another player to miss out of the game... Melbournes new signing Chase Stanley.

be a good game for the neutral, well more towards melbourne because "we hate rhino's"
Im looking forward to watching it, might even be going yet. You see when you played them last time they were down a few key players in cam smith and G.I and it was close but they are playing now which will be a great game to watch, 2 massive rugby teams who play great rugby league, good luck guys.

I clicked on one of the links above and it took me to YT . There was a thing about biggest hits of '09 . There were a few replays of the tackle on Bailey after he had flattened Mary . Two Saints players appear to turn him in the tackle and hold him up so FGB can take a huge charge at him from behind . Dirty FGB . The action he took in that tackle was definitely aimed at causing injury . Ban him . The game would be better off without the red-faced freckly sunburnt fker.

nah probably not.

I don't see the game as a full on legit WCC because its simply too early in the Aussie's season. However, it is a fun game, and very interesting to see the contrast in styles - and strengths and weaknesses - of NRL and SL sides. I still think the Bulldogs game was one of the most entertaining I've seen in recent years.

Some of the tries scored it that game were superb, McGuire's in particular was superb.

Very entertaining game indeed, although a tad embarrassing that it was so competetive given the respective teams (although my dodgy memory may be exaggerating the Bulldogs absentees . . . .)

Unfortunately I think the Leeds v Manly game last year was a pretty fair reflection of the respective strengths of SL and the NRL. If Melbourne turn up with a decent team including Slater, Inglis and Cam Smith - it could get a bit messy. Having said that, they've pasted plenty of NRL sides too in the recent past . . . .

It might be earlier in the season by 3 games, but Melbourne have been back in training for this game long long before the Leeds players that will take to the field in the game.

They will hardly be undercooked for the match.

Our World Club Championship games have always been far from embarrassing. They've been entertaining, tight affairs. We were well beaten last year but still made the score respectable.

I can think of a few WCC games that didn't involve Leeds that were embarrassing though................

Leigh v Wigan was an entertaining, tight affair at the weekend which Leigh won. It was still pretty embarrassing for Leigh though.



No doubt about that, we've had a couple of pastings. We've also beaten Brisbane at full strength. But I suppose that serves only to support my point about the NRL being stronger generally.

Perhaps, although we've played loads of games that turn out to be more competitive than might reasonably have been expected. I'd suggest the term embarrassing only really applies to those that are ultimately lost.

Why was it embarrassing for Leigh to beat Wigan?


I don't want this to sound too sarcastic but............this years award for stating the bleedin' obvious goes to FearTheVee.

Why is the fact that the NRL so clearly much stronger than Super league in any way embarrassing for Leeds if they go out and beat an NRL team in a World Club Challenge?