Disagree JGR, Owen is SL standard IMO.

That probably says more about the coaches we have employed than the player himself.

Good point. Did Alan Hunte play Evalds or Owen when he was temporarily in-charge? I can't recall. I know both got a game or two under Noble.

Not sure about Owen. Don't think Evalds featured as Hunte started the bizarre experiment of Sneyd at fullback IIRC.

The problem might be that so many of those young players have been sent out on season long loans, and so can't be recalled. It's a problem many teams will face now there's no A team or U21 team.

I know what I'd do, go to Bradford and try and get Kear/Foster in and let them take a couple of fringe players to help bolster their numbers.

Might be a solution too the end of the season and in Foster you'd got quite a decent kicker too. Okay neither the fastest wingers in the league but will add much more pace than Platt on the wing. More concerning for me is a centre as more and more Gleeson looks shot.