Surprised me this one as the lad is highly rated at the club. I expect that we have a first refusal for him if he is to come to back to SL. Good luck to him!

Disappointed in this talented player who i feel would have broke into the first team in the next 12/18 months.

I thought this kid was seen as one of the best prospects in the country?

He must want regular games. Hope this foesjt bite us in the ass

He doesn't look physically anywhere near SL yet. Maybe just an honest conversation was had about first team chances this year? There's no room in the back row if everyone is fit he'd be way down the list right now - Newman, MacDonald, Olpherts, Roberts, Simpson and out of position Handley and Martin might all be ahead of him. If that's the case he would likely have been loaned out all year again anyway, so it might just be better for everyone for him to make a proper fresh start elsewhere, and he seemed happy at York.

Who knows, he may become a superstar but from what little I've seen he's miles off.

Mental, just loan him out for the year again, that’s what York originally wanted. This is a really dumb move…

He's only 19 surely loaning him out would had been the better option.

Look, im a Rohan Smith fan, but why let promising centres leave (Hall, Edwards) when your first choice centres are crocked and have a history of being crocked (Newman, Macdonald, Simpson) - only play wingers (who have zero positional sense) in the centres (Handley/Fusitu'a) who against Hull KR were a total disaster.

I wonder how much of this is down to Rohan publicly saying that 18/19 year olds shouldn't be playing SL? He might be right, but if you're a player in that position, you probably don't want to hang around for another 3 years to play regularly, when you can do so at another club...

Seems strange, given a loan would have shown in a years time whether he'll be up for it or not.

Is also clear that young payers who are ‘highly rated’ on here, are not necessarily thought of in same way by the club. We obviously felt would not make the grade and we have to make those tough calls…..

Always found it weird he wasn’t recalled or didn’t get a game when we were so short in the centres last year, where as a younger Simpson got a few games.

Too small? Maybe RS reckons he could farm him out for a year and he'd still come back too small.

Although Agar hailed him and Gannon as generational talents a few years ago, I think we’ve simply decided he has no special attributes. No special skills, pace or size, hence won’t be top class.

That’s how he looks to me anyway.
Could be a good player but not special, it’s unforgiving in pro sport

Or are Leeds clearing a bit of salary cap for some reason...

I doubt its cap related. More likely what SGP said - Leeds just don't feel he's the future star he's been touted as. Lets be honest, if he was showing that kind of promise he wouldn't be leaving, or if he did it wouldn't be to York. He doesn't look strong enough for the centres, and would be hopelessly outgunned in the backrow, which he was also said to be able to play. He may just be a case of outstanding junior who doesn't transition to first team.

Smith clearly likes physical presence in the centres, and he's signed MacDonald, Roberts and potentially Olpherts to play there. Simpson is a year older and if he's fit he'll be in the mix as well (although Smith hinted strongly last year that he didn't like picking teenagers).

Also someone mentioned Corey Hall - he left before Smith took over.