And a year at centre including a GF winners ring and try at centre. Or Ablett who always wanted to play 2nd row but often filled in at centre. Or Watkins who did a bit at wing. Or Sinfield who played 2nd row early days and then many years at loose so we could go with McGuire and Burrow in the halves. Or Hall who doesn't want to play centre but has filled in there recently.

Thing is, Walker will probably still be in his teens when both Leeds and Warrington have new coaches and you don't know if they'll want to play him at FB or at elsewhere.

Always plenty of vitriol aimed at GH on these boards,short memories or what?We have just enjoyed a period of unmitigated success and in our "transition "period we are 2nd in the league and in a CC semi!any of this down to GH?
If Walker is not 100% commited to the club,bye.with the exception of a move to Wigan or the NRL do not see how he can better himself talk of Salford and Leigh interest,really?

It will be interesting to see where he ends up. If he goes to somewhere like Leigh all the talk of wanting personal improvement will ring rather hollow.

Well thing is they can promise him the earth when it comes to negotiations cant they? Doesn't mean that they will follow through on any of it like but still.

He'll be more exposed at a club like Salford or Leigh than he would be at Leeds but then again that could be the making of him.

At 17 he doesn't know $h!t. He should have bitten the clubs hands off for that contract and spent 3 years learning. Good luck to him at another club, he'll need it with the number of brain cells he's rocking.

Im sorry but what the hell has jack walkers rugby career got to do with us, its up to jack what he does not this forum ,if he wants to go else were then good luck to him its his decision .the abuse the lads got off this forum is terrible .how would you feel if jack walker told you dont go to that job dont go to this job ,you would tell him wete to go wouldnt you .its his buisiness what he does not our's.so think before you slate him and if he's goin for more money good luck to him its a short career .end of the day we all move jobs for better pay dont we ..any decision is jacks decision and you must accept that not SLATE him.

Talking of brain cells ....brill come back for an adult

He's a 17 year old pipsqueek. He wants guarantees no other player has received, of course he will cop flack, and rightly so. Fans who pay money to go to games contribute to his wages so it is their business and they have the right to comment, negative or otherwise.

He can take it, after all he's 'big man on campus' isn't he?

Plenty saying GH has thrown Walker under the bus & is bullying etc just 2 points IF there-s lies in GH's statement why no denial or threat of libel from JW's side?
Second of all what about JW throwing Golding under the bus by mentioning his long term deal & with a tone as if this some way blocks his 1st team apps & development?
Ateotd IF Walker backed himself he could easily win that FB spot & keep it Golding would play anywhere for that shirt & is more versatile anyway.
I stick with my earlier pov both sides take some blame in this it's that straight forward.

What's clear in this mess is that he has taken some awful advice from his agent. You don't turn down a decent 3 yr deal at Leeds Rhinos as a 17yr old kid.

I do not know if you are a family member so I will not blame you for bringing him up with such a bad attitude.But the posters on here indirectly contribute to the players wages and so have every right to comment on the naive and badly advised demands of an ungrateful young player. They have also given great encouragement to Jack in his early appearances and he could well do to listen to some of the advice at this stage of his career.

Jack has shown with his statement that he is lacking in both character and good positive attitude which are both requirements needed to represent the great Leeds club. If he is not confident enough to fight for a shirt or indeed play in another position then it is better we found this out now as it could have cost a lot of wasted money and aggro further down the line.