Congratulations to Yusuf https://wakefieldtrinity.com/trinity-sn ... year-deal/

Congratulations to Yusuf https://wakefieldtrinity.com/trinity-sn ... year-deal/

Quote ="Mick Amos 9 WTW"Congratulations to Yusuf https://wakefieldtrinity.com/trinity-sn ... year-deal/'" What length of deal does the club usually give, it seems a long deal, someone must see something in him. Anyone got views on Yusuf.

Quote ="Mick Amos 9 WTW"Congratulations to Yusuf https://wakefieldtrinity.com/trinity-sn ... year-deal/'" What length of deal does the club usually give, it seems a long deal, someone must see something in him. Anyone got views on Yusuf.

Best forward in the U19's by a long way, not sure he'll get bigger, good feet and runs some good lines, pretty nibble for a forward.

Aye, saw that a couple of days ago or so and was gonna post it here. I don't know anything about him but a good long deal for the lad, especially one that's just turned 18 and as a bonus he's a product of my old club Eastmoor Dragons

. Hopefully, he'll be another Johnstone, Batch, Jowitt etc player that'll make a name for himself in SL.

Just looking at the picture of him, he doesn't look tall but at 18 and weighing 104 kgs he's a good size already and will only mature.

Good to hear that Club 1873 money is helping to produce the goods again. Usually only a one year deal they get initially so rumours this lad was highly thought of seem correct.

He reminds me a lot of Anakin but with enough size to compete at the top level. He’s not huge maybe 5’11’’ but he’s really tough and strong and never takes a backward step. Bit of spite in him, could go on to be a real tough player.

Also not short of ability, watch the U19 v Cas in Trinity TV, he’s the stand out forward and he really gets undeR the Cas players skin - I really like him and he’s a real rarity in the modern game in that he can handle some biff.

104kg?

About 16.4 stone.

Chester and Applegarth must be quite hefty too then.

Tbf it’s not that heavy. He is what they call heavy set which without going into racial stereotyping is not uncommon in the Middle East and yes I’m making an assumption so I suspect to be shot by the PC police.

To be fair using the stereotype I often thought of the standard middle east build to be slight.

Still he's the going weight for a smaller prop now. Don't think Huby is much more? At 18 and still looking trim he's has scope to put on a stone more I reckon without impacting his game much.

I was thinking more your Turkish wrestler type. I’d guess he might end up like Arona as a LF who can Prop. Anyway a long way to go for the lad.

Yeah, you could tell by the picture he was maybe about that height. from watching him seems about Arona size atm.
Just watched that game and like you say he's a strong lad, that doesn't try to make too many post contact meters but finds his front on most occasions for a quick PTB and has a big engine, as he played the whole first half and I think all the second apart from his 10 minutes off and got through plenty of work in the process.
He could maybe put another 5kg's on from the look of him in the next year or two and that's a bit of extra size that would serve him well in that position on the park.

Bloody middle Easterners. Coming over here with their thick set bodies, taking all our rugby league contracts.

tbf I’m just guessing but I doubt with that name he’s 20th generation Yorkshire.

... or his mum's a big Cat Stevens fan?

I watched him at Eastmoor when at 14s, he’d only played a few games and was as green as grass , he was the biggest lad on the field but you could see there was potential, one other thing that stood out was his Attitude, Eastmoor lost the game and his disappointment was etched all over his face , hope he carries it throughout his rugby career and well done.

What nationality is he?
Good luck to the lad hope he has some game time next season

I would think he is British

Is he eligible for anyone else internationally?

Bit like Jordan Abdull?

Turkish dad english mother played for england scolaship levell.yusuf has worked very hard to get where he is. my lad played for same team as his two brothers up at eastmoor
.wish him very well

Gibraltar, just guessing..

Clearly the lad is as British as anyone although else but having Turkish blood in him will do no harm. A very tough lot the Turks, never been a push over.

So to answer another question, should he wish he can create a Turkish team of 1

tbf there are probably a few similar Aussies but I wouldn’t hold my breath.