So who were those all-important scorers who created such a wide score line?
Warrington (26) 64
Tries: Atkins (4), King (2), Hodgson (2), J Monaghan (3), M Monaghan
Goals: Hodgson (5), Bridge (3)
Bradford (0) 6
Tries: Ah Van
Goals: Ah Van
Warrington managed to slide over for 12 tries crushing Bradford, who managed to score the final try, at the Halliwell Jones. It never started well from Bradford after the kick off went out on the full handing Warrington important ‘cheap’ metres from the first minute. Ryan Atkins broke the ice with a try in only the second minute of the game. It seemed like Bradford would be defending for most of the game but actually they did have their chances throughout the game and Wolves were left scrambling on the line but still didn’t let them over the whitewash until the final minutes of the game. So, after Atkins had made it over for the first try of the game he managed to knock up 3 more tries for his first four tries haul of his Warrington career. Wolves showed no mercy with a double from Matt King, a couple from Hodgson a try from Michael Monaghan and a hat trick by Brother Joel Monaghan. This broke into Joel’s best try scoring set beating his previous best of 21 tries for Canberra back in 2003. Ah Van finished the scoring of the game taking Bradford from nil which will maybe have disappointed Warrington but at least it gave the away fans something to sing about.
So who really stood out for the winners today?
Brett Hodgson – absolutely brilliant from the first minute he ended the fray to the end. After getting a hard knock in the opening stages he still managed to get his hands on 18 points. Brett seemed to pick up many knocks along the way but he put in an amazing performance after he was clearly not impressed with the way he played last week. Well-deserved man of the match after leaving the field after 62 minutes receiving a standing ovation.
Richie Myler – a lot of people doubt the talent and potential of the 21 year old scrum half but he proved all of those doubters wrong today. Briers who? Myler managed to organise the team perfectly and everyone seemed to know what to do and when to do it. I always knew he had it in him but I was just waiting for it to come out. His defence is stand out for me which you don’t get for a lot of people playing that role. His technique is good and he always seems to pop up at the right moment.
Simon Grix – he is a real unsung hero at Warrington. Forever unnoticed but always there doing the work week in week out without fail. Previous years he had missed the end of seasons through illness and injury so it is really nice to see him at his best at the business end of the season. He is a lot more dangerous than opponents would expect but he is key to the way Warrington play.
It’s so difficult to pick out of them because again Chris Bridge, Matt King, Ryan Atkins all stand out performers and I could easily write what everyone did right but it’d take a long time and you’d probably get bored reading it.
So that was another round gone and the end of the season nears, who will finish top? Who will make it to Old Trafford?
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