This is official. Leeds have put Hardacre on the transfer list at his own request. The fee is £300,000. Hardacre says he wishes to test himself in the NRL. " Leaving a sinking ship" comes to mind.

from bbc www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/36451429

from bbc www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/36451429

good luck to him. with all the nonsense he has created for himself off the field, it could give him the chance to settle down away from the limelight.
good for England/GB as well, as we have seen already how Sam's defence has improved after a spell in the NRL, so hopefully Hardacre can develop his all-round game as well.
he is a talented player. we dont want him to go down the hock route.

It's about time Leeds felt what we have been going through over the last three-four years.
Ryan Hall next?

Have a sneaky feeling they are clearing a massive chunk of their salary cap in order to sign a certain Wigan second rower

All seems a bit strange. They talk about him wanting to go to the NRL but teams over there don't make too many mid season signings. Why make it so public? If he wants to test himself in the NRL surely he would go in the off season and it wouldn't need to be blown up with him being placed on a transfer list.

It just seems like he wants out of a sinking ship and Leeds have thrown their toys out the pram (although to be fair they've stick by him in the past so you can understand them being annoyed).

I don't know the truth of why Hardaker is wanting to leave now (apparently personal reasons and not to do with the club) but it's not true that NRL club's don't make mid-season signings. Peats, Hurrell, Grevsmuhl and Paulo are first graders who've changed club's just this week, and there'll be more moving before the June 30th deadline. If he wants to go to the NRL then now is exactly the time to say so.

Do you think an NRL team will pay £300k for him mid season though?

Maybe they will but I can't see it. Maybe some sort of swap deal will be sorted out.

Apparently its Leeds that want rid early and it's not a salary cap issues . Let's just say Ferresgate seems contagious !!

He has A criminal record, he will be lucky to get a visa to oz. apart from that he is crap, in a crap team.

Don't think he got a criminal record for the student attack. Gave him a bit of cash and a "I'm sorry" letter.

Nope he's already stated to someone he wouldn't join Leeds. He could be persuaded with something ridiculous but think with his reply to someone close to him Leeds would be a no at the moment.