Shocking decision to keep him on. Truly.

In Mellor, Ava, Martin, Donaldson, Leeming, Prior? there is some evidence that the club can identify a reasonable value-for-money player.

I'm sure Myler adds positively to the culture Leeds are trying to establish, and I know we have both eyes on the future, when IMO we have a genuinely exciting array of talent coming through who will be at or around England selection.

I just hope we have enough cash to hang on to those players when the vultures circle, and to concentrate our overseas and mature-age signings into some real quality. I'll remain positive - we are in a far better position now than we were at the end of McDs time, and some of our issues now are purely external (COVID) and we couldn't have foreseen/done anything about that.

1 year would have made more sense to me because that squad will evolve and grow, and Myler as I said doesn't make my game day 17 if everyone is fit now, never mind about in 2022. I assume they must have got him on favourable terms though in the circumstances.

I agree one year would make more sense and I'm sure he'll obe on reduced terms. Obviously we cant have anyone coming through at fullback to cover for Walker. It would be very hard to sign a player to cover fullback who would be of the right standard.

Going off at a tangent slighty, I wonder what the short-term future holds for Callum McLelland now. There must be a chance that when Walker is back Myler will revert to being next in line behind Gale/Lui at half back, as well as being cover for Walker.

The McLelland situation is going to be a difficult one for Leeds to manage. You won't see the best of him until he gets an extended run - he was fairly ordinary in his first two or three games for Fev before he settled in and grew a bit more confident. But there seems little prospect of an extended run in the Leeds first team at the moment. Moreover, with Louis Jouffret moving to Ottawa, Fev had to move to find a half back partner for Chisholm, and they won't have flown Nu Brown (who has 37 NRL appeances and is a Samoan international) over here to be a stopgap for when McLelland isn't available.

Agreed, that is my concern with McLelland. He needs consistent game time and I cannot currently see where he will get that.

McLelland is an interesting one. I’m not 100% convinced he’s going to be top notch but union may have done him some damage that will take a while to get out of him.. we will see.. but the kid needs to show a touch more imo when his chances come

In fairness he played against Saints and Wigan. Not easy for a teenage half.

I think McClelland will be the main backup for the halves, and Myler will be cover for Walker.

For me Mclellend replaces Lui & Myler stays as utility back up.

Yeah agreed. Let’s hope he gets a few more opportunities against lesser teams

The only way he'll replace Lui is if Lui is injured for for some considerable time and he and the team plays so well that Agar has no alternative than to keep him at 6.

Walker needs to bulk up somehow for next season , way too injury prone at the moment, Konnie ,alternatively needs to trim down

Or if the penny finally drops & Sinfield realuses we're wasting a quota spot on a past it average 6.

I remember being nonplussed back in the day when Leeds signed Andrew Dunemann, when we had McGuire and Burrow waiting in the wings. In the end it wasn't a bad signing, and it helped us make the transition to our new half-back partnership. We also had Gary Connolly the year before Mathers broke through.

Hopefully the same will happen with the likes of Myler, Lui and Gale. They're all getting to the back ends of their careers and can't be relied on to play week-in, week-out, which should mean opportunities for McLelland. McGuire forced his way into the team, and hopefully McLelland will too.

I hear you but at present Lui is a far better option at 6 than Mclelland.I did on another thread say start Lui at 6 then move him to 13 and bring Mcleland on to 6 from the bench.That for mine is the only way Mclelland barring injuries will get a chance in the halfs.

I just dont see it with Lui mate especially when Cam Smith is fir he is our best 13 by far imo

Ageing Half backs moving to 13 Is a thing of the past, we may yet see a return to the ball playing 13 in the future at that may be Cameron Smith, but Lui will not move to 13

21 in two weeks, needs to show he is more than championships std when he gets his chance, regardless of opposition, he has not shown enough yet. This year will be pretty much a right off for the whole league, but if he cannot force a starting spot next year then he is probably never going to. Said the same about Cameron Smith at the start of thus season and he really stepped up this year and has been one of our best players. Hopefully his jaw heals quickly. Hopefully Mclelland steps up soon.

My thoughts too

It would be only while Smith is out.

I agree but Mclelland has to be given a run of games which isnt going to happen unless Lui or Gale are injured for some considerable time.

Cam Smith had played around 40 games prior to this season. McLelland has played 4. Jeez people are so quick to write off young players on here.

Hes a talented kid, give him a chance. He needs game time tho i agree with that.

Halfback is the hardest position to come thru, there’s so much resting you your half, so any young kid is going to need some patience.

win games in hand and we are joint top , need to play strongest team till out of the top 4

We are out of top 4 now arent we?