World Club Challenge - Live

As Barnardo can't watch the game, I'll type in the highlights live. How kind am I?

It's pretty windy at Leeds, I assume this will lead to Stevo demanding someone drops the high bomb, however it also means he won't demand any one-pointers. What you gain on the swings...

Sweet Mr Ashley 'Ashley Klein, you're a Clown, Ashley Klein' Klein is officiating. Eddie will love that

3:42 (time elapsed) First recorded mention of Stevo talking up the 'huge bomb'

9:00 Going for pee

10:39 First use of the word momentum by Stevo

13:02 Second use of phrase 'huge bomb' by Stevo

17:21 What is the deal with this 'target angle' when a conversion is taking place. Melbourne's is 6 degrees. 6 degrees to what? I don't understand it at all. Isn't 6 degrees too narrow a gap? Someone explain it to me. He missed anyway, maybe it was 6 degrees.

19:31 Stevo refers to the NRL as 'one of the hardest competitions in the world'

I will now list all the professional Rugby League competitions in the world in no particular order

i) NRL
ii) Super League (Europe)

Fin

23:50 Do you remember during the test series in the winter when everyone was discussing how confused the Kiwis were at playing under International RL rules (i.e. RFL rules) not NRL rules. What rules are they playing under here? I know the differences are akin to nothing; I'm just intrigued is all.

24:56 Stevo claims that Melbourne are playing better in the horrific conditions because "they aren't called Storm for nothing". Interesting.

27:42 Eddie finally admits that perhaps the league is more important than this exhibition match

33:43 Phil and Stevo have their first disagreement. Phil is spot-on. The referee agrees with Stevo. Bad times

34:20 Eddie brings up Sam Burgess. No matter how many great players the Aussies produce "We've got Burgess". Eddie's big boy crush on Burgess is both embarrassing and irrelevant to this game.

38:50 Conversion at 4 degrees? No fucking way, I'd say 45 was more reasonable. I am writing a letter to Sky in the morning

(HT bonus) Brian McClennan, doesn't he look and sound like a Kiwi John McClane? I am convinced by it. Anyway, Eddie says "He is on the brink of glory" with 40 minutes left and his team four points in front.

50:00 Sky News is showing "Harry on the Front Line" documentary. Although he wasn't really, was he? Fucking load of crap.

54:49 First flop and it is by Kevin Sinfield - sweet

60:00 Penalty, 9 degrees, even though it is bang in front. Someone has a laser pen and is pointing it as Kevin Sinfield's eye when he is taking the kick. How fucked up is that? Eddie and Stevo have a good intra-pennine bit of banter. Eddie accuses the perpetrator of being an Aussie, Stevo accuses said person of being Lancastrian.

65:20 Phil Clarke "Leeds rarely concede tries when they are 50 yards from their own try line". No fucking shit

68:33 Sweet, one-pointer by Sinfield. Stevo is so happy. It was probably the right move as well, even Tony Smith agrees.

73:05 Stevo trumpeting the importance of the one-pointer to Leeds. Apparently it is a 'comfort blanket'. I woud argue the try was more important.

80:00 Leeds won - I am not shocked

(FT Bonus) I looked at foxsports.com.au (who along with Channel 9 are the broadcasters of the game in Australia, and there is no mention of this result).

errr....that's it.