Mine for sure is Saints beating Brisbane in 2001

I remember the day is if it was yesterday! I remember being off work that day and it was taking a bloody age for me to get ready and go! I had been getting txts allday of friends who support the goons that we were gunna get hammered but something inside me thought different and I admit I was trying to but the images of Saints lifting the trophy to the back of my mind as I was terrified of jinxing it!

After the long painful wait 5pm eventually came and I was on my way. I got to the Reebok and a couple of pints with mates and my missus and got into my seat. A couple of Wiganers came with me praying for Brisbane to win obviously. The first half was evenly matched and as the second half was underway Brad Meyers scored and my feelings went to despair. My mates ruffling my hair and shouting down my lughole lol as you would expect. At that point I honestly thought Brisbane would run away with it but how wrong I was!!! When Longy scored my missus whispered in my ear "just believe!" The it seemed seconds later Joynty scored after a great break by Newlove and we were back on level terms! As it was getting towards the end my nerves where a complete wreck! When Scully put us in the lead I was determinded to keep my emotions in check infront of friends! But when Longy dropped the last drop goal the tears came and they actually beyond my belief hugged me and congratulated!

I will never forget that game for aslong as I live!

Definitely agree. Was expecting a hammering and was so proud of the lads that day.

Amazing.

The defensive effort that night was absoutley magnificent

yes me and shukie had tears that day.

the most emotional game I have been too was the cc final at cardiff against your men - we knew it was greg's last game before he went for specialised treatment to america, no one realised how bad it was until he walked the team out. Dont think there was a dry eye with the wigan fans.

Having lived around the corner from Mike Gregory for a number of years until he moved house I am with you on that! The man is a legend.

The brisbane game ranks up there right near the top, but from a personal point of view it was Kevin Wards testimonial match, the great man walked (hobbled) round the pitch before the game, it was the closest ive come to tears at a rugby match.

grand final v wigan
after a lot of bad news both personally and business,i was at a pretty low point.a mate got me tickets for the final but i just didnt feel like it.after a lot of persuasion i ended up going.
the rest as they say is history,but saints performance put me back on top again,helped me feel good and gave me the kick up the backside i needed.


does anybody remember 'our tune' on radio 1,god i felt like i was writing to simon bates

You're lucky mate ...I have tears at every final ...soon as "Abide with me " starts, that's me gone.

Probably the 2004 cup final for me either that or the 8 all draw at Central Park.

Mine has to be either the 27 - 0 at Wembley I was as everybody devastated.

Or the first Wembley final I saw us win against Bradford the first time. I'd been to the three losses in a row then to win at wembley!!!!

The Brisbane game ranks extremely high up. I have the "Two Worlds Collide" poster with Joynt and Tallis on it in a frame on my wall with the tickets inside it.

Joint top though is the come back last second try at Warrington. Phenomenal game and the emotion was something else.

For 2 reasons, the 8 all draw with the pies at central park in 1993.

1. So close but yet so far from winning the league
2. Seeing the great Kevin Ward being carried from the field in absolute agony. No one, let alone Wardy deserved for their career to end in that manner.

I was in Leeds watching that drunk and I had tears too. Great day that. As for my most emotional match in person, that'd be the 19-18 grand final and the 96 cup final. Both great moments.

1996 CC Final - unbelievable

Wide to West game - couldn't go but it's the only game I've ever watched on TV that made me leap out of my seat and jump up and down

Boxing Day 92

And GB v Australia 1983 (I think) in Sydney

And the fact we scored two tries to one, and the fact we should've had a penalty in front of the sticks when Dwyer was ruled to have lost the ball, and the fact one of Wigan's penalties came from an offside - when we were in possession!

All told, not one of the best days.

Edit: I echo your sentiments about Wardy. Legend.

Semi final in 89 against Widnes.

No-one gave us a chance, and we turned in a brilliant gutsy display.

After Quirky went in late at the corner, I saw blokes of all ages, hugging, dancing, crying.

Awesome.

Another one for me would be the 2002 Grand Final when we beat Bradford Bulls 19-18!

I knew something special was coming when Anthony Stewart made a break and then another drive from Newlove and then Captain Fantastic Joynt drove it in just infront of the sticks. I remember everybody in the West Stand screaming for a drop goal and Longy as cool as a cumcumber slotted it over! They were the days!

CC final 1996, the first time seeing saints win the CC at Wembley, and under the circumstances it was even more emotional.

That game was the start of it all.

Yes mate,,that anthem always tugs at me as well.....

Boxing day 41-6 against the pies. We really looked like we could take the title that year and we would have if it wasnt for losing to a p!ss poor Leigh team in the mud at Hilton park (game before boxing day maybe??)

1996 CCF too - finally saw us win at wembley.

Loads really!

One that really does it for me is when we beat Wigan at Cardiff - first time I'd ever seen us beat them in a Challenge Cup Final (I was just too young for '66!) and had been through the agonies of all the ones since.

The thing that really still makes it the most special is the photo I took of our youngest daughter - then aged 8 - at the final whistle, and knowing that it was just as special for her too!!

Theres been a few,mostly already mentioned.
The first one that sprung to mind was a defeat by the goons in theC.C. semi final at Old Trafford.
I still hate Holdsworth.

Edit:
P.S
Great photo Warrington Saint

Ditto. After seeing us lose at four Wembley finals before that it wasn't looking good when we went 14 points down. I was fired up at that point determined not to let our vocal support die. I stood up (was in the front row of the Olympic Gallery and shouted at my mates to stand up and get behind their team lol. The elation I felt at the end was incredible. It was like a huge weight had been lifted off my shoulders.

The Ultimate Comeback just edges out Cardiff 2004 which was similarly euphoric and tension relieving. Finally seeing us beat Wigoon in Challenge Cup Final was brilliant. It was a victory that's on my checklist and that Saturday night will go down as one as my favourite memories. All evening and late into the night I was in emotional ecstacy buzzing my nips off.

I think it was Robin Whitfield that day.

1996 CC final was the one for me. It was my fifth time going watch us at Wembley, seeing us lose the previous four. I'd almost given up the ghost with about twenty five minutes left that day. I remember exploding when Newlove gave a daft penalty away. I couldn't believe it was happening to me again. Thank god they had a retard at full back.