2018 Warrington Wolves season

2018 Warrington Wolves season
Super League XXIII Rank4th
Challenge CupRunners Up
2018 recordWins: 17; draws: 1; losses: 10
Points scoredFor: 717; against: 504
Team information
ChairmanSteven Broomhead
Head CoachSteve Price
Captain
StadiumHalliwell Jones Stadium
Avg. attendance10,070
High attendance12,268 v St. Helens (09/03/2018)
Low attendance8,032 v Catalans (10/08/2018)
Top scorers
TriesLineham = 18
GoalsRoberts = 30
PointsRatchford = 90
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This article details the Warrington Wolves Rugby League Football Club's 2018 season. This is the Wolves' 23rd consecutive season in the Super League.

Results

Pre-season

LEGEND
  Win
  Draw
  Loss
Date Competition Vrs H/A Venue Result Score Tries Goals Att
29/12/2017 Friendly Widnes Vikings Away Select Security Stadium Lost 22-26 J.Johnson, T. King (2), Moran Livett (2), Patton 3,116
13/01/2018 Friendly Rochdale Hornets Away Crown Oil Arena Won 24-10 L.Johnson, Livett, King, Prell Goodwin (4) 644
20/01/2018 Friendly Salford Red Devils Home Halliwell Jones Stadium Won 18-6 Philbin, Ratchford, Atkins Livett (3) 3,208

Betfred Super League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 St. Helens 23 21 0 2 713 298 +415 42 Super League Super 8s
2 Wigan Warriors 23 16 0 7 573 345 +228 32
3 Castleford Tigers 23 15 1 7 567 480 +87 31
4 Warrington Wolves 23 14 1 8 531 410 +121 29
5 Huddersfield Giants 23 11 1 11 427 629 −202 23
6 Hull F.C. 23 11 0 12 534 544 −10 22
7 Wakefield Trinity 23 10 1 12 581 506 +75 21
8 Catalans Dragons 23 10 1 12 488 531 −43 21
9 Leeds Rhinos 23 8 2 13 441 527 −86 18 The Qualifiers
10 Hull KR 23 8 1 14 476 582 −106 17
11 Salford Red Devils 23 7 0 16 384 597 −213 14
12 Widnes Vikings 23 3 0 20 387 653 −266 6
Source: Rugby League Project

