I certainly don't understand the regular replacement of Micky Mac with Sam Powell. Yeah, Powell is a willing lad, but does anyone really think he has a future at Wigan? He never adds anything to the team and as others have said, we seem to lose vital intensity when he comes on. It's almost as if we're playing him out of some kind of misguided loyalty. We need MM on the pitch a lot more than he currently is.

If you read the latest (wigan evening news) then it is surprising that McM played as much as he did given that he had little pre-season, only started training fully a week before the Catalan game. I suspect that we will see more of him in games going forward.

It's not just Wigan who do it though is it? So there is obviously a reason. Just watch the tv games over the next few weeks (here and in aus) and take note.

It will be interesting to see how it's handled if we end up reducing our interchange down to 10 or 8 in the future. The NRL are cutting down on this and it will mean forwards will be required to do longer stints.

Players like Isa, Farrell, Bateman etc will be invaluable as they play big minutes and can cover various positions.

Robot like coaching again......which Noble was slaughtered for.

We need to bring more imagination to using the interchange bench.

I know they will be using statistics they have from training and pre-season to when they get to the red line of being over worked but changing Micky Mac when he ok to carry on is just stupid.

Agreed. Was a testament to his desire and dedication to see him play.