Having watched them get well and truly beaten down under, it looks as though they are definitely going to be missing Pettybourne and O'Loughlin next week, so hopefully with the jet-lag factor thrown in as well, our boys might just fancy their chances ??

That was a tough game for Wigan against the Roosters with a couple of injuries to key players and flying back from the other side of the world so we have a chance!

We need to find consistency, give the players a chance to gel and put right what went wrong last week.I think Agar should go for...

Mathers
Fox
Collis
Sykes
Lyne
Sammut
Godinet
Anderson
Mcshane
Smith
Kirmond
Ryan
Washbrook
Subs. Lauitiiti, Raleigh, Walshaw, Tautai

I'd play Wildie on the bench and let McShane have a rest.
I might even throw Trout in for some fresh legs

They will be tired as it was a tough game but they would have beaten most Super League teams with that performance.
Roosters were very good.

I am more concerned with how we play next week - if we play like we did on Thursday then a tired, jetlagged, injury hit Wigan team would have no problem dealing with us - we need to be at our best before being concerned about the opposition

Yea that's right pop tart when its a tough game let's send lambs to slaughter and save our experienced players for easier games

If Richard Moore is fit, I would play him at Wigan in place of Tautai who makes too many mistakes.

Richie Moore and Wildie in for me.

So does richard moore! but I take your point!

Wigan will beat us by a cricket score, I am sorry to say. Need some structure to the team and it is not going to come anytime soon, Too many errors.

Good opportunity to get 80 mins against tough opposition without much pressure on (huge underdogs) hopefully we'll see a bit more adventure than the Bulls game.

This is the frustrating thing. We'll end up running them very close. Then we'll lose badly against someone like Widnes. The four-point games will cost us.

A chance for a few more training sessions, work on plays and general distribution of duties. Thursday night a few moves when Godinet and Sammut were on the field together went wide quickly, unfortunately going wide isn't/wasn't an option. It's a big limitation, we're not great wide and we aren't going to cause Wigan problems there. I'd prefer the back row to attack off the halves, Sammut and Godinet and the centres, Collis and Sykes, and to use the ball more in the middle of the park. McShane causing problems from dummy half and Wildie on the bench, rest Walshaw.

That's the Wakefield way , despite Thursdays poor performance I fancy us to surprise a few especially when the pitches get better

Agree with you malpalu walshaw needs a rest did 10mins,why not rest Ryan looked like he needs one

Wigan gave it their best shot but were well beaten by a better team by far.
However, I don't think any other SL team could have done any better and some top SL teams would have been battered.
A long flight home and we don't know how our lads will react. I do think it will be another game of sticking it through to the end. Under Shaun Wane Wigan teams don't cave in. They may end up losing a game but never quit early.

My Wigan squad for what it's worth -

Bowen,
Charnley, Goulding, Sarginson, Burgess,
Green, Smith,
Taylor, McIlorum, Flower
Farrell, Hughes,
Bateman,
Bench - Dudson, Crosby, Clubb, Tomkins.

Pettybourne will probably be banned.
O'Loughlin unfit.
Goulding seemed to be struggling and his thigh was strapped. If Goulding doesn't play I'd expect Gelling to replace him.

I still think Wakefield will have to be at their best to beat that Wigan squad. Trinity can't be worse than v Bradford and when they get it together can give anyone a good game on their day.
Wigan have a good pack with good halves who's kicking game has to be better than v the Roosters. Charnley and Burgess are very fast and top class try scorers

Jowitt
Briscoe, Collis, Sykes, Lyne,
Sammut, Godinet
Anderson, McShane, Raleigh
Kirmond, Walshaw
Tautai

Wildey, Lauitiiti, Moore, Smith

Ah there you are. Missed you.
Haven't seen anyone criticising others without making a point of their own for a while.

Don't think Fox, Ryan or Mathers will get dropped.

I would play Jowitt but is his body ready?

I definitely think we should spell McShane.
Whether he can play for a full 80 minutes is irrelevant, it's whether he can be even better if he gets a breather for part of the game, plus Wilde wont develop unless he is given some game time.
Apart form that we need the strongest pack and bench that we have available.
Wigan can be beaten IF we learn to catch and employ a good kick-chase, if not, we will be on the wrong end of 40 points.
We need the young lady who was in the North Stand last Thursday to give the pre match and half time team talk, it's just a shame that the players couldn't hear what we could, some real passion

I think that we should give jowitt a try this week. Why not?

We shudnt be expecting a 16 year old to play one of the most difficult positions in the team away at the current sl champions.

Jowitt looks like a real prospect, let's not ruin his career before its really started.

Exactly no way is his body prepared for SL yet.

I wanted Wigan to win to showcase the UK game. It has to be said, however, that the Roosters would have beaten most NRL sides by a similar margin, and so there was no disgrace at all. They are NRL champions, after all. Wigan played with real spirit.