If Briers & Bridge are out for a week or two and Hicks is ready, it could be worth dropping King back into the centre with Riley on his outside as Centre is his preferred position. Put Hicks on the outside of Atkins and use Monas at nine with Grix/V. Anderson at 6 and of course Myler at 7.

The main aim will be not to change the frame of the team. Therefore make the fewest possible changes. Briers is out then use Grix. If Bridge is out then use Atkins and King at Centre with Riley and Hicks/Penny. Use Anderson only as a last resort.

If Clarke was fit I'd prefer to see him at 6, in open play he can read the game well, also has a decent kicking game.

If not I'd go for Grix.

It's going to be tough without Briers but it's a chance for Myler to really stand up and control things.

Clarke for me. Excellent passing game and decent kicking game too.

Funnily enough I thought on Saturday that if he been available he would have been the one to settle the team and keep the defensive shape when the team was put under pressure.

Grix to six,
If Bridge not available then Vinnie to Centre.

LEAVE MONAS AT HOOKER.

It's a good job we've got the strongest Wire squad in years. As everybody knows we've got more than enough cover and competition for positions, thats what so great about the Warrington side these days. Will Briers be able to get into the squad when he's back fit...? you do wonder ?

It is a great looking squad, and as a team you look fearsome. All I could see (in the first half at least) every time you attacked our line was more Wolves players in good positions for backing up a break, and some tight defence.



I don't. His influence and passion as well as his play should be taken somewhat into account.

He'll walk back in. The question for me is can someone find the ability to fill his void just now?

And will he be back in time for rounds 6, 7 & 8?

That's a nasty sequence of teams to play.

Obviously, I get what you do like, but ....

That's what should happen here for me, this is like an acid test of our ambitions. You can come up with at least eight genuine options to rebalance the team, Vinnie at centre, Blythe, Grix, Grix to the halves, Mathers, Vinnie, Solomona has been mentioned and on and on.

If we get through this 'no Briers' period unscathed, ie, lets say he misses eight games, if we win 6 or 7, well, we're the real deal aren't we. If we win two, well, we're what we've always been, and Smith has got a job on his hands to plan post Lee.

We've got the best man in charge to come up with a different game plan, for sure. If anyone can devise a plan & execute it, it's Smith.

Assuming Bridge is fit, you leave him & Monas where they are. We're getting the best out fo them where they are. Monas is a matchwinner from 9 anyhow, so we're not struggling there.

Got to deal with the fact Briers might only have another season left after this, we know Moran will give Smith the money to bring someone in but its a chance for Grix to maybe put himself forward am merely going off that Leeds game a few years back but I have always thought he has abit of talent in him.

Kevin Penny in at 6 for me, pace to burn, could be a suprise package i.e Eastmond @ Saints!!!

I'd go with Grix as well. Him and Myler could be like a young Hill and Kimmorley of 10 years ago.