All Out Rugby League’s new podcast ‘Back Ten’<\/a> what’s going on at Warrington. “It\u2019s a bit of a head scratcher, really. Last year they were dramatically improved. They made a Challenge Cup final, and they were a controversial try away from a Grand Final appearance as well.<\/p>\n“I thought, another year under Sam and they\u2019ll kick on, go one better, or be more improved, but that Challenge Cup final loss, which was heartbreaking, has had a negative effect on them really.<\/p>\n
“They did everything right\u2014the game plan was great, the tactics were great, and they executed it great, and then they got their pockets pinched at the end of the game.<\/p>\n
“As professionals you shouldn\u2019t have hangovers like that and let them affect you, but I think it really has. They\u2019ve got a fantastic squad; they\u2019re talented, and they should be doing better than what they\u2019re doing. To lose away at Castleford, who are struggling themselves, is a major blow for the club and Sam. “<\/p>\n
Warrington are next in action against Leigh Leopards after a week off, with the upcoming Super League round split over two weekends. Meanwhile, Morley believes that break has come at the right time.<\/p>\n
He continued: “It (the season) has been very stop-start and very inconsistent. One week they\u2019d look great, and the next week they\u2019d be poor. I can\u2019t put my finger on it. They\u2019ve had injuries, but every club has had injuries\u2014you can\u2019t use that as an excuse in the current game. They are now getting a few bodies back, and they should be doing a lot better than what they are.<\/p>\n
“They\u2019ve got a week off now to regroup. They\u2019ve made it really hard for themselves to make the play-offs and even if they do, they don\u2019t want to scrape in and just be whipping boys. They want to go on with a bit of form and do something in those play-offs.<\/p>\n
“It\u2019s going to be tough, but they have got a quality squad and a quality coach who I believe is the right man for the job. But they need to pull their finger out and start getting two points.”<\/p>\n
Morley, who first made his name with Leeds Rhinos in the 90s before a stellar NRL career with the Sydney Roosters, is also adamant Warrington’s culture isn’t an issue\u2014albeit he ‘can’t put a finger’ on what the problem is.<\/p>\n
“I don\u2019t think so,” the 48-year-old replied when asked if the culture is a problem. “It wasn\u2019t when I was there. It was a great culture.<\/p>\n
“Knowing Sam personally and what he does in training, I think he\u2019s got a great system there, and the players have bought into what he wants to achieve. It\u2019s just not exchanging to wins and two points, but again last year was really promising, and you thought this year was going to be the year. I don\u2019t think there\u2019s any issue with the culture, but again, I can\u2019t put my finger on what the problem is.”<\/p>\n
But despite recent woes, Morley is backing Warrington to still make the play-offs. They are currently two points behind Wakefield and three behind sixth-placed Hull FC with eight rounds of the regular season to go.<\/p>\n
“Yes\u2014I still think they can,” Morley said on Wire’s top six chances. “The squad is quality from top to bottom. They just need a bit of confidence, really.<\/p>\n
“A couple of wins and it\u2019s amazing how fast you can climb the ladder. It will be tough; the teams in front of them are hitting some form as well. The week off has come at the right time for them. They can freshen up, get back to the drawing board, and get ready.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The right man for the job? One high-profile ex-player has had his say. 12:52, 22 Jul 2025Updated 13:03,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":282537,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4102],"tags":[4151,79,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-282536","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-rugby","8":"tag-rugby","9":"tag-sports","10":"tag-uk","11":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114897000705891696","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/282536","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=282536"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/282536\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/282537"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=282536"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=282536"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=282536"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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Warrington coach Sam Burgess.<\/p>\n