TYRONE Roberts was at the heart of Wolves’ victory over Hull KR on Friday.

He received plaudits from head coach Steve Price and won the Guardian readers’ man-of-the-match poll.

It was the Australian scrum-half’s vision that brought a try for Stefan Ratchford on his 200th Wire appearance to establish a first-half lead.

And he got himself in the right place to support Daryl Clark’s break early in the second period to re-establish a lead that the side never lost.

The 27-year-old also landed five conversions from six attempts.

“I was really pleased with Tyrone’s game,” said Price.

“I thought he showed a lot of promise and a lot of speed in his actions which was pleasing.”

Last month Roberts confirmed he would be returning to Australia at the end of this season, executing a 12-month get-out clause in his three-year deal.

And he said his focus for his remaining time in primrose and blue is to not let down his teammates.

“I’m just taking each week as it comes,” he said.

“I want to make sure that I’m preparing myself each week and ripping in for the boys because they’re on the field next to me. I don’t think about anything else.”

He seemed pleased to have played a part in Ratchford marking his milestone appearance with a touch down.

With Hull KR full-back Adam Quinlan not in a position to patrol the in-goal area, Roberts’ little grubber kick fell perfectly for Ratchford to pounce.

“Two hundred games is a fair stint and he’s still in good shape, which is a credit to himself and his wife and kids that have supported him along the way as well,” said Roberts, who handed credit for the score to the work done in preparation.

“It comes down to the coaches during the week,” he said.

“We knew Quinlan sometimes jumps into the line and once he’s in the line everyone knew that we just had to execute it.”

He accepted the team’s overall performance left much room for improvement though, with some individual mistakes leading to the Robins getting a foothold in the game after a strong Wire start.

“I’d heard it was tough to get a win at Hull KR with the crowd and the ref, so it’s credit to the boys that everyone ripped in and we got two points,” he said.

“We put ourselves under a lot of pressure with individual errors. We’ll fix that, it’s only little things.

“We’ve got the top-of-the-league side St Helens next so we can’t afford those kind of errors against them.

“Our completion rate has been down to the 60s, maybe even the 50s, but we completed six from seven in the first stint – our goal is seven from seven at the start.

“We’ve just got to keep at it, make sure we complete our sets and build pressure.”

Roberts acknowledged Saints have been a step above all their rivals all year but is not fazed by visiting the Totally Wicked Stadium on Thursday night.

“I think it’s a good thing that we get to face them at the end of the Super League season because we get see where we’re at and see what we can improve on in the top-eight stage,” he said.

Some supporters are pointing to little being at stake in the final round of Super League, with Saints already seemingly having the League Leaders’ Shield sewn up and The Wire being in a commanding position in the top four for the play-offs in September.

But with both having Challenge Cup semi-final dates the weekend after, neither side will be wanting to lose momentum.

“For us it’s just the confidence in the players, having the confidence in and around us to keep building towards the top-eight split,” said Roberts.

“We can’t go in there lightheaded because things can take a backward step, so we’ve got to make sure we keep building into the top eight and continue playing some good footy.”

This is Roberts’ first taste of a system in which the season splits into a top-eight showdown and then a play-off semi final to determine the Grand Finalists at Old Trafford.

He has highlighted a key area in preparation for the business end of the campaign.

“It comes down to taking care of your body and looking after yourself. We’ve got to make sure we’re doing the right things off the field,” he said.