BEN McGlynn and Wentworth spoke of climbing the mountain, dreaming of reaching the peak, but ultimately fell one agonising step short for the second time in three seasons.

The way they performed lost no admirers.

When Jarrod Brander and Wade Hancock goaled into the wind in the last quarter, they would have seen the mountain top.

But there could only be one team on the peak, with Imperials kicki...