World Club Challenge

What are your thoughts about fridays WCC between Leeds and Melbourne ?

Given Leeds start to the season and the loss of Hardaker im going to say a Storm win

I just want to add

that the comments i have read from Cameron Smith regarding him looking forward to playing against Kevin Sinfield to show him who is the better player ( he obviously didnt like losing the golden boot to Kev ) cant be judged on one game so even if Melbourne win and Smith gets MoM that has no bearing on the golden boot result

Kenny wrote:What are your thoughts about fridays WCC between Leeds and Melbourne ?

Given Leeds start to the season and the loss of Hardaker im going to say a Storm win

Agreed however I think (sadly) Storm win irrespective of either factor. The NRL is stronger than SL IMO and despite our improvements I suspect they are pulling away at the moment.

i agree they are ahead of us , but i do think in these one off games we can be a match for any of them

Half time 8-8, an interesting but not great game. Melbourne controlled first 20/25 mins, Leeds the last 15, causing Melbourne lots of problems. Ben Thaler has done surprisingly well as ref, though seems to have forgot about holding down and offside.

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Biggest problem is listening to the sky commentators and pundits (god it's hard work,). Can't ee just retire them now please.

Melbourne win 18-14. Fully deserved it, played mainly conservative rugby, but with flashes of brilliance, and despite some dodgy calls going against them ( that try after the kick was never a forward pass).

Leeds got back into it after trailing 8-18, but other than a 10 min spell around there try seemed lackluster.

Good game , i thought the right team won but i dont think Leeds were embarassed they were in the game until the end . But yeh some dodgy calls on forward passes but until the change the rules and out law the flat pass there will always be calls that go against you .

A good game. Just a shame that Leeds couldn't pull off the victory.