:00:38. > :00:42.The sun has been out and the big guns in Super League have been out.
:00:43. > :00:44.It's round 17, and time to put some markers down
:00:45. > :00:55.# I got this feeling inside my bones # It goes electric wavey when I turn
:00:56. > :00:57.it on # All through my city, all through my home,
:00:58. > :01:02.# We're flying up, no ceiling, when we in our zone.
:01:03. > :01:08.# I can't stop the feeling So just dance, dance,
:01:09. > :01:32.Eorl Crabtree is alongside Hull Kingston Rovers captain
:01:33. > :01:34.Terry Campese to spread some sunshine over
:01:35. > :01:38.St Helens against Warrington was the hot match of round 17.
:01:39. > :01:44.It was second against fifth, and Stuart Pike was there.
:01:45. > :01:47.COMMENTATOR: The Saints will need to defend well
:01:48. > :02:05.against Super League's most potent attack.
:02:06. > :02:16.But Chris Sandow, a little dummy, held the pass up beautifully.
:02:17. > :02:22.Saints have been dominant with a lot of the possession, a lot
:02:23. > :02:25.of the ball, but don't really look like scoring.
:02:26. > :02:29.Clear and present danger, and now it's Sandow again.
:02:30. > :02:40.No wonder he is right up there for Man of Steel.
:02:41. > :02:47.St Helens just cannot get a foothold in this game.
:02:48. > :02:54.Every time Warrington get close, they are dangerous.
:02:55. > :02:58.Again, they tacked this side, this right side, and Atkins...!
:02:59. > :03:01.Well, is that a try to celebrate his 300th career appearance?
:03:02. > :03:23.And I'm sure the video referee will think so too.
:03:24. > :03:25.300 career appearances, much to muse about for
:03:26. > :03:30.Ben Currie, just trying something different, and Atkins
:03:31. > :03:47.Ratchford, they cannot stop Stefan Ratchford.
:03:48. > :03:57.Straight out of the traps at the start of the second half.
:03:58. > :04:03.That could be game, set and match, if it isn't already,
:04:04. > :04:06.but the vision of Daryl Clark and Stefan Ratchford,
:04:07. > :04:08.at one of the best supporting players
:04:09. > :04:23.And it's been another miserable night for the Saints,
:04:24. > :04:25.but you cannot take anything away from Warrington.
:04:26. > :04:28.They really do look like they're going to score every time
:04:29. > :04:53.Still early stages of this second half, Gidley with the kick forward,
:04:54. > :05:04.Rhys Evans won't score many more simple tries this season.
:05:05. > :05:10.Another disaster, defensively, for St Helens.
:05:11. > :05:15.It's over 30 years since St Helens were nailed at home
:05:16. > :05:42.Saints have been outfought and outplayed, but they have a try.
:05:43. > :05:45.This, though, is Warrington's night, again.
:05:46. > :06:06.STUDIO: Earl, for you, was that result ever in any doubt?
:06:07. > :06:09.Going into the game, I actually thought St Helens might
:06:10. > :06:11.actually pressure them, put them under a bit of pressure
:06:12. > :06:13.and make sure they had to work for it, but it didn't seem
:06:14. > :06:17.I think there were too many mistakes by St Helens, and Warrington...
:06:18. > :06:19.They just looked like that team that could win something.
:06:20. > :06:21.And they were playing with that confidence as well,
:06:22. > :06:26.In the end, it was just reward, but for St Helens,
:06:27. > :06:29.Interestingly, Tony Smith saying afterwards they had barely trained
:06:30. > :06:32.all week because of the injuries and he was worried
:06:33. > :06:35.Did that reflect the way they played in terms of just trying to get those
:06:36. > :06:38.points on and then you can take a couple of your players off?
:06:39. > :06:45.I thought Chris Sandow and Currie were outstanding, their combination
:06:46. > :06:49.I think clubs will come knocking for Currie in the coming months.
:06:50. > :06:53.It's an interesting relationship, isn't it, the amount
:06:54. > :06:55.of points they score down that left-hand side.
:06:56. > :07:01.You can just tell that they are happy.
:07:02. > :07:03.Here's a picture of Chris Sandow with a smile on his face,
:07:04. > :07:05.and that just shows how they come out and play on the weekend.
:07:06. > :07:07.And if you watch his style of play, does he look like a player who needs
:07:08. > :07:09.that kind of confidence and happiness?
:07:10. > :07:13.I think when he got over here last year, he wasn't playing the kind
:07:14. > :07:15.of football he is, but he had a pre-season with Warrington,
:07:16. > :07:18.and this just shows what he can do, and he has been one
:07:19. > :07:20.of their best players all year, and scored some class tries.
:07:21. > :07:23.And a fabulous kick as well from Ben Currie.
:07:24. > :07:26.Yes, the sort of thing you wouldn't really recognise him for as well,
:07:27. > :07:28.but everything he touches turns to gold, the same as Sandow.
