Re: 2019 l Academy U19s : Sun Sep 15, 2019 6:05 pm  

Everyone says we have the best group of youngsters for ages but they aren't as good as Wigan and Saints. Still much work to do me thinks?

Re: 2019 l Academy U19s : Sun Sep 15, 2019 7:37 pm  

Don’t go too much on the Academy results mate, Leeds’ full side who technically qualify for this age group would be a handful. The side has been chopped and changed throughout the season to better develop the more talented lads and have a look at the squad players -
we don’t quite have the strength in depth to get over the other better sides that being the case.

Wigan and Saints have some great prospects themselves too of course, both are very good sides.

Re: 2019 l Academy U19s : Sun Sep 15, 2019 7:55 pm  

KaeruJim wrote:

Don’t go too much on the Academy results mate, Leeds’ full side who technically qualify for this age group would be a handful. The side has been chopped and changed throughout the season to better develop the more talented lads and have a look at the squad players -
we don’t quite have the strength in depth to get over the other better sides that being the case.

Wigan and Saints have some great prospects themselves too of course, both are very good sides.

This...McCllelland, Newman, Broadbent, Mustapha, Holroyd and Johnson were all eligible and all missing against Saints, Jack Walker only misses out on still being academy eligible by a matter of days. We'v got some great fantastic talent at the club, the good thing is...So do Saints and Wigan especially, a couple of other teams like Huddersfield aswel. The More talent in the country the better and its the best its been in the UK for a long time imo.

Re: 2019 l Academy U19s : Sun Sep 15, 2019 10:12 pm  

Yep totally. Despite some doom and gloom as per, there is a really athletic and talented bunch of lads coming through across the comp at the moment, and a fair few are being given a chance at first grade too.

I have no concerns at all about our youth development in terms of the quality coming through now - we don’t need to win the academy championship every year, but we do need to identify just a couple of potential first graders.

Andrew Stewart is another one I noticed from the younger age group actually - he plays aggressive and has some ability from what I’ve seen (centre).

Re: 2019 l Academy U19s : Mon Sep 16, 2019 7:44 am  

Pill rhino wrote:

Everyone says we have the best group of youngsters for ages but they aren't as good as Wigan and Saints. Still much work to do me thinks?

Since when has Team results or other Clubs jnrs defined the quality of our jnrs?
Mustapha Johnson Holroyd Trout Walters Broadbent Newman have all been taken out of our u19's either for loan or injury or 1st team in Newmans case & every one of them as good as their ST's or Wigan counterparts.
There are also plenty of potential future stars in the 16's & 15's.
When England beat the Ausdie schoolboys 7 of that squad were Leeds players so when we say we have the group in a long time its true.

Re: 2019 l Academy U19s : Wed Oct 02, 2019 4:12 pm  

Anybody know anything about us signing Corey Hall, the Yorkshire Academy outside back, from Wigan? Iv heard nothing about it, but In todays England Academy squad announcement, its got him down as a Leeds Rhinos player, his own twitter account also says Leeds Rhinos.

He was very highly regarded at Wakefield before moving to Wigans Academy.

Also...Rhian Rowley, Joe Burton, Iwen Stephens and Liam Tindall have been selected in the squad.

Re: 2019 l Academy U19s : Wed Oct 02, 2019 5:29 pm  

Interesting

Re: 2019 l Academy U19s : Wed Oct 02, 2019 5:58 pm  

Just to follow up on the corey Hall point...Wigans official site only mention Hanley and Rushton as there players selected in there piece on the England Academy squad and also have Hall down as a Leeds player. Leeds official site dosnt mention Hall, but congratulates the other 4.

In summary....Wigans official site, The RFLs official site and Halls twitter account, all have him as a Leeds player.

Seems to be some legs to it.

Re: 2019 l Academy U19s : Wed Oct 02, 2019 6:13 pm  

mattsrhinos1978 wrote:

Anybody know anything about us signing Corey Hall, the Yorkshire Academy outside back, from Wigan? Iv heard nothing about it, but In todays England Academy squad announcement, its got him down as a Leeds Rhinos player, his own twitter account also says Leeds Rhinos.

He was very highly regarded at Wakefield before moving to Wigans Academy.

Also...Rhian Rowley, Joe Burton, Iwen Stephens and Liam Tindall have been selected in the squad.

Not heard a thing, and think a mistake, but my lad just pointed out your post to me, as only last night I was saying how I wish Leeds would sign that Corey Hall for a bit of comp, as he is going to be yet another quality winger coming through at Wigan

Re: 2019 l Academy U19s : Wed Oct 02, 2019 6:24 pm  

Gotcha wrote:

Not heard a thing, and think a mistake, but my lad just pointed out your post to me, as only last night I was saying how I wish Leeds would sign that Corey Hall for a bit of comp, as he is going to be yet another quality winger coming through at Wigan

Yeah i thought it was just a mistake when i seen the squad announcment, cant see why Wigan would let him go. Its his own twitter account handle which says... 'Leeds Rhinos // managed by SMTMUK' which peaked my interest. Like you say, maybe nothing in it.

Would be very happy if we had though, going to be a player, first year Academy last season and a very young first year at that, only missed still being eligible for Scholrship by a month.