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Warriors name 19-man squad for first home game of 2018
Joe Burgess recalled to the squad
Wigan face Widnes in first game at the DW Stadium in 2018
Wigan Warriors have today named the 19-man squad for the first home game of 2018 when they take on Widnes at the DW Stadium on Friday.
It’s third versus fourth as Denis Betts’ Widnes side visit the DW buoyed by their recent win over Leeds.
Joe Burgess is recalled to the squad and takes Craig Mullen’s place in the squad. Dan Sarginson (shoulder) remains sidelined.
Wigan return to the DW Stadium for the first time since September and will look to return to winning ways having beaten Salford and Hull in the first two games of the season.
Wigan Warriors 19-Man Squad
John Bateman, Joe Burgess, Tony Clubb, Tom Davies, Morgan Escaré, Liam Farrell, Ben Flower, Oliver Gildart, Willie Isa, Tommy Leuluai, Liam Marshall, Romain Navarrete, Sean O’Loughlin, Sam Powell, Ryan Sutton, Taulima Tautai, Joel Tomkins, Sam Tomkins, George Williams.
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Warriors name 19-man squad for first home game of 2018
Joe Burgess recalled to the squad
Wigan face Widnes in first game at the DW Stadium in 2018
Wigan Warriors have today named the 19-man squad for the first home game of 2018 when they take on Widnes at the DW Stadium on Friday.
It’s third versus fourth as Denis Betts’ Widnes side visit the DW buoyed by their recent win over Leeds.
Joe Burgess is recalled to the squad and takes Craig Mullen’s place in the squad. Dan Sarginson (shoulder) remains sidelined.
Wigan return to the DW Stadium for the first time since September and will look to return to winning ways having beaten Salford and Hull in the first two games of the season.
Wigan Warriors 19-Man Squad
John Bateman, Joe Burgess, Tony Clubb, Tom Davies, Morgan Escaré, Liam Farrell, Ben Flower, Oliver Gildart, Willie Isa, Tommy Leuluai, Liam Marshall, Romain Navarrete, Sean O’Loughlin, Sam Powell, Ryan Sutton, Taulima Tautai, Joel Tomkins, Sam Tomkins, George Williams.
Read more at www.wiganwarriors.com/news/2018- ... iXb3656.99 | |
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[quote="Frank Zappa":1sacjrvf]Some scientists claim that hydrogen, because it is so plentiful, is the basic building block of the universe. I dispute that. I say there is more stupidity than hydrogen, and that is the basic building block of the universe.[/quote:1sacjrvf]
[quote="The_Enforcer":1sacjrvf]Most idiotic post ever goes to Grimmy..... The way to restart should be an arm wrestle between a designated player from each side.[/quote:1sacjrvf]: |
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So he more or less said Navarette is getting a run, I wonder who drops out. Sutton, Tautai and Isa would seem most at risk. I've not been a fan of Joel but thought he looked dominant defensively v Wire.
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Escare
Davies Bateman Gildart Burgess
Sam George
Navarrete Powell Flower
Joel Liam
O'Loughlin
Subs Sutton for O'Loughlin Clubb Tautai Leuluai
To miss out Marshell Isa
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Tautai and Marshall to miss out for me
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Game will be cancelled anyway.
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Davies Farrell Gilly Burgess
Williams Tomkins
Flower Tommy Nararette
TT Joel
Lockers
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Powell Bateman Clubb Sutton
Creative team!
Always wanted to see Faz tried at centre, good size for the position, good hands and seems faster than the likes of Bateman.
Escare to play 80 at fb, Sam to play 80 at SH. Only change positionally is Powell coming in at 9 for Tommy. Keeps consistency in key positions.
Really like to see TT as a SR. Get him running further out wide at smaller men. He's a big athletic lad, I believe this could be his position.
Bateman for Lockers. But, when Lockers returns keep Bateman on. Lockers to come on for another player/forward. Lockers can come on for a prop etc. Between Lockers and Bateman we can cover pretty much everywhere on the pitch bar wing/FB.
Time Joe Burgess had a good run in the team. Time to get fit and back to his best.
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| Quote: Last Son of Wigan "Escare
Davies Farrell Gilly Burgess
Williams Tomkins
Flower Tommy Nararette
TT Joel
Lockers
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Powell Bateman Clubb Sutton
Creative team!
Always wanted to see Faz tried at centre, good size for the position, good hands and seems faster than the likes of Bateman.
