Why are we looking any futher than the Burgess twins????

I'm sure the coaching staff would really appreciate your considered assessment of why they should look no further. So now's you chance...

Because they've just turned 18, and even if your built like a brick $hithouse SL is a big step (especialliy seen as they've only just moved up to u20).

Take it from the people who know best (Macca and co) that they're not ready. They certainly knew when and how long to give Whitehead game time.

How old was Sam when he played in the Super League? I'm sure the burgess boys are old enough.

What's the saying....if you are good enough you are old enough?

The coaching staff will readily tell you Sam was a freak (in the nicest possible way), same as Fielden was. These two they assure us will be pretty damn good, but are not yet at that level. Its not written in stone that every brother will develop same as other/s. Look at the Sculthorpes, for example.

Does it not run in the family?? And what about all the other u20's in SL?? If they don't get a break how will we know if they are good enough>

not particulary unusual for props to not break through into 1st team til their early 20's. If anything I'd say its unusual for them to break through at 17-18 as they dont usually have the physical bulk at that age. That said the twins are pretty big units so I suspect they'll get their chance sooner rather than later.

I'd rather trust the coaching staff to determine when they are ready for a break. Not just physically, but mentally too. If you throw them in too early, or too many at once so they are not guided (and to an extent protected) enough by senior players, they can get mentally scarred for life, and can be lost to the game. Don't take my word for it - Noble said it more than once at Fans' Forums as has Macca. I'd say you have to be pretty mature mentally to go up against your Morleys and JPs and Lynches and the like at an early age, since they sure as hell will do their very best to totally intimidate the new kid on the block. And they wrote the book on it.

Good God.

He's not available. Too busy with various wars, the odd 'natural' disaster and an oil slick made by corporate psychopaths.

I think we should throw the Burgess twins in, they looked good the other year against West Tigers at Odsal.

Andy Raleigh is not the answer, neither is Ian Millward.