Re: 2019 l Academy U19s : Thu Jul 04, 2019 4:55 am  

19s at Cas tonight for anyone interested.

Re: 2019 l Academy U19s : Thu Jul 04, 2019 9:17 pm  

Castleford 28 Leeds 28

Probably a fair result,good entertaining game that swung one way then the other all night. Sam Walters and Corey Johnson the stand outs for Leeds, jake sweeting Robbie storey and kian Morgan all outstanding for the tigers.

Re: 2019 l Academy U19s : Thu Jul 04, 2019 10:52 pm  

Fair assessment and result Brayton.

Cas deserved a point if not more. Very sloppy from Leeds tonight.

Thought Corey was excellent. So good around the ruck. Walters good again. Iwan Stephens did well and scored a full lengther too.

Leeds got joy down their left when attacking but got obsessed with it even when Cas had solved their issues.

Disappointing showing tonight but it's a Leeds team with a few top players out for one reason or another.

Re: 2019 l Academy U19s : Fri Jul 05, 2019 6:28 am  

Rob Burrow didn't sound keen at all in his post-match interview.

Any update on Holroyd's foot injury?

Re: 2019 l Academy U19s : Fri Jul 05, 2019 7:12 am  

I went too, and I repeat what I said previously. I am a big fan of Corey and always have been. However, Walters is so far ahead of everyone else in that academy set up. He should be getting integrated to first team now, he is on a different planet to all the other forwards. The props are quite poor if been honest, and only McConnell puts in the really hard stamina work.

And I have never understood why we perserve with Spence. I really don't like how we take players on just because of family connections. Same with Scrimshaw aswell, although he wasn't playing.

Re: 2019 l Academy U19s : Fri Jul 05, 2019 8:04 am  

Walters could be frightening once he fills out a bit, tall skilful and mobile with great leg drive.

In Oledski, Walker, Newman, Broadbent, Holroyd, Johnson, Walters, Trout and maybe McLelland we have a clutch of real quality juniors already there or thereabouts I think. Some good 16s too with potential.

We don’t need all of the remaining 19s to make the cut and many won’t I guess.

To be fair some of the current 19s are first years and have plenty of development time on their side.

Did Delaney and McLelland play last night?

Re: 2019 l Academy U19s : Fri Jul 05, 2019 4:15 pm  

McLelland didnt play.

Delaney played but was taken off early after a couple of missed tackles and penalties. That happens though.

Re: 2019 l Academy U19s : Sun Jul 07, 2019 9:21 am  

Gotcha wrote:

I went too, and I repeat what I said previously. I am a big fan of Corey and always have been. However, Walters is so far ahead of everyone else in that academy set up. He should be getting integrated to first team now, he is on a different planet to all the other forwards. The props are quite poor if been honest, and only McConnell puts in the really hard stamina work.

And I have never understood why we perserve with Spence. I really don't like how we take players on just because of family connections. Same with Scrimshaw aswell, although he wasn't playing.

Harvey Spence doesn’t have any family connections ,he got signed due to the fact he showed a lot of talent in his age group

Re: 2019 l Academy U19s : Sun Jul 07, 2019 9:41 am  

KaeruJim wrote:

Rob Burrow didn't sound keen at all in his post-match interview.

Any update on Holroyd's foot injury?

Should be out of the boot now if not this week and then it's another couple of week of rehab for Tommy.

Re: 2019 l Academy U19s : Sun Jul 07, 2019 9:05 pm  

Cheers Marty.