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Wigan have opened talks with Sean O’Loughlin about playing on next year.

And coach Adrian Lam hopes it won’t drag on beyond the end of the season like last year.

The captain, who returned from a pectoral injury against Castleford, is out of contract at the end of this season.

He is the only frontline player whose future has yet been secured.

Lam said: “The club has started talking to him, he wants to play on in 2020.

“I think it worked the same way last year, it’s an annual thing and we’ll see how it pans out.”

O’Loughlin signed a new 12-month deal – amid interest from Leeds – days after their Grand Final.

He turns 37 in November and is hoping to lead the revived Great Britain Lions tour Down Under.

While he still has a big influence on the side, Wigan have arguably coped better in his absence this year than in previous campaigns.

"We went the whole off-season without Lockers and that wasn't a bad thing because I knew at times we'd have to play without him," said Lam.

“We can play without him - but we’re a different team with him.

When Lockers came on (against Castleford), within one or two touches he helped change the game. Just having him, and Ben Flower, in the dressing room just gives the players that confidence that we're going to be okay."

O’Loughlin has already started his coaching career by assisting Shane Eccles with the Under-19s.

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If he doesn't take up much space on the cap yes.

In all honesty. No.

We are a different team when he plays 3/8s of the season

Lockers is not the influence he was when he comes on these days, hardly noticed his contribution on Thursday, call it a day Sean.

Go down a legend at the club, skilful and tough as they come.
But enough is enough, he’s had his day.

No doubting he’s been a great player for the club but the decision whether to play on should be the clubs not his . The decision in my view should be based on likely number of appearances and could the salary be better spent else where .No doubt others will have a different view but I would like to see him go out with supporters feeling he might have gone a little too soon rather than he went on far too long

Whatever Lockers decides will be for the good of the Club not himself. Personally, I would like to see him retire at the end of this campaign holding the trophy aloft at OT.

If he wants another year think we'd be crackers not to offer him one as he'd be snapped up by someone else.

It's only my opinion but I think he's still the best loose forward in Super league and by some distance.

Personally NO but...

The people who are paid to make the decisions must make their decision. If he signs he signs and we should get behind Sean.

Still, this is a guys career and job who are we to say he should stop surely it’s his choice. It’s like our work and someone saying you should leave.

As long as we get to Wembley and beat Saints... it’s all good