can't wait for this game on sunday! got our tickets straight away for it! should be a tough game for us with Cas getting 3 wins to kick off their season and us struggling and losing against the giants and being battered by the roosters.

i'd like to see Bowen get another run out but if he's anything like how he played at the WCC then we will really struggle to get anything decent going.

I personally think this is a massive game for us. Hudds was always going to be tough and Wakefield was nothing more than a potential embarrassing banana skin for us.

Cas away in good form is a real test. I think this game will be an early indicator of what we can expect from this season.

I also think Bowen will play this week despite Rocky having a solid game v Wakefield.

Bowen needs to be playing now, 2 weeks training should have us see am improvement on his form.

I am one of his biggest fans but if he fails to show signs of life vs Cas I will be a little concerned.

Hearing things like this from Wigan are enough for me, regardless of the result, it's enough to put a pleasant smile on any tiger's face

Phil Kinsella has tweeted that Charnley is playing v Cas.

I hope you're right! ......starting first thing Monday morning

Few interesting selection dilemas this week. Would expect Bowen to play, don't think either Thornley or Gelling did enough to displace Goulding or Sarginson so would expect those back in, Charnley for Manfredi (we basically have 2 backlines now).

It'll depend on Pettybourne's fitness what the changes in the forwards are, and there's one spot up for grabs from last week with Burke going to Bradford, and whether we go for a 2nd hooker/utility player or 4 forwards.
My guess would be:

Bowen
Charnley
Goulding
Sarginson
Burgess
Green
Smith
Taylor
McIlorum
Flower
Bateman
Farrell
O'Loughlin

Crosby
Clubb
Hughes
Tomkins

Pettybourne for Hughes if fit.

We'll definitely need to improve on last Sundays performance to get anything against Cas, I hope Matty Smith's been putting in extra goal kicking practice this week !!!

I agree with that team, although I think Pettybourne is nailed on to play. Don't think Burke would have been sent on loan if Eddie was an injury doubt.

I thought that, but apparently Wane said this morning they're going to check on him later in the week.

philkinsella ‏@philkinsella 3h
Eddy Pettybourne in with a chance of being in Wigan squad for Cas squad. Decision later in week

Where did you get this from? We were only given a allocation of 1,000 tickets in the first place

Direct from a board member. He stated it.