New scholarship intake announced and im very happy with the new u15s we'v managed to land, its a really good group led by an outstanding half prospect from West Bowling called Harry Smith, he's an excellent young player.
Harley Thomas from Dewsbury Celtic is another excellent talent at fullback....Wonder if its coincidence the club interviewed these 2 for the launch night video.

George Brown is a quality half, also from Dewsbury Celtic, who, along with Smith, gives us the best half due recruited in one intake, that i can remember.

Lore Jones Buchanan is a tall centre who runs straight and hard but has good footwork and hands when he decides to use them, he's a good player, his younger brother, who's also a centre and will more than likely be in next years intake, is slightly better imo.

Marcus QareQare from Lock Lane is an exciting back with excellent footwork and a gliding style thats good to watch.

There were 4 forwards that i really hoped we'd sign and we got 3...Joe Butterfield from Lock Lane, Presley Cassell from Siddal and Jayemm Oladipupu, who takes some stopping, from west Bowling are all very good, Noah Broadbent from Stanningley was the 4th but he went to Warrington . Jacob Stead from West Bowling is another impressive forward who we signed, he hits hard and plays with plenty of aggression.

Theres other good players aswel, but these are the ones that have really impressed me so far. Really good group imo.

The 16's are much the same group as last year when they were 15's, think one players left and no incomings, this again is a good group.

Players to watch imo are

Kai Taylor Smith at fullback, Bit of a Jack Walker clone, excellent step off both feet.

Lloyd Mcewan Peters at centre, big centre with good hands

Sonny Pattison at centre, the more elegant of a good centre duo

Mark Nelson at backrow, big, fast and powerful, really hard to handle

Mason Corbett at hooker, very intelligent and skillful 9, can run a game with good composure and decision making.

Joe Phillips at prop, plays how id imagine JP would play at 16, he's an enforcer, hits like a tank, plays with a calm confidence, tall and still fairly thin, when he fills out his frame, he'l be some player imo.

These are just some of my thoughts on 2022's scholarship squad, very impressive set of players. Looking forward to seeing them improve even further under Mark Butterill

A young Diskin joining as well as a Jones Buchanan with Sinfield jnr it’s deja vu time.

Mattster I love your breakdown of the young talent mate, you really know your stuff.

Is the young Diskin another chip of an old Leeds block too then?

Young Diskin plays half for Dewsbury Moor and currently sports a mullet...So probably not a chip off the Diskin block in that sense.

He's a good player though and i wouldnt be suprised if we see him as a 9, he jumps into dummy half a fair bit and his game seems suited to it from the little iv seen.

Dewsbury Moor play in the 2nd division so hard to judge players sometimes, but he played well in the Heavy Woolen cup final against 1st division Dewsbury Celtic last week, even though his team were well outgunned overall.

A really good insight there Matt

Great scouting report.

Hopefully we’re over the worst of the COVID disruption now, and these lads can get into a proper development routine.

It is so weird (and ageing) to see a Sinfield, Jones-Buchanan, Diskin in the system. I can clearly remember watching their dads coming through the academy as skinny 16 year olds…

Add Jamie Fields lad who has been given a squad number.

Nice one Matt.
Look forward to seeing how they develop.

Good post Matty.

Be interesting to see how they go.

Mark Nelson will be a middle for Leeds tho even tho East Leeds play him wider