Wigan 12-4 Warrington: Fairytale ending for Shaun Wane as Warriors win Grand Final

Three unconverted tries in the first-half, combined with a late effort in the dying minutes, gave Wigan another Super League title.

Josh Charnley had given Warrington the lead but tries from the two Wigan wingers, Dom Manfredi (who got his side's first and last) and Tom Davies, were enough for the Cherry and Whites.

It was the sentimental conclusion that Wane would have desired, alongside second-rower John Bateman who moves to the Canberra Raiders in the NRL next season after four seasons at the club.

It was the second 'big game' defeat for Warrington of the season, having lost the Challenge Cup final to Catalans at Wembley in August

Those big occasion nerves were on display in the opening exchanges with Ben Westwood dropping the ball 20 metres from their own try line.

It was Wire's second error of the contest, although a strong defensive effort ensured they weren't trailing after eight minutes.

The Wolves were pinned in their own half, although Chris Hill exploited a gap in the opposition defence to draw a penalty on halfway.

The resulting attack saw them even closer to where they wanted to be, as a kick on the last tackle was spilled giving Wire another set of six just 10 metres out.

From there, they cycled the ball well and played to their right where Charnley was able to crash over in the corner. On a windy afternoon in Manchester, Tyrone Roberts saw his conversion attempt go wide.

The Warriors pushed to find a way back into the game, the majority of aerial duels were going in their favour but they were struggling to convert that into points on the board.

However, they were presented with a golden opportunity as Bodene Thompson was punished for a late hit which gave Wigan the field position they wanted as they chased the game.

On the second tackle, the Warriors were level. Like the try they conceded, they found joy down their right-hand side. Oliver Gildart darted in between the defence before finding Manfredi who scored under little pressure near the touchline.

Wigan didn't wait around to take the lead as George Williams' perfectly weighted kick from 25 metres out skidded across the surface to allow Davies to dive on the ball in the left corner.

Sam Tomkins' kicking game was struggling as he missed his second conversion of the evening.

Tomkins wasn't receiving the warmest of welcomes by the blue end of Old Trafford. He had two separate warnings from the referee, with the Warrington faithful believing his off-the-ball trip and knee slide into an opposition player warranted further punishment.

Tensions spilled over in the tunnel at half-time, with both teams clashing as they left the field. Neither side were penalised for their involvement.

The second-half saw Wolves push for the leveller that they needed. Wigan, though, continued to win contests in the air which saw Warrington's fifth tackle kicks often left unrewarded.

Wire had a two-on-one on the left-hand side but the Warriors defence came up big when required, Tom Lineham being tackled into touch as he looked for the line with 50 minutes on the clock was met with rapturous applause from the sea of red and white behind the line they were defending.

Stefan Ratchford was looking the most threatening for the team in blue as he found gaps in the Wigan line on two separate occasions to give his side better field position. It would have been frustrating for him to see that loose carries meant that they did not capitalise on those opportunities.

Warrington had a chance to get back into the contest when Dan Sarginson was penalised 20 metres from the Wigan line. However, as had been the case for a large part of the game, an error broke down the attack on the last tackle as Charnley spilled the ball before playing it.

The first drop-goal attempt of the evening came from that Wigan attack which, thanks to Morgan Escare's run up field, saw them near the posts. Escare then went for the single point but his kick was weak and nowhere near where he would have wanted it to be.

As the game entered the final ten minutes, Wigan were looking for a way to close out the result and aimed to go six ahead with a penalty attempt from halfway. Tomkins though, as had been the case with his other two attempts, could only hit it wide.

With minutes remaining, Wigan wrapped up the result with Manfredi's second try of the evening - sparking wild celebrations in the crowd and on the Warriors bench.

Attendance: 64,892

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