FB: Mathers
RW: Fox
RC: Smith
LC: Lyne
LW: Johnstone
SO: Sykes
SH: Wildie
PR: Tautai
HK: McShane
PR: Moore
SR: Walshaw
SR: Kirmond
LF: Trout
Subs; Goulding, Washbrook, Lauitiiti, Shulver, D Smith, Annakin.

Wonder why Deano isn't involved. hmm

Who is Johnstone - is he academy?

I see Goulding is in - so has no quite left the building yet!

I see Kirmo is playing - despite being told he isn't!

Who, apart from Raleigh, Collis and the 2 new boys, is not playing? Anyone?

That team is good enough to watch.
Bit weak defensively in backs but I can see them doing well.

But looks like Molloy has

I presume it's Tom Johnstone played wing in under 19's.

Maybe Collis is being rested for this due to his hamstring, playing him against less physical teams to get his fitness
up?
Looks like a strong squad and looks like this could be the time when Goulding could show to get his contract.

I think he slipped out quietly via the back door!

Not a huge loss IMO from what we saw of him.


That team looks OK to me and I'll be picking up a ticket when I go collect my shirt! Only 8 more sleeps - can't wait!!


Always get grief in my house for being more excited about Boxing Day than Christmas Day but I just can't help it!

Christmas day doesn't feature on my calendar 25th Dec is Boxing Day eve

Didn't have you down as A bah humbugger Jack!

Imagine my pain - married to a 'Whino' and boy can he whine !

Tom Johnstone played in the 19s last season and to say we had NO pivots to get the team around he was outstanding , ex rhino who is Ollie’s latest gem of a discovery , hope he is treat better than some of his predecessors.

Just out of interest because I have not seen any Academy stuff in years who are the up and comers in the under 19's.

I realise it's just opinion but I'm interest in yours and others on this issue, ta.

I hope you don't mind me chipping in, but from what I saw of them and people I have spoken to, not that many.
Think this batch are a bit of a missed generation and the real gems are in the batch below them.

However Johnstone has good raps from people who are a good judge of a player.

Not at all.

I think the one who caught peoples attention was Dan Maskill - flash in the pan I'm guessing?

It would be unfair to criticise the majority of last years 19s because they really didn’t have the opportunity to shine , this in my opinion was down to the simple fact that the pivots were nowhere near up to the job , such as James Healy for example was not given one decent pass all season , Sam Doherty never had room to show his skills , both have now disappeared has they are too old . the worrying thing is the club as chosen to stick with the same three so the next crop are likely to suffer from the same problem .

Hes got a good eye for the odd one here and there has Ollie. Wonder how many times his finds have saved the club from more strife??
It must be easy at Leeds where they basically have there pick and can offer decent deals to the best of them. The ones we normally get are the best of the rest and are coming for peanuts.
The likes of Ellis, Westwood, Murphy, Ferguson, Pitts etc have all come through via Ollie and if you want to go further the likes of Flynn and Nigel Wright.

I think you have given old vasty a few pointers there as to his question about Maskill

Who is "Ollie".

I saw James Healy against Leeds last Boxing Day and although he wasn't on the pitch long (possibly fitness related) he seemed to have some size and strength and go ok. It's a real shame if after 3 years we have lost prospects like this....



In 2012 article stated......The 2012 Wildcats U18 Players and Coaches Player of the Year Ben Shulver along with Man of Steel James Healey are two of the players that have signed professional deals for the first time, as does Reece Trout, brother of first team member, Kyle.

Wildcats CEO James Elston thanked the members of Club 1873 for their support in what is a crucial part of the sustained success of the club.

“It’s fantastic that we’ve been able to offer twelve players their first professional contracts with us for 2013 and we have the members of Club 1873 to thank for that,” said Elston.

I hope your predictions about the u 16s come true jack but having watched them and the 19s most of last season I'll say what I've said all season the 16s who people are raving about have not played any of the top 4 teams and until they do I fefuse to get exited next Yer as u 19sthey will play the best if they do well then we can look up but too often I've seen outstanding prospects dissapear I know some folk don't like to hear this but I've been around long enough to know its true'

I imagine you to be like a Jack Hargreaves character from 'out of town' in th 70s sat in a shed with a flat cap, a pipe and a whippet... Whistfully gazing into your past, an chipping in with pearls of wisdom....

In a completely uninteligable language.

More like Rowley Birkin QC from the fast show

Well wrong on that score mate, whippet would not be able to keep up with this man, trust me

Warrington .