For me, it didn't really work with Sean in the halves with Finch. Not only is The Ginger Pearl no 13, Lockers is a tackling machine and just can't play both roles as a pivot. IMO, we are definitely papering over the cracks by not having a specialist 7 alongside Finch.

We certainly lose a playmaker at Loose Forward when O'Loughlin isnt there and we arent the same in attack as a result. When Farrell is Loose Forward the ball stops dead when it gets to him, the same can be said about Tuson when he plays there. They are decent second rows but they are not Loose Forwards for me and they certainly are not in the same league as O'Loughlin.

sadly there's nothing much we can do about it

We can play Gaz Hock at 13 with Farrell and Tuson 2nd row.
Hock has a great passing game which we don't see when he's 2nd row just his offloads. Didn't understand why he didn't play there v Widnes.

Start with Logan at 9 Mickey at 13 and Lockers at 6. Personally think that would be worth a go vs Bulls for 1st 20mins n see how it goes.

give it another go. lockers will sharpen up im sure. not so sure about farrell at 13 but defo not hock there. you think faz stops our moves dead? how about every move being a crazy offload?

I thought sometimes last night Lockers just thought he had to be seen to take on the line because he was playing at 6 and a couple of moves broke down because of it. That said he's going to take a few games to get used to the position and he'll only improve.

I'd leave things as they are tbh. I actually thought Faz went pretty well including setting up the first try of the night and he'll not let us down at 13. I'm looking forward to seeing him get more minutes.

Faz won't be up to speed with linking with the other pivots at 13 straight away as he will practice running lines as a back row in training.

He did show and excellent delayed pass to set up a try form Charnley; something I can't remember seeing much of from Faz before so hopefully he's been working on his distribution and he might look a little more useful at 13.

Having said that if Tuson is fit I can see him playing at loose. Not that he's impressed me at 13 or anywhere else this season bar a few good moments, particularly against Bradford away.

A few years ago I gave Lockers a lot of stick. Since then I have been impressed with the way that he has improved. The silly penalties that were all too often conceded, often at the worst possible time, have been massively cut down. He has matured both as a player and a person, and, in my opinion he has gone from being an average player to a very good one. However, he is simply not a half back.

Such is his character (which has never been in doubt), that he will put his hand up and play wherever he is asked to. Sadly this will come at the cost of his own personal performances and necessarily that of the Wigan team.

A much better idea would be to blood one of the youngsters, a natural half back. If this fails, or is in danger of failing, then move Sam and cover accordingly. In my opinion playing Lockers at halfback is neither fair on him, or the best solution to our current issue.

I don't know how the CC is spent, the effects of Fielden and Roberts still must play a significant part one would think, however, to have no "natural" cover at halfback seems a bit odd.

or we could start with Lockers at 13, Logan at 9 and MM at 6

Or not

or we could start with Lockers at 13, Logan at 6 and MM at 9