AS Warrington Wolves assistant coach Lee Briers watched George Williams boot over a 79th minute drop goal to defeat Leeds Rhinos at Headingley on Sunday it must have brought back some super memories.

"We've been here a few times, haven't we, with that one," said Briers as he spoke for The Wire in the press conference that followed the 27-26 success in Super League Round 17 last night.

“Yes, it was great.

“It was great that all his hard work and all the team’s hard work that George could do that."

Briers' own decisive blow struck at Headingley on September 22, 2006, earned The Wire a first ever win in a Super League play-offs match against a Leeds side highly fancied to reach their third successive Grand Final.

He went on to kick more drop goals in a Wire career than any other player, with many of them just as important.

So he will have appreciated Sunday night's wonderful Williams winner more than anyone.

And for as sweet a strike as it was in Williams landing only the fourth drop goal of his career, Briers knows the set-up play is all important.

"The play-the-ball before the drop goal Chris Hill managed to stay on his feet and get us a quick one and set it up," said Briers.

"George has obviously made the play but there's a whole heap of people who set that up and it was just a fabulous way to finish the game for us, not so Leeds."

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Briers was a creative genius in The Wire halves for 17 years and proved to be irreplaceable.

But now England international Williams is the man Warrington are looking to for mercurial magic and inspiration for years to come.

His debut was a fairly quiet one in attack on what was his first game since May 22, when he made his last appearance in the NRL for Canberra Raiders against Melbourne Storm.

He did plenty of work in defence and created a try for half-back partner Blake Austin, albeit from a fortuitous bouncing pass, but proved to have cool nerves and be the man for the moment when it mattered most in the 79th minute of his first game for 10 weeks.

"He's a fabulous signing for the club, a clutch player," said Briers.

“He’s a quality player, a class player who will fit well into this club.

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“The club have invested in him. There’s no pressure on George, he’s just got to fit into our system and keep working hard.

“He’s a humble kid, he wants to work hard, he wants to get better and he’s a proven winner.

“We’re really excited and I’m excited to work with a player of the calibre of George. And we’ve got quality players who will make George feel comfortable.”