nathan_rugby wrote:At centre we have Eckersley and have just promoted Nathan Lowe to the first team.
Second row we have Nsemba, Walters, Farrell, Isa and have just promoted Lukas Mason.
Hopefully Lowe and Mason will be up to it by then. I think we're looking great for next year, but I was thinking more about how well we'll be able to sustain our strength in depth once Isa and Faz pack in. It might be that there's plenty of space under the cap, but I get the sense that some of the good news we've seen with big contract extensions this year could be set against expected departures further down the line.
A great indicator that the club is doing well is that all current players seem happy and content to continue their careers with Wigan rather than continue seeing the steady flow of exiles every year (which contributed to continuous team disruption).
95%+ of those players are now in positions worse than that of the Wigan 1-17 squad. Players like Burgess, Gildart and Bateman; all three have gone backwards. Williams, whist financially better off has traded in his success. More fool them.
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The first team seems set and I trust the club to manage contracts and keep people happy. Few teams will be better next season an think anyone on their day can knock us off our perch. Hopefully all the players are fired up to go again, not that I expect us to but would be nice to win 3 GF back to back now we’ve managed it twice. I would like the club to focus on the women’s side and the wheelchair
Sounds like the WCC may not be out of the question yet. Encouraged that Penrith and the NRL seem keen to explore different options (e.g. Magic Weekend).
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