Thats exactly as i see it, - fans always seem to overhype our `young guns.'
The only ones i've been impressed with are Balmforth & Litten (although tbf i haven't seen enough of some of the others)
Over the last 3 or 4 years, S.L players we've produced are 3 small forwards (Brown Fash & Lane), Scott, Wynne, & Jez Litten, - hardly inspiring!
Is there a Murphy, Pryce or Wellsby coming through? - Doubt it.
Shenton seems to be doing a great job but I suspect the Academy is a well coached, well drilled unit,with plenty of good players, but no real stars.
& you're dead right about about Longstaff, needs to be signed if possible.

Better but not by 100%

Hodgson suffered at FC because he was third choice. He went to Rovers and did ok. He came on leaps and bounds in the NRL system but and it’s a big but 3 ACL’s have dented his career. If he was at FC and had that injury history some on here would be saying he’s passed it and get rid. Probably you’d be one of them they way you’ve pitched your tent on here.

He did far more than be ok with KR. If that was true he would never had landed an NRL contract. Don’t let the facts get in the way of trying to score a point.

Depends what you write into “ok”. Don’t let the FACTS that I stated get in the way of trying to score a point, you didn’t deal with anything I said. Perhaps it’s not a tent you’ve pitched but a caravan.

Oh you are so clever.