Hull KR will discover it “extremely tough” to manage with out the injured Mikey Lewis of their Tremendous League showdown with Wigan, says Sky Sports activities knowledgeable Jon Wilkin.
Rovers host the Warriors on Friday evening, dwell on Sky Sports activities Motion, as they intention to proceed their flawless begin to the season.
Nonetheless, they need to accomplish that with out the affect of their thrilling half-back Lewis, who misses the sport after struggling a groin harm within the derby win over Hull FC within the Problem Cup quarter-finals.
Talking on The Verdict, Wilkin stated: “It is extremely tough for Hull KR with out Mikey Lewis.
“If you say Mikey Lewis is not enjoying for Hull KR and then you definitely have a look at the velocity and the footwork and the tactical consciousness that (Jay) Area and (Bevan) French have gotten, then that turns into benefit Wigan.
“If they have any hope, it is that remaining 63 minutes of the derby recreation, the quarter-final in opposition to Hull, the place they produced the products. They had been nice in that final 63 minutes with out Mikey.”
Craven Park will host a repeat of the 2024 Grand Closing, by which Wigan Warriors grew to become back-to-back champions with a 9-2 victory over Hull KR.
It has been an inconsistent begin to the season for Matt Peet’s aspect, who’ve misplaced two of their opening six matches within the league and departed the Problem Cup within the early phases.
However prop Tyler Dupree believes Wigan can rediscover their greatest type in Friday’s crunch recreation.
“These sorts of video games are those that we play for,” Dupree advised Sky Sports activities.
“We need to be concerned in all the massive video games, and we need to put the Tremendous League in a superb place.
“We simply have to get again to enjoying how we often do and enjoying our greatest.”
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Wigan Warriors carry the Tremendous League trophy after their win over Hull KR within the Grand Closing at Outdated Trafford
‘The perfect of the very best battling one another’
Dupree was filled with reward for Hull KR, although, insisting it’s no shock to see such red-hot type from their opponents.
“They recruited properly within the low season and, they’ve at all times been there or thereabouts,” he stated.
“For them to be beginning in addition to they’ve, I do not suppose it actually shocked anybody.
“They’re an ideal workforce and so they’re doing all the best issues.
“It is one other recreation. It is a large recreation, however I believe the main target has to show to ourselves just a little bit.”
Watch Hull KR tackle Wigan Warriors, dwell on Sky Sports activities Motion at 7:30pm on Friday.
