www.wakefieldwildcats.co.uk/gran ... 06227.html League winners. Grand final winners. 17 games unbeaten. Not bad for a two bob club

www.wakefieldwildcats.co.uk/gran ... 06227.html League winners. Grand final winners. 17 games unbeaten. Not bad for a two bob club

Weel done.
How many of those lads will make it into the first team next season?

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Excellent stuff that. Any of them that really stand out?

Great stuff. Look forward to seeing them in Bulls shirts in 5 years!

Well done guys.

Good to see that you actually have a youth policy now.

I have to admit today was the first academy game i've watched in a while but both teams have some cracking prospects. I'm just hoping that we are able to see them fully develop at Wakefield and we can retain them and beat off the competition from others.

If just one of those go on to be as successful as Ellis then i'll be happy.

Winning today is great, but the real challenge is to develop them into Super League and International standard players. Look at the Leeds United team that won the 1992 FA Youth Cup...this is just the first step.

Yes one or two, but time will tell.

Well done to the Wildcats Academy.

What are your thoughts on Luke Pettman? I went to school with him and wonder how he is getting on at the Wildcats.

Coming along well, he's a very big lad and takes some putting down, think there's quite a number in this team who are well ahead of him at this stage though. Our pack today tore Wigan to shreds in the first half and laid the foundations for the win.

As has already been said 7 already signed up and at least 3 or 4 gems still in there, just hope we can develop them and keep them together and the future is looking bright.

Now you just need to work on the other boxes to be ticked.

the real challenge is to keep producing youth to this standard and not make this season a one off. Best of luck!

Leeds will already have bought holidays and nice cars for the parents of a few of those lads.



The real test is if they can keep them once they become proven first teamers.

I believe thats 8 as CS was already in the first team squad then add him to the 7 thats been announced.

Will they get games?

I hope they do, but its too easy to sign them on first team terms then see them never get games.

I know in the past it happened a lot with us.

Great news for the future of the club.

This is great news.

Leeds must be very happy that their feeder teams junior team is going so well.

We have reduced the number of 'senior' players to around 21/22 for next season, with these lads making up the rest of the squad. Dale Morton leads the way currently, having had 3 first team outings. Several more will make their bows next year, hopefully including Cain Southernwood, who was the official MoM!

You mean other than the one thats produced Gareth Ellis, Ben Westwood, Danny Brough, Steve Snitch, Chris Feather, Keith Mason etc..etc.. etc...

And Paul March, David March,

But seriously, well done Wakefield. All teams seem to have pretty decent set ups now, or at least they are making bigger steps towards it. All to do with the franchise coming in, or just lucky timing?

thats hardly a proud list after 10 years is it, one quality player and 5 pretty average ones,

but well done to the youngsters of Wakefield for winning, you now have the even tougher challenge of breaking into the first team, many many youngsters have been where you are now, the vast majority of them you will never have heard of, the vast majority will be doing something other than being professional RL players

if Wakefield get three or four top class youngsters out of this side, if they can get 3 or 4 demanding places in their side then this will have been worth it,

if they all follow the general path, make 10 or 20 appearances and disappear it will have been a waste of time,

the object of academy rugby is to produce professional players, not win tin pot trophies

He as far greater knowledge of this and the game of RL then you will ever have, still don't let that stop you preaching on the VT.

Amongst all the negatives you managed a "but well done" thats must have been very hard for you.

Bitter, yes i think so.

I agree on that. Nice achievement, but getting the talent into the first team is far more important.