So, with a couple of games against strong opposition, do we think these guys will 'make it' into the 1st team?

What are peoples opinions on them?

Lancaster pretty poor defensively but no doubting he has pace. Matongo looks raw, but with good potential. Downs made some errors yesterday, maybe not big enough to be a Super League forward.

What are your thoughts?

Think Matongo has everything to be a super league prop. Target 50/50. Wray On what I saw yesterday looks good. Lancaster looked ordinary and agree downs not big enough.

Thought Fash went well. Showed the importance of yesterday's game when he and Washy we're having a conversation on the field whilst setting up for a scrum. Won't be many other game situations where the young lads can get the experience of lining up and learning from the senior players.

Radford said the game was a good advert for how far the youngsters are off in terms of physicality.

Considering the game was against a Championship side (not a dig at Rovers) and not up against seasoned Super League players it is a bit of a worry.

I still think we need another quality forward.

Out of what I've seen so far Matongo and maybe turgut are the ones I would expect to step up

Matongo looks bigger and a lot leaner than last time I saw him play, a good sign on the professionalism front. Think Turgut will see a lot of game time this season with (hopefully) better rotation than last year and injuries. Think it's still early doors for the rest but certainly potential.

hard to judge i think in games like this, didnt Downs go off with a stinger injury?

put some of these younger lads in with the first teamers, like against warrington last easter monday, wigan in the super 8s the season before, they showed they can do it, imo they will only improve if they have a higher quality of players around them

Was quite impressed with Matongo as he takes the ball up well and proves hard to put down. Think its a big year for Turgut and he has every opportunity to make it as a regular especially learning from some of the best in the game in Ellis, Mini & Manu.

I agree and have said earlier in my opinion we need another s/l quality prop.
will probably get slated here but i have seen nothing from our younger players to get excited about.
Fash could develop but is on the small side for a front row,Turgut should be doing better against that level of opponent,Massi definately work in progress.
I need to see more of Litten and Wray but although we have two fast wingers in Lancaster and Adlard.Adlard is too small and Lancaster seems to be going backwards.
I expected a bit more from Rawsthorne but when you compare him with Heffernan who is not much older he is exactly that raw.
I want to see some of these lads step up this season and it would be better to have several on loan to Bradford if they need players as there are not enough clubs with under 23 teams to play each week.The under 23s can be made up of academy and others who need games.

Heffernan is 23, Rawsthorne 20, massive difference, plus the fact Hefferenan has played in Aus all his life, whilst Rawsthorne has only played league a few years, silly comparison,

Masi will be great, will play a few times this year, can play Ellis at prop also.

Agree on Fash and Turgut, Lancaster won't make it IMO.

Litten will be great and like Darrell Clarke, like the look of Wray