I would agree. JJB has been the workhorse engine of the Leeds pack for some time now capable of playing the full 80. Why change a winning formula?

Ollie Olds (7) has looked decent in the U20's and although he may not be a new Burrow or Mcguire Sean Casey has done a good job aswell.

In terms of a futire 6 i honestly think that is where Ward will stay and further down the line IF he lives up to his potential look out for Liam Sutcliffe taking the 13 shirt.

He must be sh*t hot to be playing for the U20's at that age...

I cant see any marquee aussies coming across to SL any time soon given the disparity in salary caps under the new NRL deal. No UK club will be able to get anywhere near an NRL contract offer and stay under the cap. The exchange rate is only exacerbating that problem. The future for superleague clubs has to be development from within and thats where we have excelled. It can only benefit the national side in the long run espcially if top uk player test themselves in the NRL. Id hate to see Hall and watkins leave but wouldnt begrudge either going down under as they would both be fantastic.

'Who can play' never really fills me with confidence, although Sinfield comes under that bracket I suppose. I thought Ward was more of a loose?



I do think a good, young scrum half would be key.

Over next 2 to 3 years we need to be looking at our playmakers as all 4 (Webb,Sinfield,Mcguire and Burrow) tenures in the team will have finished or will be close to finishing. The challenge will be getting this right. If the young players at the club are not upto the task, then we will need to look elsewhere. I am sure GH as something up his sleeve. Another thing is a somepoint in time GH will after find is own replacement.

Would there be any circumstances where anybody would consider signing a 31 year old from the NRL and offering him a two year contract that tests the salary cap and increases the risk of losing some outstanding young players ?

Are you thinking of Ellis, someone else or is it a general question?

In general terms if the player added quality to the squad then I think you must consider it. The Rhinos are strong in the back-row but I feel Ellis is world class and would add quality in that area. I accept this might have caused 1/2 players to leave. GH wants to build the best team in SL filled mostly with quality young players with potential but boosted by a few quality players from NRL.

I'd prefer we didn't 'test' the salary cap to be honest.

Get Amor back from Wakey and Singleton up from the kids, leaving us with Bailey, Griffin, Moore, Amor & Singleton in the front row. Delaney, JJB, Ablett, Hauraki, Pitts & Smith in the 2nd row, Clarkson at LF. Start giving Ward & Briscoe game time in the halves, and look at moving either BJB to fullback (with Chisholm on the wing) or Hardaker to FB. If the latter, I'd love for us to go after Ryan Atkins as a new left centre.

We don't need Atkins tyke IF Hardaker is to move from LC(which i doubt) then it's either Smithy or give Normington ,Keinhorst or further down the line Jordan Harper the chance.

Get Dureau signed up from Catalans. Would be an excellent addition to the team.