Who would you play? I'd run with:

FB 1 Sam
RW 34 Burgess
RC 22 Gelling
LC 17 Thornley
LW 5 Richards
SO 6 Green
SH 7 Smith
P 15 Flower
H 23 Logan
P 10 Mossop
SR 11 Hansen
SR 12 Farrell
LF 13 O'Loughlin

S 16 Tuson
S 21 Taylor
S 26 Crosby
S 32 Hampshire

Rested - Charnley, Goulding (probably injured anyway) and McIlorum
Dropped - Dudson

Whilst it would be beneficial to finish 4th, I'd rather us build some form now and try to get the core of the side running out every week. Having said that I would like Burgess, Gelling and Hampshire to get just that little bit extra experience before the play offs in case injuries kick in (well, I'd have Hampshire on the bench in the play offs too but that's another question)

Tomkins
Burgess
Gelling
Thornley
Richards
Green
Smith
Crosby
Tomkins
Taylor
Hansen
Farrell
O,loughlin

Flower
Mossop
Burke
Hampshire

If Hull play like they did on Saturday then Wane could pick 17 from the crowd and I'd still back us to beat them.

Whilst I don't really disagree with the teams picked up to now, I do think that Hansen especially needs a break, on Saturday he and Farrell ran and tackled themselves almost to a standstill.
I think Tuson would be an adequate replacement who Wigan could get a lot of minutes out of to at least replace one of them and if need be the other could be on the bench.
I also wish that Tuson was staying, he seems to be a smaller version of Hanson who will work all day.

Is it forecast for rain?

Gelling looked to be limping on Saturday to me. Hansen deserves a rest, could barely stand up at points during the final.

Cant play any worse.....by the sounds of it we are missing Ellis,O'Meley,Lynch and Pitts....so Bowden,Green,Johnson and Hadley should be in.

Absolute nothing but a CC celebration game, this and Leeds next week have lost all meaning.

Tomkins
Burgess
Gelling
Thornley
Richards
Green
Smith
Taylor
McIlorum
Flower
Tuson
Hughes
O'Loughlin

Hampshire
Crosby
Dudson
Lauaki

If we play like we did on Saturday, you won't need as many as 17......

Rest charnley, mickey mac, goulding Hansen and faz bring in burgess, Logan tuson hughes and Spencer to the starting line up keep the pivots the same as for consistency cover the bench with Hampshire or Powell with Eric, Crosby also coming in.

I disagree. Last Saturday was the first time our strongest line-up made it onto the field in a very long time. Injuries permitting (Goulding - Head Test?) then surely we need to build some form (and confidence) going into the playoffs. We are only looking at approx five games left of the season, now is the time to start putting some points on the board and have the rival teams around us to sit up and take notice of us!

I agree, no need for wholesale changes, we need at least Sam, Green, Smith and Lockers out there, plus most of the rest. I'd have said McIlorum too but I know he's had a couple of niggles and hasn't had a rest for a while

To be honest I think we should have gone as full strength as possible until the end of the season and try to build some momentum, but not going to be the case for Friday by the looks of it. Not surprising really. www.wigantoday.net/sport/wigan-w ... -1-5990705

To be honest I think we should have gone as full strength as possible until the end of the season and try to build some momentum, but not going to be the case for Friday by the looks of it. Not surprising really. www.wigantoday.net/sport/wigan-w ... -1-5990705

I agree in a way but I'd still look to rest a few who need it.

Get them rested!

Important stuff starts in a few weeks.