People say that about us with McIllorum and although its true to an extent, when your bench hooker is on is usually around the time when your bench forwards are on and as such your generally a weaker side.

When MM is on for us its normally with Prescott + Feka, and we tend to suffer more during these periods of the games.

If I were a Wigan fan, which I happily am not, I'd be worried out Soliola in defence and Puletua's go forward. Those two players will be key for us on saturday.

Exactly. You cant really blame it on one player i.e Micky Mac or Roby. Playing with Fielden + Coley will be a damn sight easier imo than with Prescott + Feka in MM's case.

Cunnigham and Roby. Possibly Puletua as well but when only close to our line.

Slight misunderstanding on your part, there. You probably read that Saints won the game 36-0 with Cunningham on and lost it 22-6 with Cunningham off. That doesn't mean that Roby wasn't on the field at the same time as Cunningham. In fact I think he was on for all the 2nd half, when we scored quite a few points.(not just six).

Tony P for me, the bloke is lethal near the line or indeed in the final 20M

Roby, I get the feeling all eyes will be on Cunningham, which may give Roby a bit of room to exploit us

Absolutly no one if we play like we did against Leeds could be a hammering

Agreed and we need to nullify him by working him hard in defence.
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If i was a Wigan player i'd want to stay away from Soliola. Some of his tackles are lethal.

As are Tommy Leuluais, just ask Mary F

1 of the main reasons saints are in the final is paul wellens, he could be ne to watch out for.

Just giving the stats. I don't think he is as good as people make out.

Got to say they may both be nearing & reaching the end respectively but I think Wellens and Cunningham will be their most dangerous players come Saturday.

Got to say their pack completely dominated Warrington in the first week of the playoffs by playing simple rugby in wet conditions. They do have the potential to control the game in that situation.
However if our forwards play like they can, no matter how good Graham, Soliola and Puletua have been we can nullify that threat and I think our back line is man for man far superior. Particularly with them missing first choice halves!

Cunningham, Graham and Foster.

you invented the stat though. as already pointed out, Roby played the whole of the 2nd half.

Got to be Cunningham, his influence on the game when he comes on can be huge plus he has the obvious added last-game incentive tomorrow. Other than him, Puletua and Graham are also pretty terrifying.

Cunningham, Puletua and Gidley.

Cunningham is a guaranteed PITA whatever the game. Puletua is a superb prop and never takes a backwards step, and Gidley always seems to be able to get on the outside. Pat will have to keep a good resolve to not get dragged in and stay on his winger.

He's been all things to all men at St Helens this year, playing an awful lot in the back row as well as hooker. Everyone knows about his work from dummy half, but he can run excellent lines as a receiver and is one of our top defenders.

Some one mentioned concentrating defence on Graham, but that one of the reasons he's there - he's not a prop that make breaks, but he drives for yards and sucks in defenders. If you have to focus too much on him, it will give our other players more room to work.

Just watch out for the short/switch inside balls from Cunningham, Graham and Puletau to Wellens and Roby we will be reet and watch for Cunningham going on his own near the line and Graham or Puletua barging over from 5 yards.

Cunningham for me, there's nothing for him to lose and could quite easily turn this into a niggly dirty game as there is no punishment at the end of it.

It has to be Cunningham it's his last ever game of rugby league and he won't be holding back into any tackle or run, defiantly the danger man from Saints.

as most have said on this thread KC will be out there and giving his all on saturday night but for me tha take the pressure off another 16 blokes out there in saints shirts . everyone of them are danger men and with the limelight well and truely on KC then all the others have nowt to lose and will also be lifted by Cunninghams effort themselves . I just hope that Wigan can keep KC quiet , not so much in that first 20 when I think it will be tight anyway but when he comes back on for that second stint where for me he is at his most dangerous . COME ON WIGAN !

Pryce & Eastmond. Been having sleepless nights about these 2

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