Cooper out for 12 months they are saying.

Isn't Cooper only contracted until the end of this year?

With an option (I presume Wigan's) for a further 12 months. Most likely played his last game for them.

Thanks.

I still fancy Wigan to put one over on us with their remaining forwards. Maybe we have a plan to beat them out wide.

Regardless of what went on here with his move to Wigan I would not ever wish an injury like that on anyone tbh, if it is that he is out for 12 months he may never face us again.

I still see Cooper as a Wire in a Wigan shirt.
At 35 in Oct, and a year long injury (if the story is correct), he has effectively been retired by Knowles.

It’s been said Dufty as a broken thumb, hope that’s not true.

I’m hoping with his celebrations with the fans at the end clenched fists and all plus no strapping this is false. We’re doing it tough as it is, this is the last thing we need.

Unless it was something he did with his thumb post-game of course.

I’m not sure what that might be, and I’m not trying to start any rumours!

So Mata’utia to loose and Minikin straight in to centre, then there is the question of the 2 players that Powell said may need scans. I suspected Ratchford for one of them since he didn’t take that last kick.