I'm happy to see Eastmond come through. But he is far from the finished article - fair enough at his age but what I fear is that the strengths in his game will stay but so will too many weaknesses. You'd fully expect an equivalent Aussie to develop into a more rounded player as they mature.



If you're happy with the odd star like Burgess and half-baked halfbacks then fine. Don't hold your breath waiting for us to see improved results regularly for England though.

True but some Saints fans were saying Jamie Foster as well (a good bet for this year),



I am looking forward to seeing how good Mellor is at Wigan and Lee Gaskell is at Saints. The Burgess twins at Bradford may get a crack at some point too.

Yup, Fev, who have delivered Rob Burrow and Joe Westerman

For Bradford I'd expect Whitehead and Donaldson to continue getting game time and continuing to improve. Also the Burgess twins are on the cusp of the 1st team and given their pedigree, big things are expected of them

The force is strong with this one?



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Saints - Sean Magennis

Without doubt imo.



Outstanding whenever i've seen him.



I expect to see Lee Mossop really kick on next year aswell. He's a huge lad and has had a very promising start.

In terms of breaking into the first team at Salford, Jack Spencer and Lewis Palfrey appear the most likely.



I also think that Luke Adamson and Steph Ratchford could break into the England set up this season if their development continues as it did last year.

I think Elliot Kear will be an established first teamer once he cuts out the mistakes.

Gil Dudson also one to look out for.



Big unit who can play a bit too.

In fairness briscoe, kirmond and rooney have all gone on to play sl rugby after coming from fev in the last few seasons.



Whilst cockayne and westwood are from normy.



Are there any players that come from knottingley?

Speaking to Sean the other day. His in pre season training after his knee operations. Still very rusty but hopes he can improve.