In the Warrs POWELL BOYS FIGHT A LOSING BATTLE
HUDD’FLD WARR’TON
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DARYL POWELL’S nightmare season took another turn for the worse as his Wolves self-destructed yet again.
Third-bottom Warrington looked in control midway through the second half with an eightpoint lead.
But forward Joe Bullock’s sin-binning for blocking off the ball plunged them into a collapse that is becoming a Wolves trademark.
Huddersfield scored two tries while Bullock was off the pitch, to take the lead for the first time, and then cruised home with a further try.
Powell, whose side are only four points clear of bottom club Toulouse, said: “If there is any luck about, it is bad luck and that is pretty much all we are getting at the moment.”
Star man George Williams pulled out on the morning of the game with a migraine but Powell said: “I am not making excuses.
“The fight is there. We are doing lots of good things but we are not getting the two points.”
Victory ended back-to-back defeats for Huddersfield to the delight of coach Ian Watson, who said: “Warrington were playing not to lose.
“We spoke at half-time about how, over the last few weeks, they have crumbled on the back of a little bit of pressure.”
New full-back Matt Dufty looked lively for Wolves but went off with a foot injury that could rule him out of next Friday’s game at Wigan.
The Aussie had helped Warrington to a 12-10 half-time lead with a Jacob Wardle try and four Stefan Ratchford goals.
Huddersfield replied courtesy of tries from Ash Golding and Adam O’Brien, with one Oli Russell conversion.
Matty Ashton intercepted a Will Pryce pass to stretch Warrington’s lead but Huddersfield hung in with a Josh Jones touchdown.
A second try from winger Ashton gave Warrington an eight-point lead again but then came Bullock’s blunder.
Innes Senior pounced for a try and Pryce made up for his earlier error – plus kicking out on the full twice – with a superb try to nudge Giants the lead.
Owen Trout’s try rounded off the win, with Russell taking his goal tally to four from six.