The full 21-man squad can be found below: 1 – Jordan Rapana 2 – Harvey Barron 3 – Zak Hardaker 5 – Tom Briscoe 7 – Aidan Sezer 8 – Herman Ese’ese 9 – Amir Bourouh 11 – Jed Cartwright 12 – Jordan Lane 13 – John Asiata 14 – Cade Cust 17 – Jack Ashworth 19 – Brad Fash 21 – Will Gardiner 22 – Lewis Martin 23 – Logan Moy 30 – Callum Kemp 31 – Hugo Salabio 32- Will Kirby 33 – Will Hutchison 40 – Liam Knight
Hardaker and Gardiner for Aydin and Eseh ineligible I'd go Rapana at 1 this week with Zak in centres
Jordan Rapana Harvey Barron Zak Hardaker Tom Briscoe Lewis Martin Cade Cust Aidan Sezer Herman Ese’ese Amir Bourouh Brad Fash Jed Cartwright Jordan Lane John Asiata Replacements Jack Ashworth Logan Moy or Will Hutchison Hugo Salabio Liam Knight
If we can show the same passion and commitment that we did against Leigh and get a fair crack from the clown in the middle (I say this without knowing who it is, which is an indication of the quality of officiating in the domestic game), then I'd like to think we can keep it to a 12-18 point loss. Since their defeat to Leigh, Wigan have spanked everyone by 40+ so I'd be ok with that. I think we lack the quality and pace in the backs to win it but I'd be delighted if we were able to grind out a win. Head: Wigan by 18, Heart: Hull by 4. Not happy about Fash being in the 17 but the side is picking itself at the minute due to injuries and a lack of squad depth.
Jordan Rapana Harvey Barron Zak Hardaker Tom Briscoe Lewis Martin Cade Cust Aidan Sezer Herman Ese’ese Amir Bourouh Brad Fash Jed Cartwright Jordan Lane John Asiata Replacements Jack Ashworth Logan Moy or Will Hutchison Hugo Salabio Liam Knight
This game almost amounts to a free hit for us. Let's face it, no one is expecting anything other than a Wigan victory (including most of the faithful on here), so we can go out and give it our best shot.
The longer we can stay in the contest the more emboldened we will become and the greater our chances will become of pulling off a cup upset. It's making sure we don't simply get blown away in first forty minutes that's the key.
Ultimately, it's difficult not to conclude that Wigan possess too much firepower for us to contain them for long enough, but hopefully we will see a continuation of the attitude and commitment we've seen from everyone so far and we will make Wigan earn the victory if nothing else. Heart says cup upset for Saturday night viewing, head says a gallant performance in defeat to the best side in the game right now. Either way it's onward and forward for the Fc in 2025.
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