It's a tough one. Hayne is an awesome footballer, he's not a traditional fullback at all, but when he plays on the wing he struggles to get involved at all and was caught out quite a lot in the first game. At fullback he often looks lazy when compared to Dugan, Coote and especially Slater, who is everywhere. I'm always a bit loathe to copy something Gus says, but I will this time, when he said that Hayne is not a player to bring the best out of the players around him. Most things Hayne does on the footy field he does by himself, chip and chase etc, while the benchmark fullback Slater is constantly running off other players, chasing other players kicks, and basically just involving himself as much as possible. By doing this, Slater takes attention of other players which enables them to pull off big plays. This is what NSW needs, not a fullback who occasionally can pull out a big play by himself.
Hayne's a bit of an enigma at the moment, his style of play isn't really fitting in with Parra, NSW or the Kangaroos at the moment, but he's still one of the best players in the competition - NSW are gonna have to work out how to get the best out of him.
