Please explain your opinion and how you came to this concussion?

Anyone who has actually seen Corey play knows that he is the most talented 9 at academy level and once he has played mens footy for a season he will make the 17

If Corey progresses as we all hope then he will be the starting 9 for Leeds within 2 years IMO

Just needs to fill out a bit, otherwise he’s almost ready to play against fully grown men each week.

I've only seen him when he did the cameo for the 1st team so very hard to judge but looked a way off the 1st team.

Would like to seem him get some good game time over the friendlies but in reality we need to build Leeming into the first team so not sure how that will work out.

Looks to me like good succession planning - Leeming to start now with Dwyer off the bench for impact, with Johnson to come through in a couple of years after some time learning his trade at senior level on dual reg (by which time Dwyer will be gone). On the basis that no-one realistically expects us to win anything this year or next I'm happy with the 9/14 shirt for the foreseeable future.

Was Parcel IIRC he said he would like to play in the NRL again one day but he would definitely see out his contract unlike Segeyaro.

No reasoning I’m afraid . Just find it bit odd that we sign a 24 yr old specialist hooker when we may have a young special player on the books. I’ve never seen Johnson play, so you clearly are more informed on his chances than me.....

Johnson will replace Dwyer through the season i think and him and Leeming will be the 9s from then on. Quality kid.

Because Johnson is 18 and has virtually no Super League experience, he’s not ready to be our 1st choice starting hooker.

People are far too quick to call for youngsters to be thrown in at the deep end, then to be written off when they don’t meet their unrealistic expectations.

How the hell can someone comment on a player negatively, based only on a 10 minute appearance where his distribution in that period far exceeded the player he replaced, ended with a try assist, and very close to a try himself?

Crikey, what must you have thought of virtually every player in the shirt over last two years?

I do think he should have played more first team at this stage, if he was that good. Diskin was an 80 minute first team hooker at 18! Does worry me about when we are talking dual reg etc when we have been rally poor at hooker last season.
Hope I’m completely wrong though as I’d love any local lady’s fine good !

It’s called relegation. Coaches dare not promote under this. No balls.

Also worries me whenever people are talking abut players needing to ‘bulk up’. This never happens naturally and if a players natural shape isn’t right for their position you can’t really change that. Backs can get away with being lean , look at Gildart and Hardaker, as class can still rise. However hookers are expected to defend like props, and this game is the most brutal team sport in the world.
Out if interest has Cameron Smith ever played hooker? He looks to have the Terry a newton type of build , good skill set too?

He played hooker last year for us. He isn’t an hooker, and the lad has been treated badly played out of his natural role continuously. Just like these people that say he can’t defend, purely on the basis of playing at stand off, where he missed some tackles. Tackles that halfs miss every single week, and yet he made double the tackles in that match that halfs normally do.

On Corey, he doesn’t need to bulk, it will happen naturally. He is no different to Daryl Clark when he came on the scene, exactly the same, with the same skill set. Some coaches have faith though.

Diskin didn’t make his first team debut until he was 19.

Diskin made his debut when he was 19...Not that it matters in any regard to Johnsons potential or ability, which are both extremely good.