Wolves v Robins | Eliminator 2 Stats Breakdown

Warrington Wolves’ booked their place in the Betfred Super League Semi-Finals with a 35-12 victory over reigning champions Hull KR and the numbers show they dominated the Eliminator in all the key areas.

The headline difference was possession – 57% to 43% – but it was what Warrington did with that additional ball that really separated the sides. The Wolves amassed 2,110 running metres to Hull KR’s 1,501, with a similarly emphatic 1,683-1,127 advantage in gainline metres. They also produced eight line breaks to three and spent more than twice as long in the opposition half – 14:38 compared with KR’s 7:03.

Warrington’s backline was central to that dominance. Their back three alone accumulated 621 metres, dwarfing KR’s 359, while the Wolves’ centres won their comparison 317-207. In fact, Warrington made more metres in every positional group apart from the interchange.

Albert Hopoate led the way with 222 metres from 20 carries, narrowly edging Hull KR’s Joe Burgess, who was outstanding in defeat with 221 from 16. Matty Ashton was not far behind on 213 metres, but his influence went well beyond yardage. The winger scored a hat-trick, made two line breaks and broke four tackles as Warrington continually found ways to turn field position into points.

There was quality elsewhere, too. Toby King combined a try with 189 metres and a line-break assist, while Josh Thewlis contributed 186 metres from full-back. Through the middle, James Harrison supplied 159 metres from 18 carries, with 130 gainline metres, while Ben Currie’s all-round contribution included 149 metres, a try and 34 tackles without a single miss.

Danny Walker offered a different threat from dummy-half. His 10 carries generated 121 metres – all 121 from dummy-half – with 112 gainline metres, giving Warrington another means of exposing space around the ruck. By comparison, KR hooker Jez Litten produced 42 metres overall and 32 from dummy-half.

Hull KR did find success through Burgess, while Arthur Mourgue contributed 131 metres and three tackle breaks. But their halves were far less influential as runners: Mikey Lewis and Tyrone May combined for 130 metres, almost half Warrington’s 253 from George Williams and Ewan Irwin. Williams alone ran for 136 metres, created three try assists and added a field goal.

KR enjoyed threatening periods in both halves, but Warrington repeatedly responded with sustained spells of their own. Crucially, that dominance intensified after half-time: their expected-points figure jumped from 13.6 in the first half to 25.1 in the second, compared with KR’s 7.7 after the break. Overall, the expected-points gap finished at a huge 38.7-14.0.

That makes the eventual 35-12 scoreline feel less like the product of a handful of decisive moments and more like the culmination of sustained pressure. Warrington carried further, broke the line more frequently and generated substantially more attacking threat – and eventually the scoreboard reflected it.