Seeing as Leeds have had 2 S/L games and Manley 1 hit out v Cronulla where the team only played 25mins what you expect.Was enough by Manly to show that if they had 2 full games then it would have been different.Would like to see it go down under for next yr and then see what happens.

It must be a pretty hollow victory for any English side to win this game. The odds are so massively in our favour that it's barely worth bothering. Leeds are the best side we have to offer, but you get the feeling if the boot was on the other foot, you'd need a calculator to keep up with Manly.

Hardly surprising though is it when it's still their pre-season. Was a good game, glad the English team won, just don't see the point in a game that gives one team a clear advantage. On a side note that pitch was a disgrace.

Lucky Leeds: Ashley Klein had a mare, two forward passes and a dropped ball saved the Whino's.

Well, quite.

I would like to have seen Leeds playing Manly at Brookvale. The WCC in England in the coldest month of the year will always favour the English team.

jammy s

It's not just the cold, either. There's the travel, the home advantage, the fact that they're still in pre-season.

End of the day it wont affect anything about our game as we will still get ted by the aussies in internationals.

I don't disagree, but you can only play what's in front of you. Leeds did so effectively and were the better team on the night partly because of Manly's rustiness. I wanted Manly to win, but Leeds defence was very very good in the second half.

Still think that Webb call was massive.

Hell yes....was sat here open mouthed when he didnt give it and how many pens do you need to give away before you get binned.

Webb is my least favourite Leeds player. Considering the team contains McGuire and Bailey, that takes some doing.

Its so stacked in our favour to win this,its unreal.How we dont win it every season is beyond me....maybe to do with the fact that usually a half cooked aussie team will do a S/L team......end of the day,i couldnt give a flying one about it.

You could tell Manly was rusty...they couldnt do a spear tackle right either.

Leeds not come out of this too good,poor Bailey picking up an injury