That is, stars from their academy. Obviously Wigan and Saints are untouchable when it comes to what they produce in the league. But where would everyone else place?

You mean rank them on the ability to steal young players away from their local clubs, because they are so cash rich?

thats true!

Stars for the Academy or that go on to be 1st team stars?

To be fair, Julie Burgess' uterous has produced more elite talent than many of our "hotbed" clubs in recent years.

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This is true ha ha.

The idea that Wakefield and Huddersfield don’t produce many players from their academies because other clubs “steal” their players is a bit of a misnomer. When you consider Bradford continue to produce more quality players than both clubs put together.

Hudds don't do too bad themselves these days.

The Wakefield Service Area produce far more than Bulls. How many amateur clubs are there in Bradford? 3? 4?

In the Bulls glory days, their academy was stacked with Normanton players.

Their "next big thing" Matty English is a Stanley Rangers junior...

Why then is Wakefield trinity’s academy success rate so embarrassingly poor then?

I know but he's a Hudds academy 'star', isn't that what the post is about? all SL academy players have come from somewhere, does he mean who become stars for the Academy they sign for or for the SL club they represent?

I've known loads of academy 'stars' who've never played a 1st team game and are now lost to the game completely.

Because clubs like Wigan, Warrington, Hudds, HKR and Bulls keep going out of area to snap them up...that's the premise of thread isn't it!

I'm not sure Wakey's academy is so weak either. They're doing ok, certainly much improved and the Cat 3 section just did the double - League and Cup.

No it’s about ranking sl clubs on their academies and you started this whinge about other clubs “stealing” your players.

I’m saying that’s garbage. Btw Bradford are in league one so if that’s the case your academy really isn’t an attractive option.

Nice one! Next season there’ll be more Bradford academy products in the NRL (none of which came from the Wakefield service area) than there will be Wakefield academy products in the Wakefield first team.

You just get dumber. Wakefield’s service area has kept Bradford going since time began. A huge percentage of SL and Championship players come from either the Wakefield district or the Wakefield, castleford and Fev academies far more than Bradford has ever managed you utter fool.