Yes ... what a superb attitude. Tough as hell. I'm still gobsmacked how we "found" him.

Dufty always has an error in him, but his good is far, far outweighing his bad this season. I thought his opposite number, Evalds, had a strong game for HKR last night and always looked dangerous coming into the line, but he also dropped a ball from a kick at a vital time. It happens.

Interesting no one has mentioned our defence coach…who is marshalling the defence superbly take a bow Mr erm … Marshall

So a couple over on our favourite comedy club that is Redvee reckon we beat HKR because they were tired from their Grand Final last week. My question is what was the game the week before when they beat Wigan…. League 1 ?

Yeah great night as most people said here can't wait to watch it back.

Some things that stuck in my head.

That purple patch in the 1st half as good as I'd seen us all year, maybe last 20 at saints was slightly better but awesome.

King great both sides of the ball.

Drinkwater the little bits that were annoying me he seems to have fixed we got so many more meters out of hand from penalties and in play and he's doing it.

Thewlis again let's criticise him every week if he continues like this, where he kept Lewis penalty from going out made me smile.

Walker nailing a 40-20, and executing well.

Tai giving a selection headache when Wrench is back.

Fitzgibbon whipping up the crowd.

I even prefer Vella approach of sending more up as no tries let the video ref make the decision.

Decent rest now to semi and should have a strong squad against Giants, happy into weekend Cas win tonight would round it off but maybe too much to ask for but you never know.

Yeah the arrogance that every game against them is the oppositions grand final is simply outstanding.

They need to get their own house in order before the concentrate too much on the opposition.

he did exactly this in the kr away game in february.

quote is being funny again, but picking up on a few previous posts

i absolutely love thewlis and crowther,, they both work their nuts off, thewlis was winding the crowd up, that cover tackle on litten where he randomly shot across to the other side of the field after that break, and smashed him on the last tackle, great vision.

Crowther, as mentioned, 12 month ago his agent was probably saying "well, wakey aren't offering you a contract, probably getting relegated, cas are interested, they might get relegated, ...."

THAT tackle on lewis though?!?!?

We're working sooooooo hard.

For all the complaints about the last couple of weeks, i wouldn't begrudge if burgess had told us to take it down a step for a few weeks, knowing he was ramping it up going into the semi final.

We work soooooooooooooo hard.

that hit up from currie from that drop out, couldn't believe my eyes.

Quite impressed with Vella, from the couple of games I've seen him in. He seems to be a calm and unfussy ref, who doesn't want to make it all about himself, unlike some I could mention (hint - mint cake). It felt like he got most things right last night, although the penalty against Dufty for apparently stealing a ball that never actually left his possession was a bit baffling!

I think the penalty against was given because the ref had so called tackle complete when he grabbed the ball back.. Maybe just giving the ball to May would have been a fairer decision. The right side defence does seem to have improved over the last few games & Tai is looking to be a future handful for opponents. As for Crowther ,i think he has made a difference ever since last season ,he is like a machine.
Great team performance & an excellent win over a very good HKR.

Was it not him? Looked like it from where I was sat but stand to be corrected. Lewis tried to run it on the last and he nailed him on about the 30 metre line. Could be me, eyes aren't what they used to be.

Warrington Guardian thought it was him but they could be wrong too.

'[iBrilliant from Jordy Crowther! Lewis tries to dodge him on the last on his own 30, but the Wire man hauls him down to put his side in great position!'[/i

What I did notice from last night's game was the lack of 6 again shouts from the ref..2 teams playing the game how it should be played unlike a couple of certain teams who use every trick in the book to gain an advantage

I don't think FMC was suggesting that it wasn't Crowther, but just saying what a great tackle it was. And it was definitely Crowther, by the way!

Ah, makes sense

Best league performance of the season imo. Hugely impressed with Tai who is a real handful with the ball and seems to relish a big hit. Fast becoming a crowd favourite.
What's happened to Ben Currie?
Thought he was outstanding last night.
I can"t remember him taking the ball in at full pelt like that for years. He's like a new man this year. Got to give the coaching team a lot credit for turning us around from the poop show we were for the last two years.
More of this please fellas.

I missed the first half (due to a jolly boys at Chester Races) but caught the second and thoroughly enjoyed it. I love attacking rugby, but, hard work, coordinated defence, hard work, trusting your mates, and hard work, make all the difference if not more so than attack.

Sure, we wont win every game, but if each one of the players, no matter who's next man up, can see effort, then team spirit will see us through most, as against decent opposition like KR we wont have it all our own way for all of the game.

There's so much good about this team and the way that Sam and Co have got us playing it's a joy in comparison to recent seasons. Fair play to all involved.

Having watched it back, Crowther had a much better game than i thought.... i knew he was involved in some key moments defensively, but i didn't realise how many.

he ran himself into the ground and threw himself into tackles... It was a truly exceptional performance.. his best in a wire shirt.

The effect Burgess is having on these players is so good to see.

Also, have to mention Thewlis.. who was immense and well deserved his MOM.

probably the most satisfying game of the season for me.... coming up against a team on the up, who had outplayed wigan and saints recently. We never gave them a chance.

We pinpointed the weakness... exploited it fully... then our aggressive defensive, all across the pitch, got us over the line.

Burgess, Gleeson, Marshall have been nothing short of a revelation.

also, i would not like to try and tackle Rodrick Tai.

i mean, i wouldn't like to tackle any of them tbh... But probably him least of all.

Just wait until we can get him running onto balls at speed, rather than running balls away from our line.

The smartest move I saw in the game, I think it was Ashton and Fitzgibbon.

Ashton challenges the ball from an attacking high bomb.
Fitzgibbon was in Ashton’s wake, and just in a picket position to hit Eveals the instant he hits the floor, should he take the catch.

It’s was a fantastic peace of play that gets no reward.
Step up Richard Marshall with Fitzgibbon.

Provided I got the players right.
I’ll have to watch it back to be sure.

I am a big fan of Hayes and wish him all the best with a speedy recovery. But I have to say that I quite like Drinkwater. Even the couple of games he played earlier in the season before he picked up a knock and Hayes took that spot I thought he was pretty good.
The bit that I am impressed with the most is his passing accuracy. He is not usually the player that throws the money ball assist but he is usually passing the ball to Williams/ Dufty but it shouldn't be underestimated how important it is to make sure that passes is on the button. It gives time to those players to make sure their pass is the killer ball.
I think Drinkwater played in round 2&3 and from memory those games were quite fruitful for King and Ashton on that left edge similar to Thursday night against Hull KR.
He may not do the flashy stuff like Sandow or Austin but I think he is doing a decent job.

I hope Jordy Crowther got a big pat on the back from not only those on the field but the coaching staff too for that tackle on Lewis. You watch him every game, he goes in on every kicker, and not just to scare or put them off, but to actually bring them down before they're able to get it away. He finally got his reward for all those efforts.

Haha, people taking comments out of context, well I've never seen the like! What I actually said was, Thewlis ACTS like a mard, and it wins us penalties. It's that simple. He obviously is not one, he plays Rugby League. He has to have a level of toughness to survive and thrive.

I have watched the game back a few times now and Josh Thewlis was outstanding in defence and attack, especially defence, his best game yet in a Warrington shirt for me and deservedly got the MOM.

Haven’t watched the full game yet. How was his mard-acting?

Must have missed it