I fully expect the Thug Wane to have a card marked with Gidley's name on it.
Not rocket science to work out we fall to pieces when he is took out.
If Sandow is fit, we could mix it with Ratchford and him if that happens.

When Thugs took out Ratchford they knew without Hodgson we would implode. It's wether we have enough backs when/if Gidley is took out....and mark my words, they will target him.

Here's a scenario....

Wane orders a number on Gidley.
Who to put on it?
Giving that someone may risk a ban...
The job goes out to Crosby!!?

Agent Crosby you mean? They will be very physical that's for sure but we should be able to match it and handle it.

look at this belter

Couldnt make it up....

Hahahaha I have actually just read that on their page, I nearly broke my phone spitting tea all over it!

No, if we learnt anything from the 2013 Final it was not to have 4 forwards on the bench again.

TBF the Westwood on green incident was bad, however the fact that nobody really mentions it tells you all you need to know about acts that overshadowed that incident in that particular match. We had 1 interchange left, carvel carrying on with a broken Rib and Myler forced to stay on with an ankle injury.

Still we do have form for trying to take out their halves, I mean I'm literally going to list all the times we have successfully taken one of their backs out of a game:





Oh.

I am not buying into this thug mentality from Wigan.

We should push the rules as much as they do until we start getting penalised. And we should also aim to pressure their pivots just as much as they do to us.

If we get bullied out of a game of rugby league we deserve to lose.

It was probably the biggest gaff TS made, but we touched on this earlier in the week.
The blow came dropping Hodgson who was in truth a pivot hb. That along with the bench of forwards a one at loose really left us with a team of brawn and the brains of a piece of cheese.
Having a bench of forwards is ok if we have the margins full of brains starting the game.
I doubt that will be the case, we've lost Currie and Sandow is doubtful. I'd be tempted to play Patton.

Of course, we could always give Clark a breather by moving Gidley to hooker to let Sandow come on. I too think Sandow is included as a head scratcher for Wane though.

Smith has a history of naming a player in the 19, who's been out with a long term injury, but not making the 17, when teams are announced, an hour before kick-ff

Only thing I'm thinking is will he bring Sandow in for Patton,harsh if he does and would make me think of what Saints done to Briers all them years ago.

Think Dwyer and philbin will miss out.

Go with the numbers 1 - 13. With the exception of Currie & Westwood
Ratchford
Lineham
Evans
Atkins
Russell
Gidley
Sandow
Hill
Clark
Sims
Wilde
Hughes
Westerman

Dwyer
Bailey
King
King