As a St Helens lad I always have liked briers and love watching him. He's always had that x factor but I think Tony smith took much of the pressure off him by giving other players more responsibility. He did everything for Warrington at one point, he was captain, goal kicker, ball player, kicker in general play and IMO it effected his game.

Tony smith took a lot of the responsibility off briers and moving monaghan to 9 has also helped his game. He can now take a step back and then drift in and out the game which has really helped his game.

I like briers and he's playing well but IMO he's not up there for man of steel.

I said this a while back (in the aftermath of losing at the DW to you lot) and got ridiculed for it;

Warrington are the best team in SL both on paper and on the pitch, attacking and defensively is incredible to watch at times.

However, that being said realistically how long can this run continue? Another month? Til the end of the season?

With Wigan having Fielden and Hock back in time for the CC game and, fingers crossed BOTH teams being at full strength or as close too as possible, it should be a superb game.

I' made up for the players like Briers, Westwood, Clarke and Paul Wood that had to go through those dark days at Wilderspool. When they retire they can look back and say that they were part of one of the greatest Warrington teams along with having a couple of challenge cup medals to polish minimum as well as the Lance Todd trophy honour for Lee Briers.

Off the pitch he's a quality person and is very approachable, on the pitch he knows all the tricks in the book, he's one of the most cunning, creative and scheming players in SL that knows how to lead his team around the pitch. I wouldn't swap our 2 main generals in Lee Briers and Michael Monaghan for any other 2 players in the league.

I think Briers has a lot to thank his pack for, as he's one of those players who can go missing when playing behind a struggling or beaten pack. That's why he's never looked good playing for Wales, apart from a memorable 40 minutes against the Aussies many years ago. I'd like to see him take a game by the scruff of the neck and drag his team there, and in this years 4 nations he has a chance to prove me wrong if he plays.

Well then you haven't been watching Briers much because when we where crap countless times he single handly dragged us through games many times he has done this when our pack has been beaten and battered but Briers would still produce some magic to give us an unlikely win.

I like you optimism. We are at least gonna win CC this year.

(Clarke only has one medal; I think)

Then again the Clarke bashers wouldn't have him in the CC team.

If you say so.

I admit I've not seen a lot of Briers for Warrington, but I have for Wales and he just seems to put in abject performances more often than not. Surely a player of his class can not only do it at club level but international too, I find him a bit frustrating that way.

I got too admit that i wish Tony Smith would of joined Wire years ago because you can only imagine what Briers could of been

I think it's interesting that people are asking this of Warrington when I don't remember them asking it of Wigan last season and yet Wigan relied heavily on their tactic of lying on at the PTB to secure wins whereas Warrington, while clearly improving in defence out of sight from the Cullen era, win because they are an extremely good attacking side, with threats all over the park. They work together very well as a group, they have a halfback in Briers who is at the top of his game and who can think on his feet (and there aren't many players like that left in the British game, sadly, even among halfbacks for whom off the cuff play should be a default ability).

While they won't always play the best rugby league they are capable of playing - no team can over the course of a full season - there is no reason to believe, certainly no indicators as yet to suggest, that they will suddenly collapse. I'm sure only injury to key players could threaten that and even so they have depth in the squad which would suggest they could muddle through until troops returned.

Saints didn't always play fabulous rugby in 2006 and yet they lost only four games by 4 and fewer points, won everything there was to win plus the world club challenge. I don't see why Warrington can't do the same. They certainly look like the only team this season who could.

Excellent post.

TBH, I don't think we'll ever get that "entertainers" tag that St Helens have (rightly) got.

Whilst we have been royally entertained this season (so far), I think this current side is "all things to all men". There's something there for for everyone.

We attack with fantastic flair
We defend RUTHLESSLY
We intimidate our opposition....we've stuck nearly 90 points on a team that's won 3 of the last 4 GFs
and most importantly ....we win (and lose) as a team

Long may this continue......NOW THE WIRE

If the tag entertainer is taken, why not take the tag of the incredibles.


Although you may have to pay Disney a few bob.

how just aabout the warrington all star team on 2011.. thats what they will be remembered by

the invincibles haha nah

How about the only team to do the treble this decade?