Paul Rowley would like his Toronto Wolfpack players to behave themselves.

The team’s head coach was not happy with the retaliation antics of some of his players during the team’s home opener two weeks ago and neither was the English Rugby League’s disciplinary board. So expect the Wolfpack to have cooler heads when it faces the Barrow Raiders on Saturday at Lamport Stadium (4:30 p.m.).

After several altercations with Oxford at that May 6 game, Jacob Emmitt was handed a two-match suspension. Liam Kay was handed a one-match ban. Blake Wallace received a fine while Sean Penkywicz was not disciplined. While Rowley didn’t like Oxford’s baiting tactics, throwing punches was not the way to counter them.

“Discipline-wise we need to be miles better,” Rowley said. “If (the opposition) is going to create issues and circumstances where our guys lose their cool, we’ve got to deal with it better.

“We’ll learn a harsh lesson and move on.”

The suspensions shouldn’t hurt the Wolfpack (7-0) too much as there’s enough depth on the side. Expect Ryan Bailey and Quentin Laulu-Togaga’e to be in the lineup this time. Fuifui Moimoi also made the trip after missing the last one with visa administration issues but did not practise and may not see action.

But they will be facing a Barrow team in arguably its stiffest test in Kingstone Press League 1. The Raiders are also 7-0, outscoring League 1 opposition 352-88.

“They’ve got a bigger side than us,” Rowley said. “They’ve spent money themselves. They’ve got Challenge Cup winners. They’ve got former internationals.”

Barrow’s last league game was a 58-42 win over Keighley Cougars. The Raiders come off a sixth-round match in the Ladbrokes Challenge Cup where they faced Super League contenders Leeds Rhinos and lost 72-10. As a point of reference, Toronto lost to top Super League team Salford Red Devils in the same competition a month ago by just seven points.

One of the players to watch on the Barrow Raiders is Lewis Charnock. The team’s goal kicker scored three tries in the win over Keighley and is a former Super League player with St. Helen’s.

Toronto meanwhile has outscored its League 1 rivals 412-71. The Wolfpack come off a 40-22 win over the Newcastle Thunder last Friday. And while credit is given to the Newcastle side, Toronto experienced one of the growing pains of a trans-Atlantic team as six days was not enough time for the body-clock to fully reset.

“They were a good side. They’re very fast,” Rowley said. “But after the jet-lag issue on the way back and with a short turnaround. We would have been happy with 40 points before the game.”

While the atmosphere inside Lamport Stadium should entice many of the over 6,000 who showed up to the opener to come back, the game will also be available on Game TV and on the CBC Sports website.