26/02/2018 Super League Show

Hello, it is around three of Super

League, and we are on the road in a

town where everything is black and

white. Welcome to Widnes.

Is he going to go all the way again?

What they try! He is delighting

those Widnes fans. What a finish

that is. He is going to score. His

hundredth try in the Widnes colours.

What an interception. He has got him

on the outside, what a tackle.

Widnes are the rugby champions of

the world.

Yes, a club steeped in history, but

we are in the modern day now. Here

are Tom Gilmore and Joe Mellor.

All

anybody speaks about is the 80s were

we used to win trophies, so

hopefully now we can do it again,

and get a run of games together and

get the young lads group and when

some trophies.

You have

theoretically be the half-back

pairing for a couple of seasons, but

you have played so few games

together.

It wasn't the ideal season

last year, I was injured before the

season and Tom was injured early in

the season, but we managed to play

together at the end, hopefully this

season we can stay fit.

Has it been

a frustrating season that you have

been playing well but only got the

one wins over?

It is frustrating,

but playing against big teams in

tough games, sometimes you come off

worse. We are staying positive, and

hopefully we can pick up a win

today.

And you both talked about the

injuries you have suffered last

year, but have you seen how the

younger players who had to step into

those roles have grown from the

experience?

It was too early for

some of them, they played a lot of

game time, but hopefully we will see

more coming through this year.

Gentlemen, thank you for joining us.

The round started just down the road

from here, at Warrington, where

Wigan were the visitors. Four tries

from Liam Marshall made at a

comfortable win for Wigan last year.

Their Challenge Cup quarterfinal

went right to the wire, but not

right for the wire, as it sailed

wide. Your commentator for

Warrington against Wigan is Dave

Woods.

COMMENTATOR: Wigan's defence

remaining intact, Warrington 40

metres out at the moment. A duck and

a dart, Cooper. Warrington looking

towards this right-hand side with

Hughes, but Wigan are hanging on,

and in fact the referee has given a

penalty for that late hit club

catching Roberts late with the

shoulder. So a penalty for

Warrington. Goodwin with his chance

to give his team an early lead, and

Warrington do lead 2-0.

It goes for Atkins, good Atkins, and

Mitch Brown down the right-hand

side. Making rapid progress.

Warrington want it played quickly,

and here it comes, Atkins again with

the running. Westwood missed out.

Ben Currie with a wonderful pass out

wide, and Tom Lineham will score the

try. Great pass, good work all round

by Warrington. Everybody wants to

join in the party.

Richard joining in from the

full-back position. Warrington still

rolling on, opportunities knocking.

Held up from moment, Tyrone Robert

trotted off, and it is driven in.

It would have been a try, but Atkins

just unable to catch this,

desperately close. Frustrating

times, as well.

Good work from the Warrington

defence, and as they try to keep it

alive, the board is given away.

Bryson Goodwin goes streaking away,

and there is plenty of pace,

including Tompkins. Brown out a

dummy half. Ratchford with the

weaving run. And I think he has been

taken a little higher. Tompkins

going high, so it is a penalty for

Warrington. Goodwin with the chance

to take his side into double

figures. Relatively straightforward,

as it proves, and it is 10-0.

Roberts delivering it back on the

inside for Ben Westwood. It is a

chilly, chilly night at Warrington.

Murdoch-Masila, and a surging run

from him. That is what he made his

reputation on last season with

Salford, and he has taken Warrington

to within touching distance. They

Now can move it left, Brown with the

long pass picked up by line.

Searching back on the inside. The

next will be the last. Here comes

the kick. Atkins is trying to get

in, the ball is there, and Atkins

drops on it and will claim the try.

Well, the referee wants to have a

look at this again. He thinks it is

a try on the field. They are all

onside. He gets the hand on there,

and did it go backwards anyway, even

if it was a Warrington hand, the

ricochet off Wigan legs. Roberts did

seem to have knocked it backwards,

and Atkins will claim the try. And

it is confirmed. Warrington moving

closer.

