When Marc Sneyd slotted his fifth goal of the evening at the Accu Stadium on Friday, he wasn't just adding to Warrington Wolves' commanding lead—he was quietly making history. The veteran half-back's 34-point haul in a 34-4 victory over Huddersfield Giants moved him into second place on the all-time Super League goalscorers' list, overtaking former Huddersfield man Danny Brough. Only Leeds legend Kevin Sinfield now stands ahead of him.
It was a milestone earned in dominant fashion. Warrington ran in five unanswered first-half tries, completely dictating a one-sided opening 40 minutes that saw them climb back above defending champions Hull KR into third place in the Super League standings. The wire's attacking play was sharp, clinical, and relentless from the first whistle.
"We could quite easily have put the cue in the rack at half-time," admitted Huddersfield interim head coach Liam Finn afterward. Yet even as his side trailed 28-0, they chose to stay in the fight—and showed some real resolve after the break. It was that fighting spirit, not the scoreline, that Finn chose to take forward. "There were some really big individual efforts from all of our pack in the second half in how they pushed through for longer than they would normally play in tough conditions," he said.
For Toby King, the night carried extra meaning. Born and raised in Huddersfield, the centre crossed for his sixth consecutive try against his hometown club on his 250th career appearance. The try came courtesy of a beautifully weighted kick from Sneyd, who spotted King making a burst toward the try line and delivered with precision. "That try was all down to Sneydy, I'm not taking the credit for that," King said. "It's nice to score against the home town. I was here in the academy at 15-16—not good enough—so to keep scoring tries against them, I'll take that any day of the week." The victory was made sweeter still by the fact he was playing against his brother.
Winger Matty Ashton also crossed, finishing with aplomb on the left edge for his sixth try of the season. Adam Swift scored Huddersfield's sole try late on—the 30th of his 35 appearances for the club—after Warrington had a man in the sin-bin. Huddersfield's consolation was ruled out for obstruction earlier, and two further efforts were chalked off on review, but the Giants showed enough grit after the break to suggest better days lie ahead.
For Warrington, the message is clear: this is a team building something. With Sneyd pulling the strings and King delivering against his roots, the Wolves are third in the league and climbing.