The Hayne Plane

[John Corey]

Reggie Bush is already back in the last game which Hayne was dropped for.

Ok, well there is my point. The domino effect. He will get very little time now.

[TDK]

He is doing himself no favours. I watch the NFL and I've never seen a bloke drop it as much as he does........that's sacreligious in That code.
He has go to sort that out and he deserves to be dropped.

Will he be a rooster if he returns??

Don't think so. He was released by Parra so he could follow his dreams however he penned an agreement he would return to parra when returning to NRL. It was in the first articles about Hayne and his NFL dream quest.

[Bigchook]

Don't think so. He was released by Parra so he could follow his dreams however he penned an agreement he would return to parra when returning to NRL. It was in the first articles about Hayne and his NFL dream quest.

I remember reading that article. I then remember reading Hayne or his manager saying that no such agreement exists and they don't know who said that. Regardless I can't see Hayne coming back. He won't give up on his dream after less than half a season.. He's already done the hard yards by getting a place on the squad.

[Half time]

Don't think so. He was released by Parra so he could follow his dreams however he penned an agreement he would return to parra when returning to NRL. It was in the first articles about Hayne and his NFL dream quest.

That is not correct. He is free to join any nrl club that he wants if he was to come back to the nrl.

[Danish]

I'd sack any 3 players from our current starting 13 to get Hayne in our side. He is the best league player in the world

[Guest]

We don't have a fullback and your saying NO to the worlds best number 1.

Nice one scapey.

Someone that's referred to as a "freak" by his peers.

The guy should be knighted for lasting as long as he did at the Eels.

One can only imagine just how good he could be (from rounds 1 to 26) under Robbo.Perhaps even longer if we can clone JWH.

A freak he maybe but a lazy freak@best.. Our Angry birds clone has arrived!

[Bigchook]

I'd sack any 3 players from our current starting 13 to get Hayne in our side. He is the best league player in the world

Friend, JWH and Cordner? Manly are an example of an unbalanced side. Best back line in the game with garbage forwards resulting in the bottom 8. Hayne is a machine but it would take the discretionary fund to get him and I doubt it will be used. It's all arbitrary discussion though as he won't be back for at least two seasons if ever.

[Danish]

Friend, JWH and Cordner? Manly are an example of an unbalanced side. Best back line in the game with garbage forwards resulting in the bottom 8. Hayne is a machine but it would take the discretionary fund to get him and I doubt it will be used. It's all arbitrary discussion though as he won't be back for at least two seasons if ever.

Of those players JWH is the only one that would cause me pause, thankfully though we have equally high paid backline players that could be moved on instead (Jennings, Ferguson, Pearce would be my picks to free up Hayne level money).

[Tommy Smith]

Losing Cordner and Friend wouldn't bother you?

I can't wait to see Hendo as full time hooker! That'll have the opposition scared.

[roostersrule2]

I'd cut Guerra and Moa for Hayne. That'd free up over $800k, that with a big third party deal and perhaps even the discretionary fund would easily get Hayne.

[Steakface]

Of those players JWH is the only one that would cause me pause, thankfully though we have equally high paid backline players that could be moved on instead (Jennings, Ferguson, Pearce would be my picks to free up Hayne level money).

What a poor investment that would be.

How quickly you forget how utter shite Parramatta have been over the last several years with Hayne as the go to man. You need a well balanced team to win a premiership mate - Hayne would cause serious imbalance. I'm just glad that you have nothing whatsoever to do with recruitment and retention!

[Danish]

What a poor investment that would be.

How quickly you forget how utter shite Parramatta have been over the last several years with Hayne as the go to man. You need a well balanced team to win a premiership mate - Hayne would cause serious imbalance. I'm just glad that you have nothing whatsoever to do with recruitment and retention!

Remove Jennings, Ferguson, and Pearce from our side and you still have a backline of Hayne, Toops, SKD, maubs, and Mitchell/Burgess. Halves would be a work in progress as they will be next year regardless.

When the eels had a half decent (or at least overperforming) pack in 2009, Hayne made one of the worst backlines and halves pairings in the game look like utter superstars.
Hayne playing behind our forward pack would be unstoppable

[Guest]

It would be awesome to have Hayne in out team but it is simply ridiculous to suggest we are about to become a one-man team. It worked for the Cowboys eventually but in reality they are far from being a one-man team. Hayne won't be back until 2017 at the earliest anyway. I still say he is going to succeed in the NFL.

[Cockadoodledoo]

I'd cut Guerra and Moa for Hayne. That'd free up over $800k, that with a big third party deal and perhaps even the discretionary fund would easily get Hayne.

Guerra, Moa and Jennings... Pearce if Hastings/Nikorima were ready (which they aren't) or if we had another half option (again we don't currently).

[Danish]

It would be awesome to have Hayne in out team but it is simply ridiculous to suggest we are about to become a one-man team. It worked for the Cowboys eventually but in reality they are far from being a one-man team. Hayne won't be back until 2017 at the earliest anyway. I still say he is going to succeed in the NFL.

I don't see him coming back either. Even if the 49ers wind up getting rid of him I think another club will take a punt, one that doesn't have 5 RBs on the books and a terrible O line.

Mind you, I don't see that getting rid of 3 of our starting 13 to make way for Hayne would turn us into a 1 man team. We have never really had a player close to being leading try scorer over the past 3 seasons, as an example, so even cutting 3 good players would still leave plenty of strike power elsewhere. Cutting Ferguson, Guerra, and Toops would surely free up enough money for Hayne. Cutting Ferguson, Guerra, and SKD (assuming his case doesn't end well) definitely would. Either of those situations would still leave us with a fairly balanced side.

Again, I don't think any of this is going to happen so its just an off season time wasting exercise, but still fun to ponder.