Daryl Powell reacts to Warrington Wolves' defeat to Wigan Warriors

Daryl Powell believes things could’ve looked different for Warrington Wolves if they had held on to their lead ahead of the break in the defeat to Wigan Warriors.
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Liam Marshall, Bevan French, Jake Wardle and Liam Farrell all went over for tries in the 26-12 victory for Matty Peet’s side at the DW Stadium.

Warrington led twice during the first half, but were well beaten after the break, as they suffered their fifth consecutive defeat in all competitions.

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"At the end of the first half we were 12-6 in front and were pretty good value for that, but then there’s a couple of bits there,” Powell said.

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"Harry Smith has come up with a class bit of skill, and has just run straight past Jimmy Harrison.

"That try brought them back level, and we started the second half really poorly.

"We gave two points away, which was a poor bit of discipline from Sam Kasiano, and then we conceded again pretty soon after that.

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"We had an opportunity where Stefan (Ratchford) put the ball on the floor, and they’re the bits of quality that their faster guys give them.

"In the last two weeks we’ve been good in a lot of areas but have come up short in both games.

"If we went into half time at 12-6 then I think it would’ve looked different, but we went in level, and from there we were behind.”

The Warriors have now beaten Warrington three times this season, with the first coming at the Halliwell Jones Stadium back in April, while the second came in last month’s Challenge Cup tie.