I wanted to show my daughter her dad's a winner and I have

MCILORUM REFLECTS ON HIS SEASON AT THE ROBINS

- By JOSH MCALLISTER

Mcllorum

(ALLAN MCKENZIE/ SWPIX.com)

When Michael Mcllorum walked off the Old Trafford turf for the final time, a Super League ring around his finger, it wasn't just the end of a career - it was the completion of a promise to his little girl.

The 37-year-old hooker has spent nearly two decades at the heart of rugby league's fiercest battles.

He's lifted Grand Final trophies with Wigan, made history with Catalans, and carved out a reputation as one of the game's toughest competitors. But it was a single, deeply personal reason that pushed him to uproot his life and move to East Hull for one last campaign.

“I wanted to show her that dad’s a winner, and it’s something that I’ve done,’ says Mcllorum, a quiet figure away from the field.