With London arriving without their two starting Props in Slyney and Cordoba plus their biggest forward Riley not in the squad I was expecting Leigh to dominate in the forwards.
London had only three Props in the squad, all club trained 'off the bench replacement players' and under 25 in Wallace, Dollapi and Everett so a faster game would not have suited London, though I saw no specific 'rush' from Leigh either to speed up the game.
However Leigh were a class apart in the first half and destroyed London in the backs, particularly down Ben Helliwell's side with pace and quality passing.
In the second half London had much field better position and I felt they were wasteful within the 20 metre 'red zone' and could and should have been able to get points and close in on Leigh, who I felt looked very fatigued in the second half. It is a great credit to this club that they defended as well as they did.
Off the field the Leigh club is a class act and I would have loved to have stayed on for a beer or two, but alas I live only 10 miles from Dover so it is a fair distance indeed back home.
I'd expect one of Leigh or Bradford to be playing Wakefield in the Million Pound game at the end of the year.
See you at the Hive
Mark
