What if Jarryd Hayne doesn't make the 49ers cut? Will he return to the NRL?

[BuffaloRules]

Why couldn't a league player per year make it? They don't all have to have the meteoric rise Hayne has.

I could very well see college scouts watching video of U20s matches and then offering scholarships to potential players. They could then spend a year or more learning and playing in that league and entering the draft.

Lattrel Mitchell would be someone who could definitely transition. Huge, strong, fast, agile, and can't tackle worth a damn :lol:

If the NFL truly wanted to plumb the depths of talent in Oz and NZ they would no doubt unearth a player per year after a few years of getting the systems in place.

I was referring to that half wit Bunniesderp commenting that the NRL will become a feeder comp for the NFL..

Yes, it's certainly conceivable that U.S. colleges could offer scholarships to talented junior athletes in Australia... Of course they won't be paid( unlike they will be if they stay here) and their chances of going onto the NFL are not great..( just look at the thousands a year that play college and the few that make it)

I can't see too many established NRL stars giving up guaranteed dollars here to pursue a low chance option over there...and the ones that do have to have Hayne's skill and determination ... They aren't dropping from the trees.

 

[Twizzle]

Wonder if an AFL player could make the switch to NFL ?

(other than a punter of course)

 

[Ladmate]

The code that benefits from this in the US is Union because no one can distinguish the two. Union's already marketing themselves like that over there.

 

[BuffaloRules]

The code that benefits from this in the US is Union because no one can distinguish the two. Union's already marketing themselves like that over there.

On the contrary, I think this will prove to be the first time that Rugby League gets acknowledged as a seperate sport over there.

 

[DOGS AND EELS!!!]

Why couldn't a league player per year make it? They don't all have to have the meteoric rise Hayne has.

I could very well see college scouts watching video of U20s matches and then offering scholarships to potential players. They could then spend a year or more learning and playing in that league and entering the draft.

Lattrel Mitchell would be someone who could definitely transition. Huge, strong, fast, agile, and can't tackle worth a damn :lol:

If the NFL truly wanted to plumb the depths of talent in Oz and NZ they would no doubt unearth a player per year after a few years of getting the systems in place.

why do you say that?

 

[DOGS AND EELS!!!]

There was that Rugby UNION player who got cut today by the Arizona Cardinals - Paul Lasike.

 

[Danish]

why do you say that?

Because he is not the best defender in U20s, which is already one of the poorer defensive league comps in the country

 

[DOGS AND EELS!!!]

Because he is not the best defender in U20s, which is already one of the poorer defensive league comps in the country

I thought his defence is ok actually, his handing errors seem more of a problem....

 

[Danish]

The code that benefits from this in the US is Union because no one can distinguish the two. Union's already marketing themselves like that over there.

The inability to tell the difference will last about as long as it it takes to watch 2 minutes of US Union. People aren't stupid, and it doesn't take long to spot an amateur comp compared to a proper professional sport with world class competitors

 

[umina panther]

Just need Hayne to say league is the sport i came from that has talented athletes and union the sport with fat plods laying in a pile on the ground

 

[GongPanther]

Congrats to Hayne.I was initially one of the doubters due to the fact that he needed to go on the practice teams.

Still,there is a marked difference between pre-season games and all out full competition matches.

And its not like he is costing S.F. a great deal of money either.They'll rake whatever they sign him up for in jersey sales,Oz commercial TV and NFL Gamepass,Vegemite and other endorsements which I guess would be traveling and tourist promotional ads to Australia.

I for one hope him all the best.

Like Henry Hill in Goodfellas when Tommy was being made as a mafia boss explained "As far as Jimmy was concerned with Tommy (Jarred) being made, it was like we were all being made. We would now have one of our own as a member.";-)

 

[parrawentyfan]

There is gonna be a surge in NFL interest and the 49ers will get a pretty good following here. I wore my Hayne 49ers jersey out in Canberra today and was asked 5-6 times in an hour where i got it from.

 

[MacDougall]

Why couldn't a league player per year make it? They don't all have to have the meteoric rise Hayne has.

I could very well see college scouts watching video of U20s matches and then offering scholarships to potential players. They could then spend a year or more learning and playing in that league and entering the draft.

Lattrel Mitchell would be someone who could definitely transition. Huge, strong, fast, agile, and can't tackle worth a damn :lol:

If the NFL truly wanted to plumb the depths of talent in Oz and NZ they would no doubt unearth a player per year after a few years of getting the systems in place.

And then some. College Football is absolutely full of Aussie punters because of the Prokick guy. There are I think 4 or 5 Aussie punters now in the NFL and it'll only get bigger because they grow up playing a sport that not only teaches them how to kick a football, but also makes them stronger and faster which helps when containing return guys and using the kickers on trick plays. A punter who is fit, agile and can hit is far more useful than a punter who is basically a crash test dummy who kicks it, which is what most of the American punters are because they decide from a young age to punt and that's all they do.

The NRL system basically leans towards making these kids forgo an education to play NRL. The talented ones debut at 19-20 and never get degrees. Some take a few years and manage to scratch one together, but the US colleges picking the eyes out of our best kids and offering them a college education and chance at an NFL career is going to be a really difficult thing for some of these kids to turn down, I'd go as far as to say they'd be mad to say no.

 

[Stranga]

Remarkable achievement from the Hayne plane.

NSW will really miss him the next few years, one of the few who genuinely worried QLD.

 

[Parra]

The NRL system basically leans towards making these kids forgo an education to play NRL.

This is what needs to change.

Look at the roster chart on the 49'ers page. Hayne is the only player without a Uni/College.

 

[Desert Qlder]

Remarkable achievement from the Hayne plane.

NSW will really miss him the next few years, one of the few who genuinely worried QLD.

One of the greatest rorts in RL history was Hayne being robbed of 2014 Wally Lewis Medal, and for a professional loser like Gallen.

 

[Albert Rosenfeld]

Jarryd Hayne will not be returning to the NRL in 2016. Instead, in two weeks he will begin an awesome career as top running back for the San Francisco 49ers, and will carve up the NFL.

His video highlights are going to be necessary viewing for all NFL fans each week.

I am looking forward to see him in the running for Most Valuable Player in 2016-17.

 

[--Storm--]

Even Hayne has said a couple times "I'm just a rugby player over here chasing my dreams" in interviews over in the US

 

[Firey_Dragon]

Jarryd Hayne will not be returning to the NRL in 2016. Instead, in two weeks he will begin an awesome career as top running back for the San Francisco 49ers, and will carve up the NFL.

His video highlights are going to be necessary viewing for all NFL fans each week.

I am looking forward to see him in the running for Most Valuable Player in 2016-17.

He's the 4th ranked RB at the 49ers on the depth chart. They also have Kendall Hunter on IR, which means his role in that position is far from guaranteed.

He will be their main KR / PR, with Ellington taking a few as well. At RB, Hayne is a project, he won't get much game time there in his first season, and even possibly his 2nd season depending on how he progresses.

He is an exciting prospect on special teams, he has a lot of work to be a top running back.

 

[Firey_Dragon]

This is what needs to change.

Look at the roster chart on the 49'ers page. Hayne is the only player without a Uni/College.

Doesn't mean their degrees are useful... Many top football programs are known to push kids into easy classes or non-existent classes to allow players to train.

http://www.cbssports.com/collegefoo...hletes-pushed-into-fake-classes-by-counselors

The NRL should ensure all kids go through to year 12 in high school, but a university education is of a stretch. What they do is currently pay for education while players are employed, many league players end up with business degrees or diplomas through programs that are available to all players.