Lomax will play.

I'd expect Lomax to play, resting him against Salford would ensure he's fully fit for friday.

1 wellens
2 Gardner
3 turner
4 jones
5 meli
6 lomax
7 Wilkin
8 perry
9 speakman
10 laffranchi
11 Manu
12 solialo
13 Flanagan

14 clough
15 Lms
16 wamleys
17 greenwood

Playing Wellens at 1 is as good as throwing the towel in. It would be suicide against Wigan.

I'm shocked that people are still suggesting this course of action.

Indeed. It almost cost us the game against Salford and Wigan have a better kicking game than they do. With Puletua out, it would be a nightmare watching the likes of Laffranchi and Perry try to get the ball out of the 40 once Wello had picked it up on the goalline. We would be destroyed.

Lomax
Gardner
Turner
Percival
Meli
Gaskell
Wilkin
Perry
Speakman
Laffranchi
Manu
Soliola
Flanagan

Bench

Wellens
Clough
McCarthy-Scarsbrook
Walmsley

One thing to bear in mind is that because we dont know the likely lineup, neither will Wigan.

That will make their preparations against us that bit harder, and therefore in theory it will be harder for them to work out tactics to nullify our attack, while at the same time exploit our weaknesses defensively.

How did Perry do against Salford (I bottled out of going ot the match)?

Nothing special. Made about two decent runs so far as I can remember.

PS: Coward!

Post here by Chairmaker in Puletua thread sums up why we should not be looking for wello to play fullback. I would have stolen it but that would have made me feel dirty 4.16064453125:5