Jarryd Hayne to win Jarryd Hayne Medal for Greatness
Roar Pro By Mr Sports, 27 Aug 2009 Mr Sports is a Roar Pro
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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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August 27th 2009 @ 3:26pm
BennO said | August 27th 2009 @ 3:26pm | Report comment
On his form from a couple of years ago he’d rival Matthew Mitcham as Diver of the year wouldn’t he?
August 27th 2009 @ 4:44pm
One Wise man said | August 27th 2009 @ 4:44pm | Report comment
With Articles like this it is no wonder people think Rugby League fans and players have little or no brains.
August 27th 2009 @ 9:26pm
Kurt said | August 27th 2009 @ 9:26pm | Report comment
Actually this is one of the more witty articles I can remember on The Roar. Can’t imagine any of the soccer writers ever taking themselves less than 100% seriously.
August 27th 2009 @ 5:20pm
James Mortimer said | August 27th 2009 @ 5:20pm | Report comment
Great article
August 27th 2009 @ 5:25pm
MyGeneration said | August 27th 2009 @ 5:25pm | Report comment
Commiserations on the failed humour transplant, One Wise man.
August 27th 2009 @ 6:27pm
Billo said | August 27th 2009 @ 6:27pm | Report comment
The article illustrates nicely that Australians don’t believe in tall poppies.
The truth is, though, that Jarryd Hayne is, right now, the outstanding sportsman in Australia, even if Phil Gould is saying so.
August 27th 2009 @ 6:42pm
Mushi said | August 27th 2009 @ 6:42pm | Report comment
The “truth” is that is such a subjective statement that you can’t make it unequivocally without either being a) full of it or b) the same sensationalist ignoramus that Gould is.
The article actually illustrates, if you look at the references to past anointed messiahs, that perhaps we jump the gun before anointing the next chosen one.
August 27th 2009 @ 6:50pm
Billo said | August 27th 2009 @ 6:50pm | Report comment
A good response to my post, and I take your point, but sports writers are in the business both of looking for messiahs and of destroying them, so there will be plenty of others coming after Hayne, whether we jump the gun or not.
But it’s hard to look at any other sportsman in Australia right now who is making Hayne’s impact on his sport, regardless of whether he will have shot his bolt by the end of the season.
August 27th 2009 @ 7:03pm
Mushi said | August 27th 2009 @ 7:03pm | Report comment
To the first point yes but is that a good thing. Much of journalism now seems to be a infomercial style presentation rather than actual analysis.
That’s why I’m a big fan of Alan Nicolea’s work on here good straight forward analysis that I may or may not agree with but appreciate the well presented point.
Gould’s pieces are just drivel and fluff paragraph upon paragraph of superlatives and no substance. Which si frustrating because he has such a good foot ball mind that
As to the second I actually think a big part of Haynes emergence is actually his forwards, even in Gould’s piece of hyperbole he describes Hayne as basically not playing within structure and being the ultimate gambler, now you can do that when your pack is rolling but it is tough to play loose and free against a set defensive line.
I remember watching the second origin and thinking hayne gambled so much on the wing that belly ache probably said at half time, nice intercepts, but what the hell were you doing in that position anyway.
Now that isn’t to say I don’t think that Hayne is playing amazing football, but he’s eating from a table that’s been set for him.
August 27th 2009 @ 6:53pm
SouthieProjex said | August 27th 2009 @ 6:53pm | Report comment
I’ve also heard that he took out Best Picture and Best Director at the Hayne, sorry, Cannes Film Festival this year.
August 27th 2009 @ 7:45pm
Lewie said | August 27th 2009 @ 7:45pm | Report comment
geez some people enjoy over analysing.
Please, whatever you do, don’t submit a critical review of a Simpsons episode, i don’t think i’d ever be able to enjoy the show again.
August 27th 2009 @ 10:00pm
Mr Sports said | August 27th 2009 @ 10:00pm | Report comment
Hey Folks
Thanks for all the comments.
As most people correctly surmised this little satirical piece was just my attempt to emphasize that the mainstream media is often far too keen to anoint a young player as invincibly good without ever considering that it may just be a good little run of form.
I don’t doubt that Jarryd Hayne has a wonderful package of skills and that he is currently lighting up the competition but the hyperbole that seems to attach to everything he does at the moment has become galling.
I hope he does keep playing well because its a hell of a lot of fun to watch him in full flight but when i read a Phil Gould article where Gould claims without any hint of humour (or intelligent thought) that Hayne is “the best football player in any code right now” the sheer preposterous of such a statement sets my teeth on edge.
Anyway thanks for the comments and hopefully this debate continues – if only so that i can get bumped from Roar Pro to Roar Guru
Mr Sports
August 28th 2009 @ 4:43pm
MyGeneration said | August 28th 2009 @ 4:43pm | Report comment
I don’t think Hayne is the best football player in Rugby League right now. I’d go for someone like Kimmorley, who is playing the house down and influencing games without about half Haynes’ natural talent. That’s a footballer! And I’m no Dogs fan.
August 27th 2009 @ 10:19pm
sportsfanslife.com said | August 27th 2009 @ 10:19pm | Report comment
Mr Sports….you have seen the best and the worst of The Roar here. The best part is that a bunch of people get to read what you write,and having a sense of humour I thought it was quite funny, the worst is that there are some who take things, and themselves, far too seriously and therefore see fit to tell you how stupid/un-funny/childish you are….how sad that we can’t take a piece like this for what it is…Anyways, I liked it. Good job, you’re a Guru in my eyes!