Jarryd Hayne to win Jarryd Hayne Medal for Greatness
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By Mr Sports, 27 Aug 2009 Mr Sports is a Roar Pro
It was announced today that Jarryd Hayne has won the 2009 Jarryd Hayne Medal for the best player of the NRL in 2009.
Hayne also took out the Jarryd Hayne Medal for the Man of the Match in this year’s Grand Final and is expected to receive the Brownlow Medal from the AFL and the Allan Border Medal from Cricket Australia later in the year.
Hayne was presented with the awards in a low key ceremony at Parramatta Eels training on Wednesday afternoon.
It was a special day for Hayne after he only learned earlier that morning that the NRL player of the year award was to be renamed after him to reflect his preponderant greatness in the sport.
The CEO of the NRL, David Gallop, discussed the decision to rename the award when questioned by the media.
“With Jarryd playing so well and clearly being the greatest player ever we felt the time was right to change the name of the award to reflect the fact that we assume that he will win the next ten consecutive player of the year awards,” said Gallop.
Gallop was questioned as to whether the decision to rename the award was prudent given the lack of success with renaming the award the Sonny Bill Williams Medal, The Mark Gasnier Medal, and most recently, the Greg Inglis Medal.
“Look all of those players were definitely the greatest player ever, and now Jarryd is the greatest player ever. It’s that simple.”
Many members of the media questioned the selection of Hayne for the similarly renamed Jarryd Hayne medal for Grand Final Man of the Match as the Eels have yet to secure a finals berth and are therefore not guaranteed to even play in the Grand Final.
However, the Chairman of the selection panel, Phil Gould, was unequivocal in his support for Hayne: “Look whether or not Jarryd plays in the Grand Final we can be certain that he will have a massive influence over the game.”
Gould went on to say that it was Hayne’s special combination of skills that guaranteed that he would win the Man of the Match in the Grand Final: “Jarryd is such an elusive runner and he so big and strong that even if the Eels aren’t playing I expect him to score a handful of tries in the big game.”
Considered perhaps the most hyperbolic and blinkered sports broadcaster in Australia, Gould went on to indicate that to anybody who doubted Hayne’s greatness, he would simply say: “No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no … no!”
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madsul said | August 27th 2009 @ 5:28am | Report comment
I’d go as far to say “He is a legend in the game”
Kurt said | August 27th 2009 @ 5:44am | Report comment
Nice work. Dare I suggest he also deserves an award for outstanding achievement in the field of excellence?
JetsFan said | August 27th 2009 @ 8:13am | Report comment
As per the famous Ned Zelic website – I’d also expect him to receive safest car of the year 2009
simonjzw said | August 27th 2009 @ 8:39am | Report comment
I suppose all that’s left for him to achieve now is to be photographed drunk in a casino hotel room with a line coke and couple of hookers
Mark said | August 27th 2009 @ 1:02pm | Report comment
Oh I see, this whole pile of crap is a dig at Phil Gould. Pity you didn’t say that at the beggining and I couldv’e spent that 3 mins doing something worthwhile like rearranging my sock draw. Get over yourself. Phil Gould writes for a national news paper while you’re not even real cartoon boy.
Mushi said | August 27th 2009 @ 2:54pm | Report comment
Even the Pulitzer winning literary genius known as Gould the Great shouldn’t be above a little satire Mark. Especially when he’s peddling sensationalist drivel
JimC said | August 27th 2009 @ 2:58pm | Report comment
I don’t think the wraps Hayne is getting are over the top. He is a very complete player. Like Ellery Hanley, he is likely going to end up moving inside to play at pivot or locking the scrum.
Mushi said | August 27th 2009 @ 4:05pm | Report comment
In the words of The Wolf “lets not start sucking each others #$%^s just yet”
He’s done this for less than one year.
Tom said | August 27th 2009 @ 9:51pm | Report comment
Excellent point. And it ties in nicely with the case of the ‘Wolfman’. A silly beard and a few tries at the arse end of a ridiculously talented backline and suddenly he is the greatest winger ever to play the game.
Mick from Giralang said | August 27th 2009 @ 3:00pm | Report comment
Australian of the Year?
EelsFB said | August 27th 2009 @ 3:02pm | Report comment
It took you 3 mins to read this? Seriously, try not to read out loud and point to each word with your finger as you move along!
Nice article btw!
Hoy said | August 27th 2009 @ 3:04pm | Report comment
Mother of the year?