Hudds and wakey have agreed a swap with immediate effect after Dan smith signs a four and a half year deal with Hudds.
Makes sense as mullally is icing on to Leeds next season to do this before the split.


Mullally is a bit "dumb" in defence and will give away penalties but you are getting a big player with a lot of enthusiasm to go forward.

I do hope this isn't true

Smith is too good to swap.

5 errors and 4 penalties conceded in 15 appearances. Total liability he is

Confirmed by the club on Facebook.
Shame that. Really liked Smith.

The three quarters are woeful, that's where we need players. The forwards can hold their own but we will always lose games with the likes of Riley, Arundel, Lyne and Tansey in the first team.

It has been a while since Hudds poached one of our players so I guess it was due.



Another short term signing for the club. Another negative against the ridiculous league system, as the uncertainty restricts our ability to plan for next year.

Could you tell us a bit about Smith?

Not like Shudds to be spying over the fence on a young Wakey player. Lack of ambition from Smith too. 4 years FFS! He should have been aiming at Leeds or one of the big Lancashire clubs.

Solid and gets in with his job. Can play prop, back row and LF. Doesn't really have much of an offload game and can be quiet in games here and there. All in all you've got a good un considering he's only 23.

He came as a prop and he's not bad but he is much better at LF.
Very good work rare and good pair of hands. Strong up the middle runner
It pains me to say it but he'll do well at Huddersfield.

Yeah... a decent if unspectacular player. One that has been massively over-hyped by our fan base. Probably because we've got used to watching crap the last 2 seasons. He was a solid young player who could go on to become a decent laiker over the next few seasons. Don't expect him to pull up trees like some on here would have you believe though.

He was contracted until 2017 so I wonder what sort of cash we got? www.wakefieldwildcats.co.uk/news ... until-2017

He was contracted until 2017 so I wonder what sort of cash we got? www.wakefieldwildcats.co.uk/news ... until-2017

Cash plus Mullally free on loan no doubt. Got Scruton, Kavanagh, Anderson, Simon, Kirke, Walker and now Mullally at prop which looks excessive when you look at our weak three quarter line with Collis never really being replaced.

Need to be building teams around young promising players like Daniel Smith not selling them. Cas wouldn't consider selling their promising young players like Oliver Holmes would they?

No, he has signed a new deal, just waiting to announce it.

If he was under contract why had we let him sign for Huddersfield. They indicate that he was going to them at the end of the season we just brought it forward and to lessen the anger loaned us a player. I presume we were just after the money.
If we are off loading contracted players I now understand why we have not signed any of the existing out of contract players on new deals. I guess we will end this season not only without a ground but without a team that's a first even for us.

Yes on paper we look to have an abundance of props but Kirke has proven to be a terrible signing and from all accounts Walker
is in very poor physical shape. However you are correct our backline options are the weakest we have ever had in SL .
You are also correct about Collis never being replaced but you could add Owen to that, as I am sure we will not see him again this season.

Can see Lee Smith being announced this week. Mullallly will be free and Cash used to part fund Smith.

You need 4 props in every game, so Let's say Scruton, Anderson, Simon and Kavanagh are starting props. Walker as back up. For an important run of games we can't afford any injuries or bans unless we have some depth.

Its a good deal for Shudds. They move a player on who will be at Leeds next season and bring in a young british prop. We take a player who already made up his mind he didn't want to be at Shudds and will probably not want to be at Wakey.
If Smith was on his way at the end of the season anyway don't think it matters that much, from his point of view. From a club point of view money must be involved .
From what I have seen of Smith hes been a good solid performer and unfortunately he will benefit from the move at the present time.
I think Shuds have the best part of the deal without doubt.

Until we can consistently get between 5-6k through the turnstiles then this will keep happening. Clearly whatever sum received is to help balence the books.

Our chairman is in a difficult position, we all know we need more fans, but we can't give tickets away.

I do know that a near full stadium creates a great atmosphere. I hope the management are looking at a middle 8 pass to try and entice a few stay always back now that the games "mean something"!

Smith a already a good quality forward and one that is only going to get better. He has been one of our most consistant players since he arrived, his stats in a struggling side are bery impressive and losing him is a blow. Can't say i rate Mullally any higher than what we already have so whilst he adds depth i personally think Hudds are the big winners with this deal.

Aren't they always winners when we are on our uppers. Bit like saying an Hyena might come out big winner against a wounded antelope.

Four year deal! that's insane - no player is worth that, certainly not Smith, bonkers.

Not sure how this falls under poaching.