The Swamp

[attamarrap]

my mates who go for queensland are happy hayne never gets picked at fullback and get nervous everytime he touches the ball pretty good sign of respect if you ask me

 

[Barry O'Speedwagon]

It's true. Hayne is almost good enough to play for Qld, if he was a Qlder.

If only Inglis was from Qld and not Bowraville, which last time I checked was south of Coffs Harbour.

 

[Avenger]

I wouldn't swap Hayne for any player in the world. He is simply the best.

 

[Maroubra Eel]

I wouldn't swap Hayne for any player in the world. He is simply the best.

You're off your head.

 

[Joshuatheeel]

Hayne not a superstar ??? Gee not sure what else he could do to prove he is apart from playing in a leading NRL side.

He is that good he was able to miss most of the season yet still make the kangaroo squad then beat several players to play out of position at centre.

Also if you don't think he is a superstar just watch the first origin game this year - I reckon if Hayne played in the remaining two games , NSW win the series.

 

[TheRam]

Hayne not a superstar ??? Gee not sure what else he could do to prove he is apart from playing in a leading NRL side.

He is that good he was able to miss most of the season yet still make the kangaroo squad then beat several players to play out of position at centre.

Also if you don't think he is a superstar just watch the first origin game this year - I reckon if Hayne played in the remaining two games , NSW win the series.

About sums it up again.

 

[hineyrulz]

It's true. Hayne is almost good enough to play for Qld, if he was a Qlder.

Yeah Hayne is good but he is no Dawius Boyd, now there is a player.

 

[Gary Gutful]

Name me one other player from any other sport in the world that is in a team that has finished last the previous two years who people would refer to as a 'superstar'.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

He's been out injured (and playing injured) the past two years.

 

[Barry O'Speedwagon]

I wouldn't swap Hayne for any player in the world. He is simply the best.

While I wouldn't try to initiate a swap, I wouldn't have been disappointed at various times in the past few years if he was magically swapped for Thurston, or Cameron Smith, or more recently DCE. Why? Not because they're necessarily better players, but they have a more consistent impact on the game over a a larger number of games played (partly b/c of the position they play). I reckon we'd have won more games over the past 2 years if any of those swaps had occurred.

And again, I know the site rules to argue that JH is not definitely the greatest player to have participated in any ball sport, but that's how I see it.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

While I wouldn't try to initiate a swap, I wouldn't have been disappointed at various times in the past few years if he was magically swapped for Thurston, or Cameron Smith, or more recently DCE. Why? Not because they're necessarily better players, but they have a more consistent impact on the game over a a larger number of games played (partly b/c of the position they play). I reckon we'd have won more games over the past 2 years if any of those swaps had occurred.

And again, I know the site rules to argue that JH is not definitely the greatest player to have participated in any ball sport, but that's how I see it.

I would have preferred those players because they all played full seasons over the past two years. Of the three, the least appearances through 2012-2013 was Thurston (46). Daly Cherry-Evans played 54 NRL games during the two years - twice as many as Hayne's 27 appearances.

 

[hineyrulz]

Thurstons record in a much stronger side for the last few years for the Cowboys has been pretty poor.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Thurstons record in a much stronger side for the last few years for the Cowboys has been pretty poor.

They won five games in 2010. Thurston played in 17 of those games, but only won three of them. They only avoided the spoon because Melbourne had their points stripped.

We won an extra game in 2012 but ran last.

 

[Gary Gutful]

He's been out injured (and playing injured) the past two years.

Can you think of a player that has been in a team that has come last the previous two years that the general sporting public would refer to as a 'superstar'?

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Well mate, he was thought of as a superstar in 2009. Has he lost his talent?

 

[Barry O'Speedwagon]

I would have preferred those players because they all played full seasons over the past two years. Of the three, the least appearances through 2012-2013 was Thurston (46). Daly Cherry-Evans played 54 NRL games during the two years - twice as many as Hayne's 27 appearances.

Yes, that was part of my reasoning. I'd probably also add that f**kwit SBW to my list....again not because he's a 'better' player, but b/c I reckon we'd have won more games .

 

[Gary Gutful]

Well mate, he was thought of as a superstar in 2009. Has he lost his talent?

Talent alone does not make a superstar.

 

[hineyrulz]

They won five games in 2010. Thurston played in 17 of those games, but only won three of them. They only avoided the spoon because Melbourne had their points stripped.

We won an extra game in 2012 but ran last.

So Thurston isn't a superstar either......

 

[Gary Gutful]

Well mate, he was thought of as a superstar in 2009. Has he lost his talent?

I'll ask again.

Can you think of a player that has been in a team that has come last the previous two years that the general sporting public would refer to as a 'superstar'?

 

[Poupou Escobar]

I'll ask again.

Can you think of a player that has been in a team that has come last the previous two years that the general sporting public would refer to as a 'superstar'?

Who cares what the general sporting public think? Those idiots ask questions like "Will Hindy promise to give 100% during the year?' Public opinion is a poor gauge of anything.

My opinion, otoh, is both reliable and accurate.