I think Taylor will go well this season, whenever i've seen him for Wigan or Hull KR i've been very impressed!

League Weekly gave him an 8/10.

I'm guessing the league weekly reporter was sat somewhere warm he can't have been watching the match !

To be fair he did alright in the second half and started to make some good yards and put some hits in, however in the first 20 minutes he looked out on his feet, there was one point when he was down on his knees taking a breather. 8/10 for anyone in the team seems a bit OTT though.

I doubt Taylor is struggling for fitness as he's been at the club almost 3 months with very little down time.



I'd guess it was more a case of cobwebs getting blown out.

Performances in pre-season games can be deceptive. Anyone remember Howarth’s stormer at Warrington last season? It even earnt him a place in the squad vs Wakefield on the opening game and we all know how his performances went.



Does anyone think Harris has written off the Warrington game as such and will instead, in his mind set see it as a final intense ‘friendly’ before the first home game v St Helens? Obviously if we won, bonus/fantastic – but with us only potentially having 2 pre-season friendlies against a low standard of opposition it isn’t really what you would consider great preparation for a season opener away at Warrington. In contrast, two friendlies against lower opposition and an away game at Warrington is ideal preparation for an opening home game v St Helens.



Maybe I am reading into it too much, but perhaps the difficult start and likelihood of picking up maximum points has helped shape his pre-season plans.

No he won't have written off the Warrington game. He may save some of the older props for Saints game but he certainly will not write it off. I believe the first few games of the season are the best time to play the bigger teams as you can catch them cold!

I agree particularly with both Warrington and St Helens having their eye on the World Club Championships a week or two later. Just seems odd preparation to play only the two friendlies against Swinton and Hunslet, most clubs have at least one Super League opponent. Proof will be in the pudding I guess!

Whether we, (Warrington) are classed as a bigger club now I don't know, but, I think an opening game is a good time to play us as recently we seem to have started slowly. It should be a belter and I don't know what he 'odds' are, but, suspect it would be close?

The only odds I've seen are from BetFred and they've made Warrington firm favourites to win.



Salford are +12 on the handicap and 5/2 in the 80 minute betting.

I expect Warrington to be favourites that i have no doubt but from the first 2 games Warrington & Saints i would be happy to run the 2 sides close although a win from 1 of these 2 games would be nice! More realistically i see this against Saints but you never know.

I'm not overly fussed with the results of the first five or six games tbh. Historically, it's better to gain momentum at the halfway point towards the end of the season. Anything we get out of those first six is a bonus, and I'd like us to be strong at home. The biggest hurdle to getting in the crowds at home has been our wobbly record. If we can sort that this season we'll be on our way.