I agree, JC at loose for the extra defensive strength in that first 20 so we don't rack up points early on. Kelepi off the bench for fresh legs especially in this weather. Will be a tough one in the current climate. Need to be on it with our discipline so we don't tire ourselves out constantly defending.

Hope they have been watching our defensive reads (or lack of them) in training and are working on strengthening them.

Need to slap the factor 50 on my swede and drink a gallon of water to survive the 80 tomorrow, never mind the players. I'm struggling to function normally never mind play Rugby League

This is our 23rd game this season and we still haven’t sorted out our defence on a consistent basis. We have had problems with opposition wingers running in hat tricks for three seasons so if we don’t know by now I think it might be a little too late.
The one thing that is currently working in our favour is the on field discipline of the Toulouse players who have managed to blow winning positions in the last two games.

I agree opposition wingers always seem to have an overlap yet its still happening with the new coaching team,this is why fans are pulling their hair out. Are the coaching team to blame or is it the players?

I used to pull my hair out but, not so much (hair) these days
Hard work and commitment has to be the starting point.

We can do it, as we did v Saints and Cas. We have to go all in, nothing else will be good enough and we may still come second.
We could do with the Wigan Team coach getting stuck on the M62 and have no air con and half of them come down with a mystery virus.

No Fifita or Hood...Walker on the bench... https://twitter.com/WTrinityRL/status/1 ... 53/photo/1

No Fifita or Hood...Walker on the bench... https://twitter.com/WTrinityRL/status/1 ... 53/photo/1

No Bateman, Farrell or Powell for Wigan... https://twitter.com/WiganWarriorsRL/sta ... 44/photo/1

No Bateman, Farrell or Powell for Wigan... https://twitter.com/WiganWarriorsRL/sta ... 44/photo/1

It mentions that Hood is sick (probably of losing) but nothing about Fifita unless I missed it.

Why isnt bowes playing a hooker at hooker is surly better than crowther

Not sure he is. Bored is at a funny stage. Looks great at reserve level but yet to spark at first team.

Also whenever Walker has played hooker he’s looked ok tbh. But Hood is a loss.

Funny but in all our time in SL hooker is the one position we’ve done ok in. But since Woody left it’s not been great.

Who’s the Academy hooker, is it Camplin??

Spot on. Wigan could field their academy team, if we’re not up for it we’d get beat. It’s all about which Wakefield turns up, the one we know are capable of competing, or the one with a majorly soft underbelly.

No Fifita?

He does play alot at 9 for academy and reserves got a good passing game and good at scooting esp near line but i wouldnt say hes ready for first team and i know him very well and they see him more as a middle due to his running style.

It's the hope that kills you. Excellent half. Back it up in the second.

Got to stop the offloads and penalties conceded after a great offensive set. the hardwork we're putting in is being waste by cheap field position