I think we should definitely grant him another months loan at Wakefield. The game time will certainly do him some good. If I was McNamara though I'd be reluctant to agree to a permanent deal. We are already short in the backs and if injuries strike we will need him back to cover. If that means sacrificing a small transfer fee to let him go early.. then so be it.



My personal thoughts on Halley is that he's a decent player, but you cannot get away from the fact that he lacks some physical presence. If he can develop a strong step and improve his ability to break the line to compensate for this then he could be a regular starter at the Bulls. Whether Sheriffe is much better remains to be seen. However I did think Halley did fairly well for us at FB but perhaps lacked the attacking ability that Platt (when playing well) can give us. On the flip side Halley seemed a safer pair of hands than Platt on occasions.



So is Halley good enough for a side with top 4 ambitions? Perhaps not.. but we have other players on our books who could also come under that category too.

Yes and he can't play ther as his passing leaves a lit to be desired.

I was being sarcastic.

Go for him but don't offer them too much! You can get him for nothing at the end of the season and there's no chance of McNamara selecting him again barring a major injury crisis.

You auditioning for 'Allo 'Allo?

I agree with that. We shouldn't be looking to reduce our squad options. DH is playing every week and is obviously enjoying himself. IMO the current situation is to everyone's benefit and we have an option in him later in the season if we're unlucky with injuries.

are big wingers that important nowadays? I don't understand the need to DH to be bulking up so much if he gets a full game at wakey scoring 2 tries against one of the more fancied teams in super league.

I don't know about selling Halley because I do rate the lad, but as we are woefully short of centres a straight swap for Ryan Atkins might be acceptable. I would be disappointed if McNamara did simply sell Halley.

I'm sure John Kear would view that as great business.

I'd be amazed if Halley was allowed to leave on a permanent deal before the end of this season, especially with Tupou injured and apparently on the outer. For me it makes more sense to keep the loan deal going then take a view at the end of the season.



Halley has a number of plusses and minuses. In the plus side he's enthusiastic, quick and good positionally. On the minus side he lacks evasive skills and his lack of size and power means he can lose a lot of ball in contact.

I'm amazed he's stuck it out this long under a coach who clearly has no faith in him, if I were him I'd have sacked it off as soon as it became clear Nathan McAvoy was considered a better option.

Even when McAvoy was released?