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Well done to both lads. Latus has stepped up this back half of the season.

HOMEGROWN
(1) Kris Welham
(2) Jordan Cox
(3) Liam Watts
(4) Louis Sheriffe
(5) Scott Taylor
(6) Aaron Ollett
(7) Rhys Lovegrove
(icon_cool.gif Scott Murrell
(9) Liam Salter
(10) Nick Johnson
(11) Sam Latus
(12) Rich Beaumont

FEDERATION FROM HULL
(1) Craig Hall
(2) Scott Wheldon
(3) Josh Hodgson
(4) Jason Netherton
(5) David Hodgson
(6) Graham Horne

Hull Kingston Australia????

I remember when HKR fans said they didn't care were their players came from, as long as they were successful.

Nothings changed then.

Think it's looking good don't you barring a few Aussies left

It's nice, but I'm still not bothered where they come from.

However, I do think that if players come through your academy then you instil a sense of belonging and camaraderie, particularly if you bring through a few at the same time.

You do indeed, and their cheaper.

Which was why Leeds had such a dominant side for that period

Not convinced the club have made the right move here.

Whilst Latus has improved into a passable 'squad filler' and Beaumont clearly has ability, I can't help feeling that given their respective ages and skill-sets, they will never really offer the club any more than they do already.

I would much rather the club had spent this money on promoting the younger James Green into the full-time squad.

He is a giant of a kid with the potential to far eclipse anything Beaumont or Latus could ever hope to achieve in Super League.

Who said they won't?

As has been pointed out on numerous threads, you cannot have 25 top end players in a squad, the cap won't allow it (as designed). Every club has to have players that will be able to fill a role as required and by that criteria you will only get the mediocre ones to fill these roles.

Agreed on Latus, would rather have kept Foxy but Latus obviously cheaper otion

Which is why I'm saying spend the money on trying to develop someone with genuine potential like Green over cheap 'squad fillers'.

i have to agree that while the academy is now bearing fruit. I would rather see quality rather than mediorcity. james green and kris bell are ones for the future.