Liam Farrell ‘motivated’ for more Wigan Warriors success with potential ‘three-peat’ Super League Grand Final on the horizon | Rugby League News

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Liam Farrell ‘motivated’ for more Wigan Warriors success with potential ‘three-peat’ Super League Grand Final on the horizon | Rugby League News

Wigan Warriors captain Liam Farrell knows exactly what to expect in Saturday’s Super League grand final, but that doesn’t mean all motivation to win more silverware has gone.

Heading into his 10th Grand Final, Farrell knows exactly what it means to win on the biggest stage, having picked up the winner’s ring on six of the nine occasions he has left Old Trafford so far.

All this success came with his boyhood club, the Warriors, with whom he spent the entirety of his 15-year career.

Today, while many would be forgiven for settling for such a stacked trophy cabinet, Farrell remains galvanized to achieve more.

For what? It’s a question he’s struggled with, but he attributes it to the environment in which this success was created, with a treble next they look to tick off with victory over Hull KR on Saturday.

“I’ve been involved in a few but I think the enthusiasm is still there, the nerves are still there. I’m proud to lead the team that I’m putting together and I’m just trying to save all the moments from the week before we get to Saturday,” Farrell said. Aerial sports.

“I’ve asked myself this question a lot and I think it helps being involved with a new group every year and the success we’ve had at the club.

“I don’t like losing, that’s probably the main problem throughout my career and I’ve been lucky enough to be a part of a lot of success.

“I think being involved in the Grand Final in the first year was just to give me a taste for more. I think that’s probably the main motivation I have.

“I think both sides have their own stamp on the game. Hull KR are aiming for everything and we are aiming for three games in a row, so there is a lot at stake for both clubs and this success for us has been built over a few years.

“There’s obviously a chance of winning the treble. There’s also been a lot of hard work going into it, so we know what’s at stake and we can put ourselves in a very good place in history if we win it, but there’s obviously a big challenge ahead of us.”

As captain, Farrell has the added excitement, or nerve, of leading his team onto hallowed ground.

That moment of Jerusalem playing while waiting to make his entrance is one that Farrell can recite over and over in his head.

“You never know when your last game is going to be so it could be. I’m just excited to be involved in it again and take in all the little moments and obviously being captain, being able to go out first and see the crowd and the fireworks and all the pre-match entertainment, it’s going to be amazing,” he added.

“Being involved in all these moments is very special for me. Being in the tunnel and hearing Jerusalem play is nervous, yes.

“I can play the song over and over in my head. It’s a nice song to listen to, but when you’re showing up in front of 70,000 people, you get nervous and all you want to do is get going and get the game going.”

While further historic success potentially awaits Farrell and Wigan, he knows they have stern opposition in Hull KR, who are on a clear trajectory towards competing at the top of the Super League, with the League Leaders’ Shield and Challenge Cup already in their trophy cabinet.

“I think the way Hull KR started the year and even the way they played last year, you could see it wasn’t an isolated case, it wasn’t a fluke,” Farrell said.

“They were going to have lasting success and we are happy to play against them again.

“We know they have consistently been the better team throughout the year and have shown a lot of resilience against teams, so we know we are facing tough opposition.

“As I said, it’s good to get two different teams involved in the game every year, but the Grand Final usually rewards the top two teams and I’d like to think we were one of the two and Hull KR were definitely the number one team this year.”