Talented Tom is on stand-by

for it this week; there will be a bit more confidence around their injury and realise they are pretty comfortable and will be a lot closer to full fitness this weekend.

“On top of that, I think Oli Roberts will be good to go after taking a head knock on Friday. He’s moving on pretty well without any symptoms, so he trained without any contact earlier in the week and is then expected to play a full part in the sessions as Sunday gets nearer.

“I know how desperate Oli is to play at Wigan, as is everyone else, to be honest.

“It’s a good opportunity and a good challenge.

“Wigan are a tough team and are one of the powers of Super League. They are aggressive and really committed defensively.

“But there are a couple of things we can have a look at, but trying to match them physically is our first call.” WIGAN boss Shaun Wane expects to blood another junior product in the coming weeks – and hasn’t ruled out that being against the Giants this weekend.

Winger Tom Davies has been in impressive form for the Warriors playing for the reserves.

That’s come off the back of producing some quality pre-season work, with Wane admitting the 19-year-old’s Super League debut may not be that far away, particularly with the Warriors currently without injured wingers Joe Burgess, Lewis Tierney and long-term absentee Dom Manfredi.

Wane has yet to decide whether to tinker with the squad which hammered Warrington 38-16 at the Halliwell Jones Stadium last Thursday night for this Sunday’s home clash against Huddersfield.

Either way, Wane admits Davies is edging closer to a senior call-up.

“Tom is very energetic, he’s full-on, and I imagine we’ll have a look at him (in the first-team) soon,” said Wane.

“He’s a real competitor in everything he does, he carries the ball strong, and he’s earned a chance in the side.

“Whether that’s soon or in a few weeks, he’s certainly getting close, he’s just got to carry on doing what he’s doing.”

Davies would become the third academyproduct to break through this year, after wingers Liam Marshall and Liam Forsyth. Two others have made Wigan debuts in 2017 - Frenchmen Morgan Escare and Romain Navarrete, signed from Catalans in the off-season.

The other ‘new faces’, Joe Burgess and Thomas Leuluai, have previously played for the club.

Davies scored a second-half try for the reserves on Sunday, helping them to a 40-10 win against Warrington, and was later praised by coach Darrell Goulding.

“We got what we always get from him,” said Goulding. “He will do millions of carries per game and he works very hard.”