He wishes he was the new smith.

I suspect some are getting carried away with Myler at FB. He made a real mess of a couple of basic full back skills, but then popped up well in the line going forward.
I don't have a problem playing him at FB again here given the injury to Walker, but I would prefer to take the opportunity to blood another youngster who is more clearly playing in position and retain Myler on the bench.
I suppose what might happen if Myler starts though is that McLelland might snag a bench spot.
We need to take Toronto seriously and go after them - a) because Brian Mac will have them up for this one and b) we need to be professional and take the points difference if its on offer.

Who is the Academy fullback?

Who has been playing full back in the reserves?

Liam Whitton I think, but Stephens can play there and might be more first grade ready.

I’d imagine Holroyd and Walters will get some first grade this year, but would be interested to see who else. First grade debuts shouldn’t be given away but our future is definitely in the youth and they need experience.

Its the classic "we need to bring the kids thru but we cant take Toronto lightly" time.

If Tommy Holroyd doesnt play tomorrow who will they play him against? Were at home to a team thats, not as bad as its record shows, but they are bottom of the league and we are at home to them after a short turnaround.

Time to unleash The Tank. Give Prior a night off. Its going to a long season for him.

Replacement FB is the only place I'd play L. Sutcliffe. Start Myler at Hooker. Don't rest Prior of anyone else, until we're 3 scores clear.

McDermott will have Toronto fired up without a doubt. Need to be on our game here.

I'd rather see where the first team's at before taking a look at the youngsters, maybe give them games in the CC if the draw's right for it. The argument that youngsters need experience is valid but likewise there's a lot of team development still to be done, ideally with minimum disruption.

I hope the club has more confidence in our kids than the fans clearly do.

Leeds by 30 points tonight. Also give a couple of kids some experience tonight. Would like to see Gale and McLennand in the halves.

Had me worried for a moment, thought it was Thursday today!

Or we had brought the game forward.

All opinions mate and I wouldn't claim for a minute that mine's based upon any great knowledge of what the young lads are capable of.
FWIW I wouldn't change a team that's playing fairly well too much, regardless of opposition. OTOH I'd be just as happy to see youngsters given a crack against any opposition, weak or otherwise, if the team had been performing poorly. So no lack of confidence in youngsters on my part, more a case of disagreeing that the right time to play them is tomorrow just because the opposition is perceived to be weak.

I would stick with Gale and Lui in the halves as it's a new combination that needs time to develop, but I see no reason not to give Holroyd a run.