Fitted in really well great prospect all is rosey

His very slim isn't he..... be interesting to see how he would fare against a team who attack better than Cas, think he could do with a pre season in the gym before he becomes a regular.

The lad played awesome for his first game if you all keep the pressure off he will be a star

Exceptional.

Looked good last week against Keithley but tonight fitted in really well & didn't look out of place at all. Its good that the accademy are now producing a string of players that are good enough to play super league

good SL debut and plenty of time to develop

It seems his rugby brain is above his years. The key thing is for our fans not overload the giddy button.

The vision for Hodgson's try was beyond a 19 year old

Makes the game look easy by keeping it simple, that's what I like.

Let's be honest though, he was in a team that absolutely smashed their opponents. Its allways alot easier for a half back to play in a team that is dominating than it is for one that is in a beaten team, he looks ok but don't put too much pressure on the lad.

agreed, he started with a poorish kick out wide to king but then backed up, picked up the drop ball then great vision for the kick through.



Lee briers isn't exactly muscular is he, Gaz is same type of player and body type as lee.

For King's try also he made a very quick pass out to Hodgson along the line and the split-second saved there by his speed was probably the difference between King grounding the ball or ending up in touch. His confidence in scoring the opener was also instructive. It will be interesting to see how TS uses him from now on. TS seems to favour (wisely, in my view ) gentle introductions for the new lads on the scene, which might mean Gaz going back to the Under 20s after the Swinton match. On the other hand, he is a specialist half-back and our other options for replacing Myler, quality players though they may be, are essentially hookers or back-row forwards.

what price myler is ting himself right now?

do you mean the flick on? because i think that was briers, agree that it was the difference between Try and No Try.

Ask Live Wired, that's when he's finished having a dig at a site sponsor first.

I would bet against it. Myler is pure class throughout.

Can lead when Lee isn't there
Can score as scoring in Oscars
Quick and elusive
Blooded.

It will be Lee and Myler
Then Lee/ Gaz and Myler
Gaz and Myler

OR Lee and Mylerx2
Unnamed money signing and Myler
Gaz and Myler

each year

He seems a very different type of player from Myler. Myler is excellent at supporting the playmakers like Briers. I see O'Brien in more of a Briers type role, organising and taking control of the kicking game. I think Myler is a great halfback partner to Briers because there's a lot of creative play coming from Hodgson, Briers and Monas and it's important to have somebody who can read the game and finish these moves off. Myler's done that very well this year.

maybe so, but if o brien can do the myler stuff, and do some of the briers stuff as well, as everyone seems to be expecting from myler, he could make himself a fixture in the team.

Maybe, but look at what happened to Evans. He didn't do anything wrong, but is currently playing for Leigh on dual reg. As has already been mentioned, TS seems keen on developing these young players slowly instead of just shoving them in the first team and leaving them there. For that reason, I'd be surprised if O'Brien becomes a regular fixture in the team this year unless we get a bad run of injuries.

Good performance but nothing to go mad about, get him loaned out when Richie returns to give him experience

O'Brien usually plays stand off for the U20's though, so I'd see him as a possible long term replacement for Briers. He's only 19 so plenty of time for him.

Fantastic goal kicker as well for when we no longer have Brett.

Long term replacement for Briers is a big ask. We would need to get an older experienced stand-off to do a couple of seasons at least while O'Brien was on the fringes of the team to see if he is up to it. Many players have made an encouraging start only to get found out, if its a winger it's not too much of a disaster but if you've gone into the season with a young lad as first choice stand-off and he doesn't make it, it's effectively season over.

This is what happened to us in 2007 when we went in to give Bridge his shot as first choice stand-off, he wasn't really the answer, and that was our season done for, we ended up with Clarke in the halves for half the season.

He is a good prospect but he isn't and probably will never be another Lee Briers. Briers was further on with his development at that age and is (as it has been proven since) a once in a lifetime player. I wouldn't wish it on any player to step into the boots of Lee Briers, virtually impossible task.

His retirement will be create an expensive problem.

I am dreading the day. Mind you he is playing as well as ever and has even added more to this game this season, evergreen.