But how did the deal come about?

What the F*** kind of answer is that?



Anyway, Rhinoms, He played in the preseason trial match against Wigan off the bench but is yet to play in the 19s comp. I was posting on the Storm board leading up to the WCC and have been back on and asked in their u18s thread. Ill post back with any news I get.

Cheers H i'd read that we had a couple of u19's on trial/loan but i thought 1 was from the Giants and the other Leeds City college?? but didn't see any mention of the Aussie kid.

So far (I posted at 1:30am their time and its only 5:30 now) I have had 1 reply...

"Yeah we brought him over from CHristchurch last year where he made the Merit side in their national competition as a halfback. When he got here he hurt is his neck in training and so was down the queue to get a game. But played the season in the Local u18 Competition, where he was the leading try scorer and point scorer. He was a great runner with ball in hand."

It'll be good to see how he goes over time. I don't know how old he is though.

Just found this on my searches too. www.sportingpulse.com/team_info. ... pID=223458 It's last seasons stats from the VRL team he was playing for. 13 tries in 11 games including 6 in 1 game!! Not sure what the quality is like though down in The Vic youth leagues as Melbourne seem to poach most of QLD when it comes to talent.

Just found this on my searches too. www.sportingpulse.com/team_info. ... pID=223458 It's last seasons stats from the VRL team he was playing for. 13 tries in 11 games including 6 in 1 game!! Not sure what the quality is like though down in The Vic youth leagues as Melbourne seem to poach most of QLD when it comes to talent.

Interesting that we are looking at HB's especially with White and Sutcliffe going so well and imo the latter is a certainty for the 1st team all things going well etc etc.

TBF this is probably the best time since McGuire and Burrow to be an academy half back at Leeds. All our options are in their early 30s so I can see why the club are looking around for possible future 1st grade standard players. As good as a kid can look at 18, it doesn't mean that will transfer to FG, especially at 6 or 7.

Vincent obviously has some talent otherwise the Storm wouldn't have brought him in from NZ, the same as us bringing him from Aus I suppose.

His best position is 7 too.

Is he quick & can he tackle?
Although I guess the talents he needs most of all are the ability to organise, read the game & pass well on both flanks.
I don't expect too much do I?

Forgot to add, needs an excellent long & short kicking game.

www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sp ... clubs.html BJB and Joe Vickery probably won't like the sound of this if true.

www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sp ... clubs.html BJB and Joe Vickery probably won't like the sound of this if true.