I don't know in what universe the Dragons are successful (although they've played better than their usual lamentable defending this season, to be fair) and Leeds are 'moderate'.

Leeds are hot favourites to be Grand Final contenders. Can the Dragons say the same?

If often helps if you READ a post and UNDERSTAND what is says, rather than believing it says something else!

Dragons are doing quite well in the NRL. Not as well as Leeds in Super League, but still doing well.

I am sure that Gareth Widdop has developed roots in Australia by now. His family is all there. Why uproot his wife and child to go to Leeds? Can Leeds compete with the white waves of Woollongong beaches in the summer? I doubt that he is "homesick" for Halifax. More likely he considers Sydney or Wollongong home. That is why he would only consider a move to Leeds if he was offered a massive pay hike.

Nobody knows what Widdop wants. Maybe, just maybe, he could be seduced by the lure of replacing the most successful captain in Super League history. Must be tempting.

People move to the uk from all over the world, especially from down under.

Why is it on RLfans that Oz is held in such high esteem and no one in they're right mind would live in the UK.

Quite.And we are talking about a lad who is actually from these isles and has strong roots over here.

I was just watching the Dragons earlier, and yes, they are doing pretty well this year. They seem to have sorted their perennial defensive weakness lately, and with Widdop and Benji on song, are always a threat in attack. But realistically, will they be there or thereabouts at the business end of the season? After all, the deeply ordinary Knights were top of the table not long back.

I wouldn't mind living in Halifax: nice little town.

But Mum and Dad are living in sunny and colourful Australia, not in overcast, rainy and grimy Leeds. What deeper roots are there than parents?

Moreover, who could forsake the sunny lifestyle of fresh succulent oysters, prawns, barramundi and salmon in abundance, consumed with a cool glass or two of sauvignon blanc or chardonnay, in exchange for a dreary lifestyle of gristly. bone and gravy laden pies, and soft mushy peas, washed down with a couple of pints of warm beer?

Surely Mother and Father?

Mère et père?

There are Aldi , FarmFoods , and Lidl stores allover the M62 corridor so most , if not all , of the items you list , should be available to him at very reasonable prices should he choose to move to the north of this fine country of ours .
Furthermore . Blackpool , Morecambe . Skegness , Scarboro and Bridlington etc have some fine beaches where you often see people on surfboards .

You've tried trolling this groundless line under a different user name in the past. It was as poop then, as it is now.

Gary Heatherington would offer Gareth Widdop what he is worth with the offer of future wage increases depending on a number of factors such as international appearances and success with The Rhinos. It certainly won't be anywhere near the inflated wage he's getting in Australia.

Roots-wise Gareth might want to raise his young family back in Yorkshire where he had a successful upbringing before emigrating with his parents aged 15.

If he chooses to play for Leeds Rhinos then he will be joining one of the best run clubs in either hemisphere. If he's just after the money then Salford will be the destination but finance isn't everything.

It also helps if the post he's reading and trying to understand actually makes any sense.