Wolves aim to banish blues
February 04, 2012 15:32:50 UK
Warrington Wolves begin their Super League campaign against HULL FC at the KC Stadium on Sunday aiming to wipe away painful memories from last season.
Lee Briers in injured for the Wolves.Tony Smith’s men were odds on to book their Grand Final place at Old Trafford in 2011 when they met the Leeds Rhinos in the play-off semi-final, but it was not to be as they were defeated 26-24 by the men from Headingley.
The Wolves will enter their clash with Hull boosted by the news scrum half Richie Myler is fit after recovering from a dislocated elbow, but they will be without trio Lee Briers, Brett Hodgson and winger Joel Monaghan.
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New Hull coach Peter Gentle is set to give debuts to six new additions, including Eamon O'Carroll, Andy Lynch, Brett Seymour, Wade McKinnon, Tony Martin and Martin Aspinwall.
Looking ahead to the clash, Smith, who took his team out to Australia in pre-season, said his men were well aware of the test they would face against Hull.
"We know it's a tough fixture and they've got a new coach and they'll want to prove themselves to him,” Smith told BBC Radio Merseyside.
"We didn't make a great start to the season last year and we want a better start this time if we can.
We know it's a tough fixture.
Tony Smith
"We've done our best to get over our jetlag issues and I don't think it will be an issue come Sunday.
"Sport is a funny thing, sometimes you have good days, sometimes you have bad ones."
The Wolves are rated as 1.44 to earn the win, with Hull 2.80.
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