to see our first receivers with the ball delivered at their fingertips consistently, to give them half a chance of establishing momentum in the attack.

Agree Dwyer is much more effective off the bench. Think same applies to Johnson at moment. Maybe O’connor Starts at hooker or if we could get enough forwards, play leeming at hooker and Lui and smith in the halves. No easy answers with such a busted squad. Looks like a tough game
To win.

No way Warrington will want to lose against Cas - the coaching changes for a start!!

Warrington squad named and no one is being rested.

Cooper, Philbin and Lineham all come back in.

Warrington Wolves 21-man squad: Sitaleki Akauola, Matty Ashton, Blake Austin, Josh Charnley, Jason Clark, Mike Cooper, Ben Currie, Eribe Doro, Chris Hill, Jack Hughes, Tom Lineham, Ellis Longstaff, Jake Mamo, Robbie Mulhern, Joe Philbin, Stefan Ratchford, Josh Thewlis, Tom Whitehead, Gareth Widdop, George Williams, Connor Wrench.

Good news. Wonder who will play hooker? Cas look very strong too with McShane and Watts back in the squad.

Doubt McShane is fully fit - thought they really missed him recently.

Wouldn't worry about Wire not wanting to win this one, should be a competitive game. We have another three days to see whether we're out of this season or not.

Really we need Warrington to do the job against Cas don't we? Not bothered at all whether we finish 5th or 6th, swings and roundabouts.

I'd rather be playing Wigan than Warrington in the 1st round of the playoffs, not really looking at the 2nd round as i don't really expect us to get there either way. Bonus if we do.
Got to beat KR 1st anyway, unless Warrington do us a favor on Thursday

I've not been impressed with Wigan most of this year, but I think if we drew Wire we get an extra day rest/prep?

Both matches should be good this week, lots to play for and there's not a huge difference between the sides.

Tom Briscoe
Harry Newman
Konrad Hurrell
Ash Handley
Rob Lui
Kruise Leeming
Matt Prior
Rhyse Martin
Brad Dwyer
Richie Myler
Cameron Smith
Tom Holroyd
Bodene Thompson
Alex Sutcliffe
Sam Walters
Luke Briscoe
James Donaldson
Jarrod O’Connor
Jack Broadbent
Morgan Gannon
Corey Johnson

Konrad on the bench for emergency impact? Maybe a 15 min stint in the middle as a swansong?

Hope he gets a final run-out in front of the crowd, abs I hope the crowd are kind to him if so. Never given less than 100%.