Comments on: Team GWS not interested in Jarryd Hayne

By: Redb

Redb — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 20:36:12 +0000

Sells a few papers in Sydney sums it up IMO. Non story elsewhere.

By: Pete

Pete — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 09:10:20 +0000

..or Union?

By: bever fever

bever fever — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 08:49:27 +0000

I’m not so sure, but you make a fair case.

I hope what you say about big NRL names linked to GWS is not true.

By: M1tch

M1tch — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 08:42:04 +0000

Player managers are the ones that do the figures, imo ive got no doubt his manager spread this story in hope to scare the NRL and also make Jarryd double think, all the managers are in the business for is themselves..he wants a bigger cut of the deal too.
The story at the moment is NRL v AFL, every big name NRL will be linked to GWS from now until 2012.

By: bever fever

bever fever — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 08:30:57 +0000

I agree thats why i reckon its the media that has made it up, not his manager.

GWS or another RL club Parra has to pay more for his services to retain him, so why mention the AFL.

If the AFL really wanted him they could pay above what RL could offer him.

By: M1tch

M1tch — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 08:16:37 +0000

Because the media is loving this..hayne going to another NRL team isnt a worry for NRL officals, but going to afl would be

By: bever fever

bever fever — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 08:09:13 +0000

Why not then say Hayne has had a bigger offer from the Titans then, match it or else.

Why mention GWS

By: M1tch

M1tch — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 08:05:09 +0000

Tend to agree about his manager leaking it to the media for Parra to make a bigger offer

By: bever fever

bever fever — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 07:43:52 +0000

I reckon it was either Roy Masters or someone from the Daily Tele, no chance he was on their hit list.

Would not make the grade.

Makes sense it was from the DT, they are about all about forming a posse and whipping up their knucklehead readers to a frenzy against aussie rules.

By: Pippinu

Pippinu — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 00:47:40 +0000

It was probably his player manager pushing the story!!

By: Pete

Pete — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 22:34:13 +0000

Hayne is a supreme talent, but totally untried in AFL. IF the AFL were to give $7.5m to an untried player there would have been justifiable outrage in the AFL ranks. Union made the mistake by buying highly paid publicity machines. It upset grassroot supporters and up and coming players. Imagine what the AFL could achieve if they ploughed that $7.5m into getting kids in the area to play the game.
I don’t think Hayne would go,but hearing that sort of money being discussed it going to interest many player managers.

By: M1tch

M1tch — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 21:48:03 +0000

Totally agree..another invention by the media and once again painting the picture of a crumbling NRL.

By: Firestarter Bob

Firestarter Bob — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 21:46:09 +0000

Because the downside of being seen as a raider on the Eels’ favourite son would have turned all of western Sydney against the AFL and GWS, they are now trying to make it clear there never was an offer.

Yeah, right. I’m guessing that while no contract was ever formally offered, discussions did take place.

Openly attempting to buy Hayne would have turned the GWS into the equivalent of the Hunter Mariners. The Newcastle area was given a team that they never asked for and then became hated. The Newcastle community eventually ran them out of town.