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Eels star turns heat back on accuser Ellis
Jacquelin Magnay and Glenn Jackson | August 22, 2009
PARRAMATTA'S ace playmaker Jarryd Hayne risks the wrath of the NRL judiciary on two fronts and could be sidelined for the critical lead-in to the finals following the tense and bruising battle against Wests Tigers last night.
And in an astounding post-match taunt following a match littered with drama, Hayne accused one of his alleged Tigers victims of being a sore loser and of trying to grandstand for the cameras.
Both of the Hayne incidents related to using his elbow in tackles.
He could be in trouble for leading with his elbow in a tackle on John Morris in the first half. Morris had skipped away with only Hayne to beat, but just as the referee was calling back play for a forward pass, Hayne went in for a front-on charge, leading with his elbow bent. Parramatta coach Daniel Anderson said he didn't see the play and couldn't comment on it.
But it was an incident that
happened after the final siren that caused the most controversy. Hayne was being tackled by Tigers big man Gareth Ellis, who was underneath Hayne and pulling him down - but Hayne appeared to use his elbow to lay into Ellis during the motion.
Ellis said of the moment: ''I tackled him and something hit me hard on the side of my head; I was laying on the floor, he swung his elbow, he's landed on top of me.''
When coach Tim Sheens was asked about Hayne's tackle on Morris, the coach said he thought Hayne might also be in trouble for ''a forearm, something after the whistle - something happened''.
The NRL match review committee will make its decision on Monday, leaving Hayne and the Parramatta club with an anxious wait over the weekend.
Hayne, though, was nonplussed, turning the heat back on Ellis, ensuring the dramatic match had a fiery aftermath.
''The hooter was gone and he tried to slam me to the ground,'' Hayne said. ''It was his fault. I didn't do anything intentional. It was pretty stupid from him. They lost the game - it's no use trying to throw me to the ground. That's not going to get you any points.
''He took it a bit overboard. I don't know what happened. I was on the ground afterwards and I was like, 'What are you doing to me here?' He's a bit of a bad sport. The hooter had gone, and he tried to slam me to the ground. I just sort of fell on top of him.''
Asked if he felt he had anything to worry about when it came to the match review committee, Hayne said: ''I don't think so. He might have just been playing up for the cameras. There was nothing there.''
The match was not without its controversy. Parramatta were awarded an eight-point try after Tigers prop Bryce Gibbs slid in and kneed winger Luke Burt in the back, dragging the Eels back from an 8-0 deficit to level terms.
''He was more trying to pull out of it,'' Sheens said. ''It was a big call.''
His counterpart, though, was convinced the penalty was appropriate. ''It was knees in the back - accidental, but still it's a foul after the try,'' Anderson said. ''I thought it was an eight-point try right from the get-go.''
Eight-point tries are unusual, although Burt's was the second this year in the NRL. Dragons five-eighth Jamie Soward was recently penalised for a high kick to the head of the try-scoring Storm player Greg Inglis.
Hayne said last night's match was ''Origin-like'' in its intensity, while Anderson added: ''The boys were knackered in the dressing room. I haven't seen them as distressed physically after a game as they are right now.''
Still, Eels skipper Nathan Cayless admitted his side still had improvement left in them despite the remarkable nature of the match.
''We played pretty dumb, but we just kept turning up,'' Cayless said.
''They made a couple of breaks late in the game, but we had four or five guys there all the time.
Our attitude in defence was really good, and it needed to be, because they can play a lot of footy - and Benji [Marshall] is playing out of his skin at the moment.''
http://www.smh.com.au/news/lhqnews/eels-star-turns-on-heat/2009/08/21/1250362219735.html
Jacquelin Magnay and Glenn Jackson | August 22, 2009
PARRAMATTA'S ace playmaker Jarryd Hayne risks the wrath of the NRL judiciary on two fronts and could be sidelined for the critical lead-in to the finals following the tense and bruising battle against Wests Tigers last night.
And in an astounding post-match taunt following a match littered with drama, Hayne accused one of his alleged Tigers victims of being a sore loser and of trying to grandstand for the cameras.
Both of the Hayne incidents related to using his elbow in tackles.
He could be in trouble for leading with his elbow in a tackle on John Morris in the first half. Morris had skipped away with only Hayne to beat, but just as the referee was calling back play for a forward pass, Hayne went in for a front-on charge, leading with his elbow bent. Parramatta coach Daniel Anderson said he didn't see the play and couldn't comment on it.
But it was an incident that
happened after the final siren that caused the most controversy. Hayne was being tackled by Tigers big man Gareth Ellis, who was underneath Hayne and pulling him down - but Hayne appeared to use his elbow to lay into Ellis during the motion.
Ellis said of the moment: ''I tackled him and something hit me hard on the side of my head; I was laying on the floor, he swung his elbow, he's landed on top of me.''
When coach Tim Sheens was asked about Hayne's tackle on Morris, the coach said he thought Hayne might also be in trouble for ''a forearm, something after the whistle - something happened''.
The NRL match review committee will make its decision on Monday, leaving Hayne and the Parramatta club with an anxious wait over the weekend.
Hayne, though, was nonplussed, turning the heat back on Ellis, ensuring the dramatic match had a fiery aftermath.
''The hooter was gone and he tried to slam me to the ground,'' Hayne said. ''It was his fault. I didn't do anything intentional. It was pretty stupid from him. They lost the game - it's no use trying to throw me to the ground. That's not going to get you any points.
''He took it a bit overboard. I don't know what happened. I was on the ground afterwards and I was like, 'What are you doing to me here?' He's a bit of a bad sport. The hooter had gone, and he tried to slam me to the ground. I just sort of fell on top of him.''
Asked if he felt he had anything to worry about when it came to the match review committee, Hayne said: ''I don't think so. He might have just been playing up for the cameras. There was nothing there.''
The match was not without its controversy. Parramatta were awarded an eight-point try after Tigers prop Bryce Gibbs slid in and kneed winger Luke Burt in the back, dragging the Eels back from an 8-0 deficit to level terms.
''He was more trying to pull out of it,'' Sheens said. ''It was a big call.''
His counterpart, though, was convinced the penalty was appropriate. ''It was knees in the back - accidental, but still it's a foul after the try,'' Anderson said. ''I thought it was an eight-point try right from the get-go.''
Eight-point tries are unusual, although Burt's was the second this year in the NRL. Dragons five-eighth Jamie Soward was recently penalised for a high kick to the head of the try-scoring Storm player Greg Inglis.
Hayne said last night's match was ''Origin-like'' in its intensity, while Anderson added: ''The boys were knackered in the dressing room. I haven't seen them as distressed physically after a game as they are right now.''
Still, Eels skipper Nathan Cayless admitted his side still had improvement left in them despite the remarkable nature of the match.
''We played pretty dumb, but we just kept turning up,'' Cayless said.
''They made a couple of breaks late in the game, but we had four or five guys there all the time.
Our attitude in defence was really good, and it needed to be, because they can play a lot of footy - and Benji [Marshall] is playing out of his skin at the moment.''
http://www.smh.com.au/news/lhqnews/eels-star-turns-on-heat/2009/08/21/1250362219735.html
