https://www.skysports.com/watch/video/1 ... warrington Interesting reaction after Akauola's try. Players looked delighted for him.

https://www.skysports.com/watch/video/1 ... warrington Interesting reaction after Akauola's try. Players looked delighted for him.

Good response.

They would dispute vaivai, from what i read before they want rid

Awesome Performance, how did Akauola play all in all? Reckon he'll get more game time? Really happy with how we've responded to the Salford loss, squad depth is definately a blessing for us this year. Quality players throughout the squad

Westwood and Atkins didn't play did they? Not sure how this result vindicates their performances or makes a case for them to be included in the side.

Anyhow seems Price dropping/resting 1/2 the pack got the response we wanted.

I thought same thing!

Vaivai played anyhow

Listened on Radio Merseyside. The commentator was waxing lyrical about the second half effort. I mean 36-0 you can't argue with that. After the the dark places of the last 2 games what a response regardless of opposition. Well done chaps.

It may well be aimed at me, however unclear as to what the post is meant to address. Patton did what he always does, he’s filling a shirt and doing what he’s told as a ‘second’ half back. If that’s good enough for people, then superb, however I would like more. ‘Young’ Dec is 23(ish), not a kid, a hot prospect or rookie and should be judged as such.

On Friday I said “Goodwin, Livett and Patton have ability somewhere but just aren’t showing it at all. Goodwin in particular yesterday was dire.” which I stand by. The three of them have talent, but on Friday didn’t deliver. Goodwin was ok today, much improved.

Westwood & Atkins didn’t play, so that point is somewhat irrelevant. I’ve never criticised King or Stef, and actually think they are two of our better players, same goes for Hill other than the odd frustrating penalty.

Today is a great result, and it’s important to punish teams in free fall (like HKR are), however the fact remains that the club have a lot of dead wood, some on decent salaries I would imagine, that we could get a better value return for. I’m not throwing the baby out with the bath water, but I won’t apologise for wanting the fringe players to come in and show enthusiasm and try and steal a shirt of someone, not just to plug gaps.

It appears that Cooper was ill, Currie was rested to protect ACL, Atkins and Westwood dropped.

It was a good result, that can not be denied. Trouble is you still have that lingering doubt about their ability to 'turn up' for some matches.

And why it happens.

That was also true of McDermott's Leeds teams and Wane's Wigan teams. They had a lot of seasons where they underwhelmed their fans with inconsistency through the league season and had them questioning the coach. They generally turned up when it came to playoffs or Grand Finals though.

Warrington 2019 are not going to be Warrington 2011 where you arrive at the ground each week pretty much knowing we are going to have too much firepower for the opposition. But we will almost certainly be in the top 5, probably the top 3 and so will be involved at the business end of our season and the extent to which we turn up in those games will determine whether we go further than Warrington 2011.