Seriously, is the answer not CP to 6, TL to cover Hooker, PR to 1 and Ainscough on the Wing?

Thanks for the suggestion Shaun.

Cameron actually!

If it had been Riddell injured instead of McIlorum, would we be worrying about who could alternate at hooker? Nope, McIlorum would do the full 80, I think.

Hypothetical, but says a lot about the relative merits of the two players.

Seems crazy to be planning a full rejig to cater for one player's fitness shortcomings.

So (and I've said it before)must play Riddell. Alternatively, could Flanagan do it?

Leave the halfbacks alone, let them build a partnership. After all, if Riddell is still here next year, we will have Leuluai at scrum half at least some of the time, and maybe most of the time, unless we do manage to sign a new halfback.

How many hookers play the full 80 these days?

Our newspaper (L'Indépendant), announce this team for you:

21-Phelps
2-Roberts
20-Pryce
4-Carmont
5-Richards
25-S. Tomkins
7-Leuluai
8-Fielden (cap)
9-Riddell
15-Coley
16-Hansen
12-Bailey
14-J. Tomkins

On the bench: 3-Goulding, 10-Paleaaesina, 19-Prescott, 24-Mossop.

Aren't there a couple who do so in SL? Though why it matters what others hookers are capable of I don't know because you know as well as anyone we must sub Riddell at some point because he clearly isn't capable of doing the 80. So when we lose MM to injury we are forced to consider the options mentioned. If Riddell was fit enough we would not have to have the musical chairs scenarios.

Dave

Leuluai tonight, likely, partly at hooker?

The Australian-inspired fashion for a porky distributor and a wick scooter alternating is not the only possible tactical solution to acting halfback. Just because they (more or less) all do it, doesn't make it set in stone. I'd like to think a good coach would be looking to innovate.

Oh well...

Team News

Wigan Warriors

Cameron Phelps, Amos Roberts, Darrell Goulding, George Carmont, Pat Richards, Sam Tomkins, Thomas Leuluai, Andy Coley, Mark Riddell, Paul Prescott, Phil Bailey, Harrison Hansen, Joel Tomkins

Subs:Stuart Fielden, Iafeta Paleaaesina, Karl Pryce, Lee Mossop

Catalans Dragons

Clint Greenshields, Steve Bell, Jason Croker, Jean Philippe Baile, Dimitri Pelo, Adam Mogg, Thomas Bosc, David Ferriol, Casey McGuire, Jerome Guisset, Olivier Elima, Cyril Gossard, Jason Ryles

Subs: Remi Casty, Jamal Fakir, Gregory Mounis, Greg Bird

Bird is hopefully knacked after being in court this week...

Looking forward to Goulding and Mossop taking their chances. Hope Goulding shows the benefits of pressureless 1st team experience and Mossop shows why he can step up to the 1st team

Scratch that.