https://wiganwarriors.com/blog/2024/02/ ... sfield-r3/ Not bad, Thompson in for Cooper and I'd imagine it's Hampshire/Forber for Leeming

https://wiganwarriors.com/blog/2024/02/ ... sfield-r3/ Not bad, Thompson in for Cooper and I'd imagine it's Hampshire/Forber for Leeming

Won't be complaining too much if we struggle in this one - history tells you the game after the WCC is challenging regardless of result. I expect us to be flat - hopefully we might have enough to get the points. Wouldn't be surprised if a couple of others are rested alongside Cooper and Leeming.

I'm hoping we don't make the mistake of taking any risks. It's just 2 points at the end of the day and not the end of the world if we don't get them.

You wonder is Miski might get a rest. Feels like he was rushed back a little and now might be a good time to just let him have a week off (presume he'd be quite keen to play at London). Presuming Ellis and Byrne are both fully ready, I'd go-

Field
Eckersley Keighran Wardle Marshall
French Smith
Byrne O'Neill Thompson
Isa Farrell Ellis

subs
Mago Dupree Hill Forber

It feels like it could be a grind this one and if we can get any sort of win that'll do.

Peet has confirmed-

Forber will play

Leeming out for 2-3 weeks

Cooper has hurt his knee but they’re not sure of the severity yet (fingers crossed for the guy).

In regards to the grind, I think we should backup for this game. I know it's early in the season, but it's always good prep for later on when big games come consecutively.

If we're looking at resting, then London might be a better option. Also depends on how we land in the CC.

Id go along with this

By all means rest players with injuries but the lads should be buzzing after Saturday so why not keep that momentum going

If Cooper's injury is a bad one then hats off to him for coming back on Saturday when we had nobody else. Warrior

Cooper managed to play on after the initial injury which I’m hoping is a good sign. Hopefully he can catch a break.

Well he wouldn't have been able to play on or walk around at the end if it was as bad as last time. Hopefully a relatively minor one.

I seem to recall seeing him on the replay discussing it on the touchline and rubbing/pointing to the inside of his knee. If that’s the case isn’t that your MCL, rather than your ACL? Not 100% sure but I know injuring your MCL is usually the better one of the two.

It won’t be an ACL injury unless Coops is a superman. I thought the injury was at the back of the knee but I could be wrong.

Good performance by the lads there. Considering the shift we put in last week we were flying at times that edge with Miski, Keighran and French is dangerous. Adding Leeming and Walter as offload option later in the year is going to tasty

Won the game in the first 20 then coasted for the next hour in 2nd gear, occasionally clicking into 3rd when a very poor Giants got within a couple of scores.

Job done, and a professional performance after last weeks effort but all a bit “meh” tonight (understandably) after last week.

A game that won’t live long in the memory and look forward to next week.

Well played Wigan to back up - some solid attacking structures which carved them open early and then it was 2nd gear from then onwards. Thompson playing an hour was encouraging - if he can put together a run of games he'll go really well for us.

Huddersfield are an insomnia cure. Always have been. Jake Connor is just atrocious and Ian Watson is bordering on delusional these days.