Re: Wire part 1 of 2 : Thu May 30, 2024 9:40 am  

It's a shame this game has come a week before Wembley. Ordinarily a Saturday 3pm game on Sky on a dry warm day a few hours before the CL Final was a recipe for a few beers watching hours of Sport. However this has massively diluted the occasion and I doubt both sides will go full strength.

I do think Warrington are building nicely, Burgess is doing a good job and from listening to interviews its clear that the players are really buying into him and have the utmost respect for him. They have a lot of pace in the backline, a good set of forwards with Walker, Nicholson, Vaughan and Harrison to name a few and in my opinion the best 6 in the comp in Williams.

I think the Final will be a great game and its a huge test for Wigan

Re: Wire part 1 of 2 : Thu May 30, 2024 11:07 am  

https://wiganwarriors.com/blog/2024/05/ ... rington-a/ Strong squad, missing only Miski, Faz and Thompson

https://wiganwarriors.com/blog/2024/05/ ... rington-a/ Strong squad, missing only Miski, Faz and Thompson

Re: Wire part 1 of 2 : Thu May 30, 2024 11:15 am  

Plenty of options there, from that I'd say there's 5 nailed on in the 17. O'Neil, Leeming, Walters, Nsemba and Ellis.
You pays your money and take a chance with naming the rest of the team

Re: Wire part 1 of 2 : Thu May 30, 2024 11:30 am  

Wire are resting everyone, I expect Vaughan/Dufty/Drinkwater/Nicholson to miss out from their 21 so that’s pretty much 14 players rested.

Re: Wire part 1 of 2 : Thu May 30, 2024 11:30 am  

Warrington resting at least 8

Re: Wire part 1 of 2 : Thu May 30, 2024 11:35 am  

Given Wires squad I’d go

French
Douglas
Keighran
Eckerlsey
Marshall
Hampshire
Farrimond
Havard
O’Neill
Byrne
Nsemba
Walters
Ellis

Hill
Cooper
Leeming
Mago

Rest Dupree, Field, Smith, Wardle.

After seeing Wires squad, shame Eseh/Forber aren’t in our squad.

Re: Wire part 1 of 2 : Thu May 30, 2024 11:40 am  

NSW wrote:

Given Wires squad I’d go

French
Douglas
Keighran
Eckerlsey
Marshall
Hampshire
Farrimond
Havard
O’Neill
Byrne
Nsemba
Walters
Ellis

Hill
Cooper
Leeming
Mago

Rest Dupree, Field, Smith, Wardle.

After seeing Wires squad, shame Eseh/Forber aren’t in our squad.

I don’t think Forber is fit but I am surprised that Eseh is not in the 21.

Re: Wire part 1 of 2 : Thu May 30, 2024 11:46 am  

Stu M wrote:

It's a shame this game has come a week before Wembley. Ordinarily a Saturday 3pm game on Sky on a dry warm day a few hours before the CL Final was a recipe for a few beers watching hours of Sport. However this has massively diluted the occasion and I doubt both sides will go full strength.

I do think Warrington are building nicely, Burgess is doing a good job and from listening to interviews its clear that the players are really buying into him and have the utmost respect for him. They have a lot of pace in the backline, a good set of forwards with Walker, Nicholson, Vaughan and Harrison to name a few and in my opinion the best 6 in the comp in Williams.

I think the Final will be a great game and its a huge test for Wigan

Blooming heck Stu, it should be a good/tight game, it is after all a Challenge Cup Final. Warrington have improved ten fold under Burgess and I do agree that Williams is pure class.

Re: Wire part 1 of 2 : Thu May 30, 2024 12:13 pm  

I'm leaning towards including Smith and one of French or Field. Outside of the cup, we're in a fantastic position to finish in the top 2 if we win this game.

Re: Wire part 1 of 2 : Thu May 30, 2024 1:35 pm  

NSW wrote:

Given Wires squad I’d go

French
Douglas
Keighran
Eckerlsey
Marshall
Hampshire
Farrimond
Havard
O’Neill
Byrne
Nsemba
Walters
Ellis

Hill
Cooper
Leeming
Mago

Rest Dupree, Field, Smith, Wardle.

After seeing Wires squad, shame Eseh/Forber aren’t in our squad.

Same team for me as well. Looking forward to seeing how the younger lads go.