That will particularly be the case if Warrington Wolves go on and win their first ever Super League title, but it was an evening during which The Halliwell Jones Stadium was shaken to its very foundations. Our Wire reporter Matt Turner was there and brings us his five key talking points from the action here..
. The Halliwell Jones Stadium terraces will now fall silent as the autumn and winter months loom. When the turnstiles start to click again in February, however, the echoes of this evening may still be reverberating around the place.
The 12,000 inside the ground felt like treble that, with both sets of fans creating a truly special atmosphere. All that needed to happen was the on-field action to be befitting of it – and boy was it. It was quite possibly the best club game this ground has seen in many a year, settled in the most dramatic fashion by George Williams’ drop goal.
With the game taking a primetime Saturday tea-time slot on terrestrial television, it was a showcase of everything we all love about rugby league . George Williams runs away to celebrate the winning drop goal (Image: Paul Currie/SWpix.com) It is easy to forget that the vast majority of this Warrington squad that has achieved so much formed the group that has grossly underachieved for the past two seasons.
They entered this year with a new coach but with plenty of emotional baggage to shed. Winless runs over their neighbours and biggest rivals have been emphatically ended while a five-year absence f.
