what a load of blolox

They don't deliberately lose. They just don't go into it with the same week long intense focus and preparation as they would say for a must-win game that would decide a league place or so on.

The focus for a SL coach is to do enough to be in a good position come play off time, but not expend too much energy and effort doing it. No point finishing top 2 if it leaves you in a heap on the floor come play off time. If you imagined it on a graph there would be a low point early/mid season where the top teams are trying to [imaintain [/itheir league position but also recharge their batteries. Players rested, training sessions eased back on, players given a day off etc. Then come 4-6 weeks before play off time things would spike upwards so the team goes into the playoffs in optimal condition.

All I'm suggesting is that Warrington seem to be in very good shape, big games (Mostly) won and league position maintained and squad looking in good condition. No controversy.

Don't worry, most sensible folk get what you are pushing at.....Its similar to how Muhammad Ali would have prepared for the Rumble in the Jungle, compared to how he would have trained for a bout with Joe Bugner.....Its all about peaking and having enough in the tank when it really matters.

Personally, I'm with you.....We look strong when we put the foot on the gas and are building a nice habit of winning the big games against our main rivals (well, except Huddersfield), which will be useful psychologically later in the year.

Top 4 after 13 rounds last year...

Wigan, Warrington, St Helens, Huddersfield

Top 4 after 13 rounds this year...

Wigan, Warrington, St Helens, Huddersfield.

Two of those will be in the Grand Final, I'd say.

Yesterday wasn't about Bradford's mistakes or poor play gifting us points imo. Our defence was outstanding in the 1st half and we forced them into errors time after time. All this despite Uncle Albert gifting them repeat sets for sod all.

Well all this makes a hilarious mockery of the idea of "competition for places".

"The coach is going to have a headache, knowing who to pick when everybody is fit...and all those young guns knocking on the door..."

Obviously not!

I can understand the argument that players will need resting during a season but not that intensity can be turned on and off, it is totally pointless getting 'up' for a game against Wigan and then beating them and then dropping points to Catalans and Hull, may as well have beaten Catalans and Hull and gone easy against Wigan. All the league games are worth as much as any other.

Surely if there are all these hungry players outside the first team, wanting a chance to show their skills, then intensity isn't an issue, you can rotate players through the season to keep them fresh and the ones who were outside, are going to be suitably intense.

Fatigue and injury yes those are fair excuses for why it's not feasible for a player to be at the same level right through the season, which is why you have a squad so you can keep players fresh....when it comes to dropping 'intensity' thats a different story, sounds a recipe for defeat. Can you imagine Ellery Hanley, Dean Bell and Shaun Edwards 'dropping off the intensity'...? Wigan used to be in the finals of so many cups that they'd have about 11 games to play in the last month and they just relentlessly steamrollered teams.