Re: CONFIRMED - Tomkins and O'Loughlin out for season : Mon Sep 26, 2016 12:55 pm  

Wigan6/Leeds1 Andy wrote: http://www.wiganwarriors.com/news/2016-09-26-injury-update Interesting where Tomkins had his x-ray. Isn't that where Dr Chris Brooks is based? Mattty Smith was in there on a drip just before the Widnes game.

Wigan6/Leeds1 Andy wrote: http://www.wiganwarriors.com/news/2016-09-26-injury-update Interesting where Tomkins had his x-ray. Isn't that where Dr Chris Brooks is based? Mattty Smith was in there on a drip just before the Widnes game.

Re: CONFIRMED - Tomkins and O'Loughlin out for season : Mon Sep 26, 2016 1:06 pm  

Wigan6/Leeds1 Andy wrote: http://www.wiganwarriors.com/news/2016-09-26-injury-update Interesting where Tomkins had his x-ray. What's so interesting about the location? Salford has a sports injury specialism.

Wigan6/Leeds1 Andy wrote: http://www.wiganwarriors.com/news/2016-09-26-injury-update Interesting where Tomkins had his x-ray. What's so interesting about the location? Salford has a sports injury specialism.

Re: CONFIRMED - Tomkins and O'Loughlin out for season : Mon Sep 26, 2016 1:15 pm  

NickyKiss wrote:

There's no point us moaning I suppose. It all seems quite fitting tbh and falls in line with how the year has gone.

I'd seriously doubt us getting to the Grand Final now let alone winning it but I'm sure the players will give it a good crack on Friday. It's not like we've not been in a situation like this before.

I'm not so pessimistic, we have been without both of the players for large chunks of the season. I would prefer them in, but then I would also prefer all of our long term injury carrying players in.

However, I wonder if the two being ruled out along with Clubb recently allows us to take them off the cap (or have dispensation) and bring somebody into the back line (around the wing area)?

Re: CONFIRMED - Tomkins and O'Loughlin out for season : Mon Sep 26, 2016 1:31 pm  

To be honest, it doesn't bother me. Every game we go in with key players missing, it just seems to be different ones. The entire squad is first team ready now, they've all had plenty of game time so we have no excuses. Go out, do our best and if it isn't good enough then so be it. It's only when we don't show our potential I have a gripe.

Re: CONFIRMED - Tomkins and O'Loughlin out for season : Mon Sep 26, 2016 2:02 pm  

ChrisA wrote:

To be honest, it doesn't bother me. Every game we go in with key players missing, it just seems to be different ones. The entire squad is first team ready now, they've all had plenty of game time so we have no excuses. Go out, do our best and if it isn't good enough then so be it. It's only when we don't show our potential I have a gripe.

Well said.

[Wigan6/Leeds1 Andy]

Re: CONFIRMED - Tomkins and O'Loughlin out for season : Mon Sep 26, 2016 2:19 pm  

Rogues Gallery wrote:

Isn't that where Dr Chris Brooks is based? Mattty Smith was in there on a drip just before the Widnes game.

Did not know that. Maybe not so interesting after all.

Re: CONFIRMED - Tomkins and O'Loughlin out for season : Mon Sep 26, 2016 2:30 pm  

I just hope we carry on playing the way we have done since the 2nd half against Wire, off-loading, backing up, keeping the ball alive.
If we get beaten doing that, so be it, I'll just be gutted if we go back into our shells and go out with a whimper playing the way we have done for most of the season.

Re: CONFIRMED - Tomkins and O'Loughlin out for season : Mon Sep 26, 2016 2:41 pm  

apollosghost wrote:

I just hope we carry on playing the way we have done since the 2nd half against Wire, off-loading, backing up, keeping the ball alive.
If we get beaten doing that, so be it, I'll just be gutted if we go back into our shells and go out with a whimper playing the way we have done for most of the season.

The players do need to test the opposition with offloads, Hulls pack need to be moved around the park. I still don't understand why we kick so much in the oppositions 20, on Friday we had them on the ropes yet kicks were put in before the last tackle.

Re: CONFIRMED - Tomkins and O'Loughlin out for season : Mon Sep 26, 2016 3:01 pm  

Hulls pack is easy to make meters against. They come up with tackles but give away a lot of territory. It's up to our creative players to score some points because we will get within their 20 plenty of times.

Re: CONFIRMED - Tomkins and O'Loughlin out for season : Mon Sep 26, 2016 3:59 pm  

Yes Rogues Salford is where Dr Chris Brooke's is based,