French
Manfredi Hardaker Gildart Burgess
Hastings Leuluai
Havard Powell Partington
Isa Farrell Lockers

Subs
Bullock Greenwood Shorrocks Smith

Clark and Hankinson 18/19th men.

Subject to injuries I think the starting 17 is pretty spot on.
The only possible difference maybe Flower for Shorrocks. I believe that Flower was pretty narked about having to play last night and that maybe showed in his display. Depends if Lam wants as much experience as possible in the squad for Saturday.

I hear a lot about him being ‘narked’ about this and that. Who does he think he is? His form, discipline and injury record far from justify a starting spot every week.

If Flower was annoyed about that in addition to being annoyed about losing his squad number, I suggest he takes a look at how he’s performed over the last couple of years. His form when playing has been non existent and more often than not he’s injured. He’s looked so far off the pace in his last couple of appearances even though the effort is very good. It just looks like his body isn’t up to it anymore.

Shorrocks will play for certain IMO with him being left out last night. I think it’ll just be a decision of 2 from Clark, Bullock, Greenwood, Flower and Byrne to go on the bench alongside Shorrocks and Harry Smith.

Wasn't Flower narked at losing his squad number earlier this season?

TBF I'd be peed off if I lost my squad number to Tony Clubb

I think George Burgess took it off him (which on current evidence could be seen as even worse).

As it stands I think him and Clark just miss out on the 17 as Greenwood provides more flexibility for us as a sub. I thought Bryne was the worst of our props last night and is probably on the outer atm.

Well aye number for number. Burgess was always going to be a starting prop but you would expect to be the other if you were Flower.

Agree, it’s a shame because he looked great since lockdown before he apparently got Covid.

George Burgess, Clubb and Singleton all up for Selection in 2 weeks, with Smithies next week.

Should be good competition for places.

Is 'Flower is narked at having to play against Saints' going to be the new 'Hastings isn't going to come to Wigan'? Where we hold it against him with no evidence (yes I know there was the squad number interview which annoyed me too).

I know what you're saying, but those are three pretty poor options to have coming back imo. I doubt any of our current props are looking over their shoulder at these.

I agree, we have so many props but lack REAL quality (Havard and oli P are great but still Kids)

In no particular order

1 GBurgess
2 Clubb
3 Flower
4 Bullock
5 Clark
6 Partington
7 Havard
8 Bryne
9 Singleton
10 Kilner

Never known depth like it number wise but it still think in the big games we will struggle to match the quality of “Cooper and Hill” and also “Walmsley and Graham”

I understand his major ‘Nark’ is that he’s been done out of a testimonial by IL in moving him on to Toronto (presumably he’ll still leave this winter). I think that has left him in a position of being peeved at anything and everything.

We should’ve gotten rid to Catalan when we had chance and not had him sulking around all year.

Can I just say...


it's Byrne, not Bryne


I suffered in silence through years of Sean Wain, etc., but the wrong spelling is starting to become more common than the right one here!