TBH I was struggling with the last bench spot. I think 16 of the 17 is pretty nailed on, well 15 as there is still debate whether Thornley or Gelling play in the centres. I don't think we need a bench hooker or half on the bench so it would be an extra forward. Burke could be an option but he hasn't played for a long time. A young prop like Greenwood could be used also but he is still very inexperienced. Hughes had a decent game against Hudds but on the whole this year he hasn't played well. Andy Powell is still way off the pace, though as I said above I think could prove useful in short bursts, the home game against Hull after the cup final as an example. Or Gelling could be used off the bench as a SR/cover for outside backs.

Assuming lockers doesnt play then as above but with the idea you mooted below.
i would play thornley so for me its same as hudds but tuson in for hughes and gelling to bench for powell to provide cover in 2 areas (centre and back row).

Squad's been named, no Lockers (as presumed) Tuson injured, no Andy Powell. www.wiganwarriors.com/WContent.a ... 681&type=1 Wigan 19 Man Squad (in alphabetical order) Josh Charnley, Dom Crosby, Gil Dudson, Liam Farrell, Ben Flower, Anthony Gelling, Darrell Goulding, Blake Green, Harrison Hansen, Jack Hughes, Michael McIlorum, Lee Mossop, Sam Powell, Pat Richards, Matty Smith, Scott Taylor, Iain Thornley, Logan Tomkins, Sam Tomkins Leeds Rhinos 19 Man Squad (squad number order) Zak Hardaker, Ben Jones-Bishop, Kallum Watkins, Joel Moon, Ryan Hall, Danny McGuire, Rob Burrow, Kylie Leuluai, Jamie Peacock, Jamie Jones-Buchanan, Carl Ablett, Kevin Sinfield (c), Brett Delaney, Ryan Bailey, Ian Kirke, Chris Clarkson, Mitch Achurch, Brad Singleton, Liam Sutcliffe.

Squad's been named, no Lockers (as presumed) Tuson injured, no Andy Powell. www.wiganwarriors.com/WContent.a ... 681&type=1 Wigan 19 Man Squad (in alphabetical order) Josh Charnley, Dom Crosby, Gil Dudson, Liam Farrell, Ben Flower, Anthony Gelling, Darrell Goulding, Blake Green, Harrison Hansen, Jack Hughes, Michael McIlorum, Lee Mossop, Sam Powell, Pat Richards, Matty Smith, Scott Taylor, Iain Thornley, Logan Tomkins, Sam Tomkins Leeds Rhinos 19 Man Squad (squad number order) Zak Hardaker, Ben Jones-Bishop, Kallum Watkins, Joel Moon, Ryan Hall, Danny McGuire, Rob Burrow, Kylie Leuluai, Jamie Peacock, Jamie Jones-Buchanan, Carl Ablett, Kevin Sinfield (c), Brett Delaney, Ryan Bailey, Ian Kirke, Chris Clarkson, Mitch Achurch, Brad Singleton, Liam Sutcliffe.

L Tomkins and Sam Powell to miss out for me.

Tomkins
Charnley Goulding Thornley Richards
Green Smith
Mossop McM Dudson
HH Faz
Flower
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Taylor Crosby Hughes Gelling/S Powell

Thornley and L.Tomkins to miss for me

Logan must mot play in this game. Look how much better we were against Hudds without him.

5 props is also a must in my opinion. Leeds battered us in the forwards twice this year.

SW has named five props as usual but normaly he drops one from the 17.
Hope he doesn't this time as we need to win the forward battle as at Huddersfield.

The difference now is that Lockers is out injured so Flower will be at loose, as such I fully expect all 5 to get a run out

Snap, if we are picking on form then Gelling should get the nod above Thornley.

Tomkins
Charnley
Goulding
Gelling
Richards
Green
Smith
Mossop
McIlorum
Crosby
Hansen
Farrell
Flower

Dudson
Taylor
Hughes
S Powell

This should be the team but I think Thornley will play instead of Gelling and Logan will play instead of Powell.

think we lose too much intensity when Macca goes off for Logan, we need to keep the pressure on in attack and defence for the full 80 minutes.

Logan to miss out for me and probably Powell as well....we need size on the bench

Gelling on the bench for when goulding gets his biweekly concussion.

I agree completely, McIlorum should be playing 80 mins in the big games with a bench packed with forwards. From that squad selection however I think Logan will play. I can't see Logan and Sam Powell being dropped from the match day squad, surely another prop would have been in the 19. By the looks of the squad I think it'll be one of Gelling/Thornley and one of Powell/Logan to miss out. Big mistake IMO.