Williams, Andy Goode left foot by

him, great support, and Wigan have

support now. A wonderful position

they find themselves in. Still

tackles in the bag as well. Tompkins

takes it forward. They are plotting

and planning. Sean O'Loughlin,

Williams with the pass out wide, and

Marshall with the dive for the

corner. Well, the flag has gone

down. The referee will have a look

at whether there was a foot in touch

here. Remember the flag is nothing

to do with it. The fact it went down

suggests they were getting close to

that touchline. Feet still in the

field of play, and that looks about

good enough. It is terrific from

Marshall, and Wigan are edging their

way back in here. Thomas Lee off and

running, Williams gets the offload

and is back on the inside for

Farrell. Warrington lining up, and

it is back with Tony Clubb, who

putters is way over. Wigan have

something to cheer at the end, but

surely time is running out.

The Wigan head coaches here. Do you

feel they stepped up another notch

against Wigan in that defence?

They

got some confidence here, it was a

very tight game, it could have gone

either way at the end, but I know

they got confidence and a win under

their belts. They were going back

home and facing a wood inside that

travelled to Australia, there was

always a chance they would get

something out of it, and I think

they are aside that are little more

structured, and they have worked

very hard this season.

You know

Kevin Brown very well, is it suited

very hard this season.

You know

Kevin Brown very well, is it suited

him a little more?

I think it is a

little more structure, he likes to

be organised. He believes that they

best suit his game, and he can make

them better players, and that is

what he is allowed them to do, give

them some leadership roles in the

captaincy role, she thrives on that

kind of thing.

They looked a little

flat, did you feel they lack that

bit of energy?

I think they did, the

travel can make it difficult, there

were reasons why they didn't have a

lot of intensity in the game, but

one or two were terrific in defence,

they have done a lot of work

preseason, and I didn't think Wigan

had too much to answer against a

defensive structure. I hope the

signs are looking good for

Warrington.

The leaders going into

the round was led Helens, and they

travelled to Huddersfield. The first

real trouble for the league leaders.

Jon Wilkin scores the first try, it

is easy in the end for the Saints.

That is a good run around, and broth

with the dummy, he is always

dangerous close to the line.

James Roby, and in the end, that has

got to be a penalty from Dominique

Peyroux. The young scrum-half has

kicked superbly all season, and

Saints are head once more.

Huddersfield have had a lot of ball

in this first half, Saints have

defended really well, Dale Ferguson

as they look to try and strike

before half-time. Alex Walmsley

guilty as charged, can't have too

many complaints there. And broth to

give us a level game close to

half-time, up go the flags, it is

eight apiece. Well, an unexpected

chance for St Helens right on the

stroke of half-time. Dominique

Peyroux brought down. James Roby has

been involved in everything with a

ball, he is involved again, and he

scores for Saint Helens.

Lomax, what a good run from Taia,

and he took the angle superbly.

Lomax with the pass, and Taia with

the try, Saints dominant now. Either

side of half-time, they have been

devastating. Here is Robi again,

Lomax with a high kick, and Percival

will get it. He takes the high ball,

that was right off the training

ground, and that could be game, set

and match. Huddersfield now, Roberts

trying to get over, he may well have

squeezed over the line, and he has.

The second try for the Giants.

Obviously really proud, the boys did

what they needed to tonight.

Huddersfield a tough place to play,

and I thought we did well, so very

happy.

It was a little frustrating,

happy with the way we competed for

the majority of the game, I thought

we played well, it was a tough game,

and they took their chances a bit

better than ours, a couple of lapses

of concentration in certain periods

just before half-time, and after

half-time, really cost us in the

end.

In Round 1, it was our attack

that was outstanding, in Round 2, it

was defence, and tonight it was a

mix. Every game is important, but it

is important to win.

Dennis, IU

impressed by what you're seeing from

St Helens?

Very. They have done some

work in the pre-season started to

look like a side that starting to

understand the coach towards the end

of last year. I think they have got

some fantastic quality in their

side, Percival and Lomax, and they

have the outside backs that are

great with the ball in hand, and

then you have got Walmsley and James

Roby in the pack, they are a tough

side to play against. They went to

France on the back of a massive

first game, and I thought they

looked sluggish, but they managed to

scrape the win, and against

Huddersfield they look like they

were back to normal again, they were

impressive.

