Re: RD 5 | Huddersfield Giants (A) : Thu Apr 29, 2021 8:30 pm  

Still, Leeds haven’t even produced anyone matching their standard and in Williams a player whose going very well in the NRL.

Re: RD 5 | Huddersfield Giants (A) : Thu Apr 29, 2021 8:38 pm  

Seth wrote:

Still, Leeds haven’t even produced anyone matching their standard and in Williams a player whose going very well in the NRL.

True.
We’d take any of Trueman, Lomax or Sneyd right now!!
Williams is way out of our league.

Re: RD 5 | Huddersfield Giants (A) : Thu Apr 29, 2021 8:41 pm  

Seth wrote:

Still, Leeds haven’t even produced anyone matching their standard and in Williams a player whose going very well in the NRL.

Absolutely, only McShane came through but ended up at hooker. I thought Liam Hood would make it at hooker but again moved on.

Only young Sinfield on the horizon at present as a potential half.

Personally, I think we totally lost the plot when Barrie McD was put in charge of the youth set up.

One more half for England - Hastings

Re: RD 5 | Huddersfield Giants (A) : Thu Apr 29, 2021 8:51 pm  

Mark Laurie wrote:

Absolutely, only McShane came through but ended up at hooker. I thought Liam Hood would make it at hooker but again moved on.

Only young Sinfield on the horizon at present as a potential half.

Personally, I think we totally lost the plot when Barrie McD was put in charge of the youth set up.

One more half for England - Hastings

Yeh exactly!
Hastings and Austin in the halves for England speaks volumes for the quality we’re producing over here.
Be great to see Sinfield come through.

Re: RD 5 | Huddersfield Giants (A) : Thu Apr 29, 2021 8:56 pm  

Harry Smith at Wigan is a super player. A kid ive been impressed with for a while in academy buf standard of young halves and hookers is very poor and not just a Leeds issue.

We had the best young 9 in the country but thats gone now thru no fault of the club.

Re: RD 5 | Huddersfield Giants (A) : Thu Apr 29, 2021 9:51 pm  

To my mind the game is really overcoached and it stifles creativity and natural talent. Coaches profess the ‘play what’s in front of you’ mantra but the reality is coaching methods don’t reflect this and it’s just paid lip service to.

Re: RD 5 | Huddersfield Giants (A) : Thu Apr 29, 2021 9:52 pm  

Simmo71 wrote:

Yeh exactly!
Hastings and Austin in the halves for England speaks volumes for the quality we’re producing over here.
Be great to see Sinfield come through.

Neither are in the England squad.

Re: RD 5 | Huddersfield Giants (A) : Thu Apr 29, 2021 10:15 pm  

Seth wrote:

Eastmond- huge risk and a real desperate grab which is still unknown which way it’ll go. One things for sure he needs to start getting involved. Loads of players went a long time without playing but have managed to show more intent.

In truth not one of them (including Gale) excites or fills me with great optimism.

How has such a big club failed to produce a half of any note since McGuire and Burrow?!

I want to see Eastmond taking the line on more. I'm hoping when Gale comes back this part of his game will improve.

Re: RD 5 | Huddersfield Giants (A) : Thu Apr 29, 2021 10:17 pm  

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Marty Grrrrrrrrrr! wrote:

Harry Smith at Wigan is a super player. A kid ive been impressed with for a while in academy buf standard of young halves and hookers is very poor and not just a Leeds issue.

We had the best young 9 in the country but thats gone now thru no fault of the club.

Dodd, lewis, smith (William's not long since at wigan so they've had 2, 3 with powell) , mcnamara, Trueman, Richardson, that's a number of young halves that are either established or are making their way in the first team, leeds have 0. So while the competition needs more and of ever higher quality, Leeds are even further behind that level.

Re: RD 5 | Huddersfield Giants (A) : Thu Apr 29, 2021 11:21 pm  

Seth wrote:

[imgur][/imgur]Dodd, lewis, smith (William's not long since at wigan so they've had 2, 3 with powell) , mcnamara, Trueman, Richardson, that's a number of young halves that are either established or are making their way in the first team, leeds have 0. So while the competition needs more and of ever higher quality, Leeds are even further behind that level.

Hmmm im not so sure many of them are that great if im honest Seth. Trueman is clearly outstanding, Williams has made the grade, Smith, Lewis, McNamara and Dodds are just starting out in their careers if we are honest.

Our youth development is fine, theres a shortage of key positon players i agree but we get kids through. The game is lacking in producing key position players.