Watkins is a freakish talent. With better coaching and in a better environment I've no doubt he would flourish. I wouldn't over react to his dip in form at the end of this season. Leeds fans will over react but if he strings three good games together at the start of next year he will be better than GI according to them.

Such is the reputation of the Burgess brand that the NRL are likely to be interested in all other namesakes. However as the form winger of SL he was bound to attract attention.

Watkins and Hardaker failed to live up to their first half of the season form and I fear Hardaker has not much other than great physicality to offer the NRL at present. Watkins is the most gifted but sadly also inconsistent so it would be Hall that would best command a place in the NRL.

One season a career duth not make.


Sincerely

D.Goulding and K.Yeaman

Watkins has the most potential of the three Leeds players. Hall would go OK, Hardaker would need to learn to pass the ball to be a top flight NRL fullback - just having physicality wouldn't be enough.

Why would any of our players want to go to an NFL feeder comp ?