If Walters does not play Hill should get his chance.

I thought it was strange him being left out after so few games of his return. He's barely got up to speed yet. I thought it might be because we needed to get Byrne back in the side and he didn't want too many returnees at the same time but the HIA makes a lot more sense.

Just watched Matt Peet on Wigan TV and it sounds as if Walters won’t be in the 17.
Between Hill and Mago I suspect for a bench spot.

I think Smith is lucky to keep his place. If Keighran is kicking he offers very little apart from bombs on the fifth, which are brilliant if we are in the right field place.

Rob/Stef/Lebron/etc's new "I'm a Wigan fan now" by any chance?

He should try and ease his way in with a few sensible posts but you are what you are I suppose.

Peet has confirmed Hampshire, Eckersley, Hill and Walters are the lads providing cover in the 21 man squad tomorrow, so it looks like the same team as last week, with just Byrne in for Cooper. He’s also said it’ll be full strength sides for a while now, with no rests/rotation, so a couple may go out on loan (Chan in particular was mentioned).

It's a difficult situation in that Hill should be in and around the full strength team and I think he would be almost anywhere else. Even without him there's 6 players for 4 (sometimes 5) first team prop positions. That's an embarrassment of riches.

Really looking forward to this one tonight. Both sides will be smarting and on the back of defeats last week and Catalan have Abdull, McMeeken and Bousquets back.

The pitches are finally starting to dry out so here's hoping we see a great game.

Should be a good game if both teams come out firing after poor performances last week.

we're missing Cooper from last week but Byrne / Hill to come in should mean we are still strong in the pack, likely to go Thompson, Dupree, Mago, Havard & Byrne or Hill on the bench. I'd personally go with Hill given Havard only 1 week back from hamstring injury, so carrying 2 returning players a potential risk

Field looked like he was getting back some confidence last week with some good 1/2 breaks.Just need see him stretch his legs fully so we know he's got his confidence back and not carrying the niggle which has been holding him back

Really big game this. A win tonight would put last week to bed quickly and may move us joint top again by the end of the round if Hull KR are able to do to Saints what they did to us.

Hopefully the drying conditions will see us open up a little and stretch the Catalan defence.
I’m a big Abdul fan so it will interesting to see how we handle his kicking game.