Carried off on a stretcher on the I pitch! Any news???

Taylor played at U18 and U20 last season and looked a decent prospect. He has a bad injury and has been out for around 12 months. I spoke to him on the coach going down to Wembley last year for the CC Final and he said it would probably be at least a year before he could play again.

Sam Powell has had the cast off his leg so should be back playing soon.

That's a fair summary in my book CP. These guys are going to have to stake a claim because the club will fasttrack Williams and Hampshire.

Both only seventeen years of age and immensely talented. I'm really looking forward to seeing how they progress. There's also Joe Burgess who could be the ideal replacement for Pat Richards in a couple of years time, he can motor.

To be honest I cant really see Powell or Mellor making it at Wigan and think that Williams and Hampshire will be the next ones to come through at half back.

I think Powell has a good enough rugby brain and is strong enough defensively to offer back up at hooker and I think that might get him some opportunities in the first team. I don't think either Tomkins or Carberry will be good enough and we're relying a lot on McIlorum staying fit. Of course you can never be sure with hookers, I mean McIlorum has only recently started to fulfil his potential and play consistently well but McIlorum did stand out at reserve level if I remember correctly.