Huddersfield had fits

and starts, they were blurred in

patches.

I think that will be

Huddersfield throughout the season,

personally. They have a slim squad,

not really in-depth squad, so they

will have times in the year where

they are skinny, and the best they

can really try and achieve is to get

around that age and that is a target

for them to get into that eighth

place. Probably the best side in the

moment in the Super League, and they

did OK to compete.

A couple of hours

to kick off of your game. What is

the next couple of hours like for

you?

It is easy backstage, because

the prep is done. Have got to do

something now, I haven't worked hard

enough in the week. The team is

ready to go and they will turn up. I

will have a chat with some key

players, but nothing too formal, it

will just be a quick quiet word to

see how people are, but I try to

stay out the way, because I probably

get more nervous than they do

leading up to game time, so I keep

myself out of the way. The boring

part about being involved in game

day is the corporate staff.

You are

suited and booted!

Freezing cold in

a suit, so I will go up to the

directors' lounge, a bit of that

before the game, we have prepared

well this week, I'm happy with the

way we are running, the training

sessions have been really on top

note, so they just have to transfer

that now, we are missing a few

players but the young lads coming

into the side, Chamberlain is

playing on the win today, he is

exciting in a World Cup that he will

be waiting for this opportunity, so

there is a lot happening here at

Widnes, and they are starting to put

this game into some form of

recognition.

Wakefield are one of

the 100% team is going into this

round, and they travelled to

Catalans.

COMMENTATOR: Wonderful opportunity

for Wakefield to try to build

something here, and here is Tupou,

trying to bring to the line, testing

the central defence of the Catalans.

Good defending the Catalans for the

moment. Finn Stanton waits, he will

go down this side, Reece Lyne get

there. The Wakefield players are

looking confident. The referee has

gone for the square in the air here.

Here is the reach, and that looks

perfectly OK. It is a try, try for

Wakefield, and they take the lead.

RX Da Costa, in their marshalling

his troops, switching it towards

this left-hand side, and the holes

are beginning to open, and Garcia

will get his way over the line to

score. Bullying his way in. Catalans

have their response. All things

being equal, it will be another wave

of Catalans attack coming forward

here. Julien Bousquet coming

forward, and a penalty has been

given for Catalans. So, here is an

opportunity to take his side further

ahead, and the flags go up, and

Catalans have an extra two. Da

Costa, a little ramble forward by

him, edging his side close again.

They are going for a drop goal

attempt, but it comes to the maul

and it is picked up by Paulie

attempt, but it comes to the maul

and it is picked up by Paulie, and

Tom Johnson is away, he chases hard,

but they can't get to him, Johnson

in lightning form again, and what a

wonderful Wakefield try.

Sensational play from the winger,

and what a wonderful score that was.

Just double-check to make sure there

wasn't a foot in touch, but the try

is given, Wakefield rejoice.

Catalans looking for something here

in these late stages. They'd love to

go in at the end of the half with

some kind of a lead. They are

pushing hard. The ball has gone to

ground, the referee says penalty. It

was stolen. Every chance they will

go for goal here, I think the signal

has already been sent out to take

the two points and take the lead at

half-time. Albert, quick and

efficient, and Catalans should have

the lead at half-time now.

Wakefield moving closer. Tupou is

put down, Finn is in a dummy half,

and Miller is scampering across the

face of the defence, trying to put

questions in the minds of those

Catalans players. The French side's

defence holding on for the moment.

It is the big hit forward, and carry

forward again, terrific stuff, and

he has not tackled. He is allowed to

carry on, and he has made his way to

the goal line here. The big fellow

causing real problems as he took it

in initially. The referee said play

on, and they are just going to

double-check that he wasn't tackled

here. But he is fairly confident he

has scored a try. Have a look at

this. He goes to ground, but nobody

is in the act of making a tackle, so

he has every right to get himself

back on his feet. He does that

quickly and efficiently, you can see

the Catalans defenders are moving

back to defend the next tackle, not

realising that the last one hadn't

been completed. And David Fifita

just about keeping his feet to drive

himself over the line. There is

confirmation that the board is

touched down. It is a Wakefield

tribe, and Wakefield have the lead

again, crucially. Art it goes. West

is coming down. Good catch, terrific

catch, and Johnson is off again

here. He has got support on his left

hand side. It is taken on by Tupou,

now switched out, wonderful clearing

by Wakefield, and they have done a

wonderful job of clearing their

lines. Catalans forced into defence

here. Penalty given Wakefield's way.

