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I'm sure being the best paid player in Rugby League history will soften the blow.

Doubt Luai will be over here next year but Tallis on NRL 360 speculated that DCE might be in Super League next year.

One obvious stand out on that list to be fair. Nobody in their right mind would rank Denis Betts as world class anything.

I don't mean to kick them when they're down but can I just add how very enjoyable I have found Nene McDonald's performances this year.

I don't want to brag but I did punt a little on Toulouse pre game at 4/1. But I expected something a little tighter than this. Worst Saints result ever apparently. How unfortunate.

At what point does a defeat like this become a coach-sacking matter?

With Channel 9 having now once again outwitted the NRL and agreed a low price for their part of the TV deal (despite it giving them four of the five biggest rated TV shows each year) they are now finding where to use the money saved vs budget. Last time round they gave it to rugby union so I suppose that it's a bit less offensive that they are giving it to English soccer this time. They hide this content away on their non-terrestrial channels.

The honourable senator for the Military Industrial Complex. Many tears will be shed at Northrop Grummond and at Lockheed Martin over this.

So this England coach was shouting like a madman at his players in the break. I've not seen a coach that unhinged since Daniel Anderson did it to St Helens in the 2008 Grand Final - and that worked out poorly for them, the players were probably wondering what the hell was going on.

Arthur looked like someone had just smashed into his car in the interview.

Just burn the entire village to the ground.

Anyway at least the Sivo scoring run has indeed come to an end. No more distractions.

Jake Connor down with a knock late in the game for the third match in a row. And Catlans score in the final minute. Poor by Leeds that.

Kruise Leeming's shocking distribution from acting half back hasn't been missed at Leeds.

Memo to the bloke with marbles in his mouth: "talismatic" is not a word

Just trying to get the ball to Sivo so he can score is stupid. I hope he doesn't score so that this try scoring run comes to an end and stops them doing dumb things rather than just playing the best options.

The changes were intended to help London.

It's a bit sad because I used to hang on his every published word but unfortunately I agree. Maybe it's hanging out with the wrong sort of journos but it's hard to take a lot of what he writes when it comes to the British game, its future and what's really happening at face value now.

So it was a good game then.

Why should this club get central government support for their stadium? Local authority backing in one form or another isn't unusual (but it isn't going to be billions) but other than perhaps where clubs have inherited stadia built for national purposes like West Ham I can't think of any example of funding going to an individual club ground. Anyway if it does get a load of central money then it wouldn't be hard to insert a clause to say that the Super League Grand Final should be accommodated once a year at a favourable rate.

Either way I can predict Burgess is going to be absolutely fuming - because he is even when his team hasn't been a bit unfortunate. Poor Jenna.

Only if it is touched forward into the player.

He lost control of it but that doesn't mean it's a knock on. It hit his own body with the Wigan player wrestling the ball as well.

I'm not sure about that at all.

I had somehow managed to wipe that scandal out of my mind. I think the error only came to light because Leeds revealed it so I guess it's all kept officially hushed up.