Worth a squad place for either roll ?

True, that.

Lee Smith- -shudder!

Ade Gardner - shudder!

Bias perhaps, but I haven't seen a better classic centre than Percival knocking around sl.

He'll be comfortably the best centre in the league within 12 months barring injury IMO and I wouldn't swap him for anyone, including Watkins.

A real pleasure to watch, a classy craftsman of a centre. Hope the NRL leave him alone but I doubt it.

In my Humble opinion the best we've got available are

Watkins
Reed
Percival
Wardle
Atkins
Bridge
Sarginson
Shenton
Cudjoe

I'm not too bothered about Percival playing for England just yet. Granted, he probably deserves a run in either the team or the squad. But he's still very young and has a lot more development in him before he reaches his peak.

I do agree with a lot of the statements about him, tho. Very reminiscent of Paul Newlove in his style of play. Just like Newy you give him the outside at your peril. Great fend. Great body swerve. Rock solid defence (which is something Newlove was always criticised for - despite the fact that he missed fewer tackles than any British centre I've seen since Gary Connolly).

Another one of Radford's master-strokes, turning a 2013 SL dream team player into a not wanted loanee at Donny, at pretty much any other club could have progressed on, super naturally talented centre now adrift behind a lot of established Parramatta backs. He's scored a few tries for the Magpies though.