We need to counter what have been strong starts by Saints in the past 2 weeks whilst not effecting our ability to keep a good lntensity level up during the game by having little impact coming off the bench. To do that I'd put Hock on the bench which will give us some impact from 20 mins on whilst ensuring the lad is fresh at the back end of the game should we be chasing it. I'd start Tuson who works overtime in defence but doesn't add a great deal from the bench ahead of Hughes who's a big, athletic lad who will trouble them around the edges later on.



Tomkins

Charnley Goulding Carmont Richards

Finch Leuluai

Prescott McIlorum Lima

Hansen Tuson O'Loughlin



Subs-

Dudson Hock Hughes Mellor



I'd be happy enough with that team infact I'm pretty excited by it.

Agreed, im quite concerned about whats going to happen when we have to start making interchanges. If we pick up an injury in the forwards we are goosed.

Considering just who we have out that's still a surprisingly strong 19. I've felt confident all week and even with the injury's within the squad I haven't changed my mind on that.



I'm with Bilko. We're gonna have relativley inexperienced bench so Lima coming on alongside some of these youngsters will help. I know we need to get off to a good start, but we can't give our all in the first 20 when there's another 60 to go, and expect kids to hold their own in arguably the toughest part of the match, the last quarter.









I we'd better watch out, because the Saints bench your proposing is littered with game breakers.

My main concern with that is having Hock on the bench, I can see your reasons for it but why would you start one of Wigan's best players so far this year on the bench? He needs to start the game and help our forwards set a plat form early. My only changes to that would either Hock for Tuson or Hock for Prescott.

Which was PRECISELY the point I was making, if you'd care to actually read.

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I have re-read it and concluded that you made a mistake by saying you'd play Puletua off the bench for impact, but in fact when naming the team you'd like to see, Puletua is instead named in the starting 13.



So which is it, Puletua either starts or comes off the bench? Because at present you've got both bases covered.

I don't know what that means.

I literally have no idea what you're on about, I would suggest you read it a third time.

I don't to be honest.

I'm juggling that many thinks at present there all going to pot, including this.

I typed a reply, then re-read your post and saw that you'd already made the same point, so deleted it.

Don't worry, only two more sleeps