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TheRam

TheRam

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I can't remember which show it was, maybe the Sunday Footy Show on that 10min footy talk they have, but they mentioned that Hayne would come back on around $800k under the salary cap and the rest would be TPAs.

And that sounds about right to me. If there is anyone in league that can get massive legal TPA's then I think it would be him with the public exposure he provides and the Eels being basically the No 1 supported league them in Sydney.

Especially so if we get the change of admin right for the first time ever, then I see mostly blue skies from then on in, both on and off the field.

So if that is indeed what Hayne would carry onto the salary cap, then we would be insane to not sign him no matter what position he settles on. But I hope that he is himself looking at playing in the halves and once again taking on a great challenge. The last time he tried it, he wasn't the massive failure that everyone here is bunging on about. He had some great touches and some wonderful moments. It just wasn't natural to him and there were times that he over played his hand.

Don't forget Lockyer took a full season of ups and downs to become the maestro that he became and people were calling for him to return to fullback and that Bennett had made the wrong call in persisting with that change. But Bennett remained firm. I consider Hayne to be a more talented player then Lockyer and as we all know, definitely a better defender.

No, I think it will all come down to the man himself. If he wants it and he really tries to master it, he will and in the process become the best in the world at it. Dare I say it, but it's a pity we don't have someone like Phil Gould as a consultant to work on Hayne. Brad Fitler has said many times that he credits Gus being his mentor that saw him over come his demons when transitioning from the centres to the halves.

Is Arthur that good? Has he the right stuff to get into the mind of a player like Hayne? Well we may get to see. Time will tell.
 
Avenger

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ash411 said:
That's just ridiculous. Either he can be registered or he can't. The NRL can't hold us to ransom like that.
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Greenberg doesn't say that anywhere. There are no conditions like that. The media as always have put 2 and 2 together and got 4234.
 
Joshuatheeel

Joshuatheeel

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Don't sign him for this year, it's unlikely we will make the finals and that $250k or so we save from Foran leaving could help us strengthen our squad for next year.

It would be a waste using it to sign Hayne this year
 
ash411

ash411

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Joshuatheeel said:
Don't sign him for this year, it's unlikely we will make the finals and that $250k or so we save from Foran leaving could help us strengthen our squad for next year.

It would be a waste using it to sign Hayne this year
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Honestly, if the intention is to have him playing in the halves next year, I reckon get him in the team as soon as possible. Like next week if we can swing it.

hear me out.

Then he has 8 weeks to figure out the 5/8 position, and more to the point, BA has 8 weeks to watch him play and see if it'll be a good fit.

If this season is more or less over, may as well get him in and try him out at 6 to see if he's a good fit, no need to burn 2017 games on that when we can burn those games now.
 
parra-matters

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Joshuatheeel said:
Don't sign him for this year, it's unlikely we will make the finals and that $250k or so we save from Foran leaving could help us strengthen our squad for next year.

It would be a waste using it to sign Hayne this year
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you serious? he has been out of the game for 2 years, this gives him a head start on 2017, back in the game getting used to the match speed and game fitness.
Who knows if he gets if back quickly and plays like he was before he left we could even make the 8 this year and go deep.
 
Joshuatheeel

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Avenger said:
For who?
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Could use it to re-sign Norman / IDG / Wicks or extend some contracts ( like semi / French / Manu)

I would love to have him play this year, but don't think it would achieve much other then spending $250k ( if were in the top 4, I would have a different opinion).

And with the TPA issue for next year ( isn't $500k being added to our cap next year), that extra $250k could help us start close to even cap wise with other clubs.
 
Joshuatheeel

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parra-matters said:
you serious? he has been out of the game for 2 years, this gives him a head start on 2017, back in the game getting used to the match speed and game fitness.
Who knows if he gets if back quickly and plays like he was before he left we could even make the 8 this year and go deep.
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See my post above.

Just think we need to be a bit smart with our cap with all the TPA issues.

Even if he does come back, it's probably only for 6 or so games yet it could cost us $250k or so for that privilege. For $250k we could pick up a decent prop for 2017.
 
84 Baby

84 Baby

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ash411 said:
Honestly, if the intention is to have him playing in the halves next year, I reckon get him in the team as soon as possible. Like next week if we can swing it.

hear me out.

Then he has 8 weeks to figure out the 5/8 position, and more to the point, BA has 8 weeks to watch him play and see if it'll be a good fit.

If this season is more or less over, may as well get him in and try him out at 6 to see if he's a good fit, no need to burn 2017 games on that when we can burn those games now.
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Bingo. Except he'll probably (or possibly not) want a longer contract than just this season. But he also doesn't need to play in halves. Short term he can play fullback with French on wing & Guffo in centres. Hayne's 28, Guffo's only 21 & Frenchy is 20 so it's not like he is going to be standing in their way forever and they're all fairly versatile anyway
 
Gronk

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Lock him in FFS. Provided of course that the governance requirements are reasonable and achievable.
 
eels_fan

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Don't forget we've lost semi for 4-6 weeks minimum. We are down our main strike player in the backline. Id be moving mountains to have Hayne playing against Penrith on the weekend. His fitness is no issue now
 
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