:07:29. > :07:33.No matter what they do, they seem to score points and seem
:07:34. > :07:35.to be enjoying themselves as well, so it's a combination
:07:36. > :07:38.that we will probably need to watch for the rest of the season.
:07:39. > :07:42.He looked a bit of a shadow of himself, at times last season,
:07:43. > :07:45.but he looks like the player we all know he can be.
:07:46. > :07:47.That team was a shadow of themselves as well,
:07:48. > :07:50.because they weren't making the yardage, they weren't getting
:07:51. > :07:54.It's no coincidence that this year, when they are playing really well,
:07:55. > :07:57.they're standing up and making those metres again, making those breaks,
:07:58. > :07:58.off-loading in the right positions on what looks
:07:59. > :08:03.They have a good team this year and they're playing again,
:08:04. > :08:05.I keep talking about confidence but it makes such
:08:06. > :08:09.Keiron Cunningham's side clearly lacking confidence.
:08:10. > :08:11.He was talking about anxiety from his side.
:08:12. > :08:13.Where do you see it going wrong at St Helens at the moment?
:08:14. > :08:17.Like I said before, if you dig a hole, sometimes it's
:08:18. > :08:19.hard to get out of it, and I think that's what they did
:08:20. > :08:21.on the weekend, they probably thought in their heads,
:08:22. > :08:24.the first 20 minutes could be very important, they got out there,
:08:25. > :08:27.it didn't go to plan, and everything they did,
:08:28. > :08:29.it seemed like they didn't have the confidence.
:08:30. > :08:33.Here we can see on the TV what they would normally do,
:08:34. > :08:35.but if things aren't going to plan, this seems to happen.
:08:36. > :08:38.And they were being booed, Keiron Cunningham was being booed.
:08:39. > :08:41.It is tough times when that is happening to you at home.
:08:42. > :08:45.They are making simple mistakes, you can talk about tactics
:08:46. > :08:48.and getting in the right position, but if the final ball is not good
:08:49. > :08:51.enough and someone just makes a dropped pass, you will
:08:52. > :08:54.But the fans booing off the back of it...
:08:55. > :08:57.And the body language of the players at times?
:08:58. > :08:59.It seems to be all around the club, doesn't it, when the fans
:09:00. > :09:01.are booing, the players have negative body language,
:09:02. > :09:04.Cunningham, as well, has been negative in
:09:05. > :09:07.It seems like there's a vicious circle there,
:09:08. > :09:10.and it's something they need to snap out of it.
:09:11. > :09:12.Errors happen, mistakes happen, and you get over them.
:09:13. > :09:14.Well, a dozen rounds ago, Hull FC lost by 40 points at Widnes,
:09:15. > :09:16.and Lee Radford stayed out of the dressing room whilst
:09:17. > :09:18.the players thrashed out their problems.
:09:19. > :09:20.The two teams have gone in different directions since.
:09:21. > :09:22.It was Widnes who scored first when they met on Friday.
:09:23. > :09:25.After that, though, it was pretty much Hull FC all the way.
:09:26. > :09:28.Yes, they've been the class team in my eyes this year.
:09:29. > :09:30.They've won 12 from 13, and they have the whole squad
:09:31. > :09:33.to pick from, they have had hardly any injuries all year
:09:34. > :09:36.and it shows on the field, they've all got confidence
:09:37. > :09:40.And how important that they did thrash out those problems
:09:41. > :09:42.when they lost to Widnes all those rounds ago?
:09:43. > :09:44.It seems strange, because at the time,
:09:45. > :09:46.people were questioning it, and it's something I didn't
:09:47. > :09:48.see an issue with it, where the players got together
:09:49. > :09:52.They have obviously solved something.
:09:53. > :09:56.They used to be a Jekyll Hyde team, and this year,
:09:57. > :10:00.They are a team that's absolutely flying, everything they're doing
:10:01. > :10:02.is working really well, but they're playing
:10:03. > :10:06.You can tell even by videos of them in the changing rooms after games,
:10:07. > :10:08.they are absolutely enjoying themselves and loving every moment
:10:09. > :10:10.of winning games, and they work hard for each one.
:10:11. > :10:13.They are a team that's hard to beat this year, and even there,
:10:14. > :10:15.there's just so many numbers around the ball,
:10:16. > :10:18.five white shirts, and there's just no shirts there from the opposition.
:10:19. > :10:20.And Jamie Shaul having a fantastic season, but do you look
:10:21. > :10:23.at the Widnes defence when you look at this one,
:10:24. > :10:27.I think Scott Taylor is probably the number one front row
:10:28. > :10:31.This just suppose, great support play by Shaul, as he always does.
:10:32. > :10:33.This is just what confident football does for you.
:10:34. > :10:35.Would you have kept up with Shaul there?