Super League results

Warrington away at Leeds Rhinos, 4th May
Date Round Vrs H/A Venue Result Score Tries Goals Att Live on TV
01/02/2018 Round 1 Leeds Rhinos Home Halliwell Jones Stadium Lost 12-16 Goodwin, Lineham Goodwin (2) 11,241 Sky Sports
08/02/2018 Round 2 Huddersfield Giants Away John Smiths Stadium Lost 6-20 Lineham Goodwin 5,104
16/02/2018 Round 12 Widnes Vikings Away Select Security Stadium Won 18-10 Atkins (2), Ratchford Goodwin (3) 7,009 Sky Sports
23/02/2018 Round 3 Wigan Warriors Home Halliwell Jones Stadium Won 16-10 Lineham, Atkins Goodwin (4) 12,012 Sky Sports
02/03/2018 Round 4 Hull FC Away Kingston Communication Stadium Lost 12-21 Hughes, Atkins Ratchford (2) 10,051 Sky Sports
09/03/2018 Round 5 St. Helens Home Halliwell Jones Stadium Lost 12-30 T. King, Livett Ratchford (2) 12,268 Sky Sports
17/03/2018 Round 6 Catalans Dragons Away Stade Gilbert Brutus Won 26-0 M. Brown, Clark, Murdoch-Masila (2), Livett Goodwin (3) 6,585 Sky Sports
23/03/2018 Round 7 Wakefield Trinity Home Halliwell Jones Stadium Won 34-24 Lineham (3), Goodwin, Cooper, Murdoch-Masila Goodwin (2), Ratchford (3) 9,154
30/03/2018 Round 8 Widnes Vikings Home Halliwell Jones Stadium Won 32-18 T. King (2), Charnley (2), Westwood, Akauola Goodwin (4) 12,175
02/04/2018 Round 9 Castleford Tigers Away Mend-A-Hose Jungle Won 18-6 T. King, Clark Ratchford (5) 6,881
07/04/2018 Round 10 Salford Red Devils Away AJ Bell Stadium Won 22-6 T. King, Charnley, Roberts, Brown Ratchford (3) 3,428 Sky Sports
14/04/2018 Round 11 Hull Kingston Rovers Home Halliwell Jones Stadium Won 40-26 Cooper, Hughes (2), Currie, Lineham, Ratchford, Atkins Ratchford (6) 9,305
27/04/2018 Round 13 Huddersfield Giants Home Halliwell Jones Stadium Won 38-4 Charnley (3), Ratchford (2), Lineham, Livett, Philbin Goodwin, Ratchford, Livett 8,792
04/05/2018 Round 14 Leeds Rhinos Away Emerald Headingley Stadium Won 33-22 Brown, Livett (3), Atkins, Murdoch-Masila Goodwin, Ratchford (3) - Roberts (DG) 11,749 Sky Sports
19/05/2018 Round 15 Wigan Warriors Magic St James Park, Newcastle United FC Lost 10-38 Livett, Ratchford Goodwin 38,881 Sky Sports
25/05/2018 Round 16 Hull FC Home Halliwell Jones Stadium Won 30-12 Livett, Brown, Murdoch-Masila, Charnley, Atkins Livett (5) 8,646 Sky Sports
08/06/2018 Round 17 Castleford Tigers Home Halliwell Jones Stadium Lost 30-34 Roberts, Ratchford, Clark, Akauola, Charnley (2) Livett (2), Goodwin 9,198 Sky Sports
17/06/2018 Round 18 Wakefield Trinity Away Mobile Rocket Stadium Won 32-30 Ratchford (2), Lineham, Brown Livett (5), Goodwin (3) 5,034
29/06/2018 Round 19 Salford Red Devils Home Halliwell Jones Stadium Won 30-14 Akauola, Lineham, Charnley, King, Clark, Cooper Goodwin (3) 9,171
06/07/2018 Round 20 Wigan Warriors Away DW Stadium Lost 12-13 King, Lineham, Charnley 13,249 Sky Sports
12/07/2018 Round 21 Catalans Dragons Home Halliwell Jones Stadium Drew 22-22 Goodwin, Charnley, Livett Roberts (6) 8,807 Sky Sports
20/07/2018 Round 22 Hull Kingston Rovers Away KC Lightstream Stadium Won 34-20 Cooper, Ratchford, Roberts, T. King, Brown, Patton Roberts (5) 7,045
26/07/2018 Round 23 St. Helens Away Totally Wicked Stadium Lost 12-14 Clark Roberts (4) 12,454 Sky Sports

Super 8s

Super 8s table

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 St. Helens (L) 30 26 0 4 895 408 +487 52 Semi-finals
2 Wigan Warriors (C) 30 23 0 7 740 417 +323 46
3 Castleford Tigers 30 20 1 9 767 582 +185 41
4 Warrington Wolves 30 18 1 11 767 561 +206 37
5 Wakefield Trinity 30 13 1 16 747 696 +51 27
6 Huddersfield Giants 30 13 1 16 539 794 −255 27
7 Catalans Dragons 30 12 1 17 596 750 −154 25
8 Hull F.C. 30 11 0 19 615 787 −172 22
Source: Rugby League Project
(C) Champions; (L) League Leaders' Shield Winners

