Yesterday two play-off hopefuls met in a superb contest in the south of France. The previously unbeaten Catalans Dragons tussled with Warrington and saw their 100% start dented by a Wolves side in much better shape since their opening weekend loss. Or at least that’s my view. But what was yours? Here’s how social media reacted to Warrington’s win over Catalans.
Masterminding the victory in the eyes of Twitter was Gareth Widdop. It was perhaps his best performance in a Warrington shirt. After a slow start to life in Super League, Widdop now seems to be on top of his game and appears to be taking Warrington with him. He was their key player yesterday and social media agreed.
Best Widdop has played since he's been over here. Absolutely outstanding today.
— Bradley Asquith (@BradAsquith7) April 24, 2021
Widdop skinning Tomkins there was lovely to watch
— LoinersView (@loinersview) April 24, 2021
What a kick by Widdop. Warrington turned this game on its head in the matter of few minutes #SLCatWar
— John Davidson (@johnnyddavidson) April 24, 2021
Another key performer for Warrington was Jake Mamo. The centre has been outstanding in recent weeks. After coming up with the heroics last week he came up with a game breaking intercept try in one of the moments of the match. Twitter loved it.
Mamo – SHUT THE GATE #SLCatWar
— John Davidson (@johnnyddavidson) April 24, 2021
With Greg Inglis set to debut next week, there was a discussion on twitter over whether Mamo should feature next week and if so where.
Mamo is one of the few players that gives it is all every game, and other players should be ashamed.
On form Charnley should miss out but with GI not going to last 80 minutes the bench spot should be his— Dan (@danofthewires) April 25, 2021
Overall it was generally believed by Warrington fans that this was their best performance of the season and one to get excited about as they begin heading in the right direction.
Best performance the season, let’s keep the consistency now Wire #SLCatWar
— Dan (@danofthewires) April 24, 2021
Big win by @WarringtonRLFC to go to @DragonsOfficiel and put in a decent performance against one of the form @SuperLeague sides early on is a good statement! Still a bit hit and miss by the wire but definitely more positive signs today #SLCatWar
— Rob Croston (@crosto85) April 24, 2021
Daryl Clark was brilliant again for Warrington coming up the game’s best piece of attack to create a try for Ben Currie. The Wolves fans loved it but feared his impressive performance in the sunshine was a sign of things to come as he continually gets linked with a move to Gold Coast.
At least Daz Clarke is getting game time in the heat ready for the Gold Coast #SLCatWar
— Dan (@danofthewires) April 24, 2021
The Dragons certainly weren’t terrible. They were the better team for the first 30 minutes and might have claimed the two competition points had the game kept going in that direction. In the end it was just one of those days for the Dragons and they’ll dust themselves down and move on. Nonetheless, they played their part in a brilliant contest.
This Catalans vs Warrington game is a great watch
Not going to win awards but there’s some fascinating battles
— LoinersView (@loinersview) April 24, 2021
