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Gold Coast Titans NRL fans throw support behind coach Neil Henry after Jarryd Hayne saga
Connor O’Brien, Gold Coast Bulletin
August 19, 2017 12:00am
“I WOULD like to see King stay and keep building because I have faith in that.”
In one sentence, foundation Titans member Lee Dungey summed up the consensus of many Gold Coast rugby league fans standing by coach Neil Henry.
King Henry’s future has come under intense scrutiny in the face of a standoff with marquee man Jarryd Hayne, with widespread word that Thursday night’s loss to Parramatta was the veteran mentor’s last game at the helm.
But a number of diehard Titans supporters have pleaded with the club to keep faith in the coach.
Many are disillusioned with Hayne’s efforts. Of the 1300 responses to a Bulletin poll this week, 84 per cent felt Hayne was the problem. Only 10 per cent wanted Henry axed.
“I am a fan of Henry and I think he is a good coach,” Dungey said.
“He obviously did something at the (North Queensland) Cowboys to get them going to where they are today. He might have some flaws but everybody has flaws.”
Dungey said he was originally “on the fence” about Hayne joining the club last year, but has since fallen off it, underwhelmed by what the $1.2 million man has produced compared to other National Rugby League marquee players such as Cameron Smith.
“He’s only running around earning $400,000 I would have thought, not $1.2 million,” Dungey said of Hayne, adding he would like the code-hopping star to stay but only if he bought into the team’s culture like crowd favourite Konrad Hurrell.
Fellow fan Luke Kruusmaa said punting Henry would be the wrong call and challenged players — in particular Hayne — to step up.
Kruusmaa said the club could lose fans if it did not retain halves Tyrone Roberts and Ash Taylor.
“(Roberts) puts his body on the line every week and is half the size of Hayne and he is probably on a (fraction) of the wage Hayne is on.”
Another inaugural Titans fan, Nathan Neary, heaped praise on Henry’s work in building the team’s roster, but feared the present situation may have descended to an unrepairable level.
“All things being equal I think Hayne should go first but now that there is so much tension in the air, Neil has to go as well, which is a shame,” he said.
Harley Sayers labelled the Hayne-Henry crisis “upsetting” while Denny Griggs has been “thoroughly disappointed” in both men for not being able to sort their differences in private. He believes either both should stay or both should be shown the door.
“For a club to prioritise one or the other sends a message that under the right pressure the board will cave to demands,” Griggs said.
Gold Coast Titans NRL fans throw support behind coach Neil Henry after Jarryd Hayne saga
Connor O’Brien, Gold Coast Bulletin
August 19, 2017 12:00am
“I WOULD like to see King stay and keep building because I have faith in that.”
In one sentence, foundation Titans member Lee Dungey summed up the consensus of many Gold Coast rugby league fans standing by coach Neil Henry.
King Henry’s future has come under intense scrutiny in the face of a standoff with marquee man Jarryd Hayne, with widespread word that Thursday night’s loss to Parramatta was the veteran mentor’s last game at the helm.
But a number of diehard Titans supporters have pleaded with the club to keep faith in the coach.
Many are disillusioned with Hayne’s efforts. Of the 1300 responses to a Bulletin poll this week, 84 per cent felt Hayne was the problem. Only 10 per cent wanted Henry axed.
“I am a fan of Henry and I think he is a good coach,” Dungey said.
“He obviously did something at the (North Queensland) Cowboys to get them going to where they are today. He might have some flaws but everybody has flaws.”
Dungey said he was originally “on the fence” about Hayne joining the club last year, but has since fallen off it, underwhelmed by what the $1.2 million man has produced compared to other National Rugby League marquee players such as Cameron Smith.
“He’s only running around earning $400,000 I would have thought, not $1.2 million,” Dungey said of Hayne, adding he would like the code-hopping star to stay but only if he bought into the team’s culture like crowd favourite Konrad Hurrell.
Fellow fan Luke Kruusmaa said punting Henry would be the wrong call and challenged players — in particular Hayne — to step up.
Kruusmaa said the club could lose fans if it did not retain halves Tyrone Roberts and Ash Taylor.
“(Roberts) puts his body on the line every week and is half the size of Hayne and he is probably on a (fraction) of the wage Hayne is on.”
Another inaugural Titans fan, Nathan Neary, heaped praise on Henry’s work in building the team’s roster, but feared the present situation may have descended to an unrepairable level.
“All things being equal I think Hayne should go first but now that there is so much tension in the air, Neil has to go as well, which is a shame,” he said.
Harley Sayers labelled the Hayne-Henry crisis “upsetting” while Denny Griggs has been “thoroughly disappointed” in both men for not being able to sort their differences in private. He believes either both should stay or both should be shown the door.
“For a club to prioritise one or the other sends a message that under the right pressure the board will cave to demands,” Griggs said.