:10:36. > :10:38.Yes, I would probably just have gone all the way
:10:39. > :10:44.He obviously fancied a break, but at the top of it,
:10:45. > :10:46.Scott Taylor there, he's been absolutely brilliant, but again,
:10:47. > :10:48.this is a player at Wigan who couldn't get in the team
:10:49. > :10:50.at times, who was lacking confidence, wasn't happy,
:10:51. > :10:54.This is what the difference being in a good team
:10:55. > :10:59.And for Widnes, they used up a lot of energy,
:11:00. > :11:03.As you say, Hull are the form team, is this one they just
:11:04. > :11:07.Yes, I think it will be a tough loss.
:11:08. > :11:10.They have lost a few now over the last couple of months,
:11:11. > :11:13.and they just have to regroup and go back to the drawing board and come
:11:14. > :11:17.It all changes after one win, and that's what they've got
:11:18. > :11:21.You talked about the two confidence teams, two teams playing well,
:11:22. > :11:27.First of all, it's a massive game, I am absolutely looking forward
:11:28. > :11:32.to this one, and I think it's going to be a classic.
:11:33. > :11:34.I hope it is, anyway, I hope it's one of those
:11:35. > :11:37.games where Warrington, in recent times, in recent weeks,
:11:38. > :11:39.months, they've had those slip-ups, whereas Hull FC have
:11:40. > :11:44.I'm going with Hull, I honestly think Hull could win this one.
:11:45. > :11:47.With the form that they're in, they will deserve to go on and win
:11:48. > :11:49.it, but anything could happen, especially on the left edge
:11:50. > :11:54.Well, Leave or Remain is the big questions surrounding Leeds Rhinos
:11:55. > :11:59.at the moment, five straight Super League defeats left
:12:00. > :12:02.the champions at the foot of the table, and they are likely
:12:03. > :12:05.to face a fight for Super League survival in the qualifiers.
:12:06. > :12:07.Their latest match was against Catalans on Friday,
:12:08. > :12:15.and the commentator for this one was Richard Stead.
:12:16. > :12:17.COMMENTATOR: Here is Lilley to McGuire.
:12:18. > :12:24.Moon is running, moves to the left of the ruck, he's away,
:12:25. > :12:31.Ferris is over for the opener, Leeds lead.
:12:32. > :12:43.Dragons' pressure, Carney again, kicks for a try, Horo,
:12:44. > :13:23.Bit of a scruffy play-the-ball there.
:13:24. > :13:32.Fast hands here from the Dragons again, an opportunity,
:13:33. > :13:35.this will be a try, just by the uprights,
:13:36. > :14:05.Leeds go again, maybe an opportunity, maybe a try,
:14:06. > :14:08.and Leeds have scored, and that is Josh Walters
:14:09. > :14:26.A robust run here from Casty, but he's dropped it.
:14:27. > :14:38.Oh, terrible stuff, and Pelissier is away.
:14:39. > :14:42.And this will seal it for the Catalan Dragons.
:14:43. > :14:44.Cruel for Leeds there, they could have snatched
:14:45. > :14:49.Very proud, especially with French players in my Catalan team,
:14:50. > :15:00.You know, Albert is 18, Yaha is 19.
:15:01. > :15:03.Navarrete has got one game, one Super League game's experience,
:15:04. > :15:06.Some people are going out, some people are going in,
:15:07. > :15:17.and they work out for each other, and stand up for each other,
:15:18. > :15:20.and that's always pleasing, and come here and win the two points
:15:21. > :15:22.against Leeds, we are desperate to win points, and it's
:15:23. > :15:27.We all made plans at the start of the year,
:15:28. > :15:29.and some of these plans are dashed, aren't they?
:15:30. > :15:31.When you talk about what might happen, I don't think anybody
:15:32. > :15:34.envisions this might be happening to us in anybody's wildest dreams.
:15:35. > :15:37.But you'd hope you're going to get something from it,
:15:38. > :15:41.and you hope that we can all conduct ourselves
:15:42. > :15:44.and operate in such a fashion where there are still
:15:45. > :15:48.Justin Turner and the club has been brilliant.
:15:49. > :15:50.The players have been great, the staff...
:15:51. > :15:53.Working more hours than God sends, and the fans, they have been
:15:54. > :15:54.absolutely sensational in their perseverance
:15:55. > :16:06.STUDIO: Laurent Frayssinous making a point there about the 12 French
:16:07. > :16:11.They've been accused at some times of being an NRL team, if you like,
:16:12. > :16:14.but it is really good, isn't it, for the development
:16:15. > :16:16.of French rugby league, to see these players coming
:16:17. > :16:19.through and to see them in a team that can travel,
:16:20. > :16:23.Well, that's the whole point of them being in Super League,
:16:24. > :16:27.it was to expand the game as far as France, and we would like to see
:16:28. > :16:31.more French players playing in Super League,
:16:32. > :16:33.and there is actually more within the Super League
:16:34. > :16:36.as it is in different teams, so it's fantastic that we are
:16:37. > :16:39.getting these players over playing for the English sides over here.
:16:40. > :16:41.And he makes a good point, having more players in,
:16:42. > :16:45.I'd like to see even more players, but they are a great team.
