1 - Hardaker
2 - Marshall
3 - Hankinson


4 - Bibby
5 - Burgess
6 - French
7 - Hastings
8 - Byrne
9 - Leuluai
10 - Clubb
11 - Farrell
12 - Isa
13 - O’Loughlin

14 - Smithies
15 - Havard
16 - Partington
17 - Buroughoughoughough

Why the disappointment at Hankinson playing?

FB 6 French
RW 2 Marshall
RC 1 Hardaker
LC 23 Bibby
LW 5 J.Burgess
SO 13 O'Loughlin
SH 31 Hastings
P 14 Flower*
H 7 Leuluai
P 17 Partington
SR 11 Isa
SR 12 Farrell
LF 16 Smithies

S 8 Clubb
S 15 Greenwood
S 20 Byrne
S 28 Smith

*Clark or Havard to come in if Flower still isn't match fit.

I'm not keen on the idea of throwing Smith in for 80 mins away at Cas, very tough situation for an inexperienced player. Give him a run off the bench with a view to maybe starting him against Toronto. Lockers gives us a safe pair of hands in the halves without changing the whole team around. He's come through in that position loads of times for us.

What's the crack with Greenwood? Can't believe he's gone from England starter to Wigan reserve so quickly

Will Smithies be banned for a gouge ?

Not a chance We should move french from fb! Looked great last night there and that’s clearly his best position. Doesn’t have to organise and gets to pop up wherever and is way more of an attacking threat than zak.

Really not a fan of moving loads of players about to accommodate others.

I’d play tommy at 9, smith and Hastings in the halves and Shorrocks on the bench.

George Burgess surely won’t be playing so does clubb start with Partington or does bullock come in and have Byrne, smithies and Havard on the bench with Shorrocks to give tommy a rest?

Three forwards on the bench with Shorrocks giving tommy a rest is the way I’d go. Interesting to see what he does with the bench spots.

I don’t think he’s good enough. Not quick enough, not creative, if someone runs at him he will tackle them but his positional play in defence is poor, his goal kicking is sublime but that’s it. I just don’t see what he brings to the team, I’d rather play one of the Academy lads there to be honest.

He's strong for a centre and has a good offload due to his size IMO. Obviously I've not picked him but don't think he's a bad squad player whilst he's not really taking gametime off anyone. If someone pulled out injured during the warm up before a knockout game I'd feel much more confident throwing Hankinson in there than asking Halsall to debut or moving Isa there.

I’d rather play Isa there to be honest. I’d rather play Manfredi there too.

Nah, they will find it “inconclusive “ and give him a warning. Nothing to be worried about. Whichever player it was that ran in with raised forearm to the throat may have a little more to sweat on.

Nothing in that whatsoever, he was trying to fend him off

Nick Fozzard you mean?

It'll be interesting to see the reserve team that plays at Widnes tomorrow. That may give us some idea on who will play v Cas.
The Widnes v Wigan reserve game is live on Wigan t.v. kick off 2 p.m.