St. Helens  24
Leeds Rhinos   12
St. Helens  24
Leeds Rhinos   12
DATE
COMPETITION
VENUEATTENDANCE(HT)
24th Sep 2022
Super League Grand Final
NEUTRAL
60783
HT:12-6
MATCH NOTES : Match played at Old Trafford Stadium, Manchester. Saints became Champions for the seventeenth time and Jonny Lomax won the Harry Sunderland Trophy as Man of the Match.

1 - Jonathan Bennison
AGE AT TIME OF MATCH 19

TRIES
1
WINNING HONOURS
2022 SLGF

3 - Konrad Hurrell
AGE AT TIME OF MATCH 31

TRIES
1
WINNING HONOURS
2022 SLGF 2023 WCC

5 - Will Hopoate
AGE AT TIME OF MATCH 30

WINNING HONOURS
2022 SLGF 2023 WCC

8 - Iggy Paasi
AGE AT TIME OF MATCH 30

WINNING HONOURS
2021 RLCCF 2021 SLGF 2022 SLGF
2023 WCC

10 - Matty Lees
AGE AT TIME OF MATCH 24

TRIES
1
WINNING HONOURS
2020 SLGF 2021 RLCCF 2021 SLGF
2022 SLGF 2023 WCC

11 - Curtis Sironen
AGE AT TIME OF MATCH 29

WINNING HONOURS
2022 SLGF 2023 WCC

12 - Joe Batchelor
AGE AT TIME OF MATCH 27

WINNING HONOURS
2021 RLCCF 2021 SLGF 2022 SLGF

14 - Sione Matautia
AGE AT TIME OF MATCH 26

WINNING HONOURS
2021 SLGF 2022 SLGF 2023 WCC

15 - Joey Lussick
AGE AT TIME OF MATCH 26

WINNING HONOURS
2022 SLGF 2023 WCC

17 - Jake Wingfield
AGE AT TIME OF MATCH 21

WINNING HONOURS
2022 SLGF 2023 WCC

Age in brackets is at time of match - Total average age for this team is 0 - ** non-playing sub


COACH : Kristian Woolf


(2020-01-01 : 2022-09-25 )


MATCH REPORT


MATCH REPORT : Saints came out of the traps flying and took a third minute lead in the Grand Final. We were awarded a penalty after former Saint James Bentley was penalised for a high shot on Mark Percival. Off the back of that, Jonny Lomax darted through a gap and put Matty Lees in to score to the left of the sticks. Tommy Makinson converted, 6-0. A second try came 15 minutes later. After a penalty allowed Saints to kick the ball downfield, we worked it left and Jack Welsby’s kick was grounded by Jon Bennison to score in the corner. After a video referee review the try was awarded. Makinson converted from the left touchline, 12-0. With just over ten minutes to go until the break, Makinson had the chance to increase our lead with a penalty just to the right of the sticks. His kick went wide to the left though, so Saints’ lead only remained a two-score one at 12-0. The visitors responded in the final minute of the first half. After making a rare break into Saints territory they worked the ball left and Rhyse Martin just about got it away before going into touch, the ball found its way inside to Kruise Leeming who span over from close range to score. The try was awarded after a video referee review. Martin took the final kick of the half and converted to make it 12-6 at the break, meaning despite all of Saints’ dominance, it was only a one-score game.

Just as they had done in the first half, Saints dominated the opening stages of the second and got their reward. After earning a ‘six again’ on the Leeds line and using a few tackles Saints laid the ball off for former Rhino Konrad Hurrell to powerfully run onto the ball and he stretched over to score, the try being awarded after a trip to the video referee. Makinson added the two, 18-6. A fourth Saints score followed. After keeping the Rhinos out whilst being camped on their own line for several minutes, Saints moved up the other end. After another ‘six again’ call, on the last Welsby put a fine grubber kick through and Percival won the race to the loose ball to touch it down in exactly the same fashion as he did for our first of the four Grand Final’s back in 2019. The decision went upstairs but once again it was awarded. Makinson converted the try from under the sticks, 24-6 Saints led. Leeds went over with just under 15 minutes to go as they threw the ball about and it ended up in Martin’s arms, he then crashed over from close range but some great Saints defence somehow held the Rhino up short, 24-6 Saints still led. Leeds continued to pile on the pressure as Percival was forced to concede a goal-line dropout to prevent a second Leeds try. The Rhinos did grab their second try with just under ten minutes to go. A move down their right edge saw Martin find Tom Briscoe on the wing, he then passed back to Martin on his inside to dive over. Martin converted his own try, 24-12. As the clock ran down, Saints went for a one-pointer as Harry Sunderland Winner Lomax tried his luck from 20 metres out, but his effort bounded out off the post and out of play. That was to be the final action of the game, as Saints were once again crowned champions – for the fourth time in a row – after beating Leeds Rhinos 24-12 at Old Trafford in Kristian Woolf’s final game in charge!

Thanks to the Saints Media Centre for their excellent report.







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