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Off the top of my head...
Exactly. If he can get back to the 30m line on a kick return (no matter how slow he seems to be running), not get dominated, get up and play the ball then he has done his job.
It will still happen if he is on the wing .... teams will kick to him whether he is wing or fullback
Lol he did it it SOO .... he grew an extra f**kin leg for SOO when he was younger
Yeah i get that he has the size n strength to hold his own
Well then he learns to use his elusiveness, runs harder and gets lower at contact or learns to be in perfect positioning or we weigh up what we value more...finishing or hit ups/kick returns and select accordingly.
You said he never barged hard at a strong kick chase. I provided video evidence to the contrary.
It is no secret that once he was moved to the wing last year he looked better and so did we with a bigger frame at fullback. Simple.
Ok i shouldnt have said "never" .... and im sure he did it occaisionally at parra too .... but i also think its ridiculous to use Hayne playing SOO examples cos he lived for rep footy in the old days and turned into a different player
I reckon that last scenario is my 50/50 call. I think Guth brings more to the centre role than Hayne and IMO Hayne brings different but equally valuable qualities to the fullback role. However, I could be persuaded and it would depend on Jarryd’s form over the next 4 or 5 weeks.
Hayne will be fine fitness wise IMO. He won’t be the energetic player that supports every play like Guth is, but he never has been and has won 2 Dally Ms for his troubles. He just needs to give us good starts to our sets, have good positioning in defence and chime into the backline as required and he will have done his job.
Although we haven't seen any evidence this year that Hayne can last the 80 there, I don't see why he can't. He has in the past and it's only getting cooler from here. It's not like he's over the hill either.
Why would hayne have a fitness issue? ... he has been back in the nrl for best part of 2 years - he hasnt been out with injury .... if he has a fitness problem thwn he needs to get his finger out
People like a flashy young player. Modest too. Hasn't abandoned the club yet either. But I agree, nowhere near proven.
