Has he been named in the Cowboys trial squad?
Yes indeed he has.
Its a tidy squad as well, all the big names are touring.
That surprises me a little, because now hegs is at risk of an pre-season injury.
Henry has proven himself to be a good coach, a maginificent pedigree in that area, if he thinks Hegs can play, Id back his judgment.
Hegs's game is more suited to the Cowboys gruntfest than to our thrusting forwards and nifty crafty backs.
Under their dull lumbering style, with the exception of Bowen and Thurston, hegs just has to do the basics ie catch, run and score.
No thinking involved, he can play on his bare instincts.
When he was a Kangaroo, that was a lot of his game. I think we tested his mind too much and things became muddled up with his off-season dramas and game mental depression.
Competition for spots at Souths these days is at its highest since I can remember. That can add a lot of pressure on a player like Hegs, confusion and risk taking resulted as he attempted to over-achieve.
Sometimes he would clear his head and realise his potential, such as the game v Manly in the first half of last year. That was the real, pristine and clear Hegs. The most impressive Premiers in rugby league history ( by score) just couldnt handle him. It was Manly against Hegs and Hegs, on his own, smashed them to pieces in the meterage stakes.
The other Hegs is the distraught and depressive Hegs. Sometimes he appeared.
The battle for Hegs mindspace, is on-going and heavy- going. Almost a Good v Evil thing.
But its all clear upstairs for Hegs now.
The light is on and Hegs is home.
AM and I might be in the minority, in supporting Hegs. But sometimes in life, you have to make a stand, even if its unpopular. The real hegs is gold, a talented and special player.
As a person and a player, I wish him well and would rejoice if he can manage to overcome the demons and progress to the great heights we all know, in our hearts, that he is entirley capable of.
I wish hed had at least one more season with us, so he can taste the glory that he helped to create.