Simple question. Does anyone know the answer?

Probably the same as what happens to Escare now.

It seems strange that to the naked eye his form looks excellent but he’s not selected (much) and even after a good performance the other night Waney says he has things to work on rather then focus on the positives.

Maybe I’m cynical but I sense we may want him off the books.

Play Escare at #7, with Powell and Ganson rotating at #9. He’s always impressed there during the switcheroo when Sam stayed at #1. Not altogether convinced by Hardaker at centre, though it is a possibility, of course.

I would think we would be keen to get Morgan and his recently renegotiated contract off the books at the end of the year.

I keep reading Phil Wilkinson dropping hints that Hardaker May be signed to play centre but surely not! The guy has proven that fullback is by far his best position and as much as I like Escare there’s a fair gap in quality between the two when it comes to their alround games.

I would still like to see Morgan in that Rob Burrows role.

If that is the case then Wigan as a club would be a club with no honour whatsoever, it would be a disgraceful act and the so called Wigan way would be the biggest lie that a certain ex-player has espoused previously.

I honestly cannot believe the club would treat someone so badly.

Is there a club in super league at the minute using various stand offs at full back who aren't even getting close to clicking into gear without a specialist full back?

I’m stunned he’s not at least been on the bench in all our fixtures so far this season. He causes opposition defences all sorts of problems and I’ve not noticed an endless stream of errors in defence so his absence has been a mystery.

I still think our best team would be Escare at one and Tomkins at scrum half but if not then he deserves that impact bench spot.

I've read comments that Morgan was poor against Widnes. i watched the game back last night and I don't see it. He scored a magic try and didn't do much wrong in defence. Maybe he could have passed on a couple of attacking breaks, but that's being harsh I think. He certainly offers a threat to opposing defences, and I really hope Wigan don't dump him.

But then, I also thought Powell had a pretty good game, so what do I know?

Tommy retires
Powell to 9
Morgan to 7
Hardaker to 1

Yep, that’s my preference, with Ganson on the bench perhaps.

A reinforced bench, hopefully. Ganson looks seriously overweight to me.

So did his dad.

Powell did have a good game so seems you know plenty!



Interesting reading the Widnes forum after the match. They thought Powell was the best half on the field and, along with Tommy, was the difference in the teams.

Not saying I agree but it's interesting to see how far opposition fans views seem to differ from our own.

Seems the logical choice (and it gets some cash off the cap).

That doesn't strike me as the most intelligent spine for a team. Powell is okay at hooker but not the most creative or dynamic and at times his passing is awful. Escare is a dangerous runner and a decent playmaker from fullback but he's had nothing like enough time at 7 to suggest whether he has the intelligence to read a game, the passing accuracy of the defensive strength to be used there. Add to that Williams still being a bit dodgy with his own decision making and Hardaker not being much of a playmaker and I'd question whether that line up would be smart enough for a top Super League side.

1-Hardaker
6-Williams
7-New scrum half
9-Powell
17-Escare/Ganson

That would be my choice. I don’t think for one minute we can lose Sam Tomkins passing/kicking game and his creativity and replace it with two runners in Hardaker and Escare.

You should have seen his performance in the halves for the reserves. He ran the show. Different calibre opposition, I grant, but it shows that he has what it takes to play in the halves.

I disagree with the verdict on Hardaker's handling, I think he has a superb handling game and would slot into our patterns easily.

Not just for the reserves, either, when the switcheroo has had him at #7 and Sam at #1 it’s seemed to work better than the other way around.