You can see he wants to tap the ball

and run, but I think the decision

from the benches to go for goal.

Here is the penalty. Just the lift,

the legs go up in the air. Liam Finn

with a chance to give his side a

6-point lead. He has hit it really

well, wonderful confident strike,

and it is 16-10. Da Costa inside.

Catalans moving forward, not finding

a way through at the moment. Da

Costa is in there again. Numbers on

the left-hand side, swiftly through

hands it goes here, towards that

left-hand side, and Tupou puts his

head down and runs for the corner.

He has got it back to within two.

The difficult kick from the

touchline, but Catalans in touching

distance again. Well, this is huge,

absolutely huge. Put this over, and

Catalans could be edging towards

their first point of the season, but

he has put it wide, and Wakefield

hanging on here. Last few seconds,

Wakefield, job done, you feel. They

just want to keep that ball in hand

and run the clock down. Catalans

desperate now, but they know they

are not going to get another

opportunity, and the hooter sounds,

the referee says that is it, a blow

of the whistle. This wonderful start

to the season from Wakefield and to

just keeps rolling on.

The Leeds Rhinos Richie Myler has

joined us. Your old team struggling

to get off the mark. You thinking

you are glad you're not a part of

it, or are you thinking of what they

went through last year?

That was a

slow game last night, I watched it,

they are struggling at the minute

that I have a lot of senior players

in that team at the moment, and they

are going in the right direction.

They are obviously just unfortunate,

they have had a lot of players in

the World Cup and that will take

time to bedding, but hopefully they

can turn it around.

You saw a few

sparks of recovery?

Yes, I think

they are struggling a bit, because

the halves are down. Although they

like to think they can keep left,

right and centre, once they get a

few more people back on the field,

hopefully they can turn it around.

Fabulous winter Wakefield, unbeaten

this season so far.

They are

exceptional, and everybody was

saying before the season that they

had got topside together, and three

Ramdin they are doing exceptionally

well. And jumping on the back of

that with Catalans, I think teams

are better going to the south of

France now, it as a siege mentality,

they go over on the same day, travel

in the morning, play the game and

get out of the country, and it is

that siege mentality which teams are

better equipped now going to the

south of France it makes it makes it

a more difficult challenge for

Catalans.

And wonderful to see

Thompson flying down that when.

We

missed him last year in Super League

when he got that injury, and credit

to him after he got that, and seeing

him chasing that down, fantastic

try.

And how is the jet lag, are you

feeling better?

Wednesday I started

to sleep normal, I have to kids, so

that doesn't help.

How is your rib

cage, that was some challenge you

took?

It looked worse than what it

was. We have a good squad, and we're

going for the line-out today and

hopefully we can get the results. We

are missing quite a lot with a few

not playing, so we were quite down

on troops, so we will be relying on

our young boys to step up and really

command position, and hopefully

fight for a shirt, we have spoke

about it all week. There are not too

many places in this team come up for

grabs that often, and they have a

chance to check it.

We appreciate

joining us just before the game.

Have a good one.

Salford and Hull KR will be forever

remembered for that epic £1 million

game and they met this week.

COMMENTATOR: Hull Kingston Rovers

looking to attack with Tommy Lee

stepping into acting half-back. It

is pounced on by Thomas Minns. Super

stuff.

Salford relying on their playmakers.

O'Brien sending a wicked bouncing

kick through, and he picks it up

himself. What a response. Salford

again close to the posts. Whipping

the ball away. Junior Sauer, what a

line and score. Find stuff from

Salford. Rob Lui, back to the ten

they go. Lee Mossop celebrating a

200th Damon milestone, taking

Salford within metres of the

goal-line. There is a penalty for

and O'Brien from the tee makes no

mistake from that kind of range.

