Wolves season review 2007

Published 01/01/07 9:00 am
Warrington Wolves archive

Bradford 36 Warrington Wolves 24

Wolves pay the penalty

again and again and again!

By Sports staff

WARRINGTON slipped to their fourth consecutive defeat and ever nearer the relegation dog fight as they were punished time and again for needless penalities.
Enforcer Adrian Morley, who completed his first match for the Wolves was one of the main culprits and confessed after the match his timing was a bit out.
He was placed on report after a clash with former team mate Iestyn Harris but is confident he will have no case to answer as he failed to connect with his head! Despite being out played for much of the first half and being their own worst enemy, Warrington were still in the game 18-18 at the break, giving some hope to their large following of fans.
But in the seocnd half despite the loss of their skipper Paul Deacon Bradford pulled away in the final quarter in which they scored three decisive tries.
Meanwhile Morley looked rusty, conceding the first three penalties of the match to gift Bradford a lead.
Indeed the first six penalties all went against Warrington, as they fell 18-6 down at the half hour mark.
Deacon had opened the scoring with a try just two minutes in, but Wolves drew level at 6-6 through Brent Grose - playing at full-back because of Stuart Reardon's head injury.
David Solomona and Lesley Vainikolo combined for the winger's ninth try of the season though on 20 minutes, as the Bulls forced their way into the lead.
Winger Platt then finished after a Iestyn Harris break to make it 18-6 to the Super League leaders.
But loose forward Vinnie Anderson intercepted a wayward Bulls pass to give his side hope with a 90 metre breakaway try. Wolves captain Lee Briers then brought his team level on 37 minutes by showing good strength and feet in bursting through to the line, before kicking his third conversion.
Coming out level at 18-18 and without Deacon, the Bulls lacked a cutting edge at the start of the second half, until Platt crossed the line for his second try on the hour.
He then assisted Jamie Langley for the match-clinching try five minutes later, as Harris took over the kicking duties.
And when centre James Evans went over the whitewash for the Bulls' sixth try, Bradford were home and dry.
Briers intercepted Solomona's pass for a converted consolation try at the death, but Warrington paid the price for their indiscipline after conceding 17 penalties to the Bulls' seven!