League Weekly – 02 September 2018

It's HALL TO PLAY FOR in the Qualifiers after Hull KR's thrilling win at Leeds. Salford move three from three while Widnes lose again - but the fight for Super League status is wide open. So too is the Super League title race, with Warrington, Castleford and Wigan all looking strong as Shield favourites Saints falter. Danny Lockwood assesses the Warriors' title credentials after their entertaining derby win.
The NRL is just as entertaining, with the Roosters pinching the minor premiership from the Storm ahead of what looks set to be a thrilling finals series. Meanwhile, Featherstone stun Leigh with 14 men and York take a giant step towards promotion.
The news is less good off the field, with the 2025 World Cup under a cloud and the league structure stuck in limbo – with Danny Lockwood calling for clubs to stop pointing their guns at each other and act.
There's also news on the future of Aussie stars at Hull KR and Huddersfield, while Anthony Gelling drops a big hint he's got out of his Widnes deal and Nosey Parker brings rumours of a Warrington move for a Vikings youngster and possible stadium joy for Wakefield.
'Mascord Meets' the new coach of Poland and Ray French has an 'outside the box' solution to the decline of the Challenge Cup.