:16:46. > :16:49.They are definitely competitors for the end of the season.
:16:50. > :16:52.That competition is going to be livened up by this Catalan side.
:16:53. > :16:54.Leeds are pretty much now writing off making the top eight
:16:55. > :16:59.How do you think they will approach the next six weeks
:17:00. > :17:03.Well, they have to start finding some form.
:17:04. > :17:06.You don't want to be going into those middle eights
:17:07. > :17:08.with the form they've been showing on the footy field,
:17:09. > :17:11.they have to go out there and try and prove each and every week,
:17:12. > :17:17.and put all the field dramas behind them and start some football,
:17:18. > :17:19.because they need form going into that last section.
:17:20. > :17:24.Amongst the big news of the week, Zak Hardaker being transfer listed
:17:25. > :17:26.for ?300,000, looking to go to the NRL.
:17:27. > :17:31.I'm surprised that he would be going, if I'm being honest,
:17:32. > :17:34.but with his form this year, I can see why he'd want to go.
:17:35. > :17:38.I think it would be a fresh start for him, a fresh start for the club
:17:39. > :17:40.as well, because his performances this season have probably...
:17:41. > :17:43.He's a shadow of himself from last year, and I think there's probably
:17:44. > :17:46.more to it than that, because he's a player that deserves
:17:47. > :17:49.to be playing well in a good team, but he's got to earn that
:17:50. > :17:55.I think it's a fresh chance for him to go over there and do something
:17:56. > :17:58.with his career now and to step up again and become that
:17:59. > :18:02.superstar that he is, and what he's not showing this year.
:18:03. > :18:06.The Leeds players have been saying they were surprised to hear this.
:18:07. > :18:08.The timing is not ideal, is it, for Leeds?
:18:09. > :18:25.I'm not going into that, as I said, but for him, it's...
:18:26. > :18:28.You know, great experience for him, to go over there and play
:18:29. > :18:32.He showed last year that he was a menace still,
:18:33. > :18:34.and he was the best player in the Super League,
:18:35. > :18:37.so why not go over there and challenge yourself,
:18:38. > :18:39.and obviously been linked to the Raiders as well,
:18:40. > :18:41.where I'm from, I think that would be a great place
:18:42. > :18:45.It's a great team down there, and they've got English
:18:46. > :18:48.players as well down there, so it would be a great place
:18:49. > :18:51.And from Leeds' point of view, it's one thing to lose people
:18:52. > :18:54.who retire at the end of their career, as we had
:18:55. > :18:57.with Peacock, Sinfield and Leuluai, but they would have been building
:18:58. > :18:58.around someone like Zak Hardaker, wouldn't they?
:18:59. > :19:01.That is a big blow, presumably, for their future plans.
:19:02. > :19:04.In my opinion, it's only a massive loss to Leeds if he's playing well,
:19:05. > :19:08.because if he's not playing the best he can, then he's in that team
:19:09. > :19:10.and they're building around someone who's not on fire.
:19:11. > :19:14.The only way he is useful to that team if he's not playing
:19:15. > :19:18.That's how ruthless the sport is and the game is.
:19:19. > :19:21.And it may be beneficial to both parties, and if that's the case,
:19:22. > :19:24.Now, if he's playing absolutely fantastically well
:19:25. > :19:27.and they are building around him and then he still wants to go,
:19:28. > :19:30.then there's probably even more issues, but they've got
:19:31. > :19:33.to get the most out of him and what they can out
:19:34. > :19:36.of Zak Hardaker, whether it be money or the fact that he's playing.
:19:37. > :19:38.Now, we've discovred discovered quite a few secrets
:19:39. > :19:40.about the players over the course of the season,
:19:41. > :19:44.This week it's the turn of the Super League match
:19:45. > :19:53.I think I'd be a lion, and that's because I like to be a leader.
:19:54. > :19:54.Probably an owl?
:19:55. > :19:59.I just like having a view, looking over things.
:20:00. > :20:02.A meerkat, cos I'm really nosy, I like popping my head up
:20:03. > :20:08.A zebra, cos most things are black and white.
:20:09. > :20:26.The one I've got, I quite like the job I've got.
:20:27. > :20:28.I quite enjoy the job that I do actually, I'll
:20:29. > :20:32.I always wanted to be a pilot, commercial airline pilot,
:20:33. > :20:43.I'd probably have to go back a little while to the '80s
:20:44. > :20:45.and Dallas, I absolutely loved it.
:20:46. > :20:54.It would have to be either Toy Story 1 or Monsters Inc.
:20:55. > :21:15.Cos he wanted every decision to go his way.
:21:16. > :21:17.He's always got a joke up his sleeve.
:21:18. > :21:20.He's always having a bit of banter, asking us if we'd seen
:21:21. > :21:39.He generally thought that he was the refereeign
:21:40. > :21:50.I'd say Ben, Ben Thaler likes the sound of his whistle.
