Reds left blushing after Wolves romp

The Reds were run ragged by the rampant Wolves in the penultimate match of the engage Super League's Millennium Magic weekend to fall three points adrift at the foot of the table.

Lee Briers orchestrated the Reds' downfall with an inspirational first-half display before Karl Harrison's side capitulated to concede six after the break.

Vinnie Anderson and Martin Gleeson finished with two tries apiece while Briers, much missed when injured recently, scored 10 points as the Wolves won for the first time since beating Salford a month ago. Victory also lifted them into the top half but the prospects for the struggling Reds now look very different.

Warrington dominated from early on and helped themselves to four tries in the first half to open up an 18-6 lead at half-time.

Things got considerably worse for Salford after the restart as six more tries followed in quick succession. Stuart Reardon began what became a procession as he shrugged off several challengers to finish of a strong move.

Gleeson claimed his first after a good handling move ended with a stroll to the line and he had a second moments later as he cut in from out wide.

A dreadful long pass by Dorn was then picked off by Richie Barnett for another simple score and then Anderson returned the resulting kick-off back upfield for a ninth try.

Salford did claw back some respectability with tries from Kevin McGuinness and Andrew Brocklehurst but the result had long since been put beyond doubt.

Jon Clarke ensured the Wolves would reach their half-century when he raced in late on. Briers, after allowing Ben Westwood to land two previous conversions, completed formalities from in front of the posts.