Of all the replays I’ve watched, the best bit is Makinson running up to Partington after the video ref gives the try. It’s quality. A golden boot to a nobody.

I'd have Makinson here in a heartbeat, 20+ tries a year guaranteed, it must be so frustrating playing for a barge it up the middle mob like Saints

I worry about people who join forums and know sweet FA about the topic. But if you stay round long enough and get that big chip off your shoulder then you might learn something. If you want a good starting point have a look at the history books that cover rugby league, there you will regularly see the name of the greatest rugby team in history, I'll give you a tip it is not Saints. By the way, I would have been worried about Makinson running up to me given his past form.

Typical you've just won grand final and more interested in winding a wigan player up ,just confirms your obsession with all things wigan

The worst thing about saints winning is we are stuck with stephanie now

He's had more re-incarnations than Dr Who that Mon!

What a great game. Two brilliant team performances in different ways.

You have to take off your hat to the conditioning of the Wigan players. To be on the back foot like that for essentially the entire game without creaking is frankly ridiculous.

It was a great game and all 34 players should be proud of providing such a game of intensity.

Many, many years back, think it was a Lancs Cup Final derby game no tries scored (5-4 Wigan) that was one of the best games ever, the Grand Final at the weekend was very similar.

In my 39 years of supporting this club I'm thinking back to when I saw a more intense game than that one, bearing in mind the prize awaiting the eventual winners
The only one I can really compare that to was our WCC game vs Manly in 87.

I'm still gutted but now going through the 'acceptance' stage in the grieving process. I was to talking to someone yesterday and I said that part of me would have taken this defeat easier had we lost something like 18-6. I think the whole roller-coaster ride did it for me (chasing the game, taking the lead, late penalty equaliser, arm wrestle for territory for a drop goal, our last minute penalty to win it, despair with the miss and not making it dead, Saints drop goal hitting the post after the hooter, then that try.....

I'm not even close to acceptance



That defeat will hurt for a long time. From a fans perspective each and every time Saints are talked about they'll be referred to as back-to-back champions. Every time Welsby plays Sky will mention his try ad infinitum. The try itself will be shown for years to come.

As much as we hurt though, I imagine the players will be 10x worse. I said on another post that our motivation for the season ahead is done. Think Liverpool last season, having been so close the year before. Think Bradford in 2003. They were robbed the year before and went on to win the treble (not saying we will win the treble but the principle is the same) the year after. If wanting to right that wrong doesn't make each and every player want to better themselves and take it out next season then they're in the wrong job.

Its not as frustrating as being beaten by a team that just barges up the middle...