https://wiganwarriors.com/blog/2025/05/02/wigan-squad-for-warrington-magic-weekend/ Bar Mago that's just about full strength, hopefully we're switched on and don't play the way we did when Wire packed their side with kids last year

https://wiganwarriors.com/blog/2025/05/02/wigan-squad-for-warrington-magic-weekend/ Bar Mago that's just about full strength, hopefully we're switched on and don't play the way we did when Wire packed their side with kids last year

You'd imagine just Dupree for Eckersley from last week. If the attitude is right, we should get the win with a bit to spare. Their squad looks stronger then you'd imagine given their injuries but I think that's because it's their two main halfbacks who are out and the rest of the team is pretty strong in the main. 

Yeah I was expecting a lot weaker squad considering the talk about their injuries but it doesn't seem too bad.


Glad to see Ashton not featuring though - I'm sure he scores an intercept against us every game.

Wire in peace.....


Forwards look ok, but backs and halves are hit


Backs - Ashton, King plus long term injury to Wrench and Taylor-Wray
Halves - Sneyd, Williams plus long term injury to Hayes
Hooker - Walker (various rumours that he might play but I doubt it very much. Possibly just mind games - which I hate).
Props - long term injury Thomas


Walker named in the squad, as is Lindop.
Suprised Lindop is in because he had a broken/cracked jaw only a couple of weeks ago. 


The half back choice will be interesting.
I think it could well be Ratchford and Currie just for their experience and size.
If Irwin or Leyland start they'll be targetted for sure.

I've never seen anything in Leyland to suggest he's SL class.

Goodness, that was a shocking performance.


Our defence at times was absolutely abysmal.


Matty Peet has a big decision on his hands in dropping Farrell, just has to be done now.

The bench props aren't really stepping up either. Thompson is great, Walters has really stepped up, but Byrne, Dupree, and Hill have not really stepped up.

We was very poor at times in that game.

Farrell, Nsemba, Dupree, Ellis (probably his worst game in ages) were all well off it today - French had a quiet game and our link up play was very slow and lacking in timing - the one time we got it right Miski scored. We made it easy for Warrington to stay in the game with poor play throughout the game.Too much one out play at times and silly mistakes. At least we won but it was a poor game all round - not a good watch.

Yeah agreed - all three have been poor for about 18 months now. The pack is carried by Thompso, Ellis and occasionally Mago!

I usually like Leeming when he comes on though.

Thought O’Neill also struggled today, the week off will hopefully do him good. Doesn’t yet have the same intensity as pre-injury.

Can't disagree. I thought Faz looked like a real passenger at times, and Dupree certainly didn't impress today.

Oddly clunky in attack and some poor spells when defending - a lot to work on over the week off.


As for RL in this country - the comparison with Aussie Magic was stark - the refs need to move away from evening up games and be thinking about the spectacle.