Even though Wigan's stand-in skipper admits there will be plenty of twists and turns before the end of the Super League season, he has called for an immediate return to winning ways.
Warriors have lost their last two games – at Hull KR and at home to St Helens – and Barrett has underlined the importance of jolting themselves out of the losing rut.

The Australian stand-off said: "We have to get back on winning trail now.
"We were poor in the second half at Hull KR and beaten by a better team when we played St Helens.
"But there can be no more excuses.
"This is the start of the run in to the play-offs and we need to pick it up now."

Giants haven't won away all season and Barrett doesn't want to see that unwanted record ended at Wigan's expense.

He added: "There are still 12 points to play for this year and with the competition for top-six places intense, it's vital we start to pick up some more wins."

Barrett is desperate to close the gap on fourth-placed Warrington. And tomorrow's rearranged fixture is the only Super League game this weekend as the two Challenge Cup semi-finals take centre stage.
Favours

Barrett – who is captaining the side in the absence of the
injured Sean O'Loughlin – added: "We've known we've had this game in hand for some weeks and now that it's here, we have to make it count.
"We've slipped into fifth place and while we can't improve on that this weekend, we can do ourselves a lot of favours by playing well and winning.

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