I agree, but Walters should have been the last player they took.

He pretty much is the last player.

As in, only if he was the last player on earth.

these days I get up round about 5 am so I gather the game should be in its later stages ?

Brad Singleton’s beard is very ginger

Does Singleton ever not drop off a tackle?

Standard home kickable penalty there, whenever the English side are one score or less within the Australian side

Bad time to concede - inability to carry out basic skills are killing Leeds

Good start but their class has taken over. We've made some errors but so have Melbourne. At least some of ours have come from having a go although the failure to take the Drop out was a critical and sloppy one.

Ward and Walker off hurt, if they can't return it's looking bleak.

Errors and penalties exposed at this next level, Ablett the main offender unfortunately

Probably shows mcdermott up for his poor coaching style when coming up against NRL clubs.

Danny Maguire & Robbie Burrow was always going to be a tough pair to replace, but who’s idea was it at Leeds to get Myler in? Wire happy to let him go and so was a poor Catalans club. Surly Leeds have a youngster better then him, Leeds will not do well as long as he’s the main hb, he just hasn’t got it in his locker to dictate a game.

No, the quality of the team and the comp they play in that doesnt create pressure is the issue. Add to that that Leeds have no organising half, moons not a HB, can get away with it in SL, not here.

Fantastic Game, Really enjoying it

For every class player/athlete we have over here theyve got 5. In SL Watkins doesnt get caught on that break.

I’m no Leeds fan but I do feel for them a bit in this one.
Going into the match lacking a couple of regular Front rowers then losing Walker and Ward during the game is hard to manage. Surely Oledski would have been good off the bench for 10 minutes each half, I know he’s young but the experience would be massive for him.

Abletts been poor, he was at fault for Storms first 2 try’s and has generally been expensive in terms of lost possession etc.
Moon gamble hasn’t paid off, he’s been anonymous for the most part and ineffective otherwise

Sutcliffe has been one of Leeds better players as has Watkins but for all the wrong reasons, his work rate and off loads being top quality but we really want to see him getting opportunities to run and creat out wide.

Myler was good while Leeds had a fair share of possession but there’s not much he can do when Melbourne have dominated so much.

I don’t think the refs have been fair to Leeds at times particularly Sutton who I just don’t trust at all also the video Ref has been pretty quick to award two rather contentious Melbourne scores.

Leeds squad has seen multiple class players leave without replacement this decade, doesn't affect the position in Super league too badly but makes us look unworthy of a world championship.

Plenty of players in SL that catch Watkins there, unfortunately, he’s just not as quick as some make out. And if you want an example, Marshall at Wigan, that kid is lightning quick. You are spot on about the quality of players ratio.

Can’t believe I just won quite big with that score line, exact score correct, and half time score. Lucky both counts with the late tries each half.

Don’t think score was reflective of performance, but they took their chances we didn’t. We can get by with weak links in our comp, but at that level the opposition don’t have the same weakness. Great effort though.

Got to be put into context. We went over with only 2 fit recognised props and then down to only 2 subs after 20/25 mins losing two of our best players. Lack of size and lack of subs along with travel was always going to lead to very tired bodies that made errors and missed tackles as we went on. I mean we just faced the NRL champions with Ornondroyd and Delaney doing uninterrupted 55/60 mins stints in the middle of the pitch.

Criticism of Myler and Moon (who hasn't been able to train over the week btw) is very harsh in the circumstances with a depleted and knackered pack of fowards.

You can't judge Leeds super league prospects in the context of tonight's game.

Myler will go fine in super league.

What's the news on Ward and Walker?

All fair comments re circumstances (though 3 recognised props) with injuries and credit their effort and courage. Moon and Myler as a half back combo though im not convinced as neither posess the essential organising and kicking attributes a team needs.

I dont think anyone has. More a reflection therefore on where SL realistically is.

Did anyone seriously expect anything else? Decent hit out and another good experience if nothing else.

The tricky bit is getting your head back in the game for playing teams like Widnes and Catalans now.