ComeOnYouUll wrote:
How are the three clubs going at Academy level?
Bennison, Grace, Lomax, Welsby, Lees, Roby, Knowles, Wingfield, Marshall, Smith, Powell, Byrne, Farrell, Shorrocks, Smithies, Partington, Havard. That was the home grown contingent in the game yesterday.
I really hope Hull and Warrington are able to transition the decent academy performances into first team yields, the more effective academies we have the better for everyone. But it’s a mistake to think that winning games at the academy level leads to that. From my own experience I have seen the unbeaten team of 2016 from Saints go on to yield, Grace, Costello and Richardson and that was it.
Oh, and Simm is a significantly better centre than he is winger. He’s played on the wing for Saints for most of the year due to Grace being injured, but some poor performances (including the Semi final of the CC) has really eroded his confidence in the position. If he’s to be successful you need to get him back in the centres and asap.