80 mins away from ending it and also completing an historic Double and becoming only the 4th club in the history of the game to achieve 2 Doubles after Wigan, Saints and Hudderfield.

Yes. A very, very good performance from Wire.

Now the wire! It's been too long ...but we are in with a shout.

according to phil clarke they have already won it.

I really can't see Leeds beating them. It would take something truly special for that to happen. A superbly coached team. Their only possible cause for concern is their tendency to panic a little if things don't go their way from the go.

Warrington are the favourites and rightly so, but its one game anything can happen.

agreed.

hopefully we should have big Gaz Carvell back....didn't notice anyone pick up any serious injury in tonight match? Should have a full squad to pick from.

If they play like they did in the 2nd half then yes. On 1st half performance (which wasn't bad, just not great) then could be a close contest.

we didn't play too bad in the first half tonight to be fair...Saints just had a very tight grip on territory.

Good performance from Wire, I hope they now go on and win it. Most consistent team this season and have managed to get that mental toughness to win trophies.
Not sure if they can get to a grand final every year though, they will be losing mature experienced players in the next season or two.

our under 20's won the grand final today

Why are we the favourites? We're going to be playing a team that has won the GF 4 times in the last 5 years, who have been in the final 7 times and won it 5 times and are the only team to win it from 5th place.

Yes, we've beaten them twice at Wembley in the last 3 years, but that was in our house; we're playing next week in Leeds' domain.

I think the Rhino's will still be favourites, and I prefer us to be the underdogs, makes us perform better!

Whether you like it or not the bookies will have you as favourites.

Warrington finished higher in the table, thrashed leeds in the previous 2 meetings (including the CC final) and go into the final on the back of a very impressive semi final win. It's warringtons to lose.

What's this 57 years business by the way.

Wire were about 8 point favourites for the cup. I expect Wire to be roughly 4 point favourites for the final, Leeds have McGuire back (whom they didnt have in the final), more often then not he's worth at least 1 try.

Bookies favourites, more consistent this year beat us at wembley.

You have missed out what could be an important fact here: they have won 4 out of 5 against Saints. But Saints aren't there now. They've just had the wood over us in the GF, as we did over Bradford in finals and you in, well, everything! In addition, Leeds won against Wigan on a penalty. You outplayed us in every department.

I wouldn't be at all surprised if you are the favourites.

Isn't it 57 years since Wire last won the Comp?

Sinfield was superb on Friday night at pinning Wigan back. He will have to be equally as superb next week.

If Leeds can get ahead and then defend as strongly and passionately as they did on Friday then there's no reason why they can't get the win.

Sinfield did do well on Friday BUT as the cup final showed, if you pin him back then Leeds are very few on kicking options. This allowed Hogson and the wingers to basically work out where the kicks were going before they were even sent. Maguire being back will help but a full strength Wolves side has Briers, Myler, Hodgson and Higham/Monaghan as options so hopefully Leeds will spend more time in reverse than going forward.

I think they'll have learnt from that and McGuire and Burrow will take more responsibility than they did at Wembley.

Well Maguire obviously had a reason for being absent at Wembley. All Burrow did all afternoon was go sideways and not stand square at the PTB. I still think that (HOPEFULLY) the game will be won by Warrington greater number of kicking options.

I think you're reading too much into that. The reason Leeds didn't get good kicks away in the Cup Final was because Warrington's forwards were dominant. Which is also why Burrow spent his time running sideways because Leeds forwards had made little to no impact on the Wire defensive line and so there were no holes for him to run at.
As with the vast vast majority of RL games it'll be won in the forwards.

Don't count your chickens before etc etc. Do you not remember the Cup Final and the contentious " No Try" moment which turned it in your favour. This could well go the other way.

Having said that, I wish you well. Another name of the SL trophy would be good. The same monotonous domination by the same teams is getting boring.

Leeds have ridden their luck for a while now, it's about time it ran out.