im tipping sydney roosters,class team.

I watched Rovers vs Cas yesterday. Rovers didnt look much different to last year no structures in attack and defence. Reliant on wildly offloading, throwing the ball about and relying on Quinlan to create something. SKD, Litten, Takarangi and King had good games. There will do better than the last couple of seasons as they have better players but really need to improve the basics.

Was impressed with Cas, they have a very good spine, Evalds is a superb fullback.

Think the Panthers can get over the final hurdle this year.
Invaluable experience for this squad last year and fancy them to make amends.
A lot of people fancy a final swansong for Bennett and his Souths.
A fully firing Lattrell Mitchell is pretty impressive viewing.
Storm looked like they've started like they finished last season. Bellamy always has them well drilled and will be around at the business end.
Fosdyke's tipping Roosters and they looked mighty impressive in the first round with Tedesco flying.
Eels and Raiders likely to make up the top 6.

Just a reminder that the fans forum is on Radio Humberside todaty at 6pm.

There'll be a catch up option online later.

Cheers.

Centre of Excellence plans being discussed https://www.hullfc.com/blog/2021/03/16/ ... -for-2021/ And future regional hubs planned in Bristol, London.

Centre of Excellence plans being discussed https://www.hullfc.com/blog/2021/03/16/ ... -for-2021/ And future regional hubs planned in Bristol, London.

The youth set up is vital, can save thousands in the long term but we seem to have been lacking if I'm honest as we don't produce the homegrown stars that Wigan, Leeds and Castleford do on a consistent basis. I do hope that might change under Hodgson, I am really optimistic about the changes he has made and think he'll be a great coach and just what we needed after some "lazy" years under Radders, when we stagnated at all levels within the club.

Agreed except Cas, what players have they produced under Powell from their academy?

Huddersfield have a great academy set up.

Pearsons biggest mistake was the academy merger.