Hayne and his manager obviously thought they could pull one over on the punters, and keep his "brand" intact.
How wrong thery were.
His form was so ordinary that Hayne wasn't even picked in the Kangaroo train-on squad / PMXIII v PNG, and couldn't be arsed putting his hand up to represent Fiji in international games during this off-season - despite being willing to play Rugby 7s for them...
The only way Hayne can stay in the headlines in the off-season will be to try and rebuild the damage he did to his brand this year.
I note the article says that he's not ready to discuss his reactions to becoming a parent... yet. Look out for the megabucks women's magazine exclusives, while this coward and his manager milk the media for whatever they can get. Worse than Lara Bingle...