That's true. But with Westwood, Ellis, Heighington and JJB in the squad Wilkin won't be getting any gametime either.

I don't see why, if Wilkin feels so strongly about it, he's had to talk about it. It serves no purpose other than to highlight his own inability to accept defeat.

He is just saying what we and the whole of the RL world thinks but he couldnt have timed it worse.

Wilkin should concentrate on some self examination-why did he yet again fail to show up for a big game? Same every grand final since 2007 and yet he had a good regular season

And golf. He loves a bit of golf!

Agree with the above I have met him and agree.

I think it'll all come out in time. I think there was something in it though as the crowd around us blew up over something he did to Makinson after their penultimate try. There were people on the Leeds side telling him to pack it in and stop being a dhick as well.

It couldn't be worse timed, but I doubt Wilkin planned it as a press release. If anything it was probably said as he was walking off the pitch.

Given that Bailey is having a go at Wilkin on his facebook apparently, I just can't see how the England camp can be at all together. McBanana has said it's a non issue, but it's clearly not.

There was also Baileys attack on Ryan King (an 18 year old Wigan academy winger) on the night of the Challenge Cup Final.

He appears to like baiting young opposition players.

Gross over-reaction to something he's clearly said in the heat of the aftermath of the game and has been jumped on by a journalist for (surprise surprise) something sensationalist. As Saddened! suggests I don't imagine it would be something he planned to have splashed all over the Scum. I for one agree with him, plus I can guarantee if this had been wee Sam T many of those here criticising Wilkin here would be praising him for speaking out. Sour grapes? Nah, if that were the case he wouldn't have praised the other Leeds players.

Shame SBW isn't around to show him up again. The guy's a coward and a thug.

Bailey tried to goad the Warrington fans in the East stand at the end of the game but was stopped and pulled away by JJB. It was unprovoked and very unsporting behaviour. The bloke is a classless imbecile.

What happened to humble in victory, gracious in defeat ? What an embarrasment to Leeds.

I just hope he gets a game against the Aussies and gets utterly smashed.

He gets well marked, as does Roby. Did Roby not turn up either? He had a quiet game too. But you could hardly claim Roby doesn't turn up for big games. Same with Wilkin. Sometimes, you know, it is the work of the other team which negates the impact of our players because the other team know who are threats and seek to silence them. It isn't always our players 'not turning up'.

However, where Meli is concerned, you can guarantee he will go on vacation in a Grand Final.

England fans could always Boo Bailey when he plays......or is it just Leeds fans that boo England players

Spot on.