Saturday 8 October 2016 18:07, UK
It's here - Super League's Grand Final. Two teams with eyes on one prize.
Warrington and Wigan go head to head for the trophy; the Wolves having never won at Old Trafford and the Warriors aiming to avoid three successive defeats at the final hurdle.
So who will be crowned Super League champions for 2016? Here's three match-ups that might decide it…
Stefan Ratchford v Dan Sarginson
Neither player started the season at full-back, but it looks like they'll both finish it as the last line of defence under the Old Trafford lights.
It was a difficult start to the season for Ratchford. He began his campaign in and out of the side, playing in the halves and from the bench after missing the beginning of 2016 through injury. But he took the number one spot from Matty Russell in Round 16, and has impressed in the second half of the year.
It's eight tries for the season for Ratchford, including a vital one against St Helens last week, while he's also turned provider on ten occasions too.
Ratchford is also strong in the carry, making 2385 metres at an average gain of 8.40m per drive. That includes 18 clean breaks and 75 tackle busts.
As for Wigan, they're missing Sam Tomkins but Sarginson will fill in at full-back with a point to prove. It's his last game in the Cherry and White before he switches to the NRL with the Gold Coast Titans. Sarginson will have no problem in the full-back slot; he's switched between the No 1 position and the centres all season - and he's had a strong 2016 in both roles.
His 12 try-assists are the second most in Wigan colours, only six behind playmaker George Williams and one more than scrum-half Matty Smith. He's also scored four tries and made 3561 metres (the second most for his team) at an average of 6.72m per drive.
Sarginson has made the most tackles of any of Wigan's outside backs with 339, earning himself a bloody nose for his troubles against Hull FC last week. Can he find a game-changing moment to pick up a winner's ring in his final game for the Warriors?
Kurt Gidley v George Williams
Two completely different players line up opposite each other at stand-off on Saturday night.
Warrington will be relying on the experience of Gidley. He's helped steer the Wolves to a Grand Final in his first season in Super League, scoring the opening try in the semi-final win over St Helens last week.
With Chris Sandow a major doubt, Warrington now need their other Australian more than ever. He could line up alongside Declan Patton again in the halves, a job he's used to fulfilling. His 16 try assists this season shows how influential he can be with the ball, while he's also crossed for seven tries himself.
Gidley has also put in 93 attacking kicks which, though less than Sandow, is almost double that of his next team-mate, highlighting how much Tony Smith needs his playmaker.
Should the game get tight at the end, Gidley's boot could swing it. He's kicked the third-most goals in Super League with 87.
Opposite Gidley is a man 13 years his junior, but Williams already has Grand Final experience. Unfortunately for him, that experience comes in the form of being a two-time runner-up.
But Williams' partnership with Matty Smith could hold the key to this final. While Smith offers more control, Williams will provide a spark that could potentially change a game.
He's provided 18 try-assists so far, six more than anyone else in Wigan colours, and has scored nine tries - the fourth best in the Wigan side.
With 66 tackle busts and 12 clean breaks, Williams is dangerous going forward, just look at his individual effort against Hull FC recently for evidence of that.
Chris Hill v Frank-Paul Nuuausala
If one man deserves to lift the Super League trophy on effort alone, it's Warrington's Hill. The skipper missed out on lifting silverware in the Challenge Cup final, but he did get his hands on the league leaders' shield.
Hill's numbers are astonishing. He's made the most metres in 2016 in the whole of Super League with 3983m, and will likely pass 4,000m on Saturday - a figure only two players have achieved since 2011.
His 920 tackles, the ninth best in Super League, are the most in a Warrington shirt. Hill also has an average gain of 8.20m a drive from his 486 carries, while he's scored three tries as well this season.
Wigan will have Ben Flower available again after suspension, and he'll have lots to prove after his heated moment in 2014. But they might look to a man with experience in big finals for the majority of their go-forward.
Nuuausala is an NRL winner, having won the competition with the Sydney Roosters in 2013, and Shaun Wane is using the man they call 'wrecking ball' from the very start to cause maximum damage.
Nuuausala has started the last four games, having featured predominantly from the bench since joining Wigan from the Canberra Raiders late on in the season.
He's capable of big yards through the middle; averaging 8.03 metres per drive so far in Super League, while racking up 570 metres from 71 carries. That's a decent option for any coach to use in the middle of the park, and Wigan will need him at his destructive best if they're to match the Warrington front row of Hill and Ashton Sims.
