There was actually 8, albeit a couple have only made the occasional sub appearance.

Broughton, Gibson, Ratu, Allan, McShane, Manning, Pitts & Jones-Bishop have all played in Super League.

We only had Whitehead.

BRADFORD
Vinny Finnigan
Chris Holroyd
Duane Straugheir
Eddie Kilroy
Jess-Jo Sheriffe
Keiran Hyde
Colton Wray
Steve Crossley
Jonny Horton
Jode Sheriffe
Elliott Whitehead
Chris Clarke
Jack Ely
SUBS
Aaron Blake
Ethan Phillips
Jamie Shepherd
Rick Barr


The names in bold are the only ones likely to be still at he club next season.

So what is actually happening?

It's going to an U20's and U18's system?

Just a competitve U20's the u18's will play non-competitve games.

The lunatics are running the asylum.

In the U18's you should be allowed no more than six 16 year olds, six 17 year and six 18 year olds in the side.

Non competitive - why?

A few weeks ago, I believe you expect Horton to be off. Has something changed? Do you still think - as per your open evening question - that he could make the step up?

Will any of the departures be much of a loss?

And here we see a core problem with our much-vaunted youth development policy.

We've had our Chairman and Coach deflecting criticism of sub-standard first team performances with constant references to a raft of talent that is coming through. So where is it at Reserve Grade level? To put out a Reserve team with only one player who has stepped onto the field as first teamer tells its own story

I realise that there is a lot of promise being shown by the Academy level, but many of those lads are very young, haven't finished growing, and still have plenty of time to go off the rails yet. It doesn't follow that Academy level prmise will translate into mature, quality First Teamers.

It looks we need a real clear out at Reserve level - possibly including those involved in the coaching and fitness

Nine actually with some 1st grade SL experience. Chandler played against Castleford for Leeds last season.

Very true. I had overlooked last year as I'd just assumed they would have played more this year.

Answers on a postcard to the RFL at Red Hall.

Horton now has an offer to stop. I don't know if he'll make it but my point was he deserved a chance at the time. As for the others non are a great loss.

he couldn't even get in hunslet academy, unless he's come on leaps and bounds i'd be shocked to see if him anywhere near super league

Worrall and Watkins would both have played too had they not been needed for the 1st team this week

In the Challenge Cup.

No, the league.

28th June against Castleford at Headingley.

Round 19 of Super League 2008: Leeds 18 Castleford 12

Ben Jones-Bishop
Ryan Hall, Jamie Jones-Buchanan, Lee Smith, Scott Donald
Danny Allan, Brent Webb
Kylie Leuluai, Matt Diskin, Luke Burgess
Ali Lauitiiti, Ryan Bailey, Simon Worrall
Subs:
Ben Kaye, Danny Williams, Joe Chandler, Michael Haley

Depending how you calculate it Leeds were missing up to 14 players for that game.

International duty: Jamie Peacock, Rob Burrow, Danny McGuire, Gareth Ellis, Keith Senior, Kevin Sinfield, Eric Anselme.
Injured: Clinton Toopi, Ashley Gibson, Kallum Watkins, Jordan Tansey, Ian Kirke, Carl Ablett
Suspended: Nick Scruton