# 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.

## Results
### Pre-season

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
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | Super League Super 8s |
| 3 | Castleford Tigers | 23 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 567 | 480 | +87 | 31 | Super League Super 8s |
| 4 | Warrington Wolves | 23 | 14 | 1 | 8 | 531 | 410 | +121 | 29 | Super League Super 8s |
| 5 | Huddersfield Giants | 23 | 11 | 1 | 11 | 427 | 629 | −202 | 23 | Super League Super 8s |
| 6 | Hull F.C. | 23 | 11 | 0 | 12 | 534 | 544 | −10 | 22 | Super League Super 8s |
| 7 | Wakefield Trinity | 23 | 10 | 1 | 12 | 581 | 506 | +75 | 21 | Super League Super 8s |
| 8 | Catalans Dragons | 23 | 10 | 1 | 12 | 488 | 531 | −43 | 21 | Super League Super 8s |
| 9 | Leeds Rhinos | 23 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 441 | 527 | −86 | 18 | The Qualifiers |
| 10 | Hull KR | 23 | 8 | 1 | 14 | 476 | 582 | −106 | 17 | The Qualifiers |
| 11 | Salford Red Devils | 23 | 7 | 0 | 16 | 384 | 597 | −213 | 14 | The Qualifiers |
| 12 | Widnes Vikings | 23 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 387 | 653 | −266 | 6 | The Qualifiers |

#### Super League results

| 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
#### Super 8s table

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | Castleford Tigers | 30 | 20 | 1 | 9 | 767 | 582 | +185 | 41 | Semi-finals |
| 4 | Warrington Wolves | 30 | 18 | 1 | 11 | 767 | 561 | +206 | 37 | Semi-finals |
| 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 | |

#### Super 8s results

| 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

| 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

| 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
### In

| 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

| 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 |