Here are some areas we definately need to focus on.....

- Plenty of kicks, either in air or turning Meli and Gardener around would be a decent ploy. Especially with Gardener just returning from injury.

- Give one of our players' specific instructions to follow Pryce like a fly around shat. Maybe a couple of decent hits on him will ensure he does a Pryce-esque dissapearing act.

- Front up in forwards and keep discipline. No stupid high shots etc in their half!

- Dominate in the tackle; I'm tired of seeing us peel off them as if we're almost asking them to play the ball quick. It cripples us.

The key though essentially is to not allow emotion or nerves overwhelm us. And concentrate majorly on defence. Because whilst we've improved imeasurably this year so far, when Saints are hammering our line at the other end, I'm still not 100% confident we'll hold our line. I'm not being negative, just keeping my feet firmly on the ground.

when defending our line id like to see our line move up quicker rather than just standing there waiting for the opposition to attack

They are fair observations OP.

However, those weaknesses against Crusaders were mainly down to having so many youngsters in the squad because of injuries. If some older heads are back for Saints then attacking those 'weaknesses' will mean running into a brickwall.

If it's taken you guys until now to figure out that our outside backs are vulnerable to the high ball then obviously you haven't watched Saints play very often, especially in Grand Finals! Neither Meli nor Gardner can catch a high ball (although with Gardner it is a reversion to previous form as under Anderson he became quite safe under the high ball). As for our scrambling defence: it has been both superb and bloody awful in equal measure this season so I doubt a single Saints fan could say whether we will repel you or just lie down to have our tummies tickled. We were as sloppy as hell against Crusaders, especially in the second half, so I wouldn't necessarily take that as a sign for how we will be against you guys. However, we could be a walkover. God knows what we will be like; it's been months and months since I've known what to expect from Saints! For some fans that makes watching them all the more exciting. For me, however, it means a nervous breakdown is around the corner.

Number 1 has been a massive problem for the last 3yrs. That is nothing new.

Welcome to our world up until Tony turned up! Now i'm just excited and nervous. Damn, it never changes!

Head, neck and kidneys.

We could change this to the three areas to target Warrington.

1. High kicks to Riley, he is safe as houses with Wello breathing down his neck.
2. Short kicks behind the line, because, you play with two fullbacks and leave plenty of room behind the line, ideal for Eastmond to latch onto.
3. Monaghan, brilliant going forward, but can be exposed at defence if made to work hard in the ruck.

All I can say may the best team win.

point number 3. Is loving Poop. He's an excellent defender especially at marker.

yeh monaghan one of our best defensive players in the team but of the mark there hopefully potter thinks the same and sends people at him all night and i bet they get nowhere

one of the best defenders we have.

Sorry to be blunt pal but point 3 is total nonsense.....

Big game for Warrington psychologically I think this weekend.

They've played 2 big teams this season - scraping a win at Hudds and scraping a loss at Wigan.

If they lose this weekend they'll have lost 2/3 against the challengers. Win, on the other hand, and a gorilla is off their back and they prove they can mix it with the big boys.

Should be a beauty, especially with Saints having some troops back and a having found a bit of form with the ball.