Former New South Wales politician Rodney Cavalier has described Leo as "the only first-grade front-rower to ever get an "A" in Latin in the leaving".

[3] On 29 August 2024, it was reported in the media that Balmain directors lead by Leo had called a crisis meeting with the intention of splitting from their merger arrangement with Western Suburbs.

It was stated that there was frustrations and concerns relating to decisions made by the Holman Barnes Group (HBG) - majority owner of the Wests Tigers.

Leo went on to state “I really believe the time has come for us to step aside and resurrect the Balmain Tigers, We’re getting Leichhardt Oval upgraded and we could play there every second week.

The following day, Danny Stapleton one of the other board members stated that Balmain were 100% committed to the merger and the reports were not true.