Anyone willing to make a prediction for Friday?

After a close game away and a hammering at home last year, are we in a better position to stand up to the giants?

I'll go for:
Wigan 24
Giants 18

1st Try: Ainscough
MOM: Leuluai

It would be nice to cast this one as the revenge match for last year. But the Giants are flying high and, as usual, we seem to be sputtering along. It could go either way. But one thing's certain - Wigan won't be taking this one lightly.

wigan 22
giants 18

1st try Brown
att 14,432
MOM Lockers

30-20 to us.

14k crowd. Mini bus load from Huddersfield splattered in the East stand corner.

Im gonna stick my neck out and say I think we could lose this one. Playing some good footy Huddersfield.

Huddersfield look to be playing some decent rugby this year and although I wouldn't take any of their players man for man over ours they do seem to play as a team. For that reason and bearing in mind our consistently inconsistent form I'm predicting either a resounding victory for us or a close game with them beating us.

What I will predict though, is Hock and Mason will fall out during the game and will be exchanging words from start to finish.

Wigan 24
Huddersfield 18

I think it'll be a close game but our players will still focused on home form.

Very tough game for us this Friday but I'll go for Wigan by 4.

Wigan 18
Huddersfield 22

MOM - Robinson
1st try - Piggy

I think a few of us posted just after our victory over over Bradford that this (Huddersfield) game would be a real test to see how far we have progressed.

They are a very good (but underrated) team.

I honestly can't call it but expect it to be a really tough game for us. Huddersfield like to play the game with a lot of width and will look to "get at us" on the outside.

If Tim Smith plays there is no doubt that they will target his defence.

It should be great game to watch, I just hope the weather stays dry enough to allow both teams to play open rugby.

Wigan - 12
Hudds -26


Both teams can be all over the place great 1 minute garbage the next though so who knows. Nathan Brown does seem to have got some consistency from them (not that that is something the coach can do apparently!

) and they are playing well, hence my prediction, very difficult to call in truth though.

Massive game for Brian Noble in my opinion. If we play well we can win it, but we will have to play well. Do not think we will get away with the performance we put in against them at the Galpharm next year and come away with the points.

Very close game, 2 points in it I reckon.

The key is the long kicking game from us it has to be good(the best its been all season) because brett hodgson is one of the best positional full backs in the world so we've gotta made sure we find the gaps and have a good kick and chase to get good field position.

Probably our most challenging game yet (As most would have expected us to lose at Headingley anyway.)

It will show us if we can compete this season or if we are making up the numbers as I expect Huddersfield to be a contender this season.

The game all depends on how much field possession we can get and if we can get the ball out to Tomkins in space to create something.

We need to start trying new methods in attack as well. Against Leeds we just decided to 'give the ball to Hock' and hope it would work, it didn't. Against Salford however Wigan utilised the right wing more and used Tomkins well with Hock able to basically have a rest for a proper encounter.

Our problems lie in our defence on the right hand side however with Salford able to punch holes against us which is worrying considering they are cannon fodder this season.

Wigan Warriors 20
Wigan Warriors 'A' 22

Close game with Huddersfield taking it, there was nothing shown in the win over Salford that would make me feel that we can beat a hard working Huddersfield side. They have not lost away from home this season so far.

Wigan 18
Giants 24

Hope I am wrong though.

huddersfield are playing well.

i reckon it'll be another embarrassing evening.

hudds by 20

On what basis?

Moan moan moan.

read my post again......answers in there.

IF our line speed is good and we slide well, we will win. It really is that simple IMO. If we give them space at first receiver, they can ship the ball out wide where they have plenty of pace, drag players out of the line to create holes etc.

When we've got the ball we must attack. When they've got the ball we must attack even harder! Attack, attack, attack!

moan moan moan moan moan moan

mate......you really are one sad individual and becoming boring.

do us all a favour and grow up

Think they will do us on Friday. They're playing well and we have only hit form in patches; also i think they will be well up for it and we wont. Anyway we won last week so were due a defeat!

Wigan - 16
Hudds - 30

Att: 13,450
MOM: Luke Robinson

I think we will get beat by hudds.

About 22-12 with attendance of 14,500 if we lucky and they bring more than a taxis worth.

I dont see us beating them as i honestley think the team see them as a threat. Arrogant as that sounds, it is correct about us for some reason.

They will come play hard and basic, and our pack will look beaten again after 15mins.

In the spell where feka comes on (unless he starts) a few barnstorming runs will be cheared with much approval, but nothing much will come off the back of them. Fielden and Coley will again be beaten back in the collision, with Hock loosing his temper with someone, probably mason.

Lockers will try hard and do everything right, but due to his lack of churchillian speaches under the sticks, will be blamed for everything from
hock throwing the ball on the floor to global warming.

I know it makes depressing reading, but i still think thats how it goes. Oh plus im going this week and we i not seen them win this season, so i may be cursed! Is that lockers fault too i wonder?

However i hope im wrong, we come out with the eye of the tiger, brast their pack and show that we can play hard and fast against every team.

I must admit to a rofl there



I think its abit of a tight one, heart saying wigan my head saying huddersfield. Like Brian said above, i think if Tim Smith plays he will 100% be a target point for Huddersfield with the way like like to play. Im not prepared to make a prediction now