Re: Team V Leeds : Tue Apr 13, 2021 4:34 pm  

Really hoping we get to see Kilner at some point in the next few weeks. He’s got time yet but we need to have a look at him at some point and see what he’s got. It’s not an area of real strength for us in quality terms, so it would seem to make sense to have a look at all your options. If he isn’t going to play then we need to have a look at him via a loan spell instead. I noticed Brad O’Neill has gone to Widnes on loan today, so a couple if similar deals may be made.

Re: Team V Leeds : Tue Apr 13, 2021 5:06 pm  

NickyKiss wrote:

Really hoping we get to see Kilner at some point in the next few weeks. He’s got time yet but we need to have a look at him at some point and see what he’s got. It’s not an area of real strength for us in quality terms, so it would seem to make sense to have a look at all your options. If he isn’t going to play then we need to have a look at him via a loan spell instead. I noticed Brad O’Neill has gone to Widnes on loan today, so a couple if similar deals may be made.

I'm not sure he does have much time to be honest. He looked good in that Saints game but 1 SL appearance at 21 years old isn't a good place to be with no u21s or reserve rugby. Can you think of anyone who left it that late and still made it? I can think of Peacock at Bradford and that's about it. That was probably an era with reserve rugby though. I can't think of anyone at Wigan, they all got released if they hadn't broken through by that age. I'm not saying that's how it should be, but I don't think he will be here next year if he doesn't break through this season.

Re: Team V Leeds : Tue Apr 13, 2021 6:39 pm  

Grimmy wrote:

I'm not sure he does have much time to be honest. He looked good in that Saints game but 1 SL appearance at 21 years old isn't a good place to be with no u21s or reserve rugby. Can you think of anyone who left it that late and still made it? I can think of Peacock at Bradford and that's about it. That was probably an era with reserve rugby though. I can't think of anyone at Wigan, they all got released if they hadn't broken through by that age. I'm not saying that's how it should be, but I don't think he will be here next year if he doesn't break through this season.

It’s not an endless period of time but we are only three games in. If we’ve not seen him come 10-15 games then you would start to wonder if he will get a chance but I’m keeping my fingers crossed he does. I know what you’re saying about his age and at some point this season he’ll need to make that jump you’d imagine. He’s 21 years old at the minute so that would usually be an age where you’re getting chances. It was a real shame the loan spell at Toronto got panned with Covid as it’s playing first team rugby somewhere that could really knock the door down. All I can say is I presume Lammy sees something in the likes of Havard, Byrne and Partington that he isn’t seeing in Kilner and that’s fair enough.

Re: Team V Leeds : Tue Apr 13, 2021 8:48 pm  

NickyKiss wrote:

It’s not an endless period of time but we are only three games in. If we’ve not seen him come 10-15 games then you would start to wonder if he will get a chance but I’m keeping my fingers crossed he does. I know what you’re saying about his age and at some point this season he’ll need to make that jump you’d imagine. He’s 21 years old at the minute so that would usually be an age where you’re getting chances. It was a real shame the loan spell at Toronto got panned with Covid as it’s playing first team rugby somewhere that could really knock the door down. All I can say is I presume Lammy sees something in the likes of Havard, Byrne and Partington that he isn’t seeing in Kilner and that’s fair enough.

Yeah, in years previous we never seemed to have more than one prop coming through so he'd have had a crack

Re: Team V Leeds : Wed Apr 14, 2021 10:31 pm  

If French does come in then it has to be on the wing. If he’s not fully up to speed then fullback is too crucial of a position to risk him at.

Regardless of that, Hardaker has been playing out of his skin there so far this season and I’d say arguably up there with his 2017 form at Cas, so deserves to be there

Re: Team V Leeds : Thu Apr 15, 2021 5:27 pm  

Doesn’t take much to twist Lams arm when it comes to Big Tony Clubb. Rewarded with a start for his reasonable showing at York.

Still no French, which against a young Leeds side is fair enough. Get him right for playing against stronger teams(and by that I mean ones with less injuries) in the coming weeks.

Re: Team V Leeds : Thu Apr 15, 2021 6:56 pm  

Major lack of go forward already

Re: Team V Leeds : Thu Apr 15, 2021 7:32 pm  

Good enough half.

Wish Ethan Havard would drive those legs a bit.

Re: Team V Leeds : Thu Apr 15, 2021 7:35 pm  

Doing what we need to do without getting out of third gear again.

Some nice shapes in attack where a true centre would take more advantage.

Bullock much better off the bench. Smithies looking good on that left channel.

Hanley best game so far by a mile. No mistakes but also providing good go forward.

Another professional job so far despite maybe not the most thrilling.

Expect us to pull away in the last 20.

Re: Team V Leeds : Thu Apr 15, 2021 7:37 pm  

Yup. All on track, as far as I can see.