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Hayne blame - knives out for Eels star
http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/...-knives-out-for-eels-star-20120324-1vqxo.html
IT SEEMS as soon as the Eels hit a rough patch, news filters out of Parramatta that all is not well on the Jarryd Hayne front. I've always been a Hayne supporter - yes, he can appear aloof or even uninterested at times. The word I'm getting is there are cliques in the Parra camp: a division between those who like Hayne and those who wish he'd do more for the side. Some players were even wondering about the severity of the knee injury he suffered, but after chasing him around from recovery sessions to physio it looked pretty significant to me. I watched him train on Thursday and he certainly was favouring his leg. Some players say he was better at half-time of the game when he hurt himself - they believe he doesn't work that hard at rehabilitation. The line that Hayne was unhappy at the club was thrown at me during the week. "Not true at all," said his manager, Wayne Beavis. ''Jarryd is happy at Parramatta, he is under contract. He is frustrated at being injured, like any player.'' The Eels need a fit and focused Hayne in action in a hurry. Hayne seems to wear the blame more than any other player at the club. Coach Stephen Kearney is copping heaps, but every player I talk to at the Eels rates him. He is a stern figure with a real caring side. Captain Nathan Hindmarsh is also in the firing line, and it's true he hasn't had a huge impact so far this season. The argument that he is not smashing blokes in tackles is valid - but his worth to the side as a leader is massive. He has told the club he is quitting at the end of the year and he will be tough to replace as an inspirational figure. It might sound crazy, but making Hayne skipper may solve a few issues. Not many players at the club will back that view, however.
http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/...-knives-out-for-eels-star-20120324-1vqxo.html
IT SEEMS as soon as the Eels hit a rough patch, news filters out of Parramatta that all is not well on the Jarryd Hayne front. I've always been a Hayne supporter - yes, he can appear aloof or even uninterested at times. The word I'm getting is there are cliques in the Parra camp: a division between those who like Hayne and those who wish he'd do more for the side. Some players were even wondering about the severity of the knee injury he suffered, but after chasing him around from recovery sessions to physio it looked pretty significant to me. I watched him train on Thursday and he certainly was favouring his leg. Some players say he was better at half-time of the game when he hurt himself - they believe he doesn't work that hard at rehabilitation. The line that Hayne was unhappy at the club was thrown at me during the week. "Not true at all," said his manager, Wayne Beavis. ''Jarryd is happy at Parramatta, he is under contract. He is frustrated at being injured, like any player.'' The Eels need a fit and focused Hayne in action in a hurry. Hayne seems to wear the blame more than any other player at the club. Coach Stephen Kearney is copping heaps, but every player I talk to at the Eels rates him. He is a stern figure with a real caring side. Captain Nathan Hindmarsh is also in the firing line, and it's true he hasn't had a huge impact so far this season. The argument that he is not smashing blokes in tackles is valid - but his worth to the side as a leader is massive. He has told the club he is quitting at the end of the year and he will be tough to replace as an inspirational figure. It might sound crazy, but making Hayne skipper may solve a few issues. Not many players at the club will back that view, however.
