Quote inside_man="inside_man"I'd probably put you as slight favourites tbh. We've lost in the playoffs already, you've won all your games.
You've been there lots of times before and have proved your a champion team.
The experience of a final will be completely new to most of our players.
50/50 at best imo. Looking forward to a fantastic day out though!
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I like how both fans are trying to pass the mantle of favourites.
Saints - we have half a team out, wigan are clearly favourites.
Wigan - you guys have way more grand final experience, you're favourites.
Ok, most of saints recent grand final experience....is losing experience, that's not a good one. It will either drive the saints players on to make sure they don't lose another (but wouldnt that have been the case last year? and in 08?) or the pressure will weigh heavily.
As for saints being without 1/2 first choice halves it is a clear, definite and a huge disadvantage. That alone swings the favourites tag round to wigan even if saints had finished 20 points clear at the top.
So, wigan are favourites, but it makes no difference. It really doesn't. Saints gameplan will need to spot on. But I just fear, that even with all the grit and determination in the world, you need gamebreakers to win a grand final. and saints are without 2 of theres. Cuopled with wigans outstanding defence and control of the ruck, I can sadly only envisage a 4th loss on the trot for saints.
I think saints are going to be good enough to make grand finals for years to come so they need to get this monkey off their backs and win one.
