Re: 2021 | U19's Academy : Sat Sep 25, 2021 3:02 pm  

mattsrhinos1978 wrote:

You wouldnt of found me Jim, i watched it on YT, im a 3hr drive from Leeds unfortunately.

Theres never really many from any group that make it to our first team, if you get 2 or 3 from each intake that form part of your squad, your doing well. For next seasons likely squad, If you take Oledzki/Smith/Walkers year as a starting point thats 3, Newman and maybe Muizz from the year after that, 2...Holroyd, Broadbent, Johnson, *Walters from the year after that, 4...Tindall, *Hall the year after, 2. Then you get to the majority of these lads todays years...Hird, Field, Atkinson, Wallace, N-Watten, Parsons, Turner...I like these lads but they're solid not spectacular, unless they have a real development spike we'l be lucky to get 2,im a big fan of Parsons as a 9 but he's missed so long i cant really place him atm, then the year after that with Edwards, Gannon, Simpson, Gatus, Edgell, Morgan, Spear we should be hoping for 3 or 4 when alls said and done.

Like you mentioned on a post a few week ago jim, it will get harder and harder for each group with the amount of good young players we have that they will have to get ahead of.

This 17s group is particularly strong but yes, things have changed over a few years.

Agree with all that mate; even with Parsons though, he’s got Corey Johnson to get past now. Those two could be an interesting rotation but Leeming’s on long-term contract and been in good form too.

Big day for me today, took my boy to his first match at Headingley. He only lasted one half but it’s a start!

Re: 2021 | U19's Academy : Sat Sep 25, 2021 3:06 pm  

KaeruJim wrote:

Yes agreed mate. Edwards, Sinfield, Simpson for me are the best prospects and they’re all 17s. Hall, Field, Spear, Tom N-W and a few others are chances but I can’t see many of this group breaking into first grade at Leeds.

For this game Matts yep we broke their line much more they they broke us, we just didn’t have the quality to maintain any pressure or execute.

Their tries were all jagged in good ball pretty much with barge overs.

Was looking out for you both but the flaw in that is I have no idea what either of you look like!

Cant believe u didnt see me Jimbo. I was there.

Re: 2021 | U19's Academy : Sat Sep 25, 2021 3:06 pm  

19s was hoping to play Wigan next week but its fallen thru so season over.

Re: 2021 | U19's Academy : Sat Sep 25, 2021 3:15 pm  

Marty Grrrrrrrrrr! wrote:

Cant believe u didnt see me Jimbo. I was there.

I was looking for the white suit, bevvy of beautiful Russian laydeez and the helicopter mate but must have missed you!

My lad did manage to almost walk in to Kevin Sinfield round the back of the stand though so it wasn’t a total loss for celebrities.

Re: 2021 | U19's Academy : Sat Sep 25, 2021 3:39 pm  

KaeruJim wrote:

I was looking for the white suit, bevvy of beautiful Russian laydeez and the helicopter mate but must have missed you!

My lad did manage to almost walk in to Kevin Sinfield round the back of the stand though so it wasn’t a total loss for celebrities.

I was with Sir Kev n Agar before the game. Agar thought Thurs game was much higher quality than people think.

Re: 2021 | U19's Academy : Sat Sep 25, 2021 3:43 pm  

KaeruJim wrote:

This 17s group is particularly strong but yes, things have changed over a few years.

Agree with all that mate; even with Parsons though, he’s got Corey Johnson to get past now. Those two could be an interesting rotation but Leeming’s on long-term contract and been in good form too.

Big day for me today, took my boy to his first match at Headingley. He only lasted one half but it’s a start!

Brilliant Jim, my lads first will be nxt season, started playing with his local teams u7's this season and loves it.

Re: 2021 | U19's Academy : Sat Sep 25, 2021 4:00 pm  

mattsrhinos1978 wrote:

Brilliant Jim, my lads first will be nxt season, started playing with his local teams u7's this season and loves it.

Superb. So much better for kids than sitting in front of a TV screen.

Re: 2021 | U19's Academy : Sat Sep 25, 2021 4:41 pm  

mattsrhinos1978 wrote:

Brilliant Jim, my lads first will be nxt season, started playing with his local teams u7's this season and loves it.

George is nearly 5 so a bit of a struggle for him to be fair. It was really nice and heartwarming… for about 20 minutes! I reckon we’re a couple of years away from first team games,

I hope mine gets into it like yours! What position is yours lined up for..? Mine’s tall, daft and angry so prop all the way.

Re: 2021 | U19's Academy : Sat Sep 25, 2021 5:34 pm  

KaeruJim wrote:

George is nearly 5 so a bit of a struggle for him to be fair. It was really nice and heartwarming… for about 20 minutes! I reckon we’re a couple of years away from first team games,

I hope mine gets into it like yours! What position is yours lined up for..? Mine’s tall, daft and angry so prop all the way.

Right now id say somewhere in the backs...he loves the ball in hand and seems to be always tying the bootlaces when theres tackling to be done!!

Re: 2021 | U19's Academy : Sat Sep 25, 2021 6:49 pm  

mattsrhinos1978 wrote:

Right now id say somewhere in the backs...he loves the ball in hand and seems to be always tying the bootlaces when theres tackling to be done!!

Inherited his Dad’s brains obviously!