I can not wait for Saturday, after the Leeds regular season game was over I thought our season was done but Wane has played a blinder and got us to OT. My 17 would be:

Tomkins
Charnley Goulding Thornley Richards
Smith Green
Mossop McIlorum Dudson
Farrell Hansen
Flower

Bench of: Taylor Crosby Tuson O'Loughlin/Logan.

Although I think Wane will go with Lockers at 13 if fit, with Flower on the bench.

IMO, Hull in the Semi showed us the way to play Wire. It may be negative, but kick continuously on the 3rd/4th tackle, Wire are the best attacking team in the comp but one thing I think they do struggle with is posing a threat from deep. Our backs need to work very hard and help to bring us out of our half with good footwork getting a quick play the ball. If we just plough it up the middle with our forwards, we will get mullered IMO that is where Wire suffocate teams.

Hudds seemed to cause Wire problems last week every time they got near their line, Wire's defence did not look good last week defending simple set plays. We MUST get at Riley as much as possible he is a weak link in defence his positioning at times is baffling.

It's a tall order as Wire IMO are the better team, however you never know on Final days. It would be a fantastic achievement to lift the trophy with a squad we all thought would get nowhere near a final.

1. Tomkins
2. Charnley
3. Goulding
4. Thornley
5. Richards
6. Green
7. Smith
8. Taylor
9. McIllorum
10. Flower
11. Hansen
12. Farrell
13. O'Loughlin

14. Mossop
15. Dudson
16. Crosby
17. Tuson

Size, size, size! That's my tactic, bench full of forwards, keep them fresh and grind that ageing Wire side down! We don't need Logan, Mickey proved against Hudds he can keep up the intensity for the full 80. Emphasis on ball retention and deep kicks splitting the full back and wingers. When Wire are nackered, let the backs do their thing, simples!

sam
charnley
goulding
thornley
pat
green
smith
mossop
mm
dudson
hh
faz
flower

crosby
taylor
hughes
tuson (if fit) logan if not

Ive championed Logans selection for Wembley (tiring pitch), and last week (to keep Micky fresh for the big one)...this time round i want Micky playing 80, the only way Logan will make the bench is if Tuson isnt 100% fit, same with Lockers. If Tuson isnt fit, bench spot for Logan, with micky maybe going to 13 for a spell.

really? you're all picking the dud?

"The dud" Please explain.
Which of the Wigan players who have already won the C Cup and are now in the GF do you reckon is "the dud"?

Could the dud be Dudson?