Manfredi, Joel Tomkins and Crosby have dropped out of the 19 with Bowen, Tierney and Greenwood coming in.

I think I'd pick Bowen on the wing and go-

Hampshire
Bowen Gelling Sarginson Burgess
Williams Smith
Mossop McIlorum Clubb
L Farrell Bateman Sutton

Subs
Patrick Tautai C Farrell Tomkins

'We were a better team'- did we not get 7 points from the same 8 games last season? we have got 9 from them this season.

As for yesterday being harder, we had 3 props on the bench. Non of the forwards played particularly long mins. Mickey Mac had a very long spell on the bench. This was a clear plan by Wane. He made the game physical know that we had enough in the tank with options in the forwards.

if you had argued we were playing a better team than Bradford or Hull Kr i could have understood.

Fullback Matty Bowen returns to the squad while James Greenwood also comes in. Outside back Lewis Tierney could be in line for his first appearance of the season.

Making way are Dom Manfedi, Joel Tomkins and Dom Crosby.

Wigan Warriors 19-Man Squad

14. John Bateman, 1. Matty Bowen, 5. Joe Burgess, 17. Tony Clubb, 31. Connor Farrell, 12. Liam Farrell, 3. Anthony Gelling, 29. James Greenwood, 20. Ryan Hampshire, 9. Michael McIlorum, 23. Lee Mossop, 25. Larne Patrick, 4. Dan Sarginson, 7. Matty Smith, 28. Ryan Sutton, 24. Taulima Tautai, 27. Lewis Tierney, 26. Logan Tomkins, 6. George Williams

Well they should be refreshed Waney had them swimming in the Delph Quarry on Saturday morning, bet that livened them up!

If Matty Smith has a slight injury then I would rest him.
The selection of Tierney & Bowen & Hampshire hopefully is to give Smith a rest.
Not sure why Manfredi is rested, hopefully not injured.

I'd go:-

Bowen

Tierney
Gelling
Sarginson
Burgess

Hampshire
Williams

Mossop
McIlorum
Clubb
Farrell L
Farrell C
Bateman

Bench:-
Greenwood
Sutton
Patrick
Tomkins L

Tautai & Matty Smith to miss out from the squad named.

Manfredi was limping around with about ten mins to go Saturday so I presume he's got a knock.

I wouldn't drop or rest Hampshire for Bowen, he's one player that needs games, more minutes will help him improve.

Hampshire did as much to win us the game on Friday than anyone with that terrific try saving tackle a few minutes before the Burgess try. The one at the end wasn't bad either.

Interesting that both Bowen and Hampshire are in the squad - if both play you'd imagine Hampshire will play half back.

I think Smith might be given a rest after picking up a knock which prevented him from taking that final conversion. Releasing Rocky into the halves, which is what everyone has wanted to see!
The other player I would rest is Bateman. He put a monster effort in against St Helens and has been our most consistent player this year IMO. He made around 45 tackles in just 70 minutes, as well as taking the ball in plenty of times! Bowen at fullback, Tierney on the wing, Patrick at loose. The rest will probably pick itself.

The Crosby decision baffles me. In the 19 but not used on Friday, not selected Monday.

Guessing he's not quite ready. He wasn't actually in the final 19 on Friday as he didn't warm up and Greenwood (who wasn't named) did.

he pulled up injured.
Shaun stated: "I am down a starting middle with losing Dom Crosby this morning so both teams are busted, we had to make changes but it's part of the game. "