19 for Wigan

Quote: TRB "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!
And picking up from the comparison with Charnley, when he was left out for the first time, ironically when they played us at the DW, there was much speculation about whether he was injured or not until Shaun Wayne came out in the media and quite bluntly said "he's not injured he's dropped, he has things in his game he needs to work on".

No place for the player to hide after such a statement, it's either shape up or ship out depending on what strength of character the player has. It sends a tough double sided message out to other players.
Play poorly you'll be dropped no matter who you are.
Play well and you'll get an opportunity