What happened - they could not beat Saints last week without a half back and could not beat Huddersfield tonight.



How can he get it so right for the CC final and so wrong when it really matters?



Warrington have a side good enough to trounce anyone - as well saw in the CC final - yet they have simply failed to show the last two weeks?



Maybe it was the weather and they simply cannot play in the rain?

The rain thing is rubbish. There pack was battered. Simple as

The whole team was battered

As you yourself said in your briers thread a halfback can't perform behind a beaten pack

TBF he only stuffed up in the first half and nearly pulled it back and, up to the Cudjoe try, they looked like nicking a last second equaliser.

How did Tony Smith get it wrong? He didn't.



His forward just got battered. You only have to do one thing to beat Warrington and that is win the collision then the ruck opens right up. Thats all Hudds did, they won the collision then Warringtons defence opened right up at the ruck area which allowed Hudds to get in behind and run riot





Leeds tried to do this during the CC Final but it back fired big time. We got battered in the forwards and the game plan was completely out of the window.

I can’t speak for the St Helens match because I’ve forgot about it already. However Huddersfield tonight played to the best of their abilities end of. Huddersfield are the best defensive side in the league and that showed tonight. Danny Brough also had a cracker.



It was his best game since he’s come to Huddersfield IMO.



Warrington on the other hand suppressed their attacking fare in the first half thanks to having a game plan that suited more to the weather. In the second half Warrington started to play to their ability and to the game plan that suited them and it worked - only it was too late.



In the challenge cup it was roles reverse.



That’s what went wrong IMO and the rain theory is nonsense.

I text rhinoms in the first half to say I would love Mason at Leeds. I think he would compliment what we already have. His reply is unrepeatable

It wasn't that bad and tbf i did agree that we need a prop in that kind of mould playing wise i just don't like his other habits and he makes Bailey look like an Angel.

Back to tonights game i honestly don't that Wire took the Giants that seriously ala us in CC in 06.

By the time they got around to playing their natural game or resembling anything like a gameplan it was too late even with Childs assist for the Hicks try.

I thought the Giants were outstanding 1st half and although indifferent in the 2nd they deserved to win.

And you can't repeat what I called Childs

Yeah American Football anybody!!!





Good job it wasnt against Wigan or there would have been a flood in Warrington this evening due to all the tears