dasherhalo wrote:Righto lads.
If you want to believe that Hayne is a good buy, will flourish under the new coach, and won't cause disharmony in a unit that's definitely on the rise, that's fine by me.
Doesn't impact me or my club in any way shape or form, so I guess it's got nothing to do with the rest of us.
We know he can be one of the best in the game, we know he can earn $1.2m and we've signed him for $500k, we know when he plays for Brad Arthur he has gone well enough to win the Dally M, we know he has a strong relationship with Arthur, we know he remained very close to many Eels players and there was never any suggestion from teammates or coaches when he has previously been with the Eels, NSW, Australia or Fiji that he was a "cancer" or created disharmony amongst the playing group, or was a bad influence. Just that he wasn't the best trainer and Henry. Didn't have the ability to deal with that.
All we know about his time at the Titans is he underperformed at a club we all knew he didn't really want to be at under a coach who lost the playing group like he had done at Canberra and North Queensland. Make no mistake, if Hayne left and the Titans had held onto Henry, Ash Taylor would not be there. Why do you think they brought Brennan in? A guy with a clear link and strong relationship with Taylor, who got him signed in no time and wasn't ever overly concerned about Jarryds position and was happy to grant a release on compassionate grounds. Cause unlike Henry, