Huddersfield boss Ian Watson expects Warrington to give Aussie star Matt Dufty his debut on Saturday - if they dare “risk” damaging him.
Maverick full-back Dufty, 26, arrived from Canterbury Bulldogs on a two-and-a-half year deal just a few days ago. Troubled Warrington chief Daryl Powell hopes he brings much-needed quality to his side’s nightmarish season and likens him to Wigan’s own exciting Aussie No1 Jai Field. But title-chasing Giants are confident they can keep the ex-St George Illwarra flier in check at John Smith’s Stadium.
Watson, who almost signed Dufty when he was Salford coach five years ago, said: “I fully expect him to play. He’s already said he’s come over to play, not sit on the sidelines. The risk for them is if you throw him in a game in the first week where he’s just flown across from Australia whether he ends up doing himself any damage or not. That's up to them to decide his fate there.
