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February 2007

25th February Warrington 25 Hull FC 24. Warrington started slowly and were 12 nil down after a short space of time the game to and frowed and Wire took the lead 22 -12 Hull fought back and the game went to 24 all before Lee Briers dropped a goal with minutes to go.Cullen said "We weren't at our best and the scoreline was closer than it should have been. "But we're very glad we have Lee Briers. He is a very focused individual and, more often than not, the bloke delivers. "We didn't panic but a lot of guys did not play to their usual standard in the first half. "I was disappointed with our discipline and that has to improve."

Scorers Warrington (12) 25 Tries: Sullivan, Briers, Clarke, Anderson Goals: Briers 4 Drop-goal: Briers

Hull FC (12) 24 Tries: Whiting, Radford, Raynor, Sing Goals: Cooke 4

Teams Warrington: Reardon, Fa'afili, M. Gleeson, Johnson, Grose, Sullivan, Briers, Leikvoll, Clarke, Rauhihi, Wainwright, Westwood, Anderson Replacements: M. Gleeson, Parker, Wood, Pickersgill

Hull: Tony, Sing, Whiting, Yeaman, Raynor, Cooke, R Horne, Dowes, Swain, Carvell, Radford, Tickle, Washbrook Replacements: Godwin, Manu, King, Maiava.

Pictures from game.

Tickets are now limited for the Round 3 engage Super League clash with Hull FC, the South Stand has sold out but there are tickets available for the West Stand. Seats are available in the North Stand but limited in the East Stand.

- The South stand has now sold out, standing tickets are available in the West Stand priced £16 adults & £10 concessions.
- Limited seats now remain in the East stands with few seats together priced £18 adults & £10 concessions.
- Seats are still available within the North Stand priced £23 adults & £15 concessions.

Seated tickets will be available at the ticket office from 12pm on Sunday, and fans wishing to use the West Stand can pay at turnstiles.source wolfweb

23rd February. Head Coach Paul Cullen has named an 18 man squad ahead of engage Super League Round 3 v Hull FC, Sunday 25th February 2007 kick off 3.00pm at The Halliwell Jones Stadium.

1. Stuart Reardon
2. Henry Fa'afili
3. Martin Gleeson
4. Paul Johnson
5. Brent Grose
7. Lee Briers (C)
8. Chris Leikvoll
9. Jon Clarke
10. Paul Rauhihi
12. Ben Westwood
13. Vinnie Anderson
14. Mark Gleeson
15. Rob Parker
16. Paul Wood
17. Mike Sullivan
22. Steve Pickersgill
23. Mike Wainwright
24. Chris Riley

INJURIES

6. Chris Bridge torn left hamstring sustained in Rnd1 v Wigan Warriors (09/02/07)
11. Adrian Morley fracture to left eye socket sustained in Rnd1 v Wigan Warriors
(09/02/07)
18. Richie Barnett ankle ligament damage sustained in Rnd2 v Bradford Bulls (18/02/07)
20. Simon Grix shoulder injury sustained in Wire FM Boxing Day Friendly v Widnes Vikings

ON LOAN at Widnes Vikings

21. Andrew Bracek
22. Ben Harrison

U21s

25. Mike Cooper
26. Kevin Penny

22nd February. 20 man squad v Hull

1. Stuart Reardon
2. Henry Fa'afili
3. Martin Gleeson
4. Paul Johnson
5. Brent Grose
7. Lee Briers (C)
8. Chris Leikvoll
9. Jon Clarke
10. Paul Rauhihi
12. Ben Westwood
13. Vinnie Anderson
14. Mark Gleeson
15. Rob Parker
16. Paul Wood
17. Mike Sullivan
22. Steve Pickersgill
23. Mike Wainwright
24. Chris Riley
25. Mike Cooper
26. Kevin Penny

INJURIES
6. Chris Bridge ' torn left hamstring sustained in Rnd1 v Wigan Warriors (09/02/07)
11. Adrian Morley ' fracture to left eye socket sustained in Rnd1 v Wigan Warriors
(09/02/07)
18. Richie Barnett ' ankle ligament damage sustained in Rnd2 v Bradford Bulls (18/02/07)
20. Simon Grix ' shoulder injury sustained in Wire FM Boxing Day Friendly v Widnes Vikings

