Quote: jools "Be nice if you actually looked around. Perhaps count up how many current players playing the game actually started at hudds academy or scholarship- you might be surprised. Huddersfield have an grade a academy- and have produced a long list of players who are playing the game at professional or semi professional level.
In fact our entire back line who played against saints last week came through our club……
I’m sick of having the same arguments though -it’s easy to have the best academy when you can attract the best talent. Walmsley and smithies two cases in point- both from the area both wanted by Huddersfield both decided to sign for saints / wigan. What can you do?
The gap isn’t looking that massive tonight is it.'"
I didn’t think Walmsley went through the Academy route, thought he was an academic at Leeds Met and just played a bit of rugby at university amateur level. Then opted for his hometown club of Dewsbury Celtic.