I for one hope he signs permantly!! he is our 'type' of player, not really given a chance at Bradford and has said he loves it Wakefield already. Lots of pace, not that big but seems to know where the gaps are. Sign for Wakefield Dave, you know it makes sense! show that fatnamara he knows nothing!

He's a bit scrawny but he found the try line.

he's deffo gonna be watched by both coaches and Bradford have the edge as far as his signature is concerned BUT...........It's one game and if the gaps are there as they say.

Eyes wide open

I'd love it at Wakey too if I'd just scored 2 tries on my debut.

How many wingers do we have?

Lets see what the lad does next week before we chuck real brass at 'im....

i thought we had no chance of signing him permenantly? always thought it was a 1 month loan deal to cover our injuries

After a very impressive debut i think a couple of choruses of Hallelujah Hallelujah could brake out on friday

initially is the key word

I think you're right. It's the perfect loan deal for both clubs. That said, if he enjoys himself with us and can't get a permanent gig with Bradford....

tell you if bradford don't want I would snap him up, he certainly got the speed

Looked a very well balanced winger. Blanch gets wrong footed in the tackle very often. Helley is fast, tricky on his feet the muscle men of wigan couldnt do anything about it. Reminded me of Peter Fox but faster and lesser weight than peter. Get him on board but we would have to let go of a winger

You couldnt wish for a better debiut than that today!

That was one negative that came out for me today - Blanchy missed Richards on at least 3 occasions!



3 out of 10 - could do better!

Yup, remember twice specifically - once when the ball got passed to the front row of the stand he got himself in a right mess, the other one was when he steamed at Richards full tilt and made himself very vulnerable rather than using the touchline, I think Gleeson saved his skin that time. If Peterson is back before Halley goes back (or we get him for longer than a month) it will be interesting to see who the first choice pair are.

halley was tremendous today and made a big impact (obviously). i would love him to stay..noticed that we made alot of kicks towards him ..later in the season when "the eye is in" or broughy is about with more finesse then he could become a BIG player in our team !!

looked good on the telly

Q: Bradford Bulls, what have you done???!?!?!

A: Shot yourselve's in the foot again.

I enjoyed what I saw from Halley today, both his tries were well taken, especially the first one, on the first set of six in the match as well. However, equally as important as scoring great tries for a winger is stopping them being scored and young Dave's defence today was very stubborn.

JK, GET HIM SIGNED!!

How have Bradford shot themselves in the foot? A player on their books is getting SL experience, scoring tries, and having his wages paid for by another club, while Bradford believe they have better wingers to choose from. And if their higher-ranked wingers don't deliver the goods, they get a match-fit, SL try-scoringer winger back. Both clubs benefit from this one, and well done Dave Halley for taking his chance.

Explain Ryan Atkins then???? He was a promising centre for the Bulls, they weren't prepared to give him a chance, we were, therefore they missed out on a really great player. Halley took his chance brilliantly today, if he can keep this up and if Blanchy stays fit, Peterson will stuggle getting back into the team.

See how he goes over next few games before jumping gun but he looks good.

Out of contract at end of season with Bulls so who knows what may happen.

Well if he can give the kind of performances like the one he gave today, his value is gonna be significantly higher.

some players get fed up of being sat on the bench and fed promises week in week out. the kids looking for first team rugby and by what i have seen of him in the past and today, he deserves it.

**EDIT**

BRIAN NOBLE wasn't prepared to give Atkins his chance, McNamara would have done had he been in charge at the time. Atkins wanted to be given a shot over Ben Harris, and Noble said no, hence he left.

SOURCE?? Ryan Atkins!

some players get fed up of being sat on the bench and fed promises week in week out. the kids looking for first team rugby and by what i have seen of him in the past and today, he deserves it.

Yeah your quite right, Noble never seemed to like Ryan for reasons that I wont post but some silly ones.

He said in the paper he wants to be playing first team and getting picked above other players at Bradford he only plays when others people are injured