ON LOAN at Widnes Vikings
21. Andrew Bracek
22. Ben Harrison

Paul Cullen offered his thoughts on the loss against Bradford He said: "I thought Bradford beat us to the collisions and got their play-the-balls in quicker, leaving us spending most of the game in scramble mode going backwards."That didn't happen in the previous week's win against Wigan."We were faster off our line that night but to be fair we had a stronger and more experienced team on the field at Wigan, and that has to be factored in." With Chris Bridge (torn hamstring) and Adrian Morley (fractured eye socket) from the Wigan game was a blow but Vinnie Anderson
(groin injury) and Gleeson (flu) joined the injured list in the final two days of the build up to the Bradford game, as well as Richie Barnett (torn ankle ligament) in the 42nd minute of Sunday's action have done the club no favours. Cullen hopes the Anderson will be fit to face Hull, Gleeson will return at centre with Brent Grose taking over fron the crocked Richie Barnett on the wing , commenting on the Hull game Cullen said He said: "We fully respect the team that Hull can be and we will have to be better in defence than we were against Bradford right from the kick off."We can't allow Hull to win collisions and poke through our defensive line, so we have to dominate and control it as we did ' against Wigan at the JJB." Due to the injury situation at the Wire the club are keeping a watch on Andy Bracek and Ben Harrison, who are impressing on loan with Widnes.

21st February. Richie Barnett has joined the injured list.Head coach Paul Cullen said today: "He has ankle ligament damage and has gone for three to four weeks.Richie picked up the injury in the second minute of the second half of Sunday's clash with Bradford.

18th February.Warrington: (14) 20 Tries: Westwood (2), Leikvoll Goals: Briers (4)Bradford: (12) 36 Tries: Platt (3), Morrison, Vainikolo, Evans
Goals: Deacon (6) The late withdrawals of Vinnie Anderson thigh and Martin Gleeson flu added to the Wire problems however leading at the Break Warrington had a mad 8 minutes in the second half which allowed Bradford to run in 3 tries, a few decisions by Ashley Klien upset the home fans but hey sh*t happens. Said Paul Cullen "The sense of disappointment is huge but we cannot allow this performance to derail the momentum from last week. "We did not control the ball well enough and paid the ultimate price. If you turn the ball over cheaply, you will get punished. We allowed Bradford to get back into the game when we looked like taking control and I am very disappointed the way we went about our business.

Wolves
Stuart Reardon, Henry Fa'afili, Brent Grose, Paul Johnson, Richie Barnett, Michael Sullivan, Lee Briers, Chris Leikvoll, Jon Clarke, Paul Rauhihi, Ben Westwood, Mike Wainwright, Rob Parker.

Replacements
Mark Gleeson, Paul Wood, Steve Pickersgill, Chris Riley

Pictures from todays game

Vinnie Anderson will miss this afternoons game after failing a fitness test .

Updated Team for Tomorrow:

Reardon
Fa'aflili
Gleeson
Grose
Barnett
Briers
Sullivan
Leikvoll
Clarke
Rauhihi
Johnson
Wainwright
Westwood

Gleeson
Parker
Wood
Pickersgill

15 February. Michael Sullivan and Jon Clarke will work the half back and hooker roles between them for the Bradford game, "Jon Clarke defended in the middle channel as a hooker at Wigan because that's where the bigger players are and Michael Sullivan defended out wide," said Cullen.
"Both players rotated offensively between half back and dummy half. Every time Jon needed a spell, Michael jumped in and vice versa, and it worked very well." Sullivan commented "Obviously I haven't trained in the halves in pre-season but just having a year here, getting on a lot better with the guys and things like that make it a lot easier to slot into the position," said the 26-year-old Australian."If need be I'm happy to fill in either role. I'd set myself as a hooker but we need to adapt when injuries come and it worked well on Friday."I thought we got some ball when it was a bit more open in the first half and we showed on the edge that we can get a little combination and I can fill in while Chris is out."

On Bradford Paul Cullen said: "The wins we've had against Bradford, and we've had a considerable few over the last four years, have been about us not backing off and allowing Bradford to play, because if you do they'll rattle up the same amount of points that they used to do in the early part of Super League.
"We've found the formula of how to beat Bradford, we've just got to make sure we don't forget it. It's based on hard work and taking the game to them."
Head Coach Paul Cullen has named an 18 man squad ahead of engage Super League Round 2 v Bradford Bulls, Sunday 18th February 2007 kick off 3.00pm at The Halliwell Jones Stadium.