:21:51. > :21:53.But he likes the sound of his own voice a bit more.
:21:54. > :21:55.I have a reputation for not blowing mine very much.
:21:56. > :21:58.Likes the sound of his own whistle or voice?
:21:59. > :22:00.If it's his voice, it's Ben Thaler.
:22:01. > :22:07.I'm not sure about the sound of his own whistle,
:22:08. > :22:09.but Ben Thaler loves the sound of his own voice.
:22:10. > :22:13.Whistle, not sure, but if you'd said voice, I'd have said Ben.
:22:14. > :22:15.But if I'm going to go with whistle, erm...
:22:16. > :22:25.Nice to know they've got a sense of humour, isn't it?
:22:26. > :22:28.Ben Thaler comes in for a bit of stick there.
:22:29. > :22:30.And so he should, he deserves a bit of stick.
:22:31. > :22:33.He always seems to talk more when he's on Sky as well,
:22:34. > :22:37.He's always talking to me in games, but not when the Sky
:22:38. > :22:38.camera is out there, it is strange.
:22:39. > :22:41.Nice to see neither of you are the cheekiest players.
:22:42. > :22:43.Lee Briers, that was a no-brainer, wasn't it, that one?
:22:44. > :22:46.Gareth Hewer was the man in the middle for Wigan's trip
:22:47. > :22:48.to Salford on Friday night, and our man behind
:22:49. > :22:53.COMMENTATOR: Smith in to dummy half for Wigan.
:22:54. > :22:56.Moves it wide, they are going to push it through hands.
:22:57. > :23:00.Pokes a little kick through to the corner.
:23:01. > :23:09.Tomkins up against his former club and his brother, of
:23:10. > :23:16.Salford will move the ball inside, it is Lui on the last.
:23:17. > :23:19.Looking to kick up high towards his left hand side,
:23:20. > :23:23.He pokes a little kick through, Wigan will deal with this.
:23:24. > :23:40.Tautai and Isa both clear, and Lui puts up another
:23:41. > :23:46.Tomkins's run towards it, it will bounce short of his run,
:23:47. > :23:48.and Salford will come up with the ball here,
:23:49. > :23:57.And Dobson slides under, and Salford take the lead.
:23:58. > :24:05.He has been a really good signing for Wigan,
:24:06. > :24:10.arrived from Widnes in the autumn, and here goes Powell to Williams.
:24:11. > :24:13.He is dancing across the line, he has put another kick through,
:24:14. > :24:28.Wigan right at the end of the half here.
:24:29. > :24:31.Can they find a try to go in ahead of the break
:24:32. > :24:43.Smith will land the drop goal, and on the hooter, Wigan
:24:44. > :24:47.Smith, flat ball onto Tautai, and Salford
:24:48. > :24:54.Dummy half, options left and right, and it will come
:24:55. > :25:04.Smith, and they are like clockwork here, great hands,
:25:05. > :25:12.They have got a seven-point buffer at the moment, Wigan.
:25:13. > :25:18.Powell will move it to Smith, who moves it out to the right-hand
:25:19. > :25:19.side, a little short ball into the hands,
:25:20. > :25:22.and he is streaking clear, Salford will just about make
:25:23. > :25:25.the tackle but they have got it away through Smith again.
:25:26. > :25:37.That left edge combination, and Wigan edged further ahead.
:25:38. > :25:44.Continuing to batter away at this Wigan line.
:25:45. > :25:46.Tautai and Crosby peel away from the ruck.
:25:47. > :25:50.It is to Lui now, a little short ball into the hands of Josh Jones,
:25:51. > :25:54.and he touches down under the sticks.
:25:55. > :26:01.So much probing from dummy half by Tomkins.
:26:02. > :26:06.To Lui, and it is a familiar to look to this one,
:26:07. > :26:08.as Hauraki is snared on this left-hand side.
:26:09. > :26:14.Kopczak, barrelled out the back to Lui.
:26:15. > :26:16.Strides along the line, a cutout to this right-hand
:26:17. > :26:22.He has wrapped up the drama, but it could be too little,
:26:23. > :26:30.STUDIO: An arm-wrestle of a game, that, three wins out
:26:31. > :26:50.How important for them to keep in touch with the top?
:26:51. > :26:52.STUDIO: An arm-wrestle of a game, that, three wins out
:26:53. > :26:56.How important for them to keep in touch with the top?
:26:57. > :26:58.Obviously they are in the top four, but I think therefore
:26:59. > :27:02.Nothing special, but consistent, and we have seen that left edge,
:27:03. > :27:05.and Charnley, we have to watch over him on Friday night,
:27:06. > :27:08.and we have Wigan, we can just see Sarginson playing well
:27:09. > :27:12.And what about the game controllers well of Matty Smith?
:27:13. > :27:14.I think Matty is consistent, and Williams is finding some form.
