Who is wigans best player

The year-old attacker certainly looks like a dangerous asset for Wigan going into the new season. After coming through the Manchester United youth ranks, Will Keane has struggled to reach the level his potential suggested due to constant injuries restricting him from finding form.

However, last year at Wigan Athletic, manager Leam Richardson began to play Keane in an attacking midfield role, doubling up as a second striker but still creating plenty of chances for fellow goal scorers Callum Lang and Joe Dodoo.

Oxford United confirm temporary departure of young defender Michael Elechi. Subscribe to our newsletter! First name or full name. Ben Amos. Jamie Jones. Jason Kerr. Curtis Tilt. Jack Whatmough. Kell Watts. James Carragher. Adam Long. Joe Bennett. Tom Pearce. Luke Robinson. Tendayi Darikwa. Tom Naylor. Jordan Cousins. Tom Bayliss.

Max Power. Scott Smith. James McClean. Thelo Aasgaard. Jordan Jones. Gwion Edwards. Gavin Massey. Hanley donned the famous 13 jersey, and scored an incredible times in appearances for Wigan. He captained Wigan to three Challenge Cup wins during his time there. He had a lethal combination in the halves with Andy Gregory, with the pair guiding Wigan to trophy after trophy in the s. Edwards scored tries in appearances for his hometown club and lifted the Challenge Cup on nine occasions.

He played 36 times for Great Britain on the international stage. Watch our Last Tackle podcast, featuring a guest, every week. An almost impossible task. For me Bill Ashurst,twentfive years ahead of his time and would have been a world beater in the modern game. No punchy or mick Sullivan either. You are right without any shadow of a doubt Brian Bevan Van Vollenhoven etc played in a much different game and the defences and covering were nowhere near as good as they were in the modern game.

Billy Boston said that Bill Ashurst was a 6ft 3 second row forward who had the football skills to be the best stand off in the world! Unfortunately for Bill the team he played in did not have the success his talents deserved, therefore he tends to get overlooked. The best thing about this list plus comments so far about omissions is the complete and fully justified absence of Alex Murphy! Top class athlete but great player is a bit much and you can come out with tries per game as much as you want but he played in a totally dominant team.

When he collected the ball at Twickenham the crowd went silent in anticipation of what next? No other player has ever done that in all my time as a rugby fan in RU or RL. He deserves a mention. Facebook Twitter Instagram.