Achurch still a doubt with a hand injury. Guess we'll have to wait until Thursday for the 19 to be announced for further clues to the 17.

What's the news on Delaney?
50/50?

Delaney looks like he plays 50/50 most weeks! can't see him not playing Saturday.

Delaney and Watkins would not play if it was a run of the mill league game , both will play with pain killing injections apparently . As usual that comes from a good source .

I would expect Watkins to play then declare himself unavailable for the internationals at the end of the season. he needs to get his ankle problem sorted out.

Shaun Wane will be reading this and putting "Target Watkins Ankle" on the Board.

As if Shaun Wane can read.

Watkins hasn't looked fully fit to me recently. Delaney seems to play with 1 leg/arm most weeks. It reminds me of 2013 when we battled out a narrow win at home to saints when it looked like we'd lose towards the end, then succombed to a fresh wigan team the week after. Will it be different this year?

It does feel like we are just running out of bodies. The medical room must look like the beach scene from Saving Private Ryan.

but while disliking his tactics you would say he can coach.

in 2004 Barrie Mac only had one very brief stint and in one of the saints games Ali only lasted 3/4 minutes with injury