:27:15. > :27:17.He has been out injured, but he adds some dimension to that team,
:27:18. > :27:19.and I think with Tomkins getting some confidence back
:27:20. > :27:21.from his injury, I think they will be challenging
:27:22. > :27:25.They have had their issues off the pitch, Wigan,
:27:26. > :27:27.an internal investigation going on there, John
:27:28. > :27:30.How tough is that when something like that is going on in
:27:31. > :27:36.I think it is something that is tough, but it is also
:27:37. > :27:39.something you have to get over as well, because you have to think
:27:40. > :27:43.about next week and whether he comes back in the next few weeks or not,
:27:44. > :27:45.it makes no difference, because that team that Wigan
:27:46. > :27:49.They work really hard for each other, very aggressive in the style
:27:50. > :27:51.of play that they have, and they always get to the final.
:27:52. > :27:53.This is one of those teams, semis, finals,
:27:54. > :27:58.But this year, it has been a little bit tough.
:27:59. > :28:00.I think all the other teams have stepped up around them as well,
:28:01. > :28:03.so they are doing it tough and they have done throughout
:28:04. > :28:06.the season, but I think they are used to that, in a way,
:28:07. > :28:09.and they still find a way to battle through and win games.
:28:10. > :28:12.And Salford very much going toe to toe with them,
:28:13. > :28:14.but Ian Watson saying we did some dumb things.
:28:15. > :28:16.Is that the difference, that they just have to learn
:28:17. > :28:19.in games like that not to do those dumb things?
:28:20. > :28:21.I think so, especially against the top four teams.
:28:22. > :28:24.Wigan is a team that you can't let your foot off the throat,
:28:25. > :28:27.as they say, in any part of the game, or they can hurt you.
:28:28. > :28:30.I think that is where Salford, if they learn, they can challenge.
:28:31. > :28:33.They should be in the top eight, they have had some points deducted,
:28:34. > :28:36.but they have been a class competitor last year.
:28:37. > :28:39.So, it is Hull FC who lead the way after 17 rounds, and with Leigh top
:28:40. > :28:42.of the championship, we thought we would take a look
:28:43. > :28:45.at their meetings in the semifinals of the 1979 floodlit trophy.
:28:46. > :29:06.The first Floodlit semifinal comes from a windy Boulevard in Hull.
:29:07. > :29:09.It is Hull against Leigh, it is in fact our first visit
:29:10. > :29:11.to the Boulevard where Hull have been in commanding form
:29:12. > :29:19.since they were promoted to the first decision.
:29:20. > :29:21.It should be a very close and a very exciting semifinal,
:29:22. > :29:33.so with the commentary, here is Eddie Waring.
:29:34. > :29:36.EDDIE WARING: It goes forward to Alan Rathbone,
:29:37. > :29:41.Dennison with the chance to get the first point on the board.
:29:42. > :29:45.And it was well taken, because it was a flapper.
:29:46. > :29:47.Woods looks to go, seven tries this season.
:29:48. > :29:53.Coming into the play, has been for most of this match.
:29:54. > :29:55.The winner, Charlie Stone, and inside, Evans.
:29:56. > :30:15.And a penalty for Vince Farrar, the captain talking.
:30:16. > :30:27.Talking to Charlie, the referees do make clear why they give penalties.
:30:28. > :30:52.And there goes the official hooter, and on, the crowd.
:30:53. > :30:58.I will hand you back to Richard Duckinfield.
:30:59. > :31:09.I hope the rest don't get any ideas from that!
:31:10. > :31:11.Away from the rugby league, what about Dick
:31:12. > :31:17.I was wondering where he got it from, do they still do them and do
:31:18. > :31:20.they do them in a big man-size, because in winter up near my house,
:31:21. > :31:24.I look forward to you sporting that particular colour combination.
:31:25. > :31:26.There were five games on a busy Friday night.
:31:27. > :31:29.We've seen four of them, the final one put Eorl Crabtree
:31:30. > :31:31.and Huddersfield up against Castleford,
:31:32. > :31:33.and it was Super League's top try-scorer who was first over
:31:34. > :31:37.Yes, a disappointing day for us, and again, Denny Solomona
:31:38. > :31:39.is just absolutely on fire, scoring tries,
:31:40. > :31:43.We made it very difficult for ourselves, but we got back
:31:44. > :31:48.Jamie Ellis with a pass wide to Leroy Cudjoe, who raced for
:31:49. > :31:51.the line with Jermaine McGillvary, just a bit of composure to pass
:31:52. > :31:55.the ball back inside, and great support.
:31:56. > :31:58.But for us, we just didn't click, and as the game went on,
:31:59. > :32:00.it was sloppy defence, one-on-one missed tackles
:32:01. > :32:04.and knock-on is, which really cost us dearly in the end.
:32:05. > :32:09.You were shaking your head watching that earlier.
:32:10. > :32:11.Because it's just not what we expect from ourselves.
:32:12. > :32:14.We get ourselves into a position where we should make tackles.
