The Cowboys nearly put 40 on us. Cowboys are 3rd top of the NRL. Leeds are 4th bottom of Superleague - go figure?

Er, yeah.

I think you miss the point.

Looked to have some good chemistry with the bulk of the Penrith players - particularly Moylan - but he also appeared to have that at Leeds despite allegedly being a disruptive influence off the field.

You don't have to be a bad / unpopular person to be a disruptive influence. I'm sure we all know someone at work who is a top bloke but acts like a clown all day and generally messes around and distracts people. That's all well and good when things are going well, but when the going gets tough you need rid of these people.

Assuming he wants an NRL gig he'll be working as hard as he can, which given his performances this year for Leeds is almost certainly not the case for most of the year.

m.nrl.com/hardakers-10-weeks-to- ... fault.aspx Not sure what people make of this? This makes it sound like Zak was always coming back. That's not how I saw it.

m.nrl.com/hardakers-10-weeks-to- ... fault.aspx Not sure what people make of this? This makes it sound like Zak was always coming back. That's not how I saw it.

Agreed. Reading between the lines it reads more as though he's accepted no NRL team is going to offer to buy his contract out from Leeds. It doesn't really sound as though returning would be his preference, more like he'll have no choice.

If he does return, hopefully he'll have his head screwed on. He's had a bit of a reality check in the NRL, where he's not a star or anywhere near being one.

Interesting. I always read it as he was on loan until the end of the season. But while he was out there he'd be putting himself in the shop window to try earn a contract somewhere. To hear him say he expects to be going back to Leeds Implies there can't have been much interest so far.

If he comes back a better player & a more mature & rounded individual then I for one would be delighted to see him back in Rhinos colours.

2015 Vintage Hardaker with a positive attitude I'd welcome back in a heartbeat. 2016's sulking want away trouble causing Zak can look elsehere

Likewise.

If we get several weeks into the new season and we have another Hardaker incident to deal with then I think a lot of people will lose their patience with him.