I think it's great news on both of them.

Although people struggle with the Turner decision at the end of the day he's as good as any English Centre that might be available in the near future. Besides that I think he's showed more going forward in recent weeks than Shenton did in two years and he's improving. Shenton was supposed to be the finished article!

Good point about Shenton

I've mentioned his injury issues on another thread.
it doesn't help being put in thr U19's when 15 and being beat up all the time.

Do Wigan not promote players above their age group too?

I don't know. 15 years olds?

I think Wheeler has at least one more year anyway, so it's not too much of an issue really.

If Brown does not want Lance at 6, then that is a good sign. It may seam like a waste paying all the money for a bench player, but bench and sub hooker is the best we can offer.

When Makinson got back into the team, after being left out, he was taking the ball in with a lot more Ade type running. I think he had picked up on the fact that to get a game, it was going to take more than talent and speed and that the returning of the ball as a winger was vital to our go forward. I would not say he was at the same level as Ade, in terms of running into a brick wall for the cause. But there was certainly more umff about his returning the ball.

But it was a short week or 2, then Lomax got injured and he was moved to FB.

I think so long as he keeps improving that part of the game returning the ball, Makinson will be a fine winger.

In which case it's really only 6 and 5 that are up for grabs.

Wheeler may get one last shot at 6.

Which 15 year olds have played in the U19's?

Wigan have had quite a few 16 year olds play in their U19's this year.

if you're good enough, you're old enough. Scott Moore hit the first team at 16 and has had no significant injury issues, and that was as a pack player

He hit the first team as a halfback, a 7 iirc.

Correct. He was moved to hooker and then back row later on. Spent majority of his career at hooker though.

Think he made his debut against Wigan at the JJB.