The longest season in Super League history concluded in the most dramatic fashion imaginable in its final second. With the Grand Final clock having ticked over 80 minutes and the two local rivals locked together at 4-4 after a war of attrition, Tommy Makinson’s long-range drop goal struck the right post.
The ball bounced agonisingly away from Wigan full-back Bevan French, and as it trickled towards the dead ball line, Jack Welsby - the youngest player on the field at 19 - pounced to score.
It sparked scenes of unrelenting jubilation among the St Helens players, who were desperate to send retiring hero James Graham out on the perfect high.
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