We need an announcement now !!!!!!!!!

He's very quick and a good carrier of the ball. The only thing I worry about is his physical stature, he's quite short and not sure how he'd cope under pressure under a high ball but we'll never know unless he gets a go. There's certainly no harm giving Sam a rest, having played a lot of rugby this season and the strapping he had on Monday. We have some important games in the future that we need our top players available for so makes sense. I'd rest Mickey Mac in the next few weeks too but not tonight. I think Russell is just ahead of him in pecking order but it makes sense for his development to leave him at Hull FC where he will play every week not just tonight

He's definitely playing. His aunty told me last night, talk Hock was being considered to be rested too

would you have considered a team at the beginning of the season that didn't have the following in it:-

Tomkins
Richards
Leuluai
Prescott
Lima
Hock
Hansen

this could happen to the side we put out tonight ( 5 will be missing for sure anyway) it just goes to show how Wigan have developed as a squad as a whole and how well the young players have played when given a chance.
Keep up the good work IL , SW and the rest of the coaching team.

Watched Jack quite a bit this year and he is a confident young chap with good hands under the high ball.

He has a great side step too but I know that Bradford will target him and try to beat him up.

I hope that Waynes protection request for Sam stretches to all our younger players too, but if Murphy can keep a cool head, he certainly has the talent to step up.

Good luck to him

Sam had his thigh heavily strapped and was limping on Monday. He's also out of the Exiles game. I recon he's injured.

Jeez, Bilko posted some stats about how many players outside the first 19 have been played this season and it amounts to something like 32 appearances if i recall correctly....... How do we know that the players you want to see play will be available at the pointy end of the season, YOU DON'T!!

Play some squad players and if we lose so be it, money in the bank for me... Get the lads tested!!

Joe Burgess has a sister who is in my daughters class at school and he was at their sports day today he certainly is a big lad, seems to have bulked up a bit as well from the last time i saw him. never seen him play but like you i have heard good things about him

Out of the crop of names being touted Burgess will be the one to make the biggest impact later on.

Great for Wigan and England. We need big fast wingers in this country.

Had an excellent game, one of the few that looked good tonight. That try was lovely to watch, and solid in defence and fielding kicks. Well done, Smurf!

He was one of the few highlights tonight.

What did Mcllorum do

Looked like handbags from where we were in the South. More of a slap than a punch, though Elima did come away holding his eye, perhaps? I'll reserve judgement till I see it on TV, but didn't look like a sending off offence ot me.