According to some on here you have a better chance this season because you don't have the pressure of being favourites.

I was more nervous about the Wigan game than I am about this one. The pressure really is all on Leeds. They have the favourites tag and they are trying to defend their crown as Champs as well as trying to make history in going for a third win on the bounce. Me nervous - no way.

That's good then because according to your fans it makes you perform better.

You sound absolutely terrified.

I will get nervous probably on pint 2 Saturday morning when i finally start admitting to myself how much it matters!



This can easily be argued both ways:



Pressure on Saints:

Losing 3 on the bounce is not something any players will want to be associated with

Players must know they have to improve to stand a decent chance



Conversely pressure on Leeds:

Hardly anyone expects Saints to win, so the pressure of expectation is all on Leeds to do it again.

Leeds going for an unprecedented hat-trick of titles - means there is more at stake

Saints have the motivation of revenge for 2007/2008

Thats pretty much the way I see it

Just looked at your last 8 games.



Ave score for: 12

Ave score ag: 15



Won 4

Lost 4



Leeds' is...



Ave score for: 37

Ave score ag: 16



Won: 7

Lost: 1



Now all this means very little but as a big NFL fan I know that in the big finals the team with the better defensive stats normally comes out on top.

So we win 16-15, great!

Or we win 37-12

Shhhhhhhhhhh

Depends who your last 8 games were against really.





If our defence holds up as it has done in the last few games then we are in with a shout.

I'm not nervous at all but boy am I excited. I haven't been this excited about a Grand Final since Long's drop goal GF against the Bulls. It's great to be going into the game as underdogs because, perhaps, we'll get behind our team vocally and not give up if Leeds score first or get two scores ahead.

Lets just hope for a memorable game with both sides at their best and with the best team on the day winning. We do not want a result based on the ref's bad decisions. To loose in a classic is not a disgrace