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Don't know what everyone else thinks but Im happy. He's been a good servant to Leeds and I would've been sad to see him go. IIRC it should also be his testimonial when Dannys has finished too.

Well that's a shock.

I was convinced he was on his way to the NRL.

When does Kirke qualify for a testimonial?

No real shock when you consider we are offering Kirke 2 years.
I`m sure we will tempt Kylie out of his pending retirement at the end of the year and get him to sign a further 1 year extension.
When you see the likes of Amor let go to join another SL Club it does make you think that our recruitment or in our case retention policy is a little odd IMHO.

Letting Amor go was a great deal! If you have any more like that you don't want, you just send them over.

He has been inconsistent this year - I am unsure given that Peacock, Leuluai, Kirke and now Bailey are all signed up for 1/2 further years what that says to the likes of Singleton? How does he get a game if they are fit?

Singleton has impressed and shown he can handle SL no problem.I would think he has put himself infront of Moore in the pecking order and would also like to think he has shown he has more to offer than Kirke but wether the Coaching team see it that way i guess we will see over the next couple of months.

I think the coaching staff are already starting to see singleton before Kirke and Moore before he got injured he was further up the pecking order than both of them and I think he will be again when he returns

The chances of four prop forwards in their mid thirties all being fit at the same time are minimal.

Leeds coach Brian McDermott added: "As someone who has come through our academy system, he is a player that our youngsters can look towards and see that the rewards are there for you if you work hard."

is that a thinly veiled parting shot at the lads headed for NZ?

Don't you actually need to have performed for Leeds at some stage to 'qualify'?

Because everything in the NRL is AMAZING

Baldwinson and Tonks are highly unlikely to get near first grade next year - just like Daniel Smith, who hasn't even played open age reserves. It will be interesting to see how great they think it is after a year in the U20s. If I understand it correctly, they're on one year deals with options to extend for a further year. I wouldn't be surprised if one/both returned to England in 2015.

I would not be surprised if they come back to Leeds - Having gained experience down under