Biggest game of the year so far on Saturday how are we looking? Did anyone play their way into the game last night?

I would go:

French
Manfredi
Hardaker
Gildart
Burgess
Hastings
Leuliai
Partington
Powell
Flower
Isa
Farrell
Harvard

O’loughlin
Smith
Shorrocks
Kilner

Bullock is the kind of player we need for games like this. He's a big roughhouse who doesn't take a backward step. That isn't something you can say about all our forwards. He'd be in my 17 for sure.

I agree but doesn’t he have a broken hand? I was shocked to see him in the line up last night so wouldn’t expect him to back up again so soon. There’s no point I. Playing someone who isn’t 100% fit in a semi final.

In his interview on Wigan tv he says he's ready to play.

I think he was purposely kept to limited minutes last night. Looked to me to be blowing the cobwebs off in readiness for the weekend - a fitness test of a fashion.

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.