Quote Wanderer="Wanderer"With respect, the current bunch (certainly minus a couple of first choice props) won't win this years GF. Not taking anything away from recent successes.'"
In 2008, just 2 weeks before the granmd final, saints took leeds apart. A real thrashing.
The current bunch then didn't look like a team that was going to pick up the title.
Battered an bruised, they then had to play an on form wigan team with momentum.
Going into the final, leeds lost fullback brent webb, had to shift lee smith to fullback and ryan hall, a then inexperienced winger who hadn't played since the cc semi 2 months earlier, was drafted onto the right wing.
They were playing against a team that was 23 games unbeaten.
What was the end result?
Kevin sinfield lifting the trophy.
This team has battled the odds before and they'll try and do it again.
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