Looks like we could be a few down for next week.

Wane has said Sam will still be out.
Hansen, Prescott, Gelling & Tuson also injured.
Dudson will probably pick up a ban (not sure why he did that???)

Hopefully Wane will give another debut, im hoping to see Burgess/Manfredi on the wing with Charnley at fullback, this could be a good option for us once Sam eventually leaves for bigger and better things... hes safe under the bomb, has speed & Just needs to get up to speed with the technical aspect of playing fullback and I think we could have a good find.

Charnley
Burgess/Manfredi
Goulding
Thornley
Richards
Green
Smith
Mossop
McIlorum
Flower
Hughes
Farrell
O'Loughlin

Taylor
Powell
Burke
Crosby

Wane said previously that he would replace like for like but it seems he doesn't think Lewis Tierney is ready yet (which is probably true). Burgess could be used at fullback or on the wing but I think he's still injured at the moment.
I'd like to see Manfredi get a chance after his promising performances in pre-season. I don't think Charnley will make a top fullback but he's the best option we've got at the moment.

I wouldn't be surprised though if Wane went for a backline of Charnley; Thornley, Goulding, Hughes, Richards and added Crosby or Lloyd to the pack, or he could possibly play Lloyd at left centre and keep Hughes in the pack.

Hughes to centre, Thornley to wing, Luke Adamson in?

Given that whenever Sam has been out we have lost (to Widnes, Bradford, Leeds and now Hudds), put your money on the Broncos !

P.S. How do I change my username ?

Didn't we beat Huddersfield away a couple of years back when he and Joel were suspended?

Tomkins seems to think he'll be back on twitter but we'll see. There's certainly no rush to bring him back in these early stages of basically a meaningless 27 game league campaign.

I think Hughes may miss out as I couldn't see any other reason for him ending up on the wing with Goulding centre then him being injured. I also noticed Charnley grab for his hamstring with about five mins left yesterday but he did play on.

Like I say don't risk anybody that's not 100% fit but we can see already we don't have enough depth to the squad.

Leave your name as it is and start supporting Widnes.

The team for me would be as follows assuming sam still injured:

Josh
Goulding
Hughes
Thornley
Pat
Green
Smith
Mossop
Micky Mac
Dudson / Taylor
Faz
Burke
Lockers

Lauaki
Flower / Taylor
Tuson
Powell

London have been nilled at home to Wakefield.

I think we could field a few young lads and still win comfortably.

With the weekly rounds not all that important, surely now's the time to start coming up with a decent game plan for if Sam isn't around?

As Leeds have shown, using the weekly rounds to get both the tactics and the players in the right shape for the play-offs is what matters.

It is not meaningless if you don`t make the 8 you don`t play off.

Like Widnes away last season you mean?

Wane will want to win this one or it will be Played 4 Won 1 Lost 2 Drawn 1 Points 3