It's going to take 6 weeks for the break to heal maybe longer if it doesn't stitch right then you got to get ligaments right 8 weeks will not happen your looking 10-12 but all depends how his body reacts different times for different people

Tommys a tough little bugger. He may not be 100% come the cup final(if we get there) but if he has any chance of playing he will and then try and rest for another spell before entering the play offs (probably late missing the couple of weeks).

That's my guess how it'll play out. Wigan played Ben Cross way ahead of schedule with a leg break (iirc) and it wasn't like he was anything but an extra body to put on the bench.

Think it was his arm

Aye it was thinking on.

Arms or legs though they're both reasonably important in rugby and if Tommy can possibly get his body out on the field come the cup final or play offs he'll play with a bit of pain IMO.

Above all the chat about how we'll get on and who could replace him the most important thing is Leuluai himself having the opportunity to finish at Wigan on his terms.

A true legend.

Yeah and what happened with Cross it got worse

I'm sorry but if it's a chance of having Tommy for the cup final or the playoffs i'd choose the latter if a player is not right they wont get played and rightly so

They'll definitely need to manage it right.

If it's not fully healed come Wembley (again if we get there) then he can't play but my point is if he's healed but has to play with some discomfort(stiffness or due to a lack of miles) then he'll want to do it and I think we'll let him.

If it's literally still broke then he's obviously no chance.

He deserves some luck.

you can always sign his brother from widnes on loan mc graff .....

Is this Leatherbarrow any good ?

he seems to have been about the academy for ages but never gets a mention.

Is Mellor coming back off loan at Widnes or what? Might as well give him some game time for us against Widnes and Bradford to see how he goes. Even if its just off the bench.

Don't think so

, but IMO, it should happen... if only to stop him 'doing a Marsh' to us as happened in the away game!

No! He's 22 now and is only on the academy because he was good friends with a lot of the lads through his St Pats days

Mellor hasn't been called back by Wigan according to Cullen on boots n all and he expects Wigan to play with Lockers in the halves.