Salford on the attack again with

O'Brien. Was he tripped? He regains

his footing. Criswell and for the

line. What on the load for Jake

Bibby. Stunning stuff from Salford.

-- what an off-load. Coming from

behind, Salford working hard.

Cutting room. Has Rob Lui alongside

him. Classic Rob Lui, going back to

his Cowboys days and Salford are

running away with it. Tompkins sends

up the little pass. Hull Kingston

Rovers swarming the attack, they are

offside. A soft penalty. O'Brien

from the tee, makes no mistake from

there. Bang in the centre, drilling

it through. A bit of one-way

traffic. A bit of respite as Shaun

Lunt picks up the off-load. It

ricochets through and Adam Quinlan

gets there first. Superb finish. Rob

Lui takes Salford into a promising

position. Away to the left-hand side

and O'Brien with the cutout ball and

there is Niall Evalds. That might

but it's too bad. It's been a

thoroughly professional display from

Salford. They come to the left edge

again. Niall Evalds goes through

again, and stretches out a poor, a

stunning win for the Salford Red

Devils.

A massive to get the win. We

felt over the last few weeks we have

really improved. In the Wigan game

we were good in large parts. In the

Wakefield game our defence stood up

and we outscored them. Unlucky not

to come away with a result. Today we

have shown what we are as a group

and how committed the boys are to

each other, to come out with a great

attitude and be really enthusiastic

and get the two points with a great

performance.

Obviously very

disappointed, I think all the boys

are. Started well, but the period of

time in the first half, where we had

no ball. The penalty went against us

and we were struggling to make

ground. We started to shoot

ourselves in the foot with poor

options. At half-time I thought we

regrouped, were ready to come out

and we gave up the try for the first

set, very disappointing.

Important

for Salford to get the win and they

played well.

Exceptionally well. I

thought they built on last week's

performance against Wakefield. They

were good defensively against

Wakefield but didn't do enough with

the ball. They certainly did that

this week against Hull KR, throwing

the ball like they did at the start

of last season, looking dangerous in

the halves and on the edge. The pack

of forwards did well. It was a

really good team performance. Hull

KR will be very disappointed after a

great performance the week before.

Tim Sheens being get Salford himself

would have wanted a good

performance. They will be

exceptionally disappointed about

that.

Again bring in the Widnes

chief executive. James, is your life

taken up by what might be happening

next year. Maybe going down to ten

teams down to 14.

There is a lot of

debate for the future, but as we

have seen today, there is a lot

going on at club level. Like most

chief executives, your day to day

life is firefighting is and keeping

things moving forward. There is the

club level, what you do as a sport,

and those meetings come and go.

Do

you have a preference?

The

preference for me would be the

licensing model, but that is a long

finished debate. We see the benefit

of it now with an academy that has

19 players in the first-team squad.

The work we have done in the

community and with the constantly

improving facilities. There is a lot

of work to do before we get to a

definitive collective position in

the sport beyond this year.

What

would you like to see happening?

A

timeline of when everything will be

announced. As a game we want to know

what direction we will go in because

teams want to plan and fans want to

plan. The million pound game is

coming again this year. Will there

be a restructure next year or not?

Will it stay the same? Those are

questions that need to be answered

and relatively quickly.

We are

seeing just a little bit of the work

you do in the community behind us.

Is that a problem in terms of

planning for you and would it be

possibly in doubt if you don't know

what is happening going forward?

Every club has its own philosophy.

Some clubs will have a plan for the

very short-term, disbanding their

academies and disk into doing what

they do in the community. But this

is a cornerstone of our philosophy.

We want to be at the heart of the

community. -- and discontinuing what

they are doing in the community.

That is unchanged for us. With all

the parameters that may change in

the sport, we want to have those two

key drivers that keep you a stronger

club that is emotionally attached to

the wider community.

Looking at next

season come you do need to know what

is happening sooner rather than

later.

We do, and like all debates

and dialogues it can take more time

than you like, and finding a

collective consensus can be

difficult. We will get there in the

end. Everybody recognises we have to

get there quickly. We all want a

vibrant Super League and a strong

sport of Super League, so we have to

make some decisions and get forward.

