Warrington Wolves v Saints

⏹ The Saints fall to a defeat in Round 9 at the Halliwell Jones Stadium.

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We force a GLDO, with 50 seconds left.

Wolves try to go for a one-pointer to rub salt in the wounds, but the pass out to the man who would have taken it is poor.

No try confirmed.

Warrington get the ball back after we lost it, 20m off our own line.

A Wolves forward sought to power over from a short crash ball. Referee is right in front of it, calls no try and sends it up to the VR.

An offside penalty is given against Saints, the Wolves use the set well and push us back towards our own line using all the tackles.

Saints really throwing the ball about now, trying to scratch any way they can to get late scores.

Welsby with an outrageous run around the field, before Whitby’s kick to the right corner was taken by the hosts.

🔄 Sambou off, Stephens on.

Percival puts a shot on his opposite man, the ball comes out but we are flagged for a strip penalty.

Sailor on the run tries a chip and chase himself, Warrington knock it back though as they are tackled.

Sailor juggles a high kick but holds onto it.

Saints needing to get fired back into this one, late on.

Ashton comes off, Irwin on in his stead for his debut.

Saints give away a penalty, laying on in the ruck too long.

Time off, Ashton stays down after a heavy tackle.

🔄 Walmsley and Paasi off, Delaney and Lees on.

Wolves get the ball back from the 20m drop out.

Warrington get an obstruction penalty following a Captain’s Challenge.

Thewlis calls for the kicking tee and misses the kick.

🐺 20-14 😇

Warrington get a high kick away, Sambou is judged to have pushed a chasing Wolves man, we challenge the call.

The challenge is unsuccessful.

Warrington get a high kick away, Sambou is judged to have pushed a chasing Wolves man, we challenge the call.

No try given by the Video Referee, looked like Percival’s leg may have been touching the dead ball line as he grounded it.

Very, VERY close call that.

🐺 20-14 😇

The Saints have Wolves on the backfoot, Sailor dabs a smart kick into the right corner and Mark times his run really well to ground it.

Video ref is called for, sent up as a try.

Whitby kicks a big cross field ball, King looked to obstruct Percival from attempting to jump for it, but Saints judged to have knocked on.

More good defence work by Saints, Paasi with a big shot on Walker.

Saints on the last throw it about, Sailor with a huge pass back inside with Wolves back by their own 10m line.

Percival and Whitley pass it between them. Mark then tries one more pass into Paasi but the prop knocks on

The Red V push the Wolves back towards their own 20m line, Whitby reverses a high kick back out to the left edge but Warrington rise highest to it.

Warrington on their left edge have King kick it out, Ashton knocked it into Sailor’s hands.

The referee has the Video Ref take another look it seems, not a Wolves challenge though.

Warrington kick well, the ball hangs in the in-goal and Sailor has to take it out of dodge.

He does so very well.

🐺 20-14 😇

🔄 Walmsley on, Delaney off.

Saints hold the Wolves again in their own half, with the hosts kicking from deep.

🔄 Lees off, Paasi on.

🐺 20-14 😇

Thewlis misses the kick.

🐺 20-14 😇

Let off from the Wolves, Saints lose the ball on the fourth tackle behind ourselves which Clark leaps on to stop the danger. Just as we were going into their territory.

Calm start, the Saints have just held Wire in their own half well.

⏯ Second half is underway. Let’s have better, Saints!

⏸ The Saints trail by two in Act III of the trilogy against the Wolves

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Bennison has some space on the wing, but as he looks to pass in – he does so forward.

Saints playing better now, we have Wolves moving back and Whitby on the last powers a kick at a Wolf and they knock on.

Red V scrum, 15m out.

Whitby raises a kick high to finish a Saints attack inside the Wolves’ half.

Sambou with a terrific chase and tackle on Dufty from it too.

Whitby’s kick attempt is missed.

Head up George.

🐺 16-8 😇

The hosts lose the ball coming out of their own 40m.

Saints looking to quickly strike back again.

Video ref called upon, the ball went to ground, unsure if one team or both knocked it on.

Ashton picked up the loose ball, then ran on the wing and under the sticks.

Referee gave a try on field.

Saints push up to the halfway line after the points, Welsby’s kick to finish it, straight into Dufty’s hands.

🔄 Walmsley off, Delaney on.

Whitby’s attempt goes across the face of the posts.

Saints will get their first major attack following the restart, the Wolves allowed the ball to bounce and go out.

Sneyd’s 40/20 attempt this time lands. Warrington 20m out with a fresh set.

After we finally get a chance in good-ball position, Knowles trying to fire himself in with a big run knocks on, our fifth (I think) of the half so far. Frustrating.

Dan Russell knocks on off a big Saints tackle.

We start in the Wolves half.

The Red V get held in our own half before Whitby kicks a high bomb.

Wolves get held in their own half after the opening points, good defence.

Sneyd misses the kick.

Sironen gets a wild offload 10m off his own line, Walmsley can’t take it cleanly and Warrington will have a golden chance early on.

Brilliant defence from the Saints, especially from Percival with two brilliant tackles in a dangerous Wolves set.

Sneyd tries a kick to the corner, but Warrington lose it in a scramble.

Sneyd straight off the scrum tries a chip for Ashton to chase, but Sailor races back first and has to concede a GLDO.

Whitby gets tackled and unfortunately loses the ball, Warrington get the scrum on the halfway line.

Warrington on their attack move into our half, Sneyd kicks up to Sailor and Tristan deals with it fine.

Saints go close, but a pass on the last out to the right wing goes to ground and Bennison has to leap on it.

Whitby kicks a big one across field and high, Sailor leads the chase and tackles Thewlis well.

Following the error, Saints do well in defence, Sneyd just beyond the 40m line looks like he goes for a 40/20 but it is far too strong and runs out in the in-goal.

Seven tackle, tap 20m set for the Red V.

Percival in the tackle by Tai is judged to have knocked on, Mark looks to the ref for a Tai’s hand pulling but not given.

Sneyd goes for a kick on the fourth, it comes off a Saints hand so the hosts have another set just inside our half. However, the hosts then give away an offside penalty, Thewlis running behind Yates.

A poor Warrington pass went loose, Knowles makes the tackle but the ball comes out and is judged as Wolves ball.

Solid first set for the Saints, moving just into the Wolves half before a Whitby booming kick went high up.

Marc Sneyd’s boot gets us going, the Saints have the away end behind them in the first half.

🔻 On the road but in the Red V!

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Ready for Act III.

😇 Here is how your Saints lineup for Round 9 of Super League against Warrington!