Joe Bretherton, Josh Charnley, Tony Clubb, Macauley Davies, Ben Flower, Josh Ganson, Anthony Gelling, Oliver Gildart, Nick Gregson, Dom Manfredi, Lee Mossop, Liam Paisley, Sam Powell, Kyle Shelford, Ryan Sutton, Taulima Tautai, Lewis Tierney, Joel Tomkins, Luke Waterworth, Jack Wells Read more at www.wiganwarriors.com/news/2016- ... gFgcYQ3.99

Joe Bretherton, Josh Charnley, Tony Clubb, Macauley Davies, Ben Flower, Josh Ganson, Anthony Gelling, Oliver Gildart, Nick Gregson, Dom Manfredi, Lee Mossop, Liam Paisley, Sam Powell, Kyle Shelford, Ryan Sutton, Taulima Tautai, Lewis Tierney, Joel Tomkins, Luke Waterworth, Jack Wells Read more at www.wiganwarriors.com/news/2016- ... gFgcYQ3.99

Interesting selection.
Jack Wells is an outstanding prospect even though he is still U18. Kyle Shelford (U19's captain for Wigan and England) has tremendous leadership qualities and desire, whether he will ever be big enough would be a major concern. I'm looking forward to seeing how Bretherton, Waterworth and Gregson step up to the next level.

Should be fun and a good test for such a young side.

edit - I have a feeling that Shelfords leadership qualities probably came to the fore on the recent army training camp sessions, hence his inclusion. He has a real desire to be a top class player and is well liked/respected by the coaching staff and his team mates.

Is it on Wigan TV again ?

Who we going to be looking at for the halves? Powell and an other by the looks.

Leigh will put their strongest team out I'm sure so it'll potentially be a sound defeat but you just want to see the attitude be good.

Leigh squad, fairly strong I think.

The Leigh Centurions squad is as follows:
Gregg McNally; Adam Higson; Greg Worthington; Willie Tonga; Liam Kay; Martyn Ridyard; Fuifui Moimoi; Bob Beswick; Dayne Weston; Gareth Hock; Cory Paterson; Micky Higham; Jonny Pownall; Reni Maitua; Jamie Acton; Tom Spencer; Lewis Foster; Sam Hopkins; Andrew Dixon; Rangi Chase; Tom Armstrong; Eze Harper.

More first teamers than I expected to be honest. Though with Leigh having the likes of Tonga, Moimoi, Hock, Paterson, we'll need them to stick up for the younger lads.

And yes it is on Wigan TV with commentary from Bilko I believe!

Leigh are NOT full strength though , no Brierley though I expect us to win comfortably.

Struggling to work out who will partner Powell in the halves. Is Shorrocks injured?

Shorrocks has an ACL injury that will keep him out until around May. Both Gregson and Gildart have played at #6 in the U19's.

Waney likes to test his younger players against "men".
Those coming from the U age groups probably will face open age players for the first time.
He will be looking as to how they perform and react to those older players who may try to bully them.
No doubting the skill level of our younger players and it will be good to see how they fit into the moves and plays of our first teamers.

So you're without 1 player? Ridyard and Chase are more than good enough anyway.

Totally agree mate ,that's why I'm tipping a Leigh win,if you had Williams and Smith at halves I would still tip Leigh, Williams is class no doubt , but Smith,did he play in last season's GF?

That's a real shame about Shorrocks, he played well in the Leigh game last year and I was hoping he would get the full 80 in this game. Guessing we'll go something like:

FB 22 Tierney
RW 2 Charnley
RC 3 Gelling
LC 20 Gildart
LW 5 Manfredi
SO 27 Gregson
SH 16 Powell
P 17 Mossop
H 32 Waterworth
P 10 Flower
SR 11 J.Tomkins
SR Shelford
LF 21 Sutton

S 15 Clubb
S 19 Tautai
S 29 Bretherton
S Davies
S Ganson
S Paisley
S Wells

It would be interesting to see Gildart in the halves saying that I have said in the past (only my opinion) that he seems to be a bit small for a top rate centre.

I hope my doubts about him being a solution for Wigan in the Centres are proven wrong though.