NickyKiss wrote:It will be but I’m just thinking ahead to one needing a breather during a game or god forbid, if one was to get injured. We’re down to just those 2 lads and the reserves game seems a good opportunity to look at who could do a job should they need to in the weeks to come.

NSW wrote:Very encouraging, switched seemed to get flicked in the second half.

French’s weight is always annoying to me, obviously amazing player and man of steel but I always thing how good he’d be if he got in peak physical fitness.

I expected Keighran to cop a ban for the tip tackle (especially as he did the same thing in the grand final). Hopefully he can play against Penrith.

Hopefully Walters is okay. He shot out at one of their big new props, hopefully just a stinger.

Hookers were excellent for Wigan as was Dupree, Farrell, Hill and Mago.

CobraCraig wrote:French did look a bit podgy but he never looks great physically, won’t be winning any bodybuilding comps that’s for sure but I would think that’s a lot down to his genetics rather than lifestyle. One of the fittest blokes I knew in the army was overweight and had very little muscle, he just had unfortunate genetics but when it came to performance the guy was a machine.

MadDogg wrote:The aesthetics aside, I thought French generally looked a little unfit - he was slow retreating the 10 metres, often looked pedestrian and a little lazy off the ball and seemed to be struggling to catch his breath.

Not saying it necessarily has any implications for his performances when the season starts but that's what I saw on Sunday.

Zig wrote:The lad has got plenty of work to do over the next fortnight.

MadDogg wrote:Not sure a fortnight will be enough to get to where he ought to be. The club giving him the luxury of three months off is understandable given the quality of player but he has to return the favour by staying fit. Field in contrast looked in terrific condition.

NickyKiss wrote:No ban for Keighran by the looks of things.