Ashton
Bateman
Crowther
Currie
Drinkwater
Fitzgibbon
Holroyd
King
Lindop
Musgrove
Nicholson
Philbin
Powell
Tai
Wray
Thewlis
Vaughan
Walker
Whitehead
Williams
Yates

Interesting call in the back row, with Fitzgibbon, Bateman, Nicholson and Currie now all available. Maybe it will be Fitzgibbon on the bench this week, as it's his first game back, but after that, there's a decision to be made. Either way, it doesn't look like Holroyd will get any more game time this season, unless we pick up injuries of course. If that's the case, he can count himself very unlucky, as he was playing really well.

Yes, Fitzgibbon on the bench this week - Burgess hinted as much. I'd assume Bateman to start left back row before moving to 13 to spell Currie?

Longer term, yes I think Holroyd will sit out the rest of the season unless we suffer with injuries / suspensions. Tough on him but then he's played more games this year than he could have dared hope and has areas to work on.

Fully fit Currie starts at 13, Fitzgibbon starts left back row. That leaves one of Bateman or Nicholson to play on the right with the other on the bench in place of Crowther - tough on him as well.

For Leigh I'd expect

CTW
Thewlis
Tai
King
Ashton
Williams
Drinkwater
Vaughan
Powell
Yates
Nicholson
Bateman
Currie

Walker
Musgrove
Fitzgibbon
Philbin / Crowther

Pretty much agree with your line up, tough to choose between Crowther and Philbin. .With Harrison out I’d probably go with Philbin

Leigh squad: Gareth O'Brien, Zak Hardaker, Ricky Leutele, Josh Charnley, Matt Moylan, Lachlan Lam, Tom Amone, Edwin Ipape, Robbie Mulhern, Kai O'Donnell, Jack Hughes, Matt Davis, Frankie Halton, Owen Trout, Ollie Holmes, Keanan Brand, Umyla Hanley, Louis Brogan, Brad Dwyer, Darnell McIntosh, Aaron Pene.

Just the eight ex-Wire players in there, by my reckoning!

I don’t think we do half d efforts any longer. We can play poorly, come up against a good side or have Matty Russell start on the wing….but the effort effort is always there.

Yeah exactly this, i would like to see Philbin get another Game under his belt. His speed and energy will suit this game i think.

I wouldn’t risk Fitzgibbon at all for this game. The squad has been more than capable of getting the wins in his absence.. Leigh at home are a formidable force and with a play off place still attainable, Lam will have his team firing. Plenty of rough tough rugby by Leigh, might see that dodgy shoulder of Fitzgibbon go again. Save him for the final couple of games running into the play offs..

We don't have any real knowledge on the subject matter, medical, or personal, but in principle I agree with you Bobby....instinctively feels 'right'.

Whilst I understand the need to test it out prior to the GF, (ha ha) another couple of week's rest and recuperation with runs out v Huddersfield and London surely wouldn't do any harm and while he's been great for us, and probably first pick all things being considered SR isn't a position that we've been suffering with.

This, but also, wouldn't start him from the bench and waste 2 interchanges

I have a feeling we won't see Fitzgibbon tomorrow (which means no doubt he'll play). I don't think it's worth it and certainly not from the bench.

Can understand the hesitancy around it, but for me, if he's fit he plays, if he's not fit (or wont be till next year), save him for a game that really matters.

If he starts on the bench he goes to backrow when Currie comes off and Bateman moves to the middle - shouldn't be wasting a bench spot that way?

I agree, mainly in relation to getting him match-fit. Let's not forget that he has played just 65 minutes of rugby in three months, and there are only four games to go before the play-offs. He needs to get some decent minutes under his belt ASAP.