Paleaaesina fighting to recover for Warriors' final push
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Your support makes all the difference.Iafeta Paleaaesina expects to be able to play a full part at Leeds tomorrow night as Wigan try to continue their late-season surge.
The Kiwi prop forward was confined to the sidelines for most of last weekend's victory at Hull after taking a blow to the thigh, but believes he will be fit for Headingley and the match that will put either the Warriors or the Rhinos into the Grand Final.
"Watching how the boys performed against Hull was awesome, but it was pretty disappointing for me not to be able to get back on," he said. "Hopefully I'll be fit for Friday night."
Wigan are already without Mark Calderwood after the winger broke his ankle at the KC Stadium, with Darrell Goulding likely to replace him. Despite the loss of an international strike player, Paleaaesina says that a side with seven wins in a row to its credit has the impetus to go all the way to Old Trafford.
"It's unbelievable what we've done," he said. "But now we've got the momentum on our side and we're enjoying our rugby."
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