Escare to play 80 at fb, Sam to play 80 at SH. Only change positionally is Powell coming in at 9 for Tommy. Keeps consistency in key positions.
Really like to see TT as a SR. Get him running further out wide at smaller men. He's a big athletic lad, I believe this could be his position.
Bateman for Lockers. But, when Lockers returns keep Bateman on. Lockers to come on for another player/forward. Lockers can come on for a prop etc. Between Lockers and Bateman we can cover pretty much everywhere on the pitch bar wing/FB.
Time Joe Burgess had a good run in the team. Time to get fit and back to his best.'"
Interesting selections, but it's made me realise more than ever that it's time this club acquired a pair of decent centres from somewhere. |
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| Quote: Cruncher "Interesting selections, but it's made me realise more than ever that it's time this club acquired a pair of decent centres from somewhere.'"
I admit I purposely tried to be creative. But I'd honestly like to see Faz given a run a centre and TT in the SR. |
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Pitch inspection at 5pm
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[quote="Frank Zappa":1sacjrvf]Some scientists claim that hydrogen, because it is so plentiful, is the basic building block of the universe. I dispute that. I say there is more stupidity than hydrogen, and that is the basic building block of the universe.[/quote:1sacjrvf]
[quote="The_Enforcer":1sacjrvf]Most idiotic post ever goes to Grimmy..... The way to restart should be an arm wrestle between a designated player from each side.[/quote:1sacjrvf]: |
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| Quote: Last Son of Wigan "I admit I purposely tried to be creative. But I'd honestly like to see Faz given a run a centre and TT in the SR.'"
Do you think Tautai is quick enough to defend at second row, and fit enough to stay on for the amount of time they play? I don't, and would look at dropping him if Navarette is doing as well as Wane indicates. |
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| Quote: Grimmy "Do you think Tautai is quick enough to defend at second row, and fit enough to stay on for the amount of time they play? I don't, and would look at dropping him if Navarette is doing as well as Wane indicates.'"
Yes I do. He's an athletic forward. |
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| Quote: Grimmy "Do you think Tautai is quick enough to defend at second row, and fit enough to stay on for the amount of time they play? I don't, and would look at dropping him if Navarette is doing as well as Wane indicates.'"
He’s either not fit enough or probably more accurate, not pushing himself enough to even hold a spot spelling in the front row at the minute so there’s no way he can be trusted to go in at second row.
There’s a decent enough front rower in there somewhere with Tautai but he’s conned us in his time at the club. He played his socks off in the 2nd half of 2016 to get himself in a spot for a new deal and ever since that was signed in the early stages of last year, he’s dropped off a cliff and gone back to his form of year one at the club.
It’s become boring waiting for him to put a shift in again. |
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Faz in centre is something i have said before. But i think left centre is the only place he could play, right centre be too much of a change for him.
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| Quote: NickyKiss "He’s either not fit enough or probably more accurate, not pushing himself enough to even hold a spot spelling in the front row at the minute so there’s no way he can be trusted to go in at second row.
There’s a decent enough front rower in there somewhere with Tautai but he’s conned us in his time at the club. He played his socks off in the 2nd half of 2016 to get himself in a spot for a new deal and ever since that was signed in the early stages of last year, he’s dropped off a cliff and gone back to his form of year one at the club.
It’s become boring waiting for him to put a shift in again.'"
TT started off life as a winger, then centre, then into the pack. With his size and movement he'd add size and power to our edge. Maybe this transition would take a few games (as expected) but for me it's an experiment worth having. Get him running at smaller men further out wide and see his metres improve. |
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| Quote: Last Son of Wigan "TT started off life as a winger, then centre, then into the pack. With his size and movement he'd add size and power to our edge. Maybe this transition would take a few games (as expected) but for me it's an experiment worth having. Get him running at smaller men further out wide and see his metres improve.'"
He’d be embarrassed defensively imo because half the time he looks heavy legged and disoriented when trying to get back in to the line. He frustrates the life out of me because he’s shown us how good he can be but ever since that new deal was in his pocket he’s hardly put a good game together. The first place he’d be moving to for me would be the reserve side to try and get some form.
If we wanted a prop to cover the second row then Sutton did a grand job there a couple of seasons back but he’s another who I’d be more inclined to play in the reserves to try and shake him up. Unfortunately with FPN gone and Wells injured all the forwards have that bit less competition to push them. |
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