Warriors' stunning 50-26 win over Catalans Dragons in the eliminator clash on Saturday has left them a tantalising 80 minutes away from a Grand Final showdown with St Helens.

But first they have to get past Leeds in the last semi-final at Headingley on Friday in a carbon-copy repeat of their fate in the race for honours last season.

Warriors lost that game 36-6, a result that emphatically put an end to their Old Trafford dreams.
But now they have the chance to turn history on its head with a repeat trip against a side trying to pick up the pieces after St Helens steam-rollered them 38-10 at Knowsley Road on Friday.

Warriors were in a mean try-scoring mood themselves in France, with a second-half blitz after the game was level at 20-20 helping rattle up a
half-century.

But while Pat Richards, Mark Calderwood and Trent Barrett scored two tries apiece – Barrett's opening try was his first touchdown since the 22-22 draw at Castleford in June – coach Brian Noble was really
impressed with his side's defence, especially his players' tigerish tackling during the opening quarter.

Dragons let loose every gun in their considerable arsenal in the first 20 minutes, but a spirited rearguard action restricted the French side to a six-point lead before Warriors fired off a few salvos of their own.

Noble said: "This side seems to be better when there's a boot to their throat.
"We had to withstand some considerable pressure early on in the game, but we came through it relatively unscathed and then managed to lay a
decent platform for ourselves.

"That was an important period for us. I was worried, but we kept our structure in place and showed some real resilience.
"Of course you need to score some tries and we scored some fluent ones, but defence can often be the key in games and this certainly proved to be the case.

"I thought that even more desire kicked in on our part when Catalans got it back to 20-20. We stood up and were counted."
Noble heaped praise on Iafeta Paleaaesina for his efforts and the 22-point total amassed by Richards.

He was also impressed with the contribution of the other players coming off the bench, particularly Gareth Hock, who scored one try and set up another with his incisive running.

The only injury concern for Friday is centre George Carmont who is nursing a dead leg. Noble said: "He has a muscle problem, but we don't think it's too serious."