Jowitt
Johnstone
Lyne
Miller
Lino
Battye
Hood
Arona
Ashurst
Tanginoa
Pitts
Crowther
Whitbread
Batchelor
Gaskell
Kay
Adebiyi
Bowes
Murphy
Hall
Fifita

I'd go with
1 Jowitt
2 Johnstone
3 Hall
4 Lyne
5 Kay
6 Miller
7 Lino
8 Fifita
9 Hood
10 Arona
11 Ashurst
12 Pitts
13 Batchelor

14 Gaskell
15 Whitbread
16 Tanginoa
17 Battye

Really torn on Crowther as I want to play him but both Whitbread and Batch have stepped up so I may be saving him for Easter.....and I think we need Gaskell

Assumptions… TJ not fit as Murphy is in the Squad… Fifita is fit as Aydin isn’t in squad

So here’s my 17 for Sunday out of the 21 man squad given out

1 Max Jowitt
2 Tom Johnstone
3 Corey Hall
4 Reece Lyne
5 Liam Kaye
6 Jacob Miller
7 Mason Lino
8 Eddie Battye
9 Liam Hood
10 Tinirau Arona
11 Jordy Crowther
12 James Batchelor
13 Jay Pitts

14 David Fifita
15 Kelepi Tanginoa
16 Jai Whitbread
17 Lee Gaskell

Would love to put Marty Ashust in but think the younger ones deserve a crack at Wigan and with his age would like to give him a rest for the upcoming Easter fixtures also with Bowes I’d have him in my starting line up but just think Gaskell gives that bit extra cover in most back positions and would love for Gaskell to get a belter under his belt in a big game for us (hopefully)

Wigan 21 https://wiganwarriors.com/blog/2022/04/ ... wakefield/

Wigan 21 https://wiganwarriors.com/blog/2022/04/ ... wakefield/

Putting Crowther into 2nd row would be suicide…

There’s only one big decision to make and that’s 4 forwards on the bench or 3 and Gaskell…

I’d go

Jowitt
Johnstone
Hall
Lyne
Kay

Miller
Lino

Fifita
Hood
Arona
Ashurst
Pitt’s
Crowther

Gaskell
Tanginoa
Batchelor
Battye/Whitbread


Harsh on Battye or Whitbread but that’s how I’d go…

Reasonable but it may be more a precaution, I reckon TJ will play with painkillers. Looked like a bruised back, I've had that and it 't painful for a few weeks but manageable.

We'll see soon enough I suppose.

Think putting J C and Batch in second row at the start of match and at the expense of Ashurst is stupid .same as having Gaskell on bench J C to miss out for me.And they will be no way Gaskell will be in final 17 will not be match fit for a start .

Happy with that

Seems an odd decision though doesn't it...'saving' a player for Easter?

Forget about Easter this is a massive game...bigger than any league game coming up!

Just think about it...it's the challenge cup...who would it mean most to out of all our squad? The homegrown local lads without a doubt...Crowther and Batchelor have been brilliant this season and surely both should play....it's the little things these two do that spurs on others....Crowther starts and Batchelor can give us a real lift when coming on from off the bench...

Surely Gaskell has to be involved too? He got the 80 minutes in the reserves and showed his class in that. We won't beat this Wigan side bulldozing them through the middle with 4 forwards on the bench...it could take a touch of class from a player like Gaskell to open up their very mean defence...also gives us covers in the backs as losing backs through games has proved costly to us twice...once losing us a game and once nearly throwing a game away!

With you all the way on this one , throw the kitchen sink at em I say , it may be a long time before we’re in this position again

Poaching will have to be canny with his squad over Easter, no doubt about it but, this is cup rugby. Loser goes home.
I'm with you, it has to be the kitchen sink and anything else we can find, thrown at this one.

Play your strongest team that’s fit. It’s that simple. If a few players pick up knocks there’s players banging on the door to get their shot.

Yep. If last week's chosen team is fit then go with it. If we pick up injuries then we bring in fresh troops for the Cas game.

Id go with that