Well for me both games so far have been scrappy affairs with little quality #notfooledbyrebranding

First round games always tend to be scrappy. The players are still getting the rust out and the weather never helps with the pitches being heavy.

I can't be sure but I'd like to think the new format helped Widnes and even Catalans to hang in there and keep fighting in the face of adversity. Last year I get the feeling they both may have just thrown the towel in.

I'm far more bothered about losing a point to Widnes than I would have been last season. We need to pick things up and get ourselves into the top 2 asap to make sure we are comfortably in the top 4 at the end of the season. Last year I wouldn't be that bothered as we're sure to make the 8