Wolves' top eight hopes dashed!

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WARRINGTON’S top eight hopes are fading fast as they crashed to a disappointing 28-40 home defeat to Wakefield Trinity Wildcats.
With one eye clearly on Wembley next week Warrington’s defence was woeful as the visitors ran in seven tries, securing their own play off place.
Wakefield crossed the line after just three minutes, as Dale Ferguson raced in from out wide after a good kick had put Warrington under pressure.
The Wolves bounced back as playmaker Lee Briers produced a clever kick in the fifth minute, which resulted in Kevin Penny going over in the corner.
But then Sam Obst showed the Wolves’ defence a clean pair of heels as he scored a fine individual try just three minutes later, but Warrington produced an instant response with Paul Johnson gathering Briers’ angled kick to score, with Bridges’ conversion levelling the scores at 10-10.
With just 18 minutes on the clock, Luke George squeezed in at the corner for a third Wildcats try after a great offload from Matt Blaymire.
The Wolves grabbed the lead for the first time on the half hour mark as Chris Riley intercepted a Sean Gleeson pass and raced the length of the field to score.
He spared the blushes of fellow winger Penny who knocked on with a 20 metre re-start in his eagerness to try and catch the Wildcats off-guard. But Trinity failed to take advantage as Riley left them in his wake by intercepting. Bridge added the simple conversion to make it 16-14.
On 34 minutes Louis Anderson made a great burst but Penny knocked on in the danger zone and two minutes later the visitors were back in front thanks to Sean Gleeson, with Drew’s conversion giving them a 16-20 half-time lead.
The writing was on the wall for Warrington when Wakefield went further clear as they crossed just two minutes into the second half, with George collecting a long pass from Drew before finishing in the corner. Obst scored his second try on 61 minutes when Drew and Grix combined once more to give him the opportunity to scamper underneath the posts. Drew sent the conversion over and the game looked over as a contest.
But just two minutes later hooker Michael Monaghan gave the Wolves some faint hope as he crashed over following a good set of six from the Wolves pack.
Bridge’s conversion left the gap at 10 points but young winger Dale Morton crossed in the 70th minute for a converted try, while Drew added a further penalty late on to secure the points for the visitors.
Gareth Carvell crossed for a late consolation to give the Warrington faithful some late cheer.
Now Head of Coaching Tony Smith must rally his troops to ensure Warrington can salvage their season with a Challenge Cup victory against Huddersfield Giants next Saturday.

Pictures show Warrington’s try scorers Kevin Penny, Chris Riley and Paul Johnson.
For more pictures from the game CLICK HERE.

Warrington: Mathers, Riley, Bridge, Johnson, Penny, Briers, Clarke, Morley, Monaghan, Carvell L. Anderson, V. Anderson, Westwood
Subs:Cooper, McCarthy, Mitchell, Rauhihi.

Wakefield: Blaymire, Morton, Gleeson Atkins, George, Grix, Obst Korkidas, Drew, Stosic, Wilkes, Henderson, Ferguson, Subs : Snitch, Latu, Moore, Bibb

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