SaintsFan wrote:
I disagree. Some of the moves Warrington came up with were fantastic. Leeds of old would not have been able to handle Warrington much better.
They would.
They'd have had a pack that dominated the Warrington one and backs that wouldn't have been ripped apart as easily.
Although they are missing players, I thought the Leeds defensive intensity wasn't as it has been (bar Sinfield) and they weren't as organised. Then I saw Lowes on their bench and understood why.
Warrington are an interesting case for me, they've steadily improved year on year, and the replacement of Cullen with Smith has been the major factor in that, but so many of their players are 30+. We've lost key players due to age and are coming out of the back end of that, Leeds look as if they are starting to go through it (and the loss of Peacock and Sinfield will possibly be more major for them than Scully, Long and Cunningham for us IMO), but at least we were both very successful over those periods. Warrington have 2 Challenge Cups and whatever they win in the next 2 years before major changes kick in. Morley, Briers, Higham, Clarke, Hodgson, King, Carvell, Monaghan are all 30 plus, with Westwood and Wood not far behind. That's pretty much all their key players who will either be gone or, in reality, no longer good enough for a top club.
