Be interesting to see what the changes in the line up , presumably escare won’t play even if we’ve extended his loan , tj is out due to failing the hia, but we do have max back. Wonder if Croft might play in centre with hall on wing ?

Indeed, conditioning seems to be a big factor. I think we've finished stronger than the opposition in every game so far. If we're in it at half time, there's a good chance of a win.

That could make us weak defensively on the left though. A centre/wing partnership takes time to gain understanding. I've been impressed by how quickly TJ and Hall have learnt to combine. Hall seems to be a real natural talent. His vision and decision making belies his years.

Agree with you re taking time, but as far as I can see unless someone’s fit that we don’t know about you have to some how get a centre winger combination out of hall Croft Murphy not easy

Think Willy must have known at start of season or be prescient , so this weekend we are lacking tj, tupou, kershaw , Lineham , minns and Gaskell ?

Shame escare isn’t an option as other than tj none of the others are likely to be available any time soo.

Think we are only missing a winger .Kay is steady away till Tupo, is fit Other two wingers are two are long term .Given up on Gaskell and with Mimms think they are back up players

Bill is not a winger these days.

Kay is a way way way way way better winger than Tuopu IMHO, Bill was poor for us until he moved to the centre, Kay is and always has been a top-notch finisher.

I hope to see Kay progress at 9 but we are incredibly lucky to have such a quality winger available to us.

Kay 198 games - 168 tries

Bill 203 games - 78 tries

That says it all, and frankly, I don't think the opposition mean very much to those stats.

The one nobody is mentioning is Davetanivalu who you'd think might be ready for a run out though he didn't even play in the reserves last week.

I’m sure it was said he went off in the previous reserve game clutching his arm/shoulder. Not sure how reliable that is but that maybe why.

As for wingers this week there’s only two options imo. Murphy to left wing or Kay moves to left and Tanivalu comes into right wing if fit.

At least we have options open to us but id personally change as little as possible for this repeat game vs wire and give Murphy another shot.

Vastman hope you right Davetanivalu, looks strong Could gamble on Murphy..wi'll have faster centres to get across than he did last time .In fact both are a gamble but they are wingers

TBH they aren't really big gambles. Murphy is no more a risk than any other debutant and army Dave did actually play RL as a youngster so it's not that foreign to him.

Personally, I'd go with Murphy again, played well in the reserves without any obvious lack of confidence. Don't think either of Warrington's wingers are all that big?

Bit off topic but as the game is on premier sports does anybody know a pub around wakefield thats going to show it live ive had a look around but cant seem to find anywhere that has premier sports coverage

Casanovas?

The Red Shed might be your best bet... how kosher the broadcast might be might be a different thing

We have a chance with that Donkey Hughes missing

WP - endorses qualities of magouliss, I hope we wrap him up & prevent his plays/ combinations etc.
Up the Trin.

We are going to need a bigger prop

I find the hype around Billy a little odd… I liked him as a sharks player and think he will go well in SL… he’s a hard worker with a bit of creativity… but his pedigree is not as good as … for example … Mason Lino… and is way behind a number of other players who have come to SL this year. He’s a gamble for wire .. one well worth taking… but a gamble all the same!

A lot will depend on his debut. If he starts well and gets the crowd on his side and thus gets some momentum he will do ok. If not he’s probably in for a rough ride and a mediocre few years. His sort need to be fans favourites to really succeed.

That said I don’t know much about him tbh so I’ll go with you. One thing though, he does sound more a Trinity type player than a Warrington one, which is probably why we looked at him.

IMO Charnley back in the squad will pose a bigger threat than a player who hasn’t even stepped onto the pitch so far this season ,it’s not like it’s Taumalola or Trbojevic running out against us ,he’s bound to be ring rusty .Wires are down on confidence just like Leeds ,and that didn’t end well for them yesterday ,even with the new coach trying to spark them up . We are more than capable of coming away with a win today ,and booking our home tie with Wigan .

For me this season Trinity won the one that matters most
A win today would be fantastic with the prospect of a home draw and a bumper gate v a Wigan side that in my view is beatable