Club says he has a calf strain, Sammut says he hasn't. It isn't ambiguous at all. One of them isn't telling the truth and i'm pretty sure that Sammut wouldn't say he had been dropped if he hadn't been. But yes he needs to force his way back in and prove the coach wrong.

Can't see the problem. He's dropped either way.

I have no idea of the thinking behind this decision. From a fans perspective it would seem obvious to try and get a player of Jarrods talent out on the field as he does things most humans cannot. However, we are not party to the training sessions, the conversations with the coaches, the interaction with the other players, the gameplan and just the mindset generally. Any of those things would be legitimate reasons for leaving a player out if the 19.

MC has made it very clear that there is nothing else going on here, just a player not making the 17, and I can live with that - it is Webster who has to make the tough calls and no doubt some will be good and others not so.

I will cite an example here - and we may see it this afternoon unfortunately - Josh Charnley. The lad went from England winger to Workington, he's then come back and is now showing how hungry he is, with any lapse in attitude seemingly cured. Perhaps this is Websters intention - if so, then he must do what he has and stick to it.

I'll miss watching Jarrod, but we haven't seen the player I thought we would, not that he's been bad, just not that good either. Maybe that's as a result of his position, but then that's a whole other thread!

Either way, let's hope the players we have picked will go out and give Wigan a bloody nose this afternoon!

To site a few official tweets.

@WTWildcatsRL: @Scudley1 JS is one of a number of players not selected who are fit and available. JW can only select 19.

@WTWildcatsRL: @Scudley1 @WTWChairman MC owns and runs the club but doesn't pick the squad. Simply not selected. Lots of players are not selected each week

@chrisbromley46: @WTWildcatsRL no Sammut again! Not even in the 19 man squad! Injured, not injured. What's going on, Does anybody know? --- @WTWildcatsRL: @chrisbromley46 Not selected.
@chrisbromley46: ----- @WTWildcatsRL thank you for quick and straight reply

This is what I mean about not hiding the fact he simply wasn't selected.

Anyway let's look forward to the game and Jarrod forcing his way back into contention!

11 of the 19 in the squad are actually from Wigan amatuer clubs.

I'm all for dropping players who aren't performing. For too long under Agar players retained places when obviously not performing. Hopefully Webster is consistent with this and Sammut isn't the only one.

Richmonds Mobile abattoir visited last week collared Peppa and now business as usual...

Team is

Mathers
Owen
Ryan
Lyne
Riley

Sykes
Smith

Anderson
McShane
Scruton
Gilmour
Kirmond
Washbrook

Godinet
Moore
Tautai
D Smith

Wigan will be out of sight within the first 20

Maybe Sammutt was dropped and the calf strain story was to spare his blushes; he contradicted that on social media, which is a bit silly, so now the truth is out there. That's his fault, and he has to deal with the consequences.

If our new coach will drop players for under-performing, I'm fine with that, providing he does it consistently.

r]The Wigan walk does start early these days.

don't you feel a fool