Comment on the game

Leeds expected to win easily.

Half time Leeds 20 Toulouse 16.

4 tries to 3.

Toulouse defence not controlling the Leeds off loads. If Toulouse went three men into the tackle they could stop Leeds attack.

Stanislaus Robin and Jonathan Ford are outstanding for Toulouse

Well done to that part of the Leeds fan base who always wanted McDermott sacked every year and put it all down to Sinfield and longed to hear of talk of clear outs and change. You got want you wanted and look where we are. McDermott was struggling but he’d have seen us through the qualifiers easily.

Having seen a bit of Ford in the championship I have to say, why havnt an SL side taken a punt on him? He’s a great dictator on the field and you can only imagine he’d be better with better players making the runs for him.

Leeds gifted a try there by the official, clear strip by Myler that went forward.

I like Gareth Hewer think he gets far more right then he does wrong but for me just made two huge bad calls against Toulouse.

And another one. An obvious drop ball by Crosby, should have been scrum to Tolouse.

Yep another bad call gifts Leeds another try, and the game isn’t corrupt in keeping Leeds up at all.

Some diabolical decisions here

Make that 3.

Leading with the forearm.... Leeds penalty.... off.

Is Hewer that bad or is this a "decided" result?

Crosby could have easily been sent off twice and Leeds have been gifted a number of points from flat out incorrect decisions.

Decent showing from Toulouse. This combined with Catalans demolition of Saints makes you wonder even more how the France national team are perennially so bad.

Wow. I've seen less not given.

Is the game corrupt? That’s a question often asked by many fans and games like this are the reason why. Hewer has taken this game away from Toulouse and Leeds top flight status protected by the official. Joke.

Think Toulouse were a bit hard done to with decisions at the turning point.
They are no push overs.

Pesky Leeds. Don't they know they're supposed to roll over for the expansion teams?

Toulouse or good to watch. They play like a 7s side.

Think Leeds would have won anyway but, Mr. Hewer just making sure.

I think finishing third in the championship might stop Toulouse from being in with a serious shout for promotion this year. Four home games and I'd have fancied them but I'm not sure if only three at home will be enough for them.
For Leeds, if I was a Rhinos fan I'd be concerned right now. Yes they won which is the most important thing, but their defence is poor and Dwyer aside they look a bit lost for ideas in attack. Hall may be out with a knee injury potentially and Crosby may also cop a ban for that high shot and/or leading with the elbow.

London could quite easily do them in the capital next weekend. I think Toronto could well have beaten them on today's performance. Salford will run them close if they can keep their key men fit. Plenty of work for Sinfield and Lowes to do with this Leeds side.

Definitely had the rub of the green with the ref calls but home teams often do.

If the game was corrupt and was desperate to keep Leeds up then surely they’d have made sure we’d have made the Top 8 in the first place.

yep. hewer made toulouse drop the ball time and again when clean through.
we were poor no doubt but we're always going to pull away in the last 20

Hewer made some very bad decisions.

Toulouse could still make the MPG. Depends on how Salford, Hull KR and Widnes go from now on.

My wild prediction is:

1. Leeds
2. Toronto
3. London
4. Toulouse
5. Hull KR
6. Salford
7. Widnes
8. Halifax

So London could quite easily do them, Toronto could well have beaten them, Salford on the other hand will run them close "IF" we keep our key men fit.

So from that I take it you think both of them championship clubs who have spent a season playing the Dewsbury's and Rochdale's of this game are better than Salford ?

Where does that leave HKR on the league ladder then ?

Leeds dropped the ball twice, and got the decision both times. Scored off both of them sets and Toulouse players heads went. Leeds are never winning by that margin if those big calls aren’t made, totally different game.