I reckon Nathan Cleary thinks, as I do, that on current form, far from being at best a squad player, as we might have thought a few years ago, Bevan would walk into most NRL sides now.

Important to recognise the approach the club took with Bevan, which was a little contentious at the time where they would allow him a longer off season break, pre-season training back in Australia, time off to be with his family, involving his Uncle and brother - and not just for this years GF.

It's that longer term view the club now have on how to treat players and invest in both them and their families that create this special group. The role of Rads in this shouldn't go unnoticed - he's had his critics in the past but I can't see a better run club and I haven't seen Wigan run this well since i've been watching them in the 80's.

I agree, and dare say the club is currently being run at its best ever. When we look back at our dominance of the 80's/90's the answer seemed to be to chuck more money at those who shouted the loudest (remember when both Hanley and Gregory effectively went on strike). Great times for us but definitely not a blueprint of how to run a business.

100% agree, at times we have criticised Rads but he has stuck at it, learned and applied that knowledge - now its paying dividends.

On Bevan, top 3 best for sure after this weekend. Before, my son and I were saying that he hadn't delivered a killer performance in a final and now he has. He has done everything else and with a casual genius that makes us take him for granted, no more!!!

Get what you mean but Bevan scored a killer try in at Wembley that sickened Wire off. He's a yard offside away from having scored the winners in all three finals this season.