may as well say it now, than wait to put in his autobiography when he retires.

Wilkin? Autobiography? That will be a whole lorryload of lemons right there

He's right. Leeds weren't happy with Bailey's behaviour. You could see Sinfield and Lowes (?) have a proper go at him. He was a spoon in the semi final as well. It was just so out of context, there had been no bad blood or reaction from Saints to the loss, yet he still feels the need to goad teenage players and celebrate at players. Just completely lacking in class. A complete contrast to the likes of Sinfield and Peacock.

FYP

So you're a tool too then?

I'm guessing those poor, meek Warrington fans hadn't spent 80 minutes giving him abuse every time he touched the ball - like he gets from opposition fans most weeks?

I didn't realise your feelings were so easily offended - must be wearing all that primrose luvvy...

Wilkin's moan would have been better before the game as it would have spiced things up a bit on the night. Now he just looks like a whinging, bad-losing, ex-Rovers, sour-graped, cry baby.

I just wish he had kept this to himself.

We all know Bailey is a WUM,just ignore the pillock.

Wow, folk having their own little whinge about Wilkin here. So, do we know how this story was found? Did Wilkin burst into the press conference suite, still in his kit, all guns blazing, shouting his angry vitriol at anyone who looked vaguely like or journo? Or, was someone having a quiet chat with him, when he was clearly still upset, over a pint in the player's lounge after the match and that person was either a journo fishing for dirt or someone willing to pass the info onto a journo?

It's because it's Wilkin's 3rd post-grand final whinge to the media.
In 2008 we had him complaining about Leeds "whooping" as they go into tackles and I believe he said something along the lines of the Leeds pack being cowardly. And of course a moan about cameras in the dressing rooms, despite the fact they had been in the dressing rooms for years without complaint from Wilkin.
In 2009 it was about the pitch being watered and that Leeds can only win when it rains.
And now this. If it had come from virtually anyone else in the Saints camp I'd believe it and have sympathy with it. As it's Wilkin it just comes across as yet another whinge after a grand final loss to Leeds.

Interesting how they'll get along together in the England squad.

What if Bailey needs to hide behind Wilkin after running away from the consequences of another of his cowardly cheap shots?

He'll have to find him first

As passionate an English RL fan as I am, if Wilkin and Bailey were involved in a bit of biff against the old enemy, I’m not sure who I would be rooting for!

(of course it would be the English lads... but only just)

This is the "Sun", not well known as a paragon of truth telling and fairness in their reporting. Doubt if Wilkins really said these things in the way they've been portrayed. Peacock, McGuire, Sinfield and Buderus were exemplary in the way they consoled Makinson after the game. It's a pity they can't get this across to Bailey because he's beginning to look a bit less of a pr*ck with no abilty to a pr*ck with ability.

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Listening to that, how on earth can McNamara select them both?

That were proper funny.

Blo*dy hell. I take it back, the Sun told the truth. Got to admire Wilkins a bit now, he told it like it is and Bailey should apologise. If he doesn't then he's fair game next season.

@ Foster's comments.

Reporter: "What do you think about Ryan Bailey's behaviour?"

Foster: "I don't want to say to much, but he's a complete joke".

Imagine if he opened up...

Of all the RL professionals I've met and spoke to in my life, I can safely say Jon Wilkin has been the only childish player I've met.

We all love our RL, but this kid has RL and Saints out of context with the real world and really needs to come down a peg or two - yet again we hear another of his annual sour grapes post GF comments.

If it had have been a one-off and he mentioned Bailey at the end of the interview when prompted by the interviewer then fair enough, but it was a few seconds in to the interview before he starts mentioning Bailey. Anyone with any class would have complimented the exceptional and superb play by Burrows or commend Sinfield for being the class captain that he is but instead he waffles about Bailey.

The bottom line is that even though Saints are a well coached, well drilled and very consistent team, the harsh reality is they lack the individual match winners and class to beat Leeds when it matters - and this has been proven by their last 4 GF's with Leeds so he needs to show some humility and accept that fact without winging.

No it doesn't.

Bailey is a tool if this is the kind of thing he does. He had just won another GF but still thought he had to goad a Saints kid who was in tears? Classy Mr. Bailey!!!

As a Leeds fan I think he has improved beyond belief this year as a player but gone backwards as a person. Yes he has plenty of GF winners rings but he will NEVER have the respect of fellow professionals or fans. Leeds or opposition. Some Leeds fans wont have a bad word said about him but this behaviour should open their eyes.

With regards Jon Wilkin having a moan he really should look at his performance before running his mouth. Yes what Bailey did was wrong but for God sake man STFU!!

Jon Wilkin wouldn't know it "like it is" if it came up and bit him on the backside.

He's a serial whinger, serial big game bottler and the ultimate hypocrite - running to tell a teacher about what one of the bigger boys did is hardly the epitome of grown up behaviour after all.

Ryan Bailey's been "fair game" all his career. Bigger men than Jon Wilkin have tried and failed miserably - ask Luke O'Donnell how much it hurts when you do.

Rubbish. Bailey isn't a hard man. He isn't a tough prop. He's nothing special. The only time I've seen him stand still when someone goes after him was when Sculthorpe demolished him.

The Bailey of old I don't have a problem with. Nothing wrong with being physical and intimidating your opposition. Classic Bailey was the headbutt on Fa'asavalu at KR and then him being chased around the pitch by an enraged James Graham and his refusal to stand up to him.

This incident is something entirely different. Goading and mocking young players in their first season in the game is just not on. It doesn't fit with how Leeds play the game or the likes of Sinfield, Peacock and Burrow.

You ask them whether they thought it was 'funny'.

Welcome to the real world kid.

I'm a little worried that your young players may find professional sport and life outside their Mum's apron strings a touch tricky in that case. Have they considered competitive crochet, or vegetable growing?