Different 18 This Week!!!!!!!!

[turf]

Info taken from www.bbc.co.uk/rugbyleague:

Wigan are once more at full strength and likely to be unchanged from their win at Leeds on Tuesday.

However, coach Brian Noble has brought forwards Joel Tomkins and centre Darrell Goulding into his 18-man squad.

Wigan: Ashton, Calderwood, Bailey, Withers, Richards, Barrett, Leuluai, Fielden, Higham, Paleaaesina, Hock, Fletcher, O'Loughlin, Vaealiki, Millard, Prescott, Goulding, Tomkins.

Which team are we sticking with then?!?!?!

There are two teams apparently. The official Warriors site has one team, and then the bbc site has another team.

It looks like he may be starting with Whithers after all!!!!!

Don't say he won't because for the last few weeks, we have seen Ashton's name is the first on the list, (meaning that he will play FB) but then on each occasion it has turned out to be Whithers.

Should be interesting to see what our starting 13 will be on Sunday!!!!

Any thoughts????

[GeoffN]

turf posted:
Info taken from www.bbc.co.uk/rugbyleague:

Wigan are once more at full strength and likely to be unchanged from their win at Leeds on Tuesday.

However, coach Brian Noble has brought forwards Joel Tomkins and centre Darrell Goulding into his 18-man squad.

Wigan: Ashton, Calderwood, Bailey, Withers, Richards, Barrett, Leuluai, Fielden, Higham, Paleaaesina, Hock, Fletcher, O'Loughlin, Vaealiki, Millard, Prescott, Goulding, Tomkins.

Which team are we sticking with then?!?!?!

There are two teams apparently. The official Warriors site has one team, and then the bbc site has another team.

It looks like he may be starting with Whithers after all!!!!!

Don't say he won't because for the last few weeks, we have seen Ashton's name is the first on the list, (meaning that he will play FB) but then on each occasion it has turned out to be Whithers.

Should be interesting to see what our starting 13 will be on Sunday!!!!

Any thoughts????

Not sure where you got that info from, since you ddin't post the full link: the most recent BBC page I can find (from Friday) still only has the 20-man squad.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_l ... 542215.stm


The Official site will be the correct and up-to-date one, also confirmed on the SL site
http://www.superleague.co.uk/news/4931

[turf]

That's the site that had us down as Wakefield didn't it?

Or was it Warrington?

[right cross]

just a thought about this bench thing ? seems like at the moment everybodys on about it, phil clarke said something on friday which was interesting, he said anderson does'nt put his best side on first he leaves is best four impact players on the bench bringing them on when he sees fit . not a bad ploy imo. what do other people think.

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Mother Feka posted:
Ashton
Calderwood
Bailey
Vaealiki
Richards
Barrett
Leuluai
Fielden
Millard
O'Carroll
Hock
Hansen
O'Loughlin

Prescott
Feka
Higham
Tomkins

That bench is the key IMO.

Im Glad he has put tomkins on the bench hope he has improved since 2006 even if he hasnt he is still a good player so well done Nobby

[GeoffN]

right cross posted:
just a thought about this bench thing ? seems like at the moment everybodys on about it, phil clarke said something on friday which was interesting, he said anderson does'nt put his best side on first he leaves is best four impact players on the bench bringing them on when he sees fit . not a bad ploy imo. what do other people think.

True, up to a point, but Saints still have a better bench than we do, whichever way round he plays them.
Whether he starts with Graham & Fa'asavalu, or with Fozzard & Cayless doesn't make much difference, as any of them are better than Hansen & Prescott. Similarly, either Roby or Cunningham are better than Millard, whoever starts.
The biggest factor in Friday's game was the quality of their subs compared to ours.