Morgan Gannon will make his comeback from his HIA injury and also whilst being stood down on health grounds by the club for almost 2 months in the Rhinos reserves this Friday V Hull FC reserves https://www.leeds-live.co.uk/sport/rugb ... n-26684570 It will be great to see Morgan back out on the field.

Morgan Gannon will make his comeback from his HIA injury and also whilst being stood down on health grounds by the club for almost 2 months in the Rhinos reserves this Friday V Hull FC reserves https://www.leeds-live.co.uk/sport/rugb ... n-26684570 It will be great to see Morgan back out on the field.

Excellent news may also be the kick up the backside that Bentley needs.

Jack Looks like he could do with a loan, far better than reserves level. Warren also looked good imo.

Aldridge looked good again today.

Have to say I’m not sure how many of these lads will make first grade other than Jack but good solid side.

I think most of our lads who played reserves could benefit from short loan spells at either SL or championship level. Walters is far above that level. Sinfield impressive again with his organisation & calmness. Ruan scored a great try hitting a great line behind the ruck. Was great to see Gannon get some game time and minutes back on pitch after having a few weeks out.

Gannon played in the halves when he came on didn't he?

Why are we so poorly represented in the Yorkshire origin squad? I don't really follow the academy game these days.

yes its a bit weird, we won the u18s grand final last season, and it seems quite a few of those players are still eligible for the u18s but arent selected in the squad
are they trying to select mostly u17s or something maybe?

The Yorkshire squad is mind boggling, unless the aim is to get hammered i just dont get it.

We should have 6 or 7 in, and that wouldnt include one of the 2 who actually did get in.

64 - 0 win for our Scholarship against Bradford tonight, Harley Thomas and Joe Diskin with 3 trys apiece

Quality of opposition aside there was some lovely ball movement and skill on show there. Impressive stuff.

predictably the Yorkshire team were easily beaten in the first game - unless theres many changes to the squad for the 2nd game i cant see much change in the result

You called that one Matt.
Why does it very often appear that squad selections at junior level are politically picked?
Surely it's in the best interests of the sport that the best players are picked and regardless of which club they play for?
When are the Australian Schoolboys next touring over here?
This is another consideration for choosing the very best players for the county games and then also for England International selection based on those games.
2018 was the last time that England played against the Aussies when we won the 2 match test series.

Bit of positivity,

Im delighted with the Academy intake just announced, one of, if not the best intake in recent memory.

Some real top quality in amongst the 15 players.

I had wondered how many we would sign from this class, i hoped it would be into the teens, but was worried we might lose one or two to big offers elsewhere, or that we would deem 14/15 as too many for one intake.

Really Happy we have signed so many, especially that we have kept all the 'stand outs'

Hopefully it will go a long way towards quieting zoom zooms negativity and personal attacks at the scholarship head coach... said this for years and never been more apt apt after this announcement matt where the club is failing in its junior development and the reason so many fall by the wayside within our academy and not kick on is because the lad butteril is not the academy head coach...im told the lad was made part time this last year? Madness by the club madness...anyway pressures on now for the academy to produce some first team players...they have the quality moving up now so no excuses.

We are told this year on year , but very little ever comes through to first team level , as a club we do not seem to improve these players to any great standard

Agree 100% tomtom

I am a huge fan of the work Butteril does, he has consistently sent groups/players up to the Academy who look top quality prospects, they get to the Academy and too often dont kick on and generally look far less intelligent players despite being older.

Everyones entitled to their opinion, and maybe its me who's wrong, but for me, he's a brilliant coach/developer of talent, it amazes me how anyone with any knowledge of our Scholarship would think otherwise

I dont know if the logistics would work, but if it was up to me, i would have him full time and coach of the Scholarship and Academy.

Positivity? You ain't from around here, are you boy?

Not quite so positive with affairs at first team level unfortunately, but yeah, credit where its due, really Happy with the work done in securing this intake

What's your view on Fergus McCormack? Do you think he can be a top level half in the next half dozen years. Same question for young Sinfield.

Like both of them, they complement each other well aswel, if we look at them as a pair, i certainly think they have the ability to be first team players.

Harry Smith is a very good half in this batch just announced, he could well be better than both. Him and Dylan Hutchinson are a quality 6 & 7 in this intake, a bit like Sinfield and McCormack, they fit well together, Smith the control at 7 with Hutchinson the X Factor//Run threat at 6

Between the 4 of them, its the first time in a long time i'v been excited by the Quality and depth we have at half back in our system.

As always though, need to keep working hard and have a bit of luck on their side.

Any updates Tom if Butterill is still leaving?
Too many jobs for the old boys in the past at Leeds, with regards to them being given the role as head of Academy,when clearly Butterill is the man for the job

don't know to be fair biff hope not? wasn't something out this week about him doing a job at the uni? lad develops kids year on year but its within the academy that they never fulfill their potential in fact most go backwards? wouldn't surprise me if he left who could blame him if its jobs for the boys as you suggest

How come you cannot raise a reserve side to play Wigan this week? That is very worrying for a club of Leeds standing!

The reserves needs scrapping anyway.