Are you still feeling very disappointed with the way things went against Leeds last weekend?

We’ve drawn a line under that now and moved on.

As I said straight after the game, Leeds were too good for us and we couldn’t offer any excuses.

We had times during the first half when we defended ourselves back into the game, but then dropped the ball on play one and two when we were in good positions.

So we never really got the chance to challenge them because we kept dropping the ball.

All we can do is learn from the mistakes we made and make sure that when we play them next time we’ve improved in the areas of our game that still need a slight improvement.

Were you able to take any positives from the game?

That’s always difficult when you’ve just suffered such a disappointing defeat.

But I thought Eorl Crabtree played well when he came on and caused the Leeds’ defence problems.

And, once again, Bruno (Michael Lawrence) handled himself very well.

He was marking Keith Senior, who’s been a fair player over the years, and I felt he did a reasonable job against him.

At this stage in the week, are you planning on making any changes for the trip to Warrington Wolves?

We’ll have to wait and see.

Although we’ve had some very disappointing news over the knee injury to Andy Raleigh (he’s out for six weeks rather than just two) and Liam Fulton’s obviously out for a fair while, all 17 players who featured against Leeds came through OK and should be available for selection.

We’ve also got Martin Aspinwall and Shaun Lunt waiting to return after they were omitted from the final 17 after being named in the 19-man squad.

And there’s also (forward) Larne Patrick pushing for another run.

He’s continuing to go well in the reserve grade, and he’s certainly worth considering.

Another positive on the Reserve front over the past few weeks has been the return from long-term injury of Tom Hemingway. Is he close to Super League contention, and do you see him as a half-back or hooker?

I’ve been told he did play hooker a fair bit last season, but I see him as a half-back most definitely.

That’s where he’s played for the reserves in the last couple of games, and it’s good to see Tommy playing again.

In those games he’s done some nice stuff and we’ll obviously be keeping a very close eye on him to see how he’s progressing.

But getting him back into Super League is going to be a fairly long process due to the amount of time he’s had out.

It’s a case of him trying to get some consistency back into his game.

Talking of half-backs, you’ve been linked back in Australia with a move for State of Origin star Brett Finch. Is that the case?

We’re not interested in him, although he is a good young bloke with a lot of talent.

But right now we’re more than happy with the way our current half-backs are performing.

In recent games Robbo (Luke Robinson) has been playing some good footy and come up with some pretty good stuff, and Kev (Brown) has also been contributing well on a regular basis.

I don’t think it’s any coincidence that when one or both of them has performed well we end up winning the game.

Usually, it’s one or the other, but when they both clicked (in the Challenge Cup win at Super League rivals Harlequins) we all saw the results.

So do you feel the half-back battle will be the key in Sunday’s game at Warrington?

It’s certainly one of the areas that’s crucial.

Although they (Warrington) have made a disappointing start to the season, they have some quality players in their ranks, and they include half-backs Lee Briers and Michael Monaghan.

I know from back in Australia how good Monaghan is, and Briers has always been a quality player.

But Warrington also have the forwards to make it tough for you, and players like Carvell, Morley and Westwood deserve full respect.

They’ve also got Matt King in their side, and although I gather he’s struggled to make a massive impact at the club he’s still a very good player and someone we’ll need to watch closely.

I’ve heard, second and third hand, that he’s enjoying working under (new coach) Tony Smith’s regime, and if he gets back to his best form he’ll prove a real handful.