ST HELENS CATALANS

LACHLAN COOTE

Held nerve to slot crucial late conversion in last game for club TOMMY MAKINSON

First Grand Final sin-binning for last-ditch tackle on Fouad Yaha KEVIN NAIQAMA

Well-taken try double from Fijian in his final match for Saints

MARK PERCIVAL

England centre was typically full throttle with and without the ball REGAN GRACE

Brought the ball out of defence tirelessly throughout the game JONNY LOMAX

Started brightly. Kicked perfectly for Naiqama’s second try

LEWIS DODD

No lack of effort in his first Grand Final but couldn’t break free

ALEX WALMSLEY

Kept quiet by Catalans up front compared to recent weeks

JAMES ROBY (C)

Led his side to a third straight title with trademark immersed display MATTY LEES

Took the ball to the Catalans defence constantly

SIONE MATA’UTIA

Lucky to escape punishment for striking James Maloney early on JOE BATCHELOR

Picked ahead of Joel Thompson and justified selection

MORGAN KNOWLES

Huge first-half hit on Fouad Yaha from tough-tackling Cumbrian SUBSTITUTES:

Louie McCarthy-Scarsbrook 6 Agnatius Paasi 8

Jack Welsby 7

Kyle Amor

SAM TOMKINS

Safe under high ball, saved certain try with second-half interception TOM DAVIES

All action effort in attack and defence but made late mistake SAMISONI LANGI

Good battle out wide with Naiqama, couldn’t make an impact DEAN WHARE

Combined with Davies to prevent Grace scoring at end of first half FOUAD YAHA

Looked a certain scorer until Makinson bundled him into touch

JAMES MALONEY

Oldest player to score in Grand Final history with assured kicking JOSH DRINKWATER

Superb second half 40/20 then created McMeeken’s try with kick GIL DUDSON

No-nonsense effort but a second Grand Final defeat in three years MICKY MCILORUM

Typically industrious performance in the middle for the first hour JULIAN BOUSQUET

Helped keep Walmsley quiet in crucial opening stages up front MATT WHITLEY

Kept under wraps by the St Helens defence down the right

MIKE McMEEKEN

On the spot to score second half try after Drinkwater’s smart kick BENJAMIN GARCIA (C)

Cats best forward in the opening stages but threw intercept pass

SUBSTITUTES:

Arthur Mourgue Mickael Goudemand Joel Tomkins

Sam Kasiano