Quote: Adeybull "Would you throw George in now where we did Sam? Depends on the individual, surely? Donno looked ready for it, for example?'"
Sometimes it's pretty tough to tell which kids will kick on and which kids will sink when given a shot at SL.
Some kids really stand out at an early age and you just feel that they're destined to make it, where as some kid's come from absolutely no where but then go on and step up to first team level with ease
I watch the Rhinos academy sides regularly, last season Chris Clarkson looked a very good solid player with bags of potential, but was never a stand out player that you went home and raved about, but he has been given a chance by the club and he has seamlessly made the transition into an established SL player, and one who still looks as solid, and as promising, but at a far higher level and has only trained part time.
Where as on the other side of the coin, we have a 16 year old kid at the club now who looks to be a real bolter for SL stardom called Stevie Ward, now if this kid doesn't make it to the very top, then i promise that i'll buy a Bulls calendar and hang it up in my kitchen or my daughters bedroom..................
IMO all of the SL clubs will have both of these type of players in their academy squads, its about which ones get the opportunity like Clarkson has.
Your one to watch is James Donaldson imo, he looks a tremendous prospect
The Bulls have given him a shot this season, and he must have played at least half a dozen SL games, is he 18 yet ?
