Bradford Bulls and London both have academy systems and I don't recall seeing them on the Super League ladder recently.

We have Sam Hallas in 19s who has signed on for next year but the plan is to loan him out to a Championship club. The 16s have Corey Johnson from Lock Lane who looks a good prospect but is only 15.

So basically after Robbie Ward who debuted two years ago we have a converted prop and the next in line is 15. That really doesn't scream 'production line'.

Hallas was too small for prop so the right thing to do was convert for and he has done well. He is a tough lad who can defend in the middle and his dummy half play has improved a lot since moving there. Whether he will get a chance at Leeds remains to be seen. The plan is to loan him out for a year and then see.

Corey Johnson looks a good dummy half runner and looks fantastic at times but is only 15 and plenty can go wrong and right at that age but certainly looks a great prospect and I hope Leeds can sign and keep him.

Despite what people say on here Leeds will not be having an A Team next year and from this years 19s Flynn, Norfolk, Sanderson and Brierley are all getting released.

Well is Hallas good enough to potentially play for months on end for us? If not then we need to sign a backup 9

Possibly not at the moment. We will sign a 9 if Segeyaro leaves and Burrow will be back up.

I though joe Sanderson would have been worth a deal given the dearth of young halves in the game.

Think Sanderson has had an offer to go to Union but wants to stay in league. He will end up at a lower division team if he stays in league.

I agree, we only need to sign a new hooker if Segeyaro leaves, hopefully he stays.

Our main priority has to be a new halfback with a kicking game to play alongside McGuire (who unfortunately we are stuck with as he's still under contract). Next season we will be nowhere near a trophy without one.

I see Burrow as an impact hooker coming off the bench.
Lilley as back up half back playing dual reg if we have no injuries.
Sutcliffe full back.

Hope the reference to signing Segeyaro in this story are a good sign. rlhttp://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/leeds-rhinos/leeds-rhinos-door-s-not-closed-on-new-deal-says-achurch-1-8091831rl

What a load of absolute guff! Look at the Bulls ties with amateur clubs great youth setup need your head shaking another leigh fan claiming the world is against them absolute jokers. The reason you dont have youth is because your owner would rather spend his money on has beens and NRL rejects

PS sorry for jumping on a thread and derailing it

London also have a good academy despite being in the Championship. Beaumont scrapped the reserves in the off season because he wanted to pump his money into the first team.

God no,not another deal for Achurch. He doesn't deserve one

The worrying thing is that the article indicates that it could be a possibility. But then the fact McD has played him whilst benching German Jim gives us an idea of the issues...

Yes if nowt else it looks like they are having talks

I heard the next Indiana Jones film will be the desperate search for "the plot" that Gary Hetherington seems to have lost.