18 Man Squad
1. Stuart Reardon
2. Henry Fa1afili
3. Martin Gleeson
4. Paul Johnson
5. Brent Grose
7. Lee Briers (C)
8. Chris Leikvoll
9. Jon Clarke
10. Paul Rauhihi
12. Ben Westwood
13. Vinnie Anderson
14. Mark Gleeson
15. Rob Parker
16. Paul Wood
17. Mike Sullivan
18. Richie Barnett
19. Steve Pickersgill
23. Mike Wainwright

INJURIES

6. Chris Bridge torn left hamstring sustained in Rnd1 v Wigan Warriors (09/02/07)
11. Adrian Morley fracture to left eye socket sustained in Rnd1 v Wigan Warriors (09/02/07)
20. Simon Grix shoulder injury sustained in Wire FM Boxing Day Friendly v Widnes Vikings

ON LOAN

21. Andrew Bracek
22. Ben Harrison

U21S

24. Chris Riley
25. Mike Cooper
26. Kevin Penny

Wire have very few tickets left for the North, East and South Stands on Sunday but both home and away fans will be able to pay on the day at the West Stand turnstiles.

14th February. The Bradford game Sunday ko 3pm is heading for a home fans sellout the South is full and the East is filling up, shuddav got a season ticket people.

North Stand, *Only Odd Seats Remain* Call Ticket Office!

East Stand, *Only Odd Seats Remain* Call Ticket Office!

South South, *Limited Tickets Remain* Call Ticket Office!

West Stand, * Now split 50:50 with Bulls*

12th February. Adrian Morley (eye socket) and Chris Bridge (hamstring) will be out for 6 weeks after sustaining the injuries during the success at Wigan last week. Paul Cullen, Head Coach commented, "We are hardened by last season's injury crisis and are very proud of the way the team responded to the two losses to secure the win at Wigan."

10th February.Wigan 10 Warrington 16. :Before we get stats and stuff let us pay credit to a fantastic game played in atrocious conditions , the game was fast skillful and was a credit to all concerned with a great crowd in attendance with over 5,000 from Warrington which must have took some effort to get to the game giving the weather at the time.

Warrington coach Paul Cullen:
"Defensively I thought we were fantastic. We handled everything that was thrown at us tonight, including a couple of potentially very serious injuries."To lose your stand-off in the opening two or three minutes in a game like this is a huge test - and we handled it manfully."Chris Bridge has potentially torn a Adrian Morley has potentially fractured an eye hamstring and socket, but that's the nature of the beast, and it shows how tough this game is."

Cullen was also quick to praise the part the Warriors played in what was a hugely absorbing game to kick off the new campaign. He added: "That's a very good Wigan side. They have two half-backs that would grace any team in Thomas Leuluai and Trent Barrett, but our defence held them at bay all night. "I just thought we played the circumstances of the game better than they did, and our defence held all the way through."

Tries:Wigan Calderwood, Vaealiki, Goals: Richards, Warrington: , Tries: Barnett, Anderson Goals: Briers (4)

Teams: Wigan: Ashton, Calderwood, Bailey, Withers, Richards, Barrett, Leuluai, Fielden, Millard, Paleaaesina, Hock, Fletcher, O'Loughlin, Higham, Vaealiki, Hansen, O'Carroll.

Warrington: Reardon, Fa'afili, M. Gleeson, Johnson, Barnett, Bridge, Briers, Leikvoll, Clarke, Rauhihi, Morley, Westwood, Anderson, Wainwright, Wood, Parker, Sullivan. Ht 2-12 Att: 21,693

8th February. Head Coach Paul Cullen has named his 18 man squad in the opening round of the Wolves engage Super League XII against Wigan Warriors on Friday night at the JJB stadium. The Wolves will take on Wigan in their home kit.

1. Stuart Reardon
2. Henry Fa'afili
3. Martin Gleeson
4. Paul Johnson
6. Chris Bridge
7. Lee Briers (C)
8. Chris Leikvoll
9. Jon Clarke
10. Paul Rauhihi
11. Adrian Morley
12. Ben Westwood
13. Vinnie Anderson
14. Mark Gleeson
15. Rob Parker
16. Paul Wood
17. Mike Sullivan
18. Richie Barnett
23. Mike Wainwright

INJURIES

5. Brent Grose ' ankle injury
20. Simon Grix ' shoulder injury

ON LOAN

21. Andrew Bracek
22. Ben Harrison

U21S

19. Steve Pickersgill
24. Chris Riley
25. Mike Cooper
26. Kevin Penny source wolfweb

With over 5,000 fans making the short trip to the JJB Paul Cullen speaking to the Warrington Guardian said "They'll be massive for us, We have a history of going to the JJB and occupying the North Stand, and I mean that in the true sense of the word."The Warrington supporters take over that stand and it's like playing at home. We are going to need every single one of them at full voice for the full SO minutes to help us along."Physically and mentally we are prepared for this game but we need to make sure that we deliver across the board.
"I've no doubt in my mind that we have the players and the ability to go there and get a result."But the full 17 need to play at their very best during the full 80 minutes."

