They replaced them in the squad, game time or not.

The key word there would have been 'suitable'

I can't comment on the suitability of Ambler and Eastwood as I've yet to see them pull on a Leeds 1st team jersey.

Watkins has potential but not the consistency to be a suitable replacement for the outgoing International experienced centre.

Which one?

Toopi will be virtually irreplaceable in your revisionist ideal of what he meant to the team.

For me, he flitted between being weak defensively, and being weak in attack. Never seemed to have a game where both got put together

...add in injured a lot in his final season and you wonder how big his boots really are to fill?

The one who has played in SL this season.

The outgoing International class centre was an ever present for Leeds during their championship winning season of 2007 and continued up to his injury in the WCC winning team in 2008. Missed more since he left than appreciated by the (what's that word you use) when he was here.



And the players that have filled in at three since have been superior in which way?

I don't recall Tony Rea making a deal out of where you could get to Leeds on the right edge when Toopi was playing or the Leeds coach feeling the need to switch his most dangerous attacking threat for 2009 to bolster the defence on that side, much to the detriment of that particular player's performances this season.

And while Smith settles into the role will we have to suffer [url=http://viewtopic.php?t=412998&start=0tackling stats[/urllike those he produced V Hull?

I can't help but think the signing of an established right centre would have been the obvious solution but nevermind.

heard is little brother has just signed for leeds tho ! had trails in the 16s foundation and if im correct in saying think he was the only trialist signed !but could b wrong , so there you have it !

If you saw his face on the screen he had taken a knock and could hardly see out of one eye. Some would have declined even playing any more game time. Check out McLennan's quote in YEP.

whos left too sign then?

Gibson, Worrall, Smith?

All leaving imo.

And ablett but when you hear bluey describing kirke and ablett as part of "the glue" of the team i'd expect an announcement ablett has re-signed very soon.
As for the other 3 lets hope we can keep smith at least.