Rhinos are understood to have handed over separate six-figure fees for the pair in their biggest transfer coup for more than a quarter of a century.
Here’s the Yorkshire Evening Post’s choice of Leeds’ 20 highest-profile signings from fellow Super League clubs since the competition began in 1996.
![Great Britain captain and a former Man of Steel when he moved from Bradford Bulls, Peacock is arguably the finest signing Leeds have made from another English club, certainly in the Super League era.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmEzNWRiNzljLWZhYzItNGNmNC05MzA1LWE3NWYzZTZhNDM3NzpmY2Q2ZmU1Yy0yNjgzLTRhMzctOTMyNy0zN2EyNmM2YTQ3OTY=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
7. Jamie Peacock (2006)
Great Britain captain and a former Man of Steel when he moved from Bradford Bulls, Peacock is arguably the finest signing Leeds have made from another English club, certainly in the Super League era. Photo: Dan Oxtoby
![Still a relative rookie when Rhinos signed him from second-tier Featherstone Rovers, Hardaker won a Grand Final at the end of his first season and was Man of Steel four years after his Leeds debut.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjc0YTg4ODY4LTE4NWMtNDcyMS04MzE4LWM4YzY1ZmM2ZDllYToyMzg5YTY4Ny1lNTU1LTQ0YjUtOWIwNC0xOGNjOTdkZjIzYjQ=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
8. Zak Hardaker (2011)
Still a relative rookie when Rhinos signed him from second-tier Featherstone Rovers, Hardaker won a Grand Final at the end of his first season and was Man of Steel four years after his Leeds debut. Photo: Steve Riding
![Rhinos paid Salford an undisclosed fee for the unsettled Australian centre. Their coach Phil Veivers claimed: “Joel made it pretty clear he wanted a move. He said he was homesick, I haven’t checked the map, but I presume Leeds must be closer to Sydney than Salford is.”](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjQzMjQ4MDJkLTllNGEtNDZjYi05MTkyLTg5OGFmNjM2NTMzYzpjMWVhY2ZiMS00NzE4LTRiNzgtOTY2NS1hNjVmOTUxMGM2OWU=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
9. Joel Moon (2013)
Rhinos paid Salford an undisclosed fee for the unsettled Australian centre. Their coach Phil Veivers claimed: “Joel made it pretty clear he wanted a move. He said he was homesick, I haven’t checked the map, but I presume Leeds must be closer to Sydney than Salford is.” Photo: Steve Riding
![The winger earned England honours and was a Challenge Cup final runner-up before becoming a major signing by Leeds from Hull FC.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjIwODdkMWIyLWRjMDMtNDAyNC1hMmUzLTllNWE4NDU5ZjcyYjpjNzBiMmJlOC02OTZmLTRiMjktOGU1NS05MWUzNGY0N2ZhOGU=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
10. Tom Briscoe (2014)
The winger earned England honours and was a Challenge Cup final runner-up before becoming a major signing by Leeds from Hull FC. Photo: Simon Hulme
![The second-rower played in all three of England’s Tests against New Zealand in 2015, scoring two tries in a man of the match performance in the series opener, ahead of a move from Huddersfield to Leeds that winter.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjRjNmYzOGU1LTlhMDUtNDgzMS04MWYwLWUyYWE5Yjg2ZDgxMTo1YmU1NzYzNC0zNDQxLTRhYzktOWZjNy03ZmNiMDE3MzE3Nzg=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
11. Brett Ferres (2016)
The second-rower played in all three of England’s Tests against New Zealand in 2015, scoring two tries in a man of the match performance in the series opener, ahead of a move from Huddersfield to Leeds that winter. Photo: Scott Merrylees
![The half-back was brought in from Catalans Dragons to take over the number seven jersey following Rob Burrow’s retirement after the 2017 Grand Final.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjMzZGE1YzVkLTdiYmYtNDJmNS05ZjdiLTRkY2NhZTRmY2FlZTozZTNlZmM2Ny0xODdiLTQ2OWQtOTMyZC1hYTVjZjM4MjU1NzM=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
12. Richie Myler (2018)
The half-back was brought in from Catalans Dragons to take over the number seven jersey following Rob Burrow’s retirement after the 2017 Grand Final. Photo: Jonathan Gawthorpe