WOLVES head of coaching and rugby Tony Smith believes his team did enough to claim a point despite losing 18-16 at Salford.

A last-gasp Ben Westwood try gave Warrington the chance of a draw after Luke Adamson's 77th minute score had initially appeared to seal it for Reds.

But, in the last action of the game, Chris Hicks pulled his conversion attempt wide, handing victory to the hosts.

Although frustrated by the lack or rugby played in a game dictated by the wet conditions, Smith labelled his side's defence 'outstanding'.

The Australian did, however, point to the three momentary lapses in concentration that led to each of Salford's tries as the only blots on his team's copybook.

He said: "A draw could have been a fair result I think.

"I don’t think either team was flash with the ball today and it was one of those games with a lot of errors and the team who got their tactics right were going to win.

"It was right down to the wire, it was one of those that had it gone over, both teams would’ve been happy with a point.

"I thought our defence was absolutely outstanding today on most occasions. That was the best defence I’ve seen from us since I’ve been here.

"We had a couple of little blemishes, mix-ups and it cost us.

"It was a poor try from the scrum.

"That little mix-up between full back and winger where they dived on a ball was another little lapse in concentration.

"Then another one where they were looking to set up for the field goal and got us on the short side.

"Three little lapses cost us dearly today. Aside from that I thought we were very good without the ball, so that gives me a whole lot of encouragement for future games."

Smith also admitted his side had failed to capitalise on the shift in momentum after his side's second try.

Wolves had piled on the pressure following Paul Johnson's leveller but fluffed a couple of promising chances that might have killed Salford off.

He said: "It was a day when the conditions played a big part.

"It was hard to get big momentum, even when they had some on our try-line, we held them pretty tight and I was pleased about that.

"Their defence was pretty sound for a lot of it as well. It took us a while to find the chinks we needed to find.

"It was a big leveller today, the weather, it made it hard to play attractive rugby league.

"We kept inviting each other back into that game. Even when they were ahead I didn’t feel they were putting the nail into us and we probably didn’t do the same to them."