Wigan Warriors 19 Man Squad

Sam Tomkins, George Carmont, Pat Richards, Paul Deacon, Thomas Leuluai, Michael McIlorum, Andy Coley, Harrison Hansen, Joel Tomkins, Sean O'Loughlin, Paul Prescott, Jeff Lima, Ryan Hoffman, Brett Finch, Lee Mossop, Liam Farrell, Josh Charnley, Gareth Hock, Ben Cross.

Referee - Richard Silverwood.

faz and Cross miss out for me, if Prescott is 100% fit

COME ON WIGAN

Cross and hock out for me.

That's a strong squad.

+1

Probably the strongest squad Saints have managed to name all year, although Royce has said 7 couldn't train earlier this week (mind games?)

Paul Wellens, Michael Shenton, Sia Soliola, Francis Meli, Leon Pryce, Kyle Eastmond, James Roby, James Graham, Tony Puletua, Jon Wilkin, Chris Flannery, Scott Moore, Louie McCarthy-Scarsbrook, Paul Clough, Andrew Dixon, Jonny Lomax, Jamie Foster, Lee Gaskell, Thomas Makinson.

I reckon Gasell and Dixon to miss out:

1. Wellens
2. Makinson
3. Meli
4. Shenton
5. Foster
6. Pryce
7. Lomax
8. Graham
9. Roby
10. TP
11. Soliola
12. Flannery
13. Wilkin
Subs – LMS, Clough, Moore, Eastmond

Same with Cross and Hock. I rate Farrell muchly and think Prescott is going to be a top England prop in years to come!

If our forwards play like they have, and Saints' play like they can, this will be one hell of a battle.

If Clough's fit, then it'll be a real boost to our forwards in such a tough game.

I'm getting the tingles of anticipation. I hope it lives up to it potential.

No question. It's the equivalent of adding Fielden to the squad in place of Magennis, but Clough has fewer errors and penalties in his game than big Stu.

deffo cross and hock out,
its a shame cos i love hock i just dont think hes up to it atm, just going to be too quick and intesnse i think
hopefully hell be bk up to speed for the play offs,

Cross and Farrell to miss out for me. Don't think Madge will let Liam get away with that performance last week tbh. Spelling Hock at the right times on Saturday could prove a useful weapon for us.

Sam Tomkins
Josh Charnley
Joel Tomkins
George Carmont
Pat Richards
Brett Finch
Paul Deacon
Jeff Lima
Tommy Leuluai
Andy Coley
Harrison Hansen
Ryan Hoffman
Sean O'Loughlin

Paul Prescott
Lee Mossop
Micky McIlorum
Liam Farrell - Hard choice between him and Hock but I think if Hock played, Saints would target him. Not so likely with Faz, he had a bad game in attack last week but still made 40 tackles and only missed 1. Its what we need in games like this.

Thats the team I'd play also. The longer Hansen can stay on the field the better.

im 50/50 on Hock head says i think he needs a bit more game time to get back to his best but heart says in a game like this a Wigan lad who is desperate to make a big impact could be worth a gamble but i know thats what it would be a gamble

in Madge we trust!!!

It would be Prescott and Hock to miss out for me.

I've like what I've seen from Ben Cross and I don't want a repeat of Warrington when Prescott only played 10-15 minutes.

Hock isn't ready for this game.

Hock's performance and lack of minutes against Warrington is the worry for me.

In a game this big, we don't want any risks, and he falls into that category IMO.