Like Who? I'd say Watkins has as much potential as any centre we've produced since Schofield. Whether he reaches that potential I don't know but he's without a doubt a top prospect.

Exactly my question too. We don't have the best history when it comes to centres imo, Watkins could be one of the best for quite some time.

would say connolly and newlove were two pretty good uns

I think Watkins could be better than both.

Watkins is great with ball in hand, when his opposite number has the ball in hand he is a defensive nightmare.
With Slater going to get the full back job for the Roos in the World Cup Inglis will probably play at 4.
Kallum Watkins v Greg Inglis doesn't bear thinking about!

As opposed to the smaller slower Darrell Goulding coming up against him? The fact is whom ever comes up against Inglis, Folau, or Jennings is going to have their work cut out for them, it will be up to the England defenders as a unit to stop him getting any good ball.

If Rugby League was about pure athleticism, Dwayne Chambers would have been a GB Winger.

Watkins and Reed along with Hall and Charnley should be the international wing/centre partnerships for years to come.

Indeed. Luckily Watkins has got all the skills required to play centre as well as the athleticism.

Thought he went to AFL 2 years ago?

He did, he's coming back to the nrl next season, parra 3e favourites to sign him

O really, haven't heard about that............ Dam that Aussie backline will be good with him back:

Slater............Tomkins
Falou.............Charnley / Briscoe
Inglis.............Watkins
Hodges..........Reed
Boyd.............Hall
Thurston........Widdop / Chase / McGuire / Lomax / Brough / Ratchford / Myler
Cronk............ Sinfield

We actually have some depth in the halves, why did Lomax not get picked for the England squad?

Off the top of my head, Connelly, Lydon, Gleeson, Hunte, Newlove, Senior, Laughlin.

I dont think he's a bad player i think it just shows how low our standards are nowadays.

Some good players there. I'm not saying Watkins is better than any of those players now, but he has as much if not more potential than some of those players did at 21.

i rate watkins highly but he is someway off being in the calibre of other centres we've produced as named above - yet!