i've posted on Warriors fans this morning that i think when Havard gets back (another week or 2) that Matty has a selection problem in that Thompson, Havard and Walters can all play big minutes at good intensity. With Dupree and Mago being the rotation and impact, i think both Hill and Byrne will find themselves out of the squad, but we need to keep them interested to cover injuries or suspensions as they will be valuable squad members if we are to go for the GF again


i agree for this week just the 2 changes

Off topic but does anybody know why the Warriors Fans site has been locked so that only people with accounts can read it?

I have been trying to make an account on there but you have to verify via email and i can't get the site to send me the email at all. Not the biggest of issues as i think the discussion is generally much better on here but it would be nice to have the option still to read over there from time to time.

There has been a problem with bots so Mike has suspended non-member viewing for a few days. If you can't get an account sorted it will probably be opened up again soon. 

Cheers, good to know.

i like going on both sites to be fair

i find RLFans has more fans from other clubs (for obvious reasons), so we can have a debate and see different viewpoints, although at times some of our own fans could argue with themselves if they were in a room alone . When we get Stu M / YG / FTV posting on here we can have a healthy debate, and i like to go on the Wire site as i work in Warrington and get some good rugby chat / banter daily

Its been a long wait for us to have a set of props that can manage to be effective for more than 15 minutes without needing a rest, and should allow a back to occupy the bench.  Jamie Peacock and James Graham seemed to manage almost all the game week after week, yet we've had years of props being less effective despite only being on the pitch for 15 mins at a time.

Yep, good position to be in

with Thompson, Havard and Walters all capable of doing 80 minutes, then the use of impact from the bench will be crucial to some of our games. The game where Mago did his 15 minute cameo last season is a classic example of what we should be looking at (although i agree it should be more than 15 mins) in terms of someone coming on and making an impact


i personally think we have the best pack in terms of depth / rotation, and the capability to go at intensity for the full 80 minutes, without any drop off, and most sides wont be able to live with that for 80 minutes. they may get on top / dominate for a spell(s) during a game, but can they keep it up for the full 80? 

How dare you say HKR don't have the best anything! I've seen this week (in various places) that they're now the best team in the league, the fittest team in the league and have the best pack in the league. 

We're done for. 

They must have conveniently forgot we went to KR, and outlasted them

There is no doubt that KR are doing a lot of things right both on and off the pitch as many of us have commented over the last couple of seasons. Yes, they are top of the league but i dont believe they have the depth that we have across the park


we've run without Havard all season, along with having Miski, Keighran, Thompson, Mago, O'Neill missing through injuries, but its never been mentioned, and thats testament to how deep our squad is. Everyone else has injuries too, but the commentators seem intent on saying that on TV

Aye, they're a cracking side and it's great to see how they're building but some of the smoke being blown, while ignoring the fact Wigan have had their number when it matters for a good while now is amusing to see! It's all building a good rivalry though and from our POV, it's music to our ears if the media want to provide the Wigan squad with some motivation because when you've won back to back titles, you need an angle to come from when making sure you're totally focused and have that desperation to keep winning and it will only help with that. 

Hull KR going to the cup final and therefore not having a week's rest this year has to help Wigan. Either Peters will rest players in and around the final and potentially drop points or he'll go full strength right through and hopefully be fatigued at the back end.


I think KR are ready to win a trophy - challenging for a double is a different proposition.