Wolves rip Reds to shreds
Warrington enjoyed a very Good Friday at the Willows as they ran in 10 tries without reply in a 60-0 thrashing of Salford.
Last Updated: 22/04/11 6:02pm
Warrington ran in 10 tries as they crushed Salford 60-0 in a Good Friday massacre at the Willows.
Brett Hodgson enjoyed a perfect afternoon with the boot, knocking over 10 goals from 10 attempts, as Tony Smith's side ran riot in the Easter sunshine.
Lee Briers and Rhys Williams each crossed twice for the Wolves, who have now won handsomely in back-to-back outings following a bit of a wobble.
They suffered defeats to Catalan Dragons and Huddersfield but bounced back to form last week with a 64-6 thrashing of Crusaders on home soil.
Battled bravely
Salford did battle bravely in the first half and only trailed 18-0 at the break. However, just a day after it was confirmed absent coach Shaun McRae would not be signing a new deal, the hosts fell apart in the second 40 minutes.
Caretaker boss Phil Veivers had overseen a 56-16 hammering of Bradford last Saturday, but this time the boot was very firmly on the other foot.
They did have a Stefan Ratchford try disallowed by referee Robert Hicks before Warrington eventually broke the deadlock after 17 minutes.
Briers provided the scoring pass for Ryan Atkins to storm over from 20 metres out, with Hodgson tagging on the first of his conversions.
The full-back then used his right foot to provide an assist for the Wolves' second try, his chip allowing Richie Myler to touch down against his old club.
Briers, back after a two-match absence with a thigh injury, waltzed round Adam Sidlow to make it 18-0 and the Wolves would have been further clear at the interval had Ben Westwood not dropped a tap back from Joel Monaghan.
Sidlow binned
The visitors, though, did not have to wait too long after half time for a fourth try to arrive - Chris Bridge the man to get it just two minutes after the re-start.
As if their situation wasn't bad enough already, Salford were then reduced to 12 men soon after when Luke Adamson was sin-binned following a flare-up.
Garreth Carvell ploughed over just a minute later and the home team were still a player light when Briers re-gathered his own kick to help make it 36-0.
Winger Joel Monaghan got his name on the scoresheet just before the hour mark before Williams bagged himself a late brace against the wilting Reds.
Paul Wood went over two minutes from time to complete the rout, Hodgson rounding out an excellent afternoon, for both himself and the team, by slotting over the extras.
