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He’s a bit nervous': Eels reveal Jarryd Hayne's 2018 position

Michael Jennings has opened up about the Eels’ plans for 2018, giving details of where Parramatta’s Prodigal Son, Jarryd Hayne, will play in his return season to the blue and golds.

However, if the Hayne Plane is going to pick up the award for a third time, he’ll be doing it from a new position, his previous pair coming while wearing the Eels’ number 1 jersey.

Coach Brad Arthur has a glut of options at the back, headlined by Clint Gutherson and Bevan French, while Will Smith was the team’s custodian during their 2017 finals campaign.

It means Hayne is unlikely to spend much – if any – time in his preferred position, instead likely to partner with Jennings as the club’s new centre pairing.

As for which side of the field fans will see Hayne lining up on, Jennings joked that Hayne “doesn’t know how to play on the left”.

“I’ve been training on the left. I’ve spoken to Brad about where I’m going to play and we’ve spoken about being on the right and how successful that was,” Jennings told Fox Sports.

“Haynesy has been training on the right and he won’t switch over. I think he doesn’t know how to play on the left. He’s a bit nervous on the left so he’s just been staying on the right. I’m pretty fine with wherever I play, it’s no biggie.”


Speaking about their inauspicious exit from last year’s finals, Jennings said a preseason camp on the NSW Central Coast had seen the team air some brutal truths.

”We got together as a group and had some honest opinions. Everyone was pretty hard on each other,” Jennings said.

“Our inexperience of playing semi-final footy hurt us there a bit. We needed some key players to really step up — myself — to really lead from the front.

“I’m pretty hard on myself but I could have done better at the back end of the year and really led the team from what I’ve done previous years.

“We had some honest truth. We fell short. We know we have to try and find something extra this year and that’s what we’re going to try and do. Off the field, on the field, whatever it takes to try and get us to the finals.”

https://pickle.nine.com.au/2018/01/...-where-parramatta-eels-will-play-jarryd-hayne
 
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The latest in Hayne watch.
https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl/teams/eels/brad-arthur-beats-jarryd-hayne-in-parramatta-eels-preseason-fitness-course/news-story/ce0e9f2774feb3a9a0637c16490b93cf

Brad Arthur beats Jarryd Hayne in Parramatta Eels pre-season fitness course
The Daily Telegraph
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JARRYD Hayne has never been a strong pre-season trainer, but during Parramatta’s recent training camp on the Central Coast the prodigal Eel was beaten home in a fitness test by coach Brad Arthur.

Speaking on NRL 360 on Monday night, Fox Sports’ chief NRL reporter revealed Hayne finished dead last in a gruelling five kilometre obstacle course while Arthur finished in the top 10.

“I saw them run some sand dunes and complete a five kilometre hectic obstacle course and what I got out of that was — Jarryd Hayne did finish in last position” Hooper said.


Hayne reportedly struggled during Parramatta’s pre-season camp.
“Jarryd has never been a tremendous pre-season trainer.

“We know that from when Ricky Stuart had him at the Eels and all his coaches will tell you pre-season is not where Jarryd does his best work.”

Given Arthur’s reputation as a fitness fanatic and his[URL='http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl/teams/eels/brad-arthur-praises-jarryd-haynes-commitment-after-improved-showing-in-preseason/news-story/7044d8ad9f5b044a1efa4180e5367e3e'] previous praise of Hayne’s work ethic since his move from the Gold Coast
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, it’s unlikely that the Eels are hitting panic stations but the news is slightly embarrassing for the two-time Dally M winner.

Hayne had previously come under fire for lagging behind in Parramatta’s fitness work earlier this month after he was spotted trailing behind Arthur’s 12-year old son.

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The son of Brad Arthur is pictured accelerating past Jarryd Hayne.
Host Ben Ikin agreed with the assessment of Hayne.

“He looks to me like he’s struggling, like he’s not handling the workload.”

The 29-year old is yet to regain the form he showed in his last year with the Eels in 2014.

Hayne seems to have yet to recover from his stint in the NFL, where he reformed his body to deal with the rigours of the gridiron.

“You can really see the strength work he had to put in his body physically in the NFL,” observed Hooper.

“He’s got a huge rump. It’s not fat, it’s just big, it’s rotund.”
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Gronk said:
He’s a bit nervous': Eels reveal Jarryd Hayne's 2018 position

Michael Jennings has opened up about the Eels’ plans for 2018, giving details of where Parramatta’s Prodigal Son, Jarryd Hayne, will play in his return season to the blue and golds.

However, if the Hayne Plane is going to pick up the award for a third time, he’ll be doing it from a new position, his previous pair coming while wearing the Eels’ number 1 jersey.

Coach Brad Arthur has a glut of options at the back, headlined by Clint Gutherson and Bevan French, while Will Smith was the team’s custodian during their 2017 finals campaign.

It means Hayne is unlikely to spend much – if any – time in his preferred position, instead likely to partner with Jennings as the club’s new centre pairing.

As for which side of the field fans will see Hayne lining up on, Jennings joked that Hayne “doesn’t know how to play on the left”.

“I’ve been training on the left. I’ve spoken to Brad about where I’m going to play and we’ve spoken about being on the right and how successful that was,” Jennings told Fox Sports.

“Haynesy has been training on the right and he won’t switch over. I think he doesn’t know how to play on the left. He’s a bit nervous on the left so he’s just been staying on the right. I’m pretty fine with wherever I play, it’s no biggie.”


Speaking about their inauspicious exit from last year’s finals, Jennings said a preseason camp on the NSW Central Coast had seen the team air some brutal truths.

”We got together as a group and had some honest opinions. Everyone was pretty hard on each other,” Jennings said.

“Our inexperience of playing semi-final footy hurt us there a bit. We needed some key players to really step up — myself — to really lead from the front.

“I’m pretty hard on myself but I could have done better at the back end of the year and really led the team from what I’ve done previous years.

“We had some honest truth. We fell short. We know we have to try and find something extra this year and that’s what we’re going to try and do. Off the field, on the field, whatever it takes to try and get us to the finals.”

https://pickle.nine.com.au/2018/01/...-where-parramatta-eels-will-play-jarryd-hayne
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That bolded bit is gibberish - we all know they mean Dally M, but they didn't outline that in either paragraph.

Really terrible writing, tbh.

But good article overall, Gronk - thanks, buddy!
 
Twizzle

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More crap from the DT, this bit especially

Hayne seems to have yet to recover from his stint in the NFL, where he reformed his body to deal with the rigours of the gridiron.
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What's it been, 2 yeras or so since he played/trained in the NFL ?
 
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