10 YEARS ON: Why Saints' 2014 Grand Final win was special

The incident packed game had plenty of highlights - and one low point.

Here are ten memorable moments from the season finale at the Theatre of Dreams, with pictures supplied by Bernard Platt.

1. James provided the soundtrack.

The Manchester band really got the atmosphere bouncing in the Saints end in when they sang Come Home and Sit Down.

Lead singer Tim Booth’s walk through the crowd packed into the Stretford End before the game went down so well that Saints fans have been singing Sit Down as an anthem ever since.

That soundtrack forever linked with that tumultuous night. No other pre-match band has come near it since...over to you Lathums.

2. Flag waving crowd.

The walk out in front of 70,000 highly partisan fans was spine tingling. The supporters raised the roof and really backed the team for the full 80 minutes.

3. Mose Masoe’s first tackle.

Saints had to match the Warriors physically and Masoe’s first hit set the tone. Saints’ pack was up for it and there were going to be no backward steps on that night.

4. Ben Flower's red card.

Ben Flower’s sickening two-punch assault on Saints half back Lance Hohaia was the pivotal moment in the match.

All of a sudden Saints’ were no longer underdogs and the look on Wigan boss Shaun Wane’s face as the Welshman trudged down in the tunnel in disgrace said that.

5. Sia Soliola's first try for St Helens.

After a jittery first half which saw them go in 6-2 down, Saints needed to post a response. Alex Walmsley’s strong run set up the position for James Roby to send Sia Soliola driving to the line, forcing the ball over the line despite the attention of three defenders. It was a massive try.

In an interview with the St Helens Star before the game Soliola spoke of the belief the players had in the camp to achieve 'mission impossible' and that first try was vital in keeping that belief.   

6. Tommy Makinson's try saving tackle.

When Liam Farrell broke through, it looked like Wigan were going to post an immediate response – but Tommy Makinson backed himself to nail the powerful forward at the corner. It was a game saving tackle, measuring his challenge to perfection.

7. Tommy Makinson’s try.

Bereft of half backs with Lance Hohaia off with concussion and operating with Mark Flanagan and Jordan Turner in the spine, Saints full back Paul Wellens was called on to put on the crucial last tackle plays.

But no experienced number seven could have topped the way Wellens chipped the ball so perfectly towards the posts for Tommy Makinson to attack.

Grabbing the ball in mid air, Makinson saw off the challenge of Matty Smith and Matt Bowen to ground the ball.

After being mobbed by his teammates, the young wing leapt with delight in front of the Saints.

8. Mark Percival knocking the ball into touch.

Memories of the 2011, when the game went away in the last quarter, have scarred many a Saints fan.

The last 15 minutes dragged for the fans praying for the final whistle – and although the confident ones were celebrating – others bit their nails relentlessly until the countdown started.

When Wigan’s last throw – a high cross kick – was tapped dead by Mark Percival the party could really start.

9. Paul Wellens falling to his knees after the final hooter.

Nothing summed up what that victory meant to the team and the town than the sight of an emotional skipper Paul Wellens beating his chest, touching his badge and falling to his knees after the final whistle.

Memories of five Grand Final defeats were all of a sudden swept away – and against the team’s bitterest of foe.

10. Saints lifting the Grand Final trophy.

The image of Paul Wellens lifting Saints' first Super League title since 2006 – surrounded by a squad that had written off, even by its own supporters at times - was a joy to behold.

Saints have won the Grand Final four more times in the subsequent 10 years, but there will always be something extra special about that night at the Theatre of Dreams.