Liam Marshall’s second half try, plus a conversion and two penalties from Harry Smith, were enough for Wigan to add the Grand Final trophy to their league leaders’ shield. “I’m proud of our defensive effort, but not surprised,” Peet said after seeing his men deny Catalans a single try-scoring chance. “The players did what they said they were going to do. They come up with a lot of their own ideas, as a staff we give them our trust and they deliver. This is a special group of men.
“I am grateful to Wigan for giving me the opportunity to come to this club.” Saturday was Catalans’ second Old Trafford defeat in three seasons following their loss to St Helens in 2021. Boss Steve McNamara reflected: “It was a huge tussle, not a great spectacle but two teams ferociously going at each other for 80 minutes. “To concede one try in a Grand Final and get beat is hard to take. We didn’t throw enough at the opposition in attack, “Their last-tackle plays were better than ours.