Pleased for the lad ...maybe he can be cover for stand off as well as FB next season to keep him more happy. Can't see him usurping Hardaker at FB; maybe he has a better future as Leeds's future SO? (Unless Hardaker moves to the NRL of course - which of course I selfishly hope he doesn't)

So already you can see the new wave of youngsters trickling through

You have the already established likes of ward, sutcliffe, singleton and keinhorst looks to be heading that way

Then coming through handley, lilley, baldwinson golding.

#newbeginnings

The tackle on Sheck (I think) was like watching Zak. And there's a lot of NRL full backs been trampled by that lad last season (if it was him)

Worked for Darren Lockyer I suppose

Full back is not a position that generally gets rotated, particularly when you have someone of Hardaker's standard. I'd expect that like this year Golding would get games only in the event of injury.

Yep found it very strange that McDermott post match NZ made it sound like their'd be several games of rotation. If Hardaker stayed injury free how many games would you realistically rotate him out of? 2/3? One every 9/10 games if that? Usually young FB's might get a gig at wing when they first come through but Handley (and Keinhorst) are covering the three quarters.

Very difficult for Golding. Could end up being the first genuine talent we end up letting go from the academy in a while who makes it big elsewhere, but in our defence it's because we have a still very young MOS winner in his place.

Are you are referring to the two times when faced with a NZ breakthough in numbers where Golding was praised on tv for not committing to the tackle and holding off till help arrived. On each occasion his mature action put the ball carrier in two minds and prevented a try making pass. Hardaker has recently been praised for doing the same.

Are you missing the point that a few have made in that Golding could be groomed to additionally cover the SO role? (We could be seeing the beginings of a future triumvarate of Golding-SO, Lilley-SH and Sutcliffe-LF)

Yeah indeed....you are no doubt happily seeing yet another SL playing FB that is better than Hardaker

Not missing the point, but just because some people on here have suggested he could play HB doesn't mean he will.

Yes.... I happily acknowledge class when it is shown in [uboth[/u attack and defence

This^^^