If they do, they've a really good chance of winning the game."And who, like Billy McGinty and Barrie-Jon Mather in 1994, could turn out to be players about whom the Broncos might know little at present but could emerge as potential match-winners? "Paul Wellens is a very, very talented player - and very versatile. He was one of the players of the season last year and he could have a very big game."As an old forward, though, McGinty has an eye for the largely unsung grafters. "Young forwards like John Stankevitch and Tim Jonkers came into the side last season and were never found wanting. Coaching against Saints in the Alliance competition, that seems to be where their development system has worked best - in the back row."McGinty can tell them just how good they will feel if they are part of a team effort that upsets the odds, just as Wigan did six-and-a-half years ago "They were making our excuses for us in Brisbane. Every time we turned the TV on, they were talking about how many games we'd played and what a long flight we'd had," he recalls."We were the only ones who thought we could do it. When we did, of all the emotions I ever felt in my rugby league career, that was the finest moment.

Better than beating Australia in Melbourne, better than winning finals. The only thing to compare with that rush was the birth of my daughter."I felt like I was floating. That's how the St Helens players will feel if they can win it They aren't just playing for themselves. They're playing for the whole of British rugby league, trying to bounce back after the World Cup and show that we're not as bad as our performances there suggested."A tale of two teamsST HELENSPedigree: Champions of Britain's Super League three times in its first five seasons - 1996, 1999, 2000.Coach: Ian Millward. Few had heard of him when he arrived from Leigh two years ago, but the way he got Saints straight back on the rails after Ellery Hanley's sacking last year marked him out as the shrewdest of operators.Strengths: Can score tries from anywhere on the pitch. Backbone of determination that was not always apparent in the past.Weakness: Still play high-risk rugby in classic St Helens mould. Occasionally it can all go horribly wrong.Watch out for: Sean Long, outstanding at scrum-half, and ability of new Australian Peter Shields to slip ball out of the tackle.BRISBANE BRONCOSPedigree: Australian Premiers five times in 12-year existence - 1992, '93, '97, '98, 2000.

Winners of World Club Challenge 1992, '97.Coach: Wayne Bennett Simply the best. Coaches in Oz just don't stay at one club for as long and achieve such unbroken success.Strengths: A supercharged St Helens. Brilliant at keeping the ball alive and capable of scoring with a rapidity that means that a lead over them is never enough.Weakness: Have lost an awful lot of experience recently. Young players have potential, but they have never had to throw as many in at the same time.Watch out for: Dazzling running of Darren Lockyer and Wendell Sailor's freakish ability to force his way over the try-line..