It gives us something to talk about.

Hull FC were back in England after

their trip down under to Australia.

They headed to slightly colder

climes at Castleford. COMMENTATOR:

Will Hull's Australian adventure to

bite them at the Jungle? We will

see. A quick play-the-balls. Still

then this need. What an opportunity

opportunist try. Terrific from Marc

Sneyd with Hull hitting the front.

Marc Sneyd causing all sorts of

problems with ball in hand. The

penalty against Foster for holding

on. You can't do that, Alex. Gave

the referee no choice. Will it be

eight points for Hull and Marc

Sneyd? Of course it is. Terrific

start from Harbaugh. Not too many

opportunities. They have one now.

Minikin with the bouncing ball. Have

they squeezed in at the corner? The

long pass from Jamie Ellis. We will

have to do have a look at this. Did

Griffin get across in time? Minikin,

a terrific try. The Tigers are

finally on the board. Just before

half-time Ellis... A brilliant run

from Webster. He picked the angle

perfectly. Wonderful from Webster on

the stroke of half-time. Castleford

are level. The try just before half

time making all the difference. A

click through from Ellis and

McMeekin! It looks like a try either

side of half-time from Castleford.

Jamie Ellis involved in all three

tries. You can see there, James

Giles, the video referee, being

asked by Chris Kendall to check the

onside offside. He's onside and has

got the ball down. Mike McMeekin

extends Castleford's lead. Shenton!

The Castleford captain, has he made

it three tries in eight minutes?

Michael Shenton on the wing because

of that injury in the first half to

Greg Eden. I have to say, this looks

OK. And it is going to be a try. 20

unanswered points for the Castleford

Tigers. You feel they have to score

next. And the main man, Faraimo,

once, twice, three times, and it's a

try. A stutter, a stumble, and he

dives over the line. Faraimo, maybe

a lifeline for FC. Again, they come

to the left-hand side. It's a long

pass out, and Shenton again makes it

look very easy. He is a natural

winger. A natural try scorer. Is

that it for Castleford? Will it be

back-to-back wins for the Tigers?

They appear to be running out of

steam. And Mickey Paea. Nobody was

going to stop him from that

distance. They will not go away,

Hull FC. Just two scores in this.

Hull will still believe. Was that a

forward pass, was it a knock-on?

Castleford claiming Bowden was in an

offside position and he is. A

penalty for the Tigers right in

front of the posts. Luke Gale will

not miss this. That makes it a ten

point a game. A long way back for

Hull.

It took Castleford a little while to

get going, but when they did, did

they look more like their old

selves?

The combinations are

starting to come back. They have had

a difficult start after taking the

beating at St Helens. It's taken

time for them to build resilience

back up. I thought Luke Gale was a

lot better, going to the line and

the combination on the left edge.

Castleford are looking more like the

attacking threat we are used to

seeing from them. Defensively they

were stronger as well. It was a

difficult game for Hull. Coming back

from Australia and having to deal

with that. I don't think Lee Radford

was happy with their performance.

We

had a right old go at them,

virtually all of them apart from

Mickey Paea.

Underneath that I think

he will be aware it is difficult to

go to Australia and deal with the

travel and everything there, and

then come back and have to prepare

for a weekend game. Castleford will

have been really eager for that game

and want to put in a good

performance. It's difficult to go to

Castleford anyway, but off the back

of that, doubly so. He will be aware

of that and wanted a reaction from

his team because they have started

the season very well.

The reason we

are here is for today's game with

Widnes taking on the champions,

Leeds Rhinos. COMMENTATOR: Heremaia

from dummy half takes the ball to

the line, into the hands of Gilmour.

A slick move away to the left-hand

side. Leeds make the tackle. Danny

Craven sends the ball back infield

to Heremaia. To the onrushing

Wellington Albert who frees up the

float. Mellor to the left-hand side,

and he will go himself and touch the

ball down. Widnes in front. A quick

tap. Jamie Jones-Buchanan. We must

get a presence from him. Works the

little pass away. Lead is within

range here with Richie Myler

directing the troops. The dummy half

attempts to go himself. As he got

the ball down? Leeds will celebrate,

looks like Dwyer got it down. Picked

up I Rhys Hanbury. Scampering to the

line. He surely has enough pace.

