\n In saying that, however, he insists he remains \u201crelaxed\u201d about the position his side are in despite the nature of the scoreline.\n<\/p>\n
\n The Wire saw their unbeaten home record go up in smoke at the hands of a rampant Rhinos side, who won 34-6 at The Halliwell Jones Stadium to solidify their position at the top of Super League.\n<\/p>\n
\n No matter what happens in the remainder of Round 15, Warrington will remain in second spot but given they have now lost home and away to Brad Arthur\u2019s men, are there concerns about their true ability to compete against the top sides?\n<\/p>\n
\n Here is everything Burgess said in his post-match press conference\u2026\n<\/p>\n
\n Q: Was that a case of running into a good side on a good night, or could you have done more to stop that scoreline from blowing out as it did?\n<\/p>\n
\n SB: Well they\u2019re a great side and we saw that tonight. They really made us pay but in the first half, I don\u2019t think the scoreline really reflected the game.\n<\/p>\n
\n They won three moments \u2013 they had a trick, switch kick play and won that moment with the bounce of a ball. We missed a tackle on Ash Handley, who\u2019s a great player, and Croft finished very nicely then.\n<\/p>\n
\n We had players in great positions to cover but their brilliance got us, then Newman outjumps Thewlis on a midfield kick.\n<\/p>\n
\n Breaking us down was a couple of kicks and a missed tackle, so I was okay at half time.\n<\/p>\n
\n We do look clunky and I can accept that, but in the second half they were by far the better side. When they get in a mood like that, they\u2019re very hard to handle.\n<\/p>\n
\n Q: You\u2019ve mentioned a few times about being clunky in recent weeks \u2013 is that the reality of having what you do in the halves right now? Two clearly talented young players who are still very much learning?\n<\/p>\n
\n SB: They will learn a lot from tonight but they had some good moments at times.\n<\/p>\n
\n Leon kicked a good 40-20 and Ewan looked really free when he runs the ball, but we got taught a bit of a lesson by a very experienced spine.\n<\/p>\n
\n There\u2019s Josh at full-back as well, who\u2019s been playing the last two or three years on the wing. It\u2019s a tough position to learn.\n<\/p>\n
\n I\u2019m willing to be patient with them and I won\u2019t be beating them up over it. We just need to do a bit of reflection and try to improve.\n<\/p>\n
\n Q: The scoreline will obviously alarm and concern people but did you see anything out there from your players that is a cause for real concern?\n<\/p>\n
\n SB: I\u2019m quite happy it didn\u2019t get past 50 because at a point in the second half, everything was sticking and they were winning all of the little bounces off the ball, every offload was going to hand.\n<\/p>\n
\n There was a point where I thought it could be very dangerous so in that respect, I\u2019m quite happy that we strangled the game back a bit.\n<\/p>\n
\n In saying that, obviously I\u2019m not happy to concede 34 points. We had a tough night and they made us pay. We have to accept that.\n<\/p>\n
\n Q: You always say you try to stay level as a group whether you win or lose, but will that be harder this week given the nature of what happened?\n<\/p>\n
\n SB: No because if we lost 10-8, we\u2019re still in the same place.\n<\/p>\n
\n It was probably one too far for us as a group \u2013 we looked like a young team against a very experienced team.\n<\/p>\n
\n I\u2019m relaxed about it and the good thing is we go again in seven days.\n<\/p>\n
\n Q: If anything, has this shown you the standard of where you need to get to?\n<\/p>\n
\n SB: They outplayed us and we were clearly second-best. It\u2019s not often I\u2019ve said that this year.\n<\/p>\n
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