A LACK of composure in the second half was the main reason Wolves fell short in the Super League Grand Final, according to prop George King.

Appearing at Old Trafford for the third time in five years, The Wire failed to hold onto a half-time lead as Wigan rebounded to take the glory.

Playing in his first Grand Final alongside brother Toby, King was visibly upset after the final hooter and said defeat was extremely tough to take.

He also issued a message to the club’s fans, saying they were ‘desperate’ not to put them through any more heartache.

“We’re all devastated and shocked. If we could rewind time we would but it was nip and tuck and I thought Wigan were just a bit better than us today,” he said.

“With all the effort we’ve put in, it’s tough to take. Wigan just had a little bit more composure, they stayed calm and we didn’t.

“We needed to be patient, especially at the back end when we just needed to complete our sets. It’s a lot of ifs and buts, I’m still reflecting on my own personal game as well as the team game.

“I want to say thank you to all the fans that turned up. We’re desperate to win this and we’re sorry we couldn’t do it for you.

“We’ll be back next year and will give it a really good dig again.”

Having won the League Leaders’ Shield and owning two victories over the Warriors this season, Wolves started as slight favourites for the Super League showpiece.

In a game of fine margins, Dec Patton’s try gave The Wire a half-time lead but scores from Oliver Gildart and Josh Charnley ensured the trophy went back to the DW Stadium.

“I don’t think we were off our game, we were really good in patches but hats off to Wigan. They were a bit better than us,” said King.

“I’m an honest person, it’s a tough one to take but they deserved it on the night.

“These things happen in sport, we will reflect on our composure and next time we will make sure we’ll get over the line.

“We’ve got loads of youngsters in this side and we’ll take experience from this game and the things we’ve been through this year.”

“We’ve got a good youth system at Warrington, you can see the work of coaches like Lee Briers and Stuart Barrow as well as past coaches like Danny Fulton.

“I could be stood here all day mentioning names but at the end of the day, we want to achieve things but we couldn’t get it done.”