Is this confirmed or just pure speculation?

I would have liked us to try for Declan Patton at Wire. He was pushing very close for a regular starting spot last year and from what I saw looked very impressive for a young kid. This year seems way down the pecking order with Sandow, Gidley and possibly Wheeler in front of him. He probably would want a SL club if he moved but would love to get him on a year long loan. It would possibly benefit all parties, getting him some first team rugby and solving our No. 7 problem. Maybe Wires owe us one after the O'Brien situation last year.

You misunderstood.

Average height last year: 6' 0"
Average height this year: 5' 11 1/2"

True FA. Also the average weight is 'smaller' though that is mainly credit to lauaki alone.

Good shout. I saw Patton last year both live and on TV and rated him. He would be coming from a very good academy structure . Even if the O'Brien episode doesn't give the Bulls an edge, Jimmy Lowes and John Bastian both have good relationships with Tony Smith and the Wire hierarchy.

I also thought of Patton, but considering Wakefield are wanting another halfback and have a good familial relationship with Wire, I would expect to see Patton end up there on loan this year. Maybe it could be a thank you for taking a clearly injured player on loan to free up some cap space last year.