Maybe Leeds should control their players better. A weekend off and some of them allegedly attend large gatherings.

Another case of people blaming the RFL for stuff that's nothing to do with it.
It's SLE and the SL clubs who decided how many games they wanted to have in the season and when it would start (late).
The lone rep weekend was always going to be there and is hardly a big ask when there is such a huge tournament at the end of the season. Again the choice of the SL clubs to play games that same weekend is theirs alone.

On another point

More Covid cases and the fall out from that could well mean Prior decides to go back home at the end of the season, the club gave him a few weeks to think about it and this could well make his decision for him.

Yeah, my thoughts too when the covid situation resurfaced at the club. Would be a great shame if that is the case but you can hardly blame him. He had to be persuaded to return this season but his performances have been excellent again.

Haven't Australia closed their borders until 2022 though?

I think their own citizens are allowed back in providing they stay in govt approved (and hugely expensive) quarantine facilities. Last I heard there were huge delays for those wanting to return

I am sure they were within government guidelines i.e.<30 - they are normal members of society with families why shouldn't they live like normal members of society?

Yes and it’s worked brilliantly. Stadiums have been packed out for weeks

Australia and NZ more so gave handled this brilliantly and showed the UK up, however last I heard they have barely vaccinated 3% of the population, so eventually when they do start opening up if that figure does not go up then they could be rife, maybe even as bad as the recent India levels.

Yep I have lost my father in law and 4 former work colleagues to it.