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Huddersfield Giants 28 Warrington Wolves 47
HEAD Coach Paul Cullen breathed a huge sigh of relief as his side came good against fellow strugglers Huddersfield Giants.
Chris Bridge showed what has been missing for much of the season as he scored a hat-trick of tries, and Prop Adrian Morley continued to show his recent improvement in form with another powerful performance.
Warrington leapfrogged their plummeting opponents and now sit well-placed for a late assault on the play-offs.
Two tries from Bridge and one from Stuart Reardon in the first-half took Warrington into the interval with a healthy 20-6 advantage, despite Robbie Paul's third-minute try for the Giants. Brad Drew went over to lift the home crowd on the 49th minute, but Warrington responded with four tries for a valuable victory.
Lee Briers was again at the heart of everything good in an attacking vein, sending Bridge over for Warrington's first try.
Michael Sullivan put Bridge through for his second on 16 minutes, before Reardon scored, with Briers kicking nine goals and a drop goal on the day. Morley showed his power against Eorl Crabtree - and winger Kevin Penny hammered home the Wolves' dominance. Teenager Penny showed blistering pace to race over for his first try on 45 minutes from Paul Johnson's pass.
Huddersfield fought back through Drew, but Sullivan took his try well to re-establish the momentum.
Bridge completed his fine day on the hour, and although Ryan Hudson's two tries in seven minutes restored some pride for the Giants, Huddersfield were well beaten.
Shane Elford crossed for the Giants in the 79th minute, and Chris Thorman claimed his fourth conversion from five attempts. But Penny capped a fine day for the visitors when he raced under the posts for his second try of the match and Briers added the extras.
After the match a relieved Cullen hailed powerhouse Morley's influence on the game as he left Huddersfield prop Eorl Crabtree dazed and confused.
Cullen said: "Big Eorl caused us so many problems last time we played them at the Halliwell Jones Stadium.
"He went right through us and cut us to pieces, so we knew we had to be big on him.
"Mozza's tackling technique was absolutely spot on. It was a big shot and it gave us a big lift in what was a very good all-round team performance."
Cullen insisted his side could now progress into the play-off places.
"This is just one more step. We generally haven't spent too much time looking downwards and backwards. "We're looking forward at the top six and that's where our intentions lie."
Wolves back
on track
by Gary Skentelbery
HEAD Coach Paul Cullen breathed a huge sigh of relief as his side came good against fellow strugglers Huddersfield Giants.
Chris Bridge showed what has been missing for much of the season as he scored a hat-trick of tries, and Prop Adrian Morley continued to show his recent improvement in form with another powerful performance.
Warrington leapfrogged their plummeting opponents and now sit well-placed for a late assault on the play-offs.
Two tries from Bridge and one from Stuart Reardon in the first-half took Warrington into the interval with a healthy 20-6 advantage, despite Robbie Paul's third-minute try for the Giants. Brad Drew went over to lift the home crowd on the 49th minute, but Warrington responded with four tries for a valuable victory.
Lee Briers was again at the heart of everything good in an attacking vein, sending Bridge over for Warrington's first try.
Michael Sullivan put Bridge through for his second on 16 minutes, before Reardon scored, with Briers kicking nine goals and a drop goal on the day. Morley showed his power against Eorl Crabtree - and winger Kevin Penny hammered home the Wolves' dominance. Teenager Penny showed blistering pace to race over for his first try on 45 minutes from Paul Johnson's pass.
Huddersfield fought back through Drew, but Sullivan took his try well to re-establish the momentum.
Bridge completed his fine day on the hour, and although Ryan Hudson's two tries in seven minutes restored some pride for the Giants, Huddersfield were well beaten.
Shane Elford crossed for the Giants in the 79th minute, and Chris Thorman claimed his fourth conversion from five attempts. But Penny capped a fine day for the visitors when he raced under the posts for his second try of the match and Briers added the extras.
After the match a relieved Cullen hailed powerhouse Morley's influence on the game as he left Huddersfield prop Eorl Crabtree dazed and confused.
Cullen said: "Big Eorl caused us so many problems last time we played them at the Halliwell Jones Stadium.
"He went right through us and cut us to pieces, so we knew we had to be big on him.
"Mozza's tackling technique was absolutely spot on. It was a big shot and it gave us a big lift in what was a very good all-round team performance."
Cullen insisted his side could now progress into the play-off places.
"This is just one more step. We generally haven't spent too much time looking downwards and backwards. "We're looking forward at the top six and that's where our intentions lie."
Huddersfield (6) 28.
Tries: Paul, Drew, Hudson 2, Elford.
Goals: Thorman 4.
Warrington (20) 47.
Tries: Bridge 3, Reardon, Penny 2, Sullivan.
Goals: Briers 9. Drop Goals: Briers.
Att: 6,822
