All the best to Kev, I personally think he'll thrive playing union. He has a great kicking game and can easily pull the strings and control a game so will suit the stand off position.

It will be interesting to see whether Sutcliffe gets a bit more game time for the rest of this season whether Sinfield is fully fit or not.

Stevie Ward for me.

Sir Kev! 100% Champion. I feel privileged to have seen him play.

Has to be a front runner given Zak's off field behaviour.

Carnegie will probably get 18 months out of him, although with 10 being such a pivotal position in Union he's not even guaranteed to get into the side.

Time for some of the senior figures in the dressing room such as McGuire, Burrow, JJB, Aiton etc who may have hidden behind Peacock and Sinfield to step up and take on leadership roles.

Stunned.

Truly the end of an unthinkable era

Imagine the send off come October. JP and Kev leaving. WOW. Legends isn't respectful enough as its used all too often. All time greats. In one season. Although its the right thing, gutted.

To be fair the statement about the press conference says "one of the most significant in the history of both teams". Maybe a tad of hype but it's still Leeds RLFC's greatest ever captain during its greatest ever period who's effectively retiring from the sport. I think a tad of hype is ok in this instance.

As for the future, well we've still got McGuire and Burrow in the halves to help bring on Sutcliffe. There might be an issue over leadership with Peacock going too but it's also an opportunity for someone else to stand up. JJB, Burrow, McGuire all contribute currently to leadership anyway, maybe someone like Cuthbertson might too.

I don't think we've seen the end of Sir Kev at the Rhinos. Give it a couple of years playing for Carnegie and then I think you'll see him at one or both of the clubs in some kind of management role.

End of an era I wish him well although I wanted him to retire from playing as a Rhino ..It will be very emotional when Sinny and JP and of Course Kylie walk off together for the final time

Sutcliffe, McGuire, Burrow won't be good enough on its own. Watch Leeds go after Ryan Brierley again. I can see Burrow seeing his career out as he is now playing around Paul Aiton, he is not the answer to Leeds' halves. Sutcliffe and McGuire can cut it but you need that 3rd option like we have present with Sutcliffe supporting Kev and McGuire. Bring in Brierley.

An interesting move & could be a typical Hetherington masterplan. I honestly thought we would miss him in the last 2 games which I don't think we have (other than goal kicking). This frees up cap space to (hopefully) buy marquee half back, and will almost certainly create much more interest in Carnegie. Thanks so much Kev, for mine easily the best captain RL has ever seen, and I don't say that lightly. The time is right though.

McGuire for me. For a couple of seasons. Stevie Ward needs to be left to focus on his own development for a few years rather than have more responsibility for a group.