TBH we clicked when we played Parramatta and Canberra - that probably had more to do with them, than us... McFadden has made a difference, more in consistency though, Manu's been an attacking force for a long time, and Hurrell is maturing - again, McFadden dressing him down and dopping him helped
Aside from some flash starts there's not much else of note when against a committed organised team - our points are helped by those big towelings and we play Cronulla and Newcastle in the next two weeks - so there could be more scores... but to me, there's not much in it
All most every team in the NRL has had the large wins this season so that factor I pay no heed to in the F/A over the long term it averages out.
McFadden has made a massive difference no doubt in fact the majority of positive change is down to his favoring of selecting players that implement his fast line speed offensive defence.
You can make a direct comparison to this change by watching Cleary Warrior sides populated by leaner 2nd rowers and watch the line bend as they rack up the tackle counts Ivan loved.
The change Tomkins has made was predicted all over ESL forums by Wigan fans and non Wigan fans alike ( plenty of those same fans who really know what they are talking about with Tomkins.....predicted the struggles Tomkins is having as well ).
Those set plays which you attribute to Hurrells maturity ( yes he is maturing the whole lot are...their timing is being shaped by Tomkins ) are plays that Tomkins has run more of than McFadden has had hot breakfasts ( the coach player differential ).
Change is on a continuum, the combination of coach and Tomkins makes a massive combined shift.
The thing is this :
Matt Elliot had five games. Sam Tomkins unveiled all those plays in those same games.....Tomkins did the same under Maguire and Wane.
They are Tomkins bread and butter plays.
Best player in ESL for that reason.
Tomkins has been quoted as saying the Thomas Leuluai taught him the structures.
We had Leuluai for a full season what happened there ? What i saw was Thomas running that same play with Kevin Locke and it looked disjointed till late in the season where it came off in a handful of games.
Typically we see these same blokes come out ( after a bye especially ) and play like they are meeting each other for the first time. Importing experienced NRL players has not made an Iaota of difference in terms of getting precision consistently in a Warriors side involving multiple players.
This season the Warriors score off that play inside the opening three minutes for four games straight against Manly and the Broncos too if you want a point of difference from the easy beats.
