A HIGHLY disappointing afternoon for The Wire saw them beaten by Wakefield Trinity in less-than-ideal conditions.

Despite the much-anticipated half-back pairing of Blake Austin and Gareth Widdop getting its first outing, Wolves failed to fire in attack and were punished by two late Trinity tries.

Not an easy choice for the wrong reasons this week, but we need your votes for The Wire's man of the match.

We have five options for you to choose from in our poll below, with every vote counting towards our readers' player of the year prize.

The poll closes at 10am on Wednesday