{"id":435336,"date":"2026-02-20T02:45:12","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T02:45:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/435336\/"},"modified":"2026-02-20T02:45:12","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T02:45:12","slug":"wakefield-trinity-set-for-changes-after-shock-loss-as-tom-johnstone-and-caius-faatili-injury-update-shared","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/435336\/","title":{"rendered":"Wakefield Trinity set for changes after shock loss as Tom Johnstone and Caius Faatili injury update shared"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Wakefield Trinity boss Daryl Powell has provided an injury update and confirmed that he will make changes to his side after the shock loss to Toulouse Olympique<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Powell was eager to emphasise that there won\u2019t be \u2018major surgery\u2019 with the Trinity boss also unable to fully explain the reasons behind their poor performance in round one.<\/p>\n

Speaking to the media before Sunday\u2019s game against Huddersfield<\/a>, Powell was asked what went wrong and responded honestly: \u201cEverything\u2026 It\u2019s very hard when you\u2019re saying everything. It\u2019s hard to put your finger on. I just thought they played pretty well. We were right at the bottom of our performance levels and they deserved to win. That\u2019s it. Just make sure it doesn\u2019t happen again.\u201d<\/p>\n

Such a performance does mean changes will be made, with Powell confirming: \u201cThere will be one or two changes. There\u2019s some benefit of the doubt as well given in the team, that\u2019s the way it is.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are some players I know will respond but I\u2019d say (there will be) a couple of changes here or there, but it\u2019s not major surgery in terms of the team.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Wakefield Trinity still waiting on Tom Johnstone return<\/p>\n

No fresh injuries were picked up in round one but there could be two players back in the frame this week with Oliver Pratt and Ky Rodwell both training, thus offering Powell options to change things up.<\/p>\n

Two men who are expected to miss out but could be close come round three are star winger Tom Johnstone and powerhouse prop Caius Faatili.<\/p>\n

\u201cTom and Caius (Faatili) are looking alright and won\u2019t be too far away. We\u2019ll see how that goes for the week after and the week after that,\u201d the Wakefield Trinity boss confirmed.<\/p>\n

Johnstone previously underwent minor surgery on his knee<\/a> and Powell confirmed Faatili\u2019s absence to be calf-related, stating: \u201cHe\u2019s just had a minor issue in his calf, which is nothing major, but it\u2019s obviously kept him out of the team.\u201d<\/p>\n

One man who could feature in Johnstone\u2019s absence this week despite not playing in round one is Lachlan Walmsley, however, the Australian speedster had also struggled with his knee over pre-season.<\/p>\n

Josh Rourke and Will Tate played on the wing last week but Walmsley and Pratt are contenders to face Huddersfield, with Powell stating:\u00a0\u201cLachlan (Walmsley) has got a decent instinct, he\u2019s had a little bit of an issue with his knee over pre-season, and he\u2019s missed a fair bit. But Lachlan is an option, Pratty is on his way back, so there\u2019ll be a couple of changes in the team.\u201d<\/p>\n

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