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 Powell has been going quite well at 9 so he will keep his bench spot at least, probably even start. Hampshire won't come in at 6 at this point of the season.
 I wonder if we'll give Waterworth a chance off the bench though.
 
 
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        | Rank | Posts | Team |  | Club Owner | 30122 | Wigan Warriors |  | Joined | Service | Reputation |  | Nov 2004 | 21 years |  |  
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 Gelling
 Charnley
 Burgess
 Hampshire
 Williams
 Clubb
 Smith
 Crosby
 Farrell
 Tomkins
 Bateman
 
 O'Loughlin
 Flower
 Tautai
 Sutton'"
 
Don't think we can afford to start with Crosby against their pack, he gets hammered way too easily. Likewise we'll need Lockers shoring up the defence. Charnley at centre could work but I wouldn't try it for the first time against Warrington in the Super 8s. I'd go:
 
FB 1 Bowen 
RW 22 Manfredi  
RC 3 Gelling 
LC 14 Bateman 
LW 5 Burgess 
SO 20 Hampshire 
SH 6 Williams 
P 23 Mossop  
H 7 Smith 
P 24 Tautai 
SR 10 Flower  
SR 12 Farrell 
LF 13 O'Loughlin 
 
S 11 J.Tomkins (daft penalties wearing thin)  
S 17 Clubb 
S 19 Powell  
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 FB 1 Bowen
 RW 22 Manfredi
 RC 3 Gelling
 LC 14 Bateman
 LW 5 Burgess
 SO 20 Hampshire
 SH 6 Williams
 P 23 Mossop
 H 7 Smith
 P 24 Tautai
 SR 10 Flower
 SR 12 Farrell
 LF 13 O'Loughlin
 
 S 11 J.Tomkins (daft penalties wearing thin)
 S 17 Clubb
 S 19 Powell
 S 28 Sutton'"
 
I would start with Crosby before Mossop even though it may not be a great improvement, at least Crosby can look a bit angry from time to time, Mossop on the other hand has become so robotic that he seems completely uninterested .
  
Also you have left Patrick out, he is a cast iron certainty to be in the squad, remember it was Wane who brought him into the club and Wane will not be seen to be losing face by leaving out one of his picks. | 
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 Smith moves to 9 when Powell goes off. Hampshire given free reign to try and expose tired defenders from scrum half.
 
 
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 It won't happen but if he's out (and assuming Gelling just had cramp) I'd go-
 
 Bowen
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 Williams
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 Smith to 9 with Hampshire and Williams as halves.
 Again going with 5 props to overpower the Wire pack when they tire.
 Wire's pace has dropped off this past year or so, with Hampshire in and Burgess back there is speed there that Wire will find difficult if not impossible to cope with.
 
 I think there are two chances Waney will pick that 17, fat chance and no chance!
 
 
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 Again going with 5 props to overpower the Wire pack when they tire.
 Wire's pace has dropped off this past year or so, with Hampshire in and Burgess back there is speed there that Wire will find difficult if not impossible to cope with.
 
 I think there are two chances Waney will pick that 17, fat chance and no chance!'"
 
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 A halfback combination of Hampshire and Williams will trouble anybody. They're young and they may make the odd error but Wire wouldn't like facing them and will be much happier with Smith in the halves and Powell at hooker.
 
 
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