It is greed......yes its a short career, but he signed a long term contract just last year so you can't excuse a sudden demand for money (if this is the case - you stated) when all the Leeds players know the system GH pays and uses the salary cap. Its a salary capped sport, you have to take less at times, if your not willing then it may be better to go somewhere else than have that in the camp. Yes he is a very good player, do I think Leeds will have a dramatic decline if we lose him.....no....should GH make a special case for him after agreeing to a contract just recently, no not if it comes at the cost of getting too close to the salary cap and upsetting the system in place.

We have fringe playes making maybe half the salary of starting players at lower clubs, but they have come through the ranks or see the professional set up as a better step for them....basically you cant expect to win and be paid the top whack all the time.....it can't work.....

EDIT - Hall and Watkins are ahead of Zak for me in keeping at the club if you want to go there

It might be that there are no mental health issues (hopefully) & his issues are behavioural to an extent that potentially reflects poorly on the game & Leeds. Until they know the facts it might be they are better off not saying too much until the facts are clearer.

I think that's a little ott, how has the club "left him out to dry"?

www.therhinos.co.uk/news/21810.php There you go......it was a breach of rules and I am glad Leeds have taken this approach.

www.therhinos.co.uk/news/21810.php There you go......it was a breach of rules and I am glad Leeds have taken this approach.

Bit boring though, bothering to find out the facts before making a judgement. They could have sold him to wigan by now.

With a bit of luck the statement will put to bed all the rumours that have been flying around ere the last day or two

He messed up

He knows he messed up

The club take a dim view

The club fine him

He pays the fine and apologises to everyone concerned

Let him have a few weeks off to get over it

Return to pre season and rip it up to make amends

Job done, unless someone more in the know has a better version & is willing to share.

Or as clearwing says flog him to wigan

BDL plain and simple - wasn't the first, won't be the last.

Let's hope this is the last of it and and the BDL is a little more sensible next time.

Not much of a mention of Kearney in that.

"I have paid a heavy price and will now miss out on my dream of helping England win the World Cup," he said.
"I am sorry for any embarrassment I have caused and my focus now is on moving forward next season and putting these events behind me."

Fair enough.

Exactly.

Well done Leeds from a PR and management perspective.

Let's hope he has learned his lesson and he can kick on from here.

So what has he done?

The England RL set up could learn a thing or two about PR & management from the Rhinos.

So could Salford, they just have some rich bloke shooting from the hip.