Same thing happened in the 2013 GR didnt it? Look at the result....probably the same again tomorrow!

Well if he does play Wire can be sure of some easy meters, plenty of swinging arms to the chops are on the cards he hasn't played for 2 months so his timing and general fitness have got to be shot.

It most certainly did, in 2013 he didn't play in between Challenge Cup Final and Grand Final, similar space of time so he has previous so he can do it again. Its a no brainer for me, will offer more than Shorrocks and Bretherton on Sat, their time will come in a few years.

I wasn't going to respond to the 'dig' by Suzi.
But I did think along the lines of 'superglue - even sticks hair to grass...'

Strange how Shaun Wane moaned at Cas Tigers for not naming Gale in the squad in the Challenge Cup. Yet he is going to do the same with O'loughlin in the final.

O'Loughlin was named in the squad yesterday.

For me it's not just a gamble of fitness. SOL is a great ball player, with the improvement and willingness to throw the ball around over the last month or so, SOL is the perfect player to have in the team, he played his best rugby when he was in a team that had options and people running. He doesn't have to come in and do all the hard work, to just have him as an extra ball player and the confidence he gives to the team is a massive plus. If he puts his hand up he's worth the risk, even coming off the bench and keeping him out what will be a frantic first period.

I have no idea how we won it, but all through the game i was never in doubt.... The mental strength and belief in this team is unreal.

The bench was key. We were far stronger than Warrington in that department.

Yes we finally got a bit of luck and managed to get 17 senior players out there when it mattered. May well have been different if we had to go with Shorrocks and Bretherton who just arent ready yet (though both have done really well).

You have to hand it to Sean O'Loughlin to do that well out there coming in cold into a final after all that time out.

Never happier to be proved wrong, absolute rock (apart from his first tackle )

I don't think it's luck that Sutton, Tierney, Gildart, Powell and Williams are now considered senior players...

Of course not. But good fortune that for the first time in months we were able to put together a bench of established senior players when it mattered in the Grand Final. Wouldnt have wanted Shorrocks and/or Bretherton out there with so little experience.