Keep the faith, they don't get that much better. We'll be OK.

Hang on, you're dragging me down now.

It's a long season, I'm looking forward to when it starts. Hopefully next Friday.

he needs time.

yeah people seem to forget that he forced his way in with his form. Something that can happen for juniors under the right coach, even with international reputations in front of them. imagine that



Long term I think a power winger outside him would be a good match.

[url=http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/leeds-rhinos-news/Leeds-Rhinos-Boss-34pleased34-with.5070106.jpHe has had to play in the centres, though he's a back-rower.[/url

Yours,

Uber coach Brian McClennan.

Doesn't sound like Mclennan is too concerned about playing him in the cenrtes if needs be.

Neither am I.

Although I agree with you on the fact that Gibson may not physically develop further at his age. He was a very promising threequarter, with alot of skill.

I seem to remember a lot of people slagging off Diskin after his return from a knee injury. Maybe we should give Gibson a little bit more time than 5 games in to the season . It's not like we have a huge chance of missing the top eight is it?

IMVHO I see the Gibson/Hall pairing as the future and with the potential to match the best.

He might be the same build but they must be 3 or 4" taller. I cannot think of any top quality centre who has been as short as Gibson. He will not be able to develop the power that is needed to go with his obvious skills. Not a dig at him, just as I see it. England & Leeds need a great centre to replace Senior, the best player of any position of the SL era IMO, it's not going to be Gibson I'm afraid.

Isnt that what someone told Jason Robinson.....



Perhaps also thats why they have Burrow listed as 5ft 5in


yea right...that would make him only a foot shorter than Peacock.

Nice praise from McClennan after a back rower plays a full game in the back row and receives some well deserved plaudits. I don't recall any such kind words from McClennan when Ablett has filled in at centre. Perhaps I missed it?

If I kept archives I'd dig through them.

Does Mclennan reserve all the praise for his players for the back pages of the YEP?

Missing the point G1. We have world class players in positions 1,6,7,9 & 13 so you suggesting we sit on our laurels and don't try to strengthen the rest of the squad?

How tall was Scott Gibbs? Or Inga Tuigamala?

Those positions have been filled by home-grown players this season.

We have the opportunity to develop another couple in Watkins and Gibson.

Or we could go out and sign a World Class centre like, say, erm, Matt King.

With Smiths alledged impending move to Saracens in June and Eastwoods visa problem will GH just go with what we have got or pull out another signing mid term ?

Good point G1 , Thing is IMO this years so called challengers are way behind Leeds / Saints at the moment and we may not need anyone anyway

5'10" & 5'11" respectively according to wiki. Fantasy RL profile has Gibson as 5'7".

This is a thread about centres, do try & keep up.

Its relevant..... to your suspect hypothesis that relative height as any bearing on skill and aptitude



do try harder

All McClennan's YEP online quotes are catalogued and cross referenced to players. If he'd said it I'd be able to produce it. Perhaps the YEP was offline that night.

I'd say that was probably Ablett's best game so far for Leeds.



Gibson offers very little and at 22 his time has passed to stand out for a leading club. Time to move on to the next big thing.

Develop Watkins yes, at 18 he has some real potential. Whether playing first team rugby week in, week out is going to be the best place to achieve that we'll have to wait and see.

Very loose against Wigan but it was only Wigan so perhaps we'll have to wait for when the tough games come round to see if his understandable inexperience costs Leeds.

Watched an 18 year old playing for Canterbury yesterday, I wish they made them like that in Leeds. How many more like him are there over there. It might be a chance for them to experience a different culture before they run up a string of convictions that prevent them coming over later on.

Not sure what potential there is coming through the Reserve at present if the results are anything to go by.

and that is a worry

Most of the reserves are still U18s. The best reserves seem to be sent out on loan or brought into the first team. That seems to have been the case over the last year or so as far as I can see.

if you'd used the same source for your information on all of those players you'd have Gibson at 5'11"

Wouldn't mind the Bulldogs number 4 from watching todays game against Manly.Looked awesome and a ridiculous hair do to boot

Gibbo looks a yard short of pace for mine.I do think though if the club are patient with him he could turn out to a solid centre.