FB 1 Sam
RW 2 Charnley
RC 3 Goulding
LC 17 Thornley
LW 5 Richards
SO 6 Green
SH 7 Smith
P 20 Dudson
H 9 McIlorum
P 10 Mossop
SR 11 Hansen
SR 12 Farrell
LF 15 Flower

S 13 O'Loughlin/4 Hughes
S 16 Tuson
S 21 Taylor
S 26 Crosby

Keep Lockers out of the opening exchanges when their pack has the most energy, having an extra prop on in Flower will be handy then anyway. Then introduce Lockers for a spell later on. I've put Hughes in there if Lockers is injured but only to cover for injuries/terrible performance to be honest, I wouldn't use him otherwise.

It's tough on MM having to play the full 80 but we really suffer when he's off. If Hampshire had been given more gametime during the regular season I'd go for him off the bench with Smith going to 9 but it's too risky throwing him straight into the final

There is 2 key things we need to do on sat kicking game is crucial now over the last few weeks we have played the slow game field position pinning the other team in their half and we need to do the same tries will come off the pressure

The second which has been a worry for me is the communication with Pat and Thornley which i put down to the latter quite a few time this season we have been caught out wide on their side it 100% will cost us the game if they don't get this right we all know how wire like to score out wide

I think Logan should miss out we need the big lads to keep rotating cause it changed the game for them when Morley and Carvell came on against Hudd Micky is fine doing 80 mins

Tactics - We need to keep their forwards working hard to get out of their own half. If make decent metres, kick off the front foot, force drop outs/20 metre restarts and work them for every step they will tire before we do due to their age and size. Shutting down Briers is massive too, if he has room to manoeuvre he'll kill us, but he's not going to do anything special if they don't have momentum and we get up to him quickly. A little bit of niggle on him wouldn't hurt either, anything to put him off his game. I hope Matty Smith has been practicing drop goals too, he usually misses his first attempt, he might not get a second on Saturday.

1. Tomkins
2. Charnley
3. Goulding
4. Thornley
5. Richards
6. Green
7. Smith
8. Taylor
9. McIllorum
10. Flower
11. Hansen
12. Farrell
13. O'Loughlin

14. Mossop
15. Dudson
16. Crosby
17. Tuson

Size, size, size! That's my tactic, bench full of forwards, keep them fresh and grind that ageing Wire side down! We don't need Logan, Mickey proved against Hudds he can keep up the intensity for the full 80. Emphasis on ball retention and deep kicks splitting the full back and wingers. When Wire are nackered, let the backs do their thing, simples!

sam
charnley
goulding
thornley
pat
green
smith
mossop
mm
dudson
hh
faz
flower

crosby
taylor
hughes
tuson (if fit) logan if not

Ive championed Logans selection for Wembley (tiring pitch), and last week (to keep Micky fresh for the big one)...this time round i want Micky playing 80, the only way Logan will make the bench is if Tuson isnt 100% fit, same with Lockers. If Tuson isnt fit, bench spot for Logan, with micky maybe going to 13 for a spell.

really? you're all picking the dud?

"The dud" Please explain.
Which of the Wigan players who have already won the C Cup and are now in the GF do you reckon is "the dud"?

Could the dud be Dudson?