2018 Warrington Wolves season

This article details the Warrington Wolves Rugby League Football Club's 2018 season. This is the Wolves' 23rd consecutive season in the Super League.

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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Results edit

Pre-season edit

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 edit

League table edit

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

Super League results edit

 
Warrington away at Leeds Rhinos, 4th May
Date Competition 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 edit

Super 8s table edit

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 edit

Date Competition 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 edit

Date Competition 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 edit

Date Competition Rnd Vrs H/A Venue Result Score Tries Goals Att Live on TV
21/04/2018 Challenge Cup 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 Challenge Cup 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 Challenge Cup 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 Challenge Cup 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 Challenge Cup Final   Catalans Dragons N Wembley Stadium Lost 14-20 Murdoch-Masila, G. King Roberts (3) 50,672 BBC One

Transfers edit

In edit

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

Out edit

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

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