Adrian Morley, Vinnie Anderson and Paul Johnson are all expected to start at Wigan, Rob Parker Paul Rauhihi and Jon Clarke will also be in the frame. Brent Grose is a doubt after twisting his ankle in training Richie Barnett could take the left wing spot if Grose fails a Thursday fitness test. Lee Briers is fit after an ankle problem against Salford.

Andrew Johns has sent his best wishes to the Wire as they start the new campaign against Wigan, he told the Warrington Guardian that he will make a decision as to whether he will be rejoining the Wire next year in May." It all depends whether he will have another year with the Newcastle Knights.

7th February. Travelling Thousands
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Warrington Wolves fans will be travelling to the JJB Stadium in their thousands for their opening game of engage Super League XII against the Wigan Warriors. The Primrose and Blue faithful have snapped up the North Stand of the JJB selling it out and Wigan have issued the Wolves with a further 500 seats for their East Stand.

Wigan are set to break records on Friday night when Warrington come to town as they aim to surpass Super League attendances; 16,640 in 2006 (Round 5) and Super League's overall record in the first ever game when 17,873 watched Paris St Germain take on Sheffield Eagles in March 1996 at Stade Charletey. Wigan are set to break the 12 year record with pre-match sales of over 17,000.

WOLFPACK Junior Supporters must exchange Voucher A in their season ticket book at Wolfware before travelling, you will now be in the EAST Stand.

Prices for the East Stand are Adults £15.00 and Concessions £11.00 and can be purchased from Wolfware today until 5.00pm, tomorrow between 9am-5.00pm and up until 4PM on Friday.

Head Coach Paul Cullen has named a full strength squad for the game and this will be the first time this season that fans will get to see Brent Grose and Paul Rauhihi don the primrose and blue home shirt. Support the team by wearing your engage Super League XII shirt with pride, home and away shirts retailing from £29.99 for children and £44.99 for adults in Wolfware.

Please note there will be a £4.00 car parking charge at Wigan Warriors ground which comes into effect on Friday night.

CALL WOLFWARE on 01925 248888 for more information.
Source wolfmail.

6th February. Round 1 v Wigan Warriors Friday 9th February 2007 , kick off 8.00pm at JJB Stadium

Head Coach Paul Cullen has named his 20 man squad in the opening round of the Wolves engage Super League XII against Wigan Warriors on Friday night at the JJB stadium. The Wolves will take on Wigan in their home kit.

Stuart Reardon
Henry Fa'afili
Martin Gleeson
Paul Johnson
Brent Grose
Chris Bridge
Lee Briers (C)
Chris Leikvoll
Jon Clarke
Paul Rauhihi
Adrian Morley
Ben Westwood
Vinnie Anderson
Mark Gleeson
Rob Parker
Paul Wood
Mike Sullivan
Richie Barnett
Steve Pickersgill
Mike Wainwright

INJURIES
Simon Grix - shoulder injury

1st February. Paul Cullen says that The Wire must show more consistency this season if they are to improve on last years sixth place finish, speaking to the Warrington Guardian he said "The only thing we speak about as a group is an improvement and an improvement in our consistency," he said, "Consistency is absolutely vital."Last year we beat Leeds, Bradford, Wigan and Hull twice. Unfortunately, maybe we took our eye off the ball a little
on occasions and teams from underneath came up and got us.
"The big team that we want to beat is St Helens, that's very obvious, but we've got to make sure it doesn't take too much out of us and we get smacked the following week."It needs to be possibly about a little bit more respect for teams and the fact that if we can do it to Leeds, Bradford, Hull and Wigan then other teams can do it to us. But the bottom line is that the injury situation is probably "the most important factor in that."

Brent Grose and Paul Rauhihi both missed the game at Salford and Lee Briers came off after receiving a knock to his shin, Paul Cullen says however that all three players will be available for the first game of the season at Wigan.

North Stand, Only Odd Seats Remain					Call Ticket Office!
East Stand, Only Odd Seats Remain					Call Ticket Office!
South South, Limited Tickets Remain					Call Ticket Office!
West Stand, * Now split 50:50 with Bulls*