Signed for another 2 years

Great news if true. The lad is only going to get better. He was our best back vs Trinity and is starting to show more signs he is getting comfortable with the centre role.

I see this season very much as a transitional one and think we will be a different kettle of fish next year, retaining Gelling is key to that in my opinion.

Good, keep playing him the centres for the 1st team as well and he will only get better. Would be a good idea to get Carmont over for a couple of months to do some development working with him as well.

Wane confirmed it in an interview on Wigan Today. I cant get the link as its blocked at work but its in the article calling Gelling a 'beast' and comparing him to Kevin Iro

Pleased with this. I said this season was make or break for him and he has certainly taken his chance.

www.wigantoday.net/sport/wigan-w ... o-1-668032

www.wigantoday.net/sport/wigan-w ... o-1-668032

I really like Gelling, I'm made up he's getting his chance. It does leave me wondering where this leaves Goulding though with Gelling and Sarginson seemingly nailing the centre spots.

Apparently Goulding has signed for Hull KR. This would leave Gelling and Thornley as our centres with Sarginson covering basically anywhere in the backs/halfback

Fingers crossed we can get Thornley back towards the back end of the season. He started the year on fire!

I'm not sure Goulding's future lies with Wigan to be honest. Gelling, Sarginson and Thornley are all between 3 and 5 years younger, had far less top flight experience and yet look as good or better than Goulding. I do like Goulding but he should really be noticeably better than the other three considering they are all rookies and he's had over 150 first team appearances

why would he do that?

why would anyone do that?

You would deduce that HKR offered him more money than Wigan.
After the WCC Wane said that Wigan weren't big enough and they had to look at their recruitment.
Gelling has been re-signed, Thornley is on a long contract then Joel re-signed.
All three are massive blokes. Sarginson maybe a reserve centre more than Joel and he is quite tall. The smallest of them all, Goulding, is apparently now leaving.