Would have much preferred Wigan as I think we would have been to strong. Saints on the other hand look a much tougher opposition in Gaskill they have the next half back sensation who along with Lomax make a great half back combination.

I'm starting to have that feeling too....I see Saints as potentially more dangerous than Wigan. The only way I see us having any advantage is that man for man we MAY have slightly more big game and GF experience than them.....however if we do come up short I'm glad we wont be losing to the Pies for the second time this season in a major final. Saints have a fantastic record here, 6 consecutive GF appearances, and you have to have a grudging respect for them on that achievment alone. That plus we always seem to be able to have much better banter with the Saints fans on GF day, than we ever would with the cocky Pies fans!

Agree with all that.



Saints to win it for me, and who could really argue? 6 gf's on the trot and lost the last 4, they're definitly due one.



It's not like we finished 1st and have been awesome, we finished 5th, so I won't be dissapointed if we lose, especially not to saints.

cmon saints but a loss to leeeds in the final would no way be as gut wrenching as a loss to the pies last night well done see you next week

Not exactly my cup of tea but I can see appreciate why old people and hippies would like it.

Be intresting to see if Leeds do win will they finally get the credit they deserve. Never felt you got the accolades for winning the SL 3 years running, more was made of us losing, the rain etc rather than you outplaying us. Can see the RL media banging on about Wigan and Wire whichever one of us wins. Have a good night on Sat and may the best team win

Change Saints to Leeds and Rhinos to Saints and I could have posted that myself on the Saints board.



The one thing I am hoping for is a better game than our previous Grand Finals (hopefully something like our Challenge Cup contests). With neither team being that fancied to overturn either of the top two prior to the play offs I think the pressure is off because both have experience of success before. When you haven't won the Grand Final your first attempt can be overwhelming.



Both teams have been playing good, if different in style, rugby. They appear to be peaking at the right time and neither looks like they're on their last legs (big credit to Leeds for battling through any fatigue) so we could have an epic. I just hope so because our two wins have really ignited the play offs and we needed something like this to happen to build up attendances around the play offs. If your team goes into the play offs believing it can win it, it opens up a world of excitement for everyone involved. Prior to this weekend it's been a given that the final will be between at least one of the top two and third. With neither top two team in there it shows that the competition is getting tighter and more importantly every team can win it if they get it right when it matters.



I won't extend my positives to wishing you good luck but, more than anything I hope for a great game. As the game isn't against Wigoon or Warrington the pressure is off if we lose because we've been your bitches before and it wasn't that bad

Just posted on the Saints board, that I'm happy to be in the final against Saints, and may the best team win.



Both clubs weren't really expected to reach the final. As everyone on the Wire and Goons board will testify, they were the best clubs in the league bu far, and it's just not fair that none of them are in the final





May the best team on the day win

There was a banner at the game last night that read "Never write Saints off" - the words that sprung to my mind were "no sh*t".



Saints will have appeared in virtually 70% of the 13 SL Grand Finals, I don't think anyone with an ounce of common sense would ever write Saints off.



We're going into this game as underdogs but I think we've just proved that we can now compete with those teams that were hammering us earlier this year. Our early season form has nothing to do with our current form and regardless what the bookies say I reckon it's 50/50 right now.

Agree with all of that, but I think with all that we both have been through at times this season, the bookies might find it hard to split us. Lets face it neither of us were expected to be in the GF so as you say, next week for me will come down to which group of players performs best on the night.

I started a thread on our site saying how I'm looking forward to this final more than any for years, simply because I never expected to be anywhere near OT. The fact that the Goons are livid at two teams of also rans making the final only adds to the enjoyment

. At this moment I couldn't care less about the result, am just delighted to be in the final. I hope we win, but whether we do or not, we have has a good season, and would have happily taken this at the start of the year. Losing a GF isn't that bad, and we should know. Good luck for a great game on Saturday.

Wish we'd got Wigan in final.....think we had much more chance of defeating them than Saints.... and we were due that sweet taste of victory after coming so close so many times this season.



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...they are due that win.



The consolation for me if Saints is win is that it might - at last - instill in Leeds the same principles of investing/trusting in the youth. The success of Saints is a testament to that policy. Hardaker is a fantastic start.



No more Richie Moore signings, or talk of re-signing Senior. PLEASE.