:32:15. > :32:17.We get the numbers there, but off the back of it,
:32:18. > :32:20.we slip out of those tackles, and we just seem to be scoring easy
:32:21. > :32:22.tries rather than working really hard for them.
:32:23. > :32:24.Don't get me wrong, Castleford's attack is sensational,
:32:25. > :32:29.We kept getting ourselves back into the game, but I think
:32:30. > :32:32.we were 30-10 down at one point, and we didn't deserve to get back
:32:33. > :32:40.We scored a couple of tries to make it a little bit closer at the end,
:32:41. > :32:44.but this is just off the back of a scrum, and there is no way it
:32:45. > :32:47.should be scoring the corner off the back of a scrum like that.
:32:48. > :32:49.What did you make of Castleford overall?
:32:50. > :32:53.Their attack was fantastic again, they scored some great tries
:32:54. > :32:56.like that off the floor, pass it up to Jake Webster.
:32:57. > :32:58.But I think they will want to improve as well.
:32:59. > :33:01.I don't think they were fantastic, they made a few errors themselves,
:33:02. > :33:04.and if we were attacking better, we had about four or five sets back
:33:05. > :33:08.If we could attack and throw the ball around and score points,
:33:09. > :33:15.it would have been a different sort of game, but they worked hard,
:33:16. > :33:17.the defence on the line was brilliant, their attack
:33:18. > :33:20.was brilliant, but they made a few errors that which they will probably
:33:21. > :33:24.How tough are you guys finding it at the moment?
:33:25. > :33:28.It is a dogfight down at the bottom, in the basement, and it is something
:33:29. > :33:31.we have not been used to in the past few seasons for me personally,
:33:32. > :33:34.I have been there before, I know how hard it is,
:33:35. > :33:36.but something needs to change mentally and physically.
:33:37. > :33:38.Our final match tonight is at Bellevue.
:33:39. > :33:45.Wakefield took on Hull Kingston Rovers and Stuart Pyke was watching.
:33:46. > :33:47.Of course, the tale of two coaches here at Bellevue, James Webster
:33:48. > :33:49.appointed coach in March, replacing Chris Chester,
:33:50. > :33:55.Kelly and Campese could be so influential for Hull Kingston Rovers
:33:56. > :34:23.Kieran Dixon opens the scoring for Hull Kingston Rovers.
:34:24. > :34:29.And Campese involved in everything at the moment.
:34:30. > :34:40.Lunt plays the ball quickly, and Kelly, that is a great offload.
:34:41. > :34:51.What a start for Hull Kingston Rovers.
:34:52. > :34:58.Brave with ball in hand, and getting the rewards.
:34:59. > :35:02.As dominant an opening quarter as you could possibly imagine here.
:35:03. > :35:11.Wakefield just powerless at the moment to stop this
:35:12. > :35:14.Hull Kingston Rovers attack, and this could be another one
:35:15. > :35:33.And again, they have come to this left-hand side.
:35:34. > :35:38.Campese, Dixon away, and Shaun Lunt, they won't stop him.
:35:39. > :35:40.Incredible, four tries in 20 minutes, and Shaun Lunt
:35:41. > :35:57.We haven't seen this very often in this first half.
:35:58. > :36:01.Wakefield inside Hull Kingston Rovers' territory.
:36:02. > :36:05.They have got space out wide, and Bill Tupou will score.
:36:06. > :36:18.Finally, something for Wakefield and Chris Chester to shout about.
:36:19. > :36:25.Well, this is as good as we have seen from
:36:26. > :36:32.It really has been an exceptional performance.
:36:33. > :36:34.They haven't finished yet, have they?
:36:35. > :36:37.They are keeping the ball alive, and here's Walker.
:36:38. > :36:42.Walker finds a little bit of space, the ball inside for
:36:43. > :36:46.Green, another marvellous Hull Kingston Rovers try.
:36:47. > :37:02.The ball goes inside, and this could be another try for Wakefield.
:37:03. > :37:08.They will have to be a whole lot better in the second half, that's
:37:09. > :37:20.What have Wakefield got in the locker?
:37:21. > :37:24.The break down the middle from Ashurst again.
:37:25. > :37:26.They have got space inside for a Finn, a lovely little
:37:27. > :37:36.We had to score first in the second half, and they have, through Craig
:37:37. > :37:45.Kelly again involved in everything Rovers are doing.
:37:46. > :37:53.Lunt, and here is that man Kelly, and Campese, they have got
:37:54. > :38:10.Well, has the Wakefield comeback been snuffed out very
:38:11. > :38:29.It is a tall order now for Wakefield to get
:38:30. > :38:34.The break from Blair on the far side.
:38:35. > :38:41.Brilliant hat-trick for Kieran Dixon.
:38:42. > :38:43.Two tries in two minute for Hull Kingston Rovers.
:38:44. > :38:58.Campese, Mulhern, a lovely off-load the Kelly.
:38:59. > :39:01.Well, they are ripping Wakefield apart down the middle.
