Super League Grand Final: Leeds Rhinos captain Danny McGuire aiming for perfect send-off
McGuire and fellow Rhinos legend Rob Burrow will make their last appearances for the club at a sold-out Old Trafford and are desperate to finish on a high.
McGuire, the record try-scorer in Super League history, is heading to Hull KR next season while Burrow is retiring and joining the Rhinos’ backroom staff.
The long-serving duo have both won seven Grand Finals with Leeds and victory over runaway league leaders Castleford would give them a dream farewell.
Scrum-half McGuire said: “To win a Grand Final in my final game would be the fairytale finish and what dreams are made of.
“When we won there in 2015, it was the last time that Kevin Sinfield, Jamie Peacock and Kylie Leuluai played for the club.
“I remember having a beer with them afterwards and the satisfaction they must have felt is something I would love to experience on Saturday night.”
Leeds endured the indignity of a relegation scrap last season and McGuire, who struggled badly with injury, admitted the pressure told at times as he considered throwing in the towel.