Who cares what Jarryd Hayne does?

Did you not see the initial interview with Ryan - he recognised straight away the Hayne episode for what it was- a distraction that had the potential to derail the Fijian campaign. And what do you form your thoughts on- some PR from the RL scribes who are hardly unbiased in their attempts to find a new idol for the shallow thinkers to latch onto. And being picked in a team despite not having played for 2 years & the first practice run only 3 days out- I cannot imagine that happening in any other professional sport- but never mind all the PR says Hayne is the super Star who can adapt immediately & reign supreme- just like he did in the NFL & Sevens. Anyway keep believing if it makes you happy

I'm smarter than you Barry. Signed Dingbat.

It pains me to see it all the time.

Until the neighbours complained that their fence wasn't as flashy so it was better.

You haven't done any more "analysis"than anyone else here. You've formed an opinion based on what you've read or heard...don't try and pass that off as analysis. Ben Henry's happiest day of his life - is that some of your top class analysis or did you pull that out of your backside? I'm always ready for a good laugh when a post start off with "I'm smarter than you..." They're usually written by dingbats.

Probably not but he still had a go at something he'd never done before and that was a massive challenge. I think that's admirable and deserved more than being called a failure or money chaser.

People not having a go, love to have a crack at people who are having a go. I'm a proud Aussie but I can recognize the tall-poppy syndrome is one of our shortfalls.

"The Village People" didn't have a fence , but if they did it woulda been an awfully flash one .

Ken, as I say I may be biased. But I remember that during that early purple patch people like Phil Gould were touting him as the potential greatest ever player. The Daily Tele were pressing for him to take Slater's jersey. And you say in those years he was clearly the best player in the game. That is a matter of opinion, he was slotted in on the wing in the Aus side. I'm not denigrating him, you don't win Dally M if you are no good, but he would never have been first player picked in my side. And my point was the hype was always with him.

Yeah...Annesley did a massive double take at one stage when he said how much he wanted to be at Parra...

I think its a reflection of how dull quite a few peoples lives are and how dependant they have become on social media. Quite sad really.

'but I often felt the Hayne infatuation was because NSW league were in desperate need of a local hero' That's a puzzling view because I think for most of his career he wasn't really a mainstream hero. He was recognised as a guy that always lifted at state level but he was in and out of the Aussie team. He was even a bit of a polarising figure at the Eels. Of the players you mentioned the other NSWelshman, Inglis, is the one that's truly comparable in skillset. Incredibly dangerous runners with great ball-skills and a reputation for not always giving 100%. At his best, see 2009 & 2014, he was clearly the best player in the game. The difference with Smith, JT & Slater is that those guys were consistently within the Top 5 players year after year for a decade (Slater's last couple aside) where Hayne would fall way down the list when he wasn't on.

It was a strange one, you could see the Titan's officials faces slowly colouring as the man they are paying 1.2m a year spent his time earnestly telling everyone how sad he is that he wasn't at Parramatta. Still, at least that means it was probably his truthful thoughts rather than meaningless stage-managed soundbites and that has to count for something. He probably could have pretended to be a little more excited about this latest chapter though. Acknowledging the above, and his reputation at Parra for being half-hearted, I see why people are believing they are going to get patchy performances from Hayne. I actually suspect the opposite is true though - there are phases in life where we float around and don't make much progress, then wham, we gain a certain experience, skill or viewpoint and we jump to a new level. Hayne may take a while to settle back into the game and a new team but I reckon he's probably a different guy to the one that left and that effort won't be an issue.

The BRAND, the BRAND- people scoff at the term but judging by some of the posts above it is so easy to sucker in those with little ability to analyse. No matter the press conference was lack lustre & verging on a disaster. Either the Fiji Sevens episode was a PR stunt or a moment of monumental egotistical behaviour but the chances of success were always near zero. Poor Ben Ryan- having built Fiji into a world dominant force had then to deal with the distraction of Hayne. I can only imagine the politics behind the sorry episode but Ryan's happiest day would have been when he cut Hayne from the squad- a total distraction to Fiji's preparation.. So back to OZ where Hayne is hawked from pillar to post. Bill Pulver managed to embarrass himself & the ARU until commonsense from the Waratahs put that sideshow to bed. Then "the lifelong pledge to Parra"- OH! some more shiny dollars on offer in Glitter land. And I do not deny Hayne the right to maximise his income-but please less of the BS and the total disrespect for others-be it the Fijian Country on their quest to earn their country's first Olympic Gold or his "lifelong NRL Club". Never mind though- a bit of PR and propaganda & the gullible will be back on board. And looks like straight into Titan's team despite not having played for 2 years & 1st practice only 3 days out. Yeah Right-total respect for those players who have put Titans back on the map this season.

However, these days it seems a reputation in one sport can get you a start in the top level of another sport with similar skills, at least. Marketing..... It is not as though it is golf and wrestling and tennis. That would be real independent reinforcement of your point, Baz! Folau and Hunt also played at the top level in three football codes. Plenty played top level league and union. I feel marketing was even a factor in Hayne's NFL foray, too. Maybe I am biased, but I often felt the Hayne infatuation was because NSW league were in desperate need of a local hero. IMO he is one rung down from the likes of Slater, JT, Inglis, Smith.

good points Barry but i dont think he deserved or earned his 4 minutes of sevens fame

Hayne looked very half hearted at his press conference yesterday. Spent more time trying to justify why he had no choice but to sign for the Titans instead of Parramatta. I reckon you'll see some very patchy performances from a guy whose heart won't be in it.The guy is searching for something and he doesn't quite know what it is (like a lot of us).

The village people like to think that their fence is the best fence.

lol

Totally agree with Don and The Baz. No more needed to be said from the squid