Re: Wigans 19 to face Hull Wigan make 2 changes. : Wed Sep 06, 2017 5:55 pm  

Tomkins
Davies
Gelling
Gildart
Burgess
Williams
Leaulai
FPN
Mcilorum
Isa
Bateman
Farrell
O'loughlin

Sutton
Powell
Tomkins
Tautai

Clubbs peformances have dropped off in recent weeks, give him a rest.

Re: Wigans 19 to face Hull Wigan make 2 changes. : Wed Sep 06, 2017 6:16 pm  

I said on the VT before the season that Leeds would be back this season, because you can't keep a champion club down, and got laughed at - even by Leeds fans. Doesn't really matter that they have had personnel changes, the club (like us and Saints) have a culture that breeds resilience and success when it matters most.

I 100% want us to finish 4th and go to Cas. Mainly because it gives us a chance to put right a few wrongs from earlier in the season but I also genuinely feel their ar$e would drop out if an in-form Wigan went there (their fans won't admit it, but they aren't the ones running out onto the pitch...).

Beat Hull & Wakey and it won't matter what happens in the Cas S-8 fixture at home IMO.

Re: Wigans 19 to face Hull Wigan make 2 changes. : Thu Sep 07, 2017 7:04 am  

I'd leave Tautai out. I've been saying it for a while now but his performances haven't been good enough since that new deal was signed and he gave away a couple of ridiculous penalties at Saints last week.

I'd go-

Tomkins
Davies Gelling Gildart Burgess
Williams Leuluai
Sutton McIlorum Tomkins
Bateman Farrell Lockers

Subs
Clubb Isa Nuuausala Powell

Re: Wigans 19 to face Hull Wigan make 2 changes. : Thu Sep 07, 2017 8:06 am  

rodney_trotter wrote:

Wigan - Wakefield - Castleford.... Not sure I would call it an easy run of games. Friday should be a cracking match though

You will stick 40 past Wakey. I suspect you will be facing Cas Academy given that they will have a semi final the following week.

Re: Wigans 19 to face Hull Wigan make 2 changes. : Thu Sep 07, 2017 8:18 am  

PurpleCheeseWarrior wrote:

It's a different Leeds team though, isn't it? This is their first SL semi since the "old guard" moved on. I know a few of that era still remain but they're all old and well past their best. They're still a good team and it would be a tough ask to go there and win but I definitely fancy our chances more against them than Cas.

Has the old guard moved on? Obviously there is movement every year, but they still have McDermott as coach, with Wakins, Hall, Maguire, Burrow, JJB, Delaney, Ablett and Ward out on the pitch. That's a massive amount of play off experience which Cas can't match. I'd say, rather than 2015, this is actually the last campaign for the Leeds old guard, before Maguire, Burrow and JJB move on.

Re: Wigans 19 to face Hull Wigan make 2 changes. : Thu Sep 07, 2017 9:16 pm  

Joel is not Wigan standard