:39:02. > :39:13.Well, Chris Kendall, the referee, will send this one
:39:14. > :39:21.That could be an awful error from Wakefield.
:39:22. > :39:23.No problem with the onside, again, Kelly
:39:24. > :39:40.For Rovers and James Greenwood. Everything has gone right for Hull
:39:41. > :40:02.Well, desperation here for Wakefield.
:40:03. > :40:05.Kelly has got the space, and I don't think anybody
:40:06. > :40:10.What a performance this has been from Albert Kelly, and he rounds it
:40:11. > :40:25.It is becoming a rout, it is becoming embarrassing
:40:26. > :40:30.They just seem to be able to score at will.
:40:31. > :40:41.Campese, fantastic, what a great try.
:40:42. > :40:43.Campese, vision, excellence, Blair with the try.
:40:44. > :40:52.It is 50 points, it is ten tries for Hull Kingston Rovers.
:40:53. > :41:03.What a night for them, for James Webster.
:41:04. > :41:05.We saved the best till last for you, Terry.
:41:06. > :41:07.How desperate were you lot for that one?
:41:08. > :41:11.Where we sit on the table, Wakefield just above us,
:41:12. > :41:13.going into a tough period for us, six games and probably
:41:14. > :41:16.for them in the top eight, so it is going to be a tough
:41:17. > :41:18.run for us, and just get some confidence,
:41:19. > :41:22.Kieran Dixon, confidence for him, three tries in a game
:41:23. > :41:25.that he wasn't supposed to play, we had a young player pull out
:41:26. > :41:28.crook, so he got his chance and took it with both hands.
:41:29. > :41:30.We will grab some confidence from that and go forward.
:41:31. > :41:44.It is one of those undiscernable things, but could you feel
:41:45. > :41:46.very quickly in that you were in the ascendancy?
:41:47. > :41:51.I was thinking, what can I do to get us out of this already,
:41:52. > :41:54.it was only a minute into the game, but from then on, we just completed,
:41:55. > :41:57.got down there and, and that is what happens when you
:41:58. > :42:01.You score points, and they tired out quite quickly after that.
:42:02. > :42:03.Albert Kelly talked about you post match and how important
:42:04. > :42:06.you were to him, but how important is he when he is playing
:42:07. > :42:12.He is so strong, and you have just seen some of those clips there,
:42:13. > :42:15.some of the tries that he set up, and some of the tries
:42:16. > :42:19.that he did score, he is quick, he is strong and he is just one
:42:20. > :42:23.And is he one of those players to defend against, that you just
:42:24. > :42:27.Yes, he does have that power and pace as well,
:42:28. > :42:29.because like you say, he is a strong person,
:42:30. > :42:32.but he has great skills as well, that kick around the back door.
:42:33. > :42:35.They did get a helping hand at times, or a helping backheel
:42:36. > :42:39.in that case, but it is his pace, and he has shown this before,
:42:40. > :42:41.but then he got injured, and he really struggled
:42:42. > :42:45.And now he seems to be a different person.
:42:46. > :42:47.He seems a lot fitter, a lot faster, and he looks
:42:48. > :42:55.And how importamt to keep you fit, keep Albert Kelly fit,
:42:56. > :42:57.and Shaun Lunt, to have that triumvate in the middle?
:42:58. > :43:00.What every team wants is their key roles fit.
:43:01. > :43:04.Ben is injured, and the young kid has done a great
:43:05. > :43:06.job filling in there, it is a new role to him,
:43:07. > :43:11.And for Wakefield, this is really the first proper hiccup, two defeats
:43:12. > :43:15.Is this where he starts to get tested as a coach?
:43:16. > :43:18.Yes, I believe so, because this is his first test, really,
:43:19. > :43:20.because things in that game didn't go Wakefield's way,
:43:21. > :43:23.it is the bounce of the ball, and they fell off a few tackles that
:43:24. > :43:34.It is a big week this week as well, so I would expect a response
:43:35. > :43:38.from the back of that, but they have to do something
:43:39. > :43:41.about it as well, they can't just think that they will remain positive
:43:42. > :43:45.They have got to change something now because it has gone wrong,
:43:46. > :43:47.but at the same time, they are good team,
:43:48. > :43:50.and you know that when they get back at their table.
:43:51. > :43:52.It could be an interesting couple of weeks.
:43:53. > :43:55.A big win for the Hull Kingston Rovers coach, James Webster,
:43:56. > :43:58.let's see where that has left him and everyone else in the First
:43:59. > :44:08.Rovers' win at Belle Vue moves them above Salford. Castleford go back
:44:09. > :44:15.above Wakefield, but there is no change at the top, where the first
:44:16. > :44:19.four teams all won. Warrington against Hull is the standout match
:44:20. > :44:27.of around 18 on Friday night, when Wigan go to Hull KR, and Leeds face
:44:28. > :44:34.Salford. It all kicks off again with Castleford against Widnes on
:44:35. > :44:42.Thursday. That is just about it for this week. My thanks to Terry and to