Will go to the outside and take on

the full-back. Just held up short.

Terrific work from Ashton Golding to

make the challenge. A sweeping kick

from Crossfield from Tom Gilmore.

And Krishna Nino, what a start to

his Widnes career. Bats Krisnan Inu.

Jones-Buchanan makes the tackle on

Craven. The ball comes loose. More

than one in the tackle ball steel.

Robert Hicks says yes. A rocket of a

right foot to level that one from

Krisnan Inu. Softening up the Leeds

defence. Back it goes for a drop

goal from Craven. Popping it through

the posts. Robert Hicks confirms and

it's a dagger through the Leeds

parts. -- Leeds hearts. Chapelhow

again with his foot strapped up

heavily. It hasn't stopped him.

Walker will go from dummy half

across the line. Spins his way

across the stripe. It's a superb try

for the Widnes Vikings. Might they

celebrate? What a performance from

Danny Walker. Fizzed across field

from Mellor to Gilmour. Chapelhow

again battering his way through.

Walker playing with the poise of a

man far beyond his years. Mellor

takes it to the line. It comes

loose. Stripped by Leeds. The icing

on the cake from Widnes. Krisnan

Inu. What a signing in the

off-season. Playing a big role for

this Vikings side.

Quite a try

scoring machine here at Widnes.

I'm

doing my best.

Are you enjoying

yourself?

100%. The fans and boys

are making me feel at home. I feel

welcome at it makes it easier for

me.

We have played four game now and

we could have won them all. Got

pipped in the last two and weak won

the first. Nice to get two points

and keep going up from there.

You

don't always get what you deserve in

sport. It's one of those misnomers.

We just needed to keep the numbers

high, stick at the fight and keep

our skill level good and recognise

there is a process at the moment and

the scoreboard will take care of

itself. We will start to recognise

that as a group that we fit, we are

fighting for each other. And we have

ability. We will keep plugging away.

The fact we went to Australia last

week I don't think had a bearing on

it at all. But the fact we are

missing some players, it made us

more disjointed than we normally

are. But again, I will say again, we

had enough out there and we expected

to win. I wanted to win that one.

It

was a handsome win in the end for

Widnes.

I didn't think there was too

much in the game. Leeds competed and

they were in the bar. It's probably

the travel that got them. And the

changes they made. You felt Widnes

got stronger as the game went on.

Widnes were patient through the game

and took the opportunity.

Brian

McDermott is not making excuses and

didn't put it down to the travel,

but all three other teams that have

gone to Australia and comeback have

lost.

Coaches try not to use any

excuses that players can hang their

hat on. None of the coaches have

used it as an excuse but it has to

take it out of you. They have gone

back and within a week they have had

a really tough game out there. Made

a lot of changes and it will impact

your performance. A lot of young

players out there today but credit

to them, staying in the fight.

Widnes have been really good this

year, really close in all the games

they have played and they will be

happy with their place in the table.

Widnes had a few players out

themselves. Are we seeing what they

went through last year and the young

players on the game time they had

last year?

I think so. Widnes will

do OK this year and they have a good

chance of making the top eight. This

picture is a big weapon for them

because no team likes to come here

to play on this field, no matter

what they say, off the record it's

very difficult to play on and Widnes

are always dangerous at home. Denis

Betts will be looking to hang his

hat on the home form.

Krisnan Inu is

looking like a good signing.

Exceptional signing. When he left

Catalan Dragons last year I thought

it was a strange decision for them

to let him go. A real coup for

Widnes to get him because five of

six Super League clubs would have

wanted him. He has shown he has a

real threat on that right-hand edge.

It's what they needed, that threat

on the edge they have not had in

recent years and they now have it.

Lets see how that leaves everybody

in the bet Fred Super League table.

St Helens and Wakefield are the only

teams with a 100% record in the

Catalan Dragons are the only team

yet to win.

We are back to the warmth of the

studio next week for the Super

League show. Thank you for braving

the elements. From a very chilly

Widnes, goodbye.