They are a huge side but away from home there not the same side, if we start well and don't allow them into the game we'll go onto win, however if we start dropping ball and giving away lots of penalties (Fielden) then we'll be in for a closer game than it should be.

They concede plenty of points Catalans so we don't need to be matching them with 5 props and making it into a down the middle battle.

If we play with width like the last 2 games i'm confident we'll get more points then them.

I think I would go with;

Phelps... playing well and solid
Roberts... Starting to find some form and is finding some scoring form.
Gleeson... If Fully fit ??
Carmont
Richards
Tomkins... With smith out for the season, we need to see if the tommy/Tomkins partnership is going to work long term.. otherwise we need to sort out another half back asap...
Lulu.. showing good form and will move to hooker when riddell takes a breather
Prescott... solid and make few mistakes
Riddell... with Mike Mc out.. no other option... yet to convince me yet!!
Coley... starting to show some good form... most effective when running second row lines..
Bailey... playing well and good defensively
Mossop.. according to luke R playing well for Hudds..
Tomkins... may blossom in his more preferred role of loose forward..

Feka...
Fielden...
Pryce... we need a back in the team with both gleeson and carmont not 100%
Flannagan

I went with Flannagan instead of Hansen on the bench as I would prefer players who are near full fitness playing... the last thing we need is for hansen to play and be out injured because his injury wasn't allowed to heal properly, also Flannagen can play loose forward/six, second row and hooker... so his versatility means if we loose one of those players carrying an injury.. we have some cover without making to many positional changes as all that does is cause problems...

strange how bird has been found guilty of glassing his girlfriend and in all probibility will have to serve a custodial sentence at some point, and yet she is living with him in france, both their families are said to be happy....bit strange don't u think?! if someone had glassed me the i wouldn't want anything to do with them, let alone live with them!!

Riddell deserves his place on form over the past few weeks.

This witch hunt against him from certain sections is stupid. His form is improving and has never been that bad anyway.

We've had and have far worse players.

I haven't personally got a "witch hunt" going on.... I just don't think he is showing the form that got him into the parramatta and st george teams... for the money he is on I would expect more....especially as the pitches are dry now and more suited to the aussie imports...

I must be watching a different player over the past month or so because i think he's been playing pretty well.

I think he's got more to offer but his form isn't too bad.

I don't think he is doing much wrong... I just don't see him as a world class player on current form and seens as though thats what we/I was expecting... The reality is somewhat different to my expectation... So do we have a right to be somewhat dissapointed after losing micky higham... for someone who isnt any better on current form...

Rubbish

I'm getting tired of posting this.
rlhttps://www.superleague.co.uk/statistics_player.php?hs1

Well constructed argument their Rogues?? Apart from Mickey being injured at the moment... last year mickey was a consistently good performer, which was one of the reasons why so many never wanted him to leave.....

i wanted him to leave.

Higham was consistent though, consistently average. Riddell showed me more in the first few games of the season, when he was playing badly, than one scoot mick did in the 2nd half of last.

I've edited my post above to show the reasons.

Higham was never a consistently good performer for Wigan in his three seasons at the club.

His errors and penalties conceded were disgraceful for a so called top class hooker. His passing was abysmal.

So that leaves his scooting and metres from dummy half.

Riddell is doing better at that ( see the stats)

Higham was a badge kissing scarf waving failure.

Higha is the third best hooker at Warrington.

Do you not think that their improvement in form has coincided with Highams absence?

I don't want to turn this into a "witch hunt".. but piggy was very poor in the first few games, which is one of the reasons he got slatted so much along with roberts...

How short peoples memories are... micky was one of the reason we did well in the play-off always giving 120%... can the same be said for riddell ATM