Super 8s results

Date Round Vrs H/A Venue Result Score Tries Goals Att Live on TV
10/08/2018 Round 1 Catalans Dragons Home Halliwell Jones Stadium Won 56-6 Charnley, Lineham (3), M. Brown, K. Brown, Roberts, T. King, Patton, Philbin Patton (8) 8,032
17/08/2018 Round 2 Castleford Tigers Away Mend-A-Hose Jungle Lost 18-28 Ratchford (2), Goodwin Ratchford (2), Patton 7,142 Sky Sports
30/08/2018 Round 3 Hull F.C. Home Halliwell Jones Stadium Won 80-10 Charnley (2), T. King (2), Goodwin (5), Hughes, Philbin, Roberts, Lineham, Ratchford Roberts (12) 8,101 Sky Sports
07/09/2018 Round 4 Huddersfield Giants Home Halliwell Jones Stadium Won 26-24 Goodwin (2) Atkins, Ratchford, Lineham Roberts (3) 9,076
14/09/2018 Round 5 Wigan Warriors Away DW Stadium Lost 6-26 Ratchford Patton 12,372 Sky Sports
22/09/2018 Round 6 St. Helens Home Halliwell Jones Stadium Lost 14-34 K. Brown, T. King, Goodwin Patton 10,747 Sky Sports
28/09/2018 Round 7 Wakefield Trinity Away Mobile Rocket Stadium Won 36-23 Murdoch-Masilla, T. King, Ratchford, Hughes, Patton, Atkins Patton (6) 4,140

Play-offs

Date Round Vrs H/A Venue Result Score Tries Goals Att Live on TV
04/10/2018 Semi Final St. Helens Away Totally Wicked Stadium Won 18-13 Hughes, Lineham (2) Roberts (3) Sky Sports
13/10/2018 Grand Final Wigan Warriors N Old Trafford Lost 4-12 Charnley 64,892 Sky Sports

Ladbrokes Challenge Cup

Date Round Vrs H/A Venue Result Score Tries Goals Att Live on TV
21/04/2018 Round 5 Bradford Bulls Home Halliwell Jones Stadium Won 54-6 Hill, Currie (2), Goodwin (3), Charnley (4) Ratchford (3), Goodwin (4) 4,710
13/05/2018 Round 6 Toronto Wolfpack Home Halliwell Jones Stadium Won 66-10 Cooper, Charnley (2), Livett, Murdoch-Masila (2), Hughes, Westwood, Lineham (3), Roberts Goodwin (9) 6,507 BBC Two
02/06/2018 Quarter Final Wigan Warriors Home Halliwell Jones Stadium Won 23–0 Brown, Murdoch-Masila, Charnley, Patton Livett (2), Roberts (1) +1 DG 10,213 BBC One
05/08/2018 Semi Final Leeds Rhinos N University of Bolton Stadium Won 48-12 Lineham (2), Charnley (2), K. Brown, Murdoch-Masila, T. King, Goodwin Roberts (8) 26,086 BBC One
25/08/2018 Final Catalans Dragons N Wembley Stadium Lost 14-20 Murdoch-Masila, G. King Roberts (3) 50,672 BBC One

Transfers

In

Player Signed from Contract Length Announced
New Zealand Sitaleki Akauola Penrith Panthers 2 Years August 2017
New Zealand Bryson Goodwin South Sydney Rabbitohs 2 Years October 2017
Australia Tyrone Roberts Gold Coast Titans 3 Years October 2017
New Zealand Ben Murdoch-Masila Salford Red Devils 3 Years October 2017
Australia Mitch Brown Leigh Centurions 1 Year November 2017
England Luis Johnson Castleford Tigers 4 Year December 2017
England Josh Charnley Sale Sharks 3 Years March 2018
Australia Ben Pomeroy Lézignan Sangliers 6 months May 2018
New Zealand Bodene Thompson Leigh Centurions 6 months July 2018

Out

Player Signed for Contract Length Announced
Australia Kurt Gidley Retired - September 2017
England Brad Dwyer Leeds Rhinos 2 Years 2017
England Rhys Evans Leigh Centurions 3 Years 2017
England Andre Savelio Brisbane Broncos 2 Years 2017
Australia Ashton Sims Toronto Wolfpack 2 Years 2017
England Sam Wilde Widnes Vikings 2 Years 2017
England Matty Blythe Retired - 2017
England Kevin Penny Retired - 2017
England Joe Westerman Toronto Wolfpack 3 Years 2017
New Zealand Peta Hiku Vodafone Warriors 3 Years October 2017
England Will Dagger Hull KR 2 Years October 2017
France Benjamin Jullien Catalans Dragons 2 Years November 2017

References

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