WARRINGTON Wolves’ boss Tony Smith has named his 19 man squad ahead of Saturday’s elimination play off against local rivals Widnes Vikings at The Halliwell Jones Stadium, kick off 2.45pm – when fans will get a chance to say farewell to Michael Monaghan and Trent Waterhouse.
Widnes skipper Jon Clarke, who also starred with the Wolves will also be bidding farewell as he retires at the end of the season.
The Wolves will still be without joint skipper Bennie Westwood who was injured at St Helens.
Finishing in fifth and eighth place respectively this weekend’s play-off will see one side progress through to the preliminary semi-finals and the other’s season come to a close.
It’s one game apiece between the two sides so far this season; both picking up wins on home soil. This weekend sees Warrington take home advantage going in on the back of high intensity away games against north-west giants St Helens and Wigan Warriors. The Vikings are looking to bounce back after their recent defeat to Salford.
Wolves Squad:
10 Roy Asotasi
4 Ryan Atkins
3 Chris Bridge
17 Ben Currie
19 Anthony England
25 Ben Evans
18 Rhys Evans
15 Ben Harrison
9 Micky Higham
8 Chris Hill
23 James Laithwaite
5 Joel Monaghan
14 Michael Monaghan
7 Richie Myler
20 Gareth O’Brien
29 Gene Ormsby
6 Stefan Ratchford
1 Matthew Russell
11 Trent Waterhouse