Quote: Zig "JP was a far bigger body and a far better player than both of those. I’ll say it again, if you are relying on those two to fill the void for long periods of the season then you will have issues. How many yards do you expect each to make if they play prop? The size of Saints pack is starting to diminish if you are relying on back row forwards.'"
As FTV has said, Knowles has played prop internationally and Matautia is bigger than most of Wigan's props, definitely Thompson, Ellis and Dupree and makes great post-contact metres. That's not taking into account that we may sign a prop or that Wamsley may remain relatively injury free, who knows. Add Lees to this and if Paasi can come back mid-season and we are not going to be weak in the pack. We've done without Walmsley and Paasi for half of the season and finished joint top of the league.
I can imagine Delaney will put some more size and strength on pre-season too.
Its the backs where we are going to struggle as Percival and Hurrell pick up injuries more regularly now and Makinson is injured more too and has lost a a yard of pace. We are desperate for a strike centre and another decent winger IMO