UTK Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 The Newcastle Knights have just teased the announcement of an imminent signing of an English centre, from the obscured video presented it appears to me that it is Dom Young of Huddersfield. Would anyone be able to confirm this to be the case? If so, as someone who has never seen him play would anyone care to share their opinion of his potential? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NETIGER Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 That video does show Dom Young in action for Yorkshire against Lancashire at Cas last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastLondonMike Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 Out of contract at Hudds at the end of this season. Will be interesting to see how he goes over there. Best of luck to him. Newham Dockers - Champions 2013. Rugby League For East London. 100% Cockney Rugby League!Twitter: @NewhamDockersRL - Get following! www.newhamdockers.co.uk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UTK Posted August 7, 2020 Author Share Posted August 7, 2020 Officially announced by the Knights, signing on a 3 year deal starting next season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeytherRob Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 Would like to see more follow to be honest. Will only help Englands chances at future tournaments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 Shame we didn’t get to see more of him in SL before he went to the NRL, but understandable from his point of view. The sooner the salary cap is increased the better imho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toby Chopra Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 Will he actually play though, or is it more likely he'll become a project in their U20s? Hudds have a good record of playing youngsters in the first team if they're good enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OMEGA Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 Almost went to the Storm last year but a foot injury ended that. 6’6” and around 110kg at 19/20 years old, he’s come through a very good youth programme where his technical, physical and game sense has been very well developed. I can’t blame him for going but I do think it’s a year or two early for him! He’d be better off following Jake Wardle, Innes, Louis Senior, Macintosh, Connor etc.. into the Giants SL squad for a couple of years then make a decision! He’s a really good lad and I know he's ambitious and has a lot of support from his family so I wish him nothing but success Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris22 Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 Seem to recall him playing against Saints last year and I was struck by by his physical presence on the wing, he was an absolute giant! He didn't get too many opportunities to show his abilities in that match, but had a solid game when called upon. Best of luck to him in the NRL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daz39 Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 Gutted really, out of all our current crop of youngsters Dom was the one i was most looking forward to see progress, he is an absolute monster and he was unstoppable at times in the Academy and made a very promising debut at St Helens last year. Good luck Dom, hope it works out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whippet13 Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 1 hour ago, OMEGA said: Almost went to the Storm last year but a foot injury ended that. 6’6” and around 110kg at 19/20 years old, he’s come through a very good youth programme where his technical, physical and game sense has been very well developed. I can’t blame him for going but I do think it’s a year or two early for him! He’d be better off following Jake Wardle, Innes, Louis Senior, Macintosh, Connor etc.. into the Giants SL squad for a couple of years then make a decision! He’s a really good lad and I know he's ambitious and has a lot of support from his family so I wish him nothing but success Depends on the individual though, some are ready for it earlier than others. Not done Herbie Farnworth any harm going over at a young age. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hela Wigmen Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 Wish him all the best and I don’t begrudge him the move but it’s worrying that the NRL are now seemingly targeting young players from here before they’ve even made a name for themselves (Rushton and now this Young). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whippet13 Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 Understand Canterbury are lining up a deal for Oliver Gildart from next year, main stumbling block is that there will be a transfer fee as he is contracted to Wigan for 2021. Rumours of Alex Walmsley being wanted by the Bulldogs as well, though I've no idea how reliable that is as I think he has another 2 years on his St Helen's deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Kevin Sinfield Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 5 hours ago, LeytherRob said: Would like to see more follow to be honest. Will only help Englands chances at future tournaments. Sadly I fully agree with this. The NRL is the premier competition in Rugby League, until the full England squad are playing in the NRL I don’t think we’ll win a World Cup (or Four Nations if it ever returns) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moove Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 2 hours ago, Whippet13 said: Rumours of Alex Walmsley being wanted by the Bulldogs as well, though I've no idea how reliable that is as I think he has another 2 years on his St Helen's deal. Can't see it myself. You're right in that he's got time on his current deal and the quotes being used in the papers are actually from two years ago before he signed that deal and turned down the NRL. More worried about Lees and Knowles though who have also been rumoured to be attracting interest down under. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Rocket Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 2 hours ago, daz39 said: Gutted really, out of all our current crop of youngsters Dom was the one i was most looking forward to see progress, he is an absolute monster and he was unstoppable at times in the Academy and made a very promising debut at St Helens last year. Good luck Dom, hope it works out With these young blokes coming down I am impressed with how gracious you all handle it. Seems to me it could start to turn into a bit of a tsunami. A lot won`t cut it though and will come back better players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidM Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 Is it Alex’s brother ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ELBOWSEYE Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 3 hours ago, Whippet13 said: Understand Canterbury are lining up a deal for Oliver Gildart from next year, main stumbling block is that there will be a transfer fee as he is contracted to Wigan for 2021. Could be big problem after the Raiders getting stung by Bateman and Wigan. Paying a transfer fee only for him to jump ship back to Wigan for free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scubby Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 3 hours ago, Whippet13 said: Understand Canterbury are lining up a deal for Oliver Gildart from next year, main stumbling block is that there will be a transfer fee as he is contracted to Wigan for 2021. Rumours of Alex Walmsley being wanted by the Bulldogs as well, though I've no idea how reliable that is as I think he has another 2 years on his St Helen's deal. Problem is the fact that most SL clubs have asked players to take a pay cut which potentially makes contracts vulnerable to being null and void. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whippet13 Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 49 minutes ago, ELBOWSEYE said: Could be big problem after the Raiders getting stung by Bateman and Wigan. Paying a transfer fee only for him to jump ship back to Wigan for free. Always a risk. Depends how shrewd the clubs are with the contracts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whippet13 Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 1 hour ago, The Rocket said: With these young blokes coming down I am impressed with how gracious you all handle it. Seems to me it could start to turn into a bit of a tsunami. A lot won`t cut it though and will come back better players. No point grumbling about it. Can't stop them going as they just want to better themselves financially and as players which is fair enough. Plus it's still 1,000 times better than them buggering off to RU as was the ttend a few years back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derwent Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 1 hour ago, DavidM said: Is it Alex’s brother ? Yes. I’m not prejudiced, I hate everybody equally Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futtocks Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 2 hours ago, The Rocket said: With these young blokes coming down I am impressed with how gracious you all handle it. Seems to me it could start to turn into a bit of a tsunami. A lot won`t cut it though and will come back better players. It is a great age to go and test yourself, though. Few players that young will have marriage/parenthood ties that would make the move to a new country far more complicated, and it will broaden their experience as players and people, even if it doesn't work out. And they get paid for it. Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted. Ralph Waldo Emerson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastLondonMike Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 It could of course be a case of young players seeing the NRL as a better option than staying at a SL club, and not necessarily NRL clubs scouting the academy's of SL clubs. Newcastle seem to be building nicely, and O'Brien seems to have made a decent start to his coaching career. Newham Dockers - Champions 2013. Rugby League For East London. 100% Cockney Rugby League!Twitter: @NewhamDockersRL - Get following! www.newhamdockers.co.uk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scubby Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 I think the minimum full time contract in the NRL is $100k which means someone like Farnworth just making a few appearances for Brisbane is possibly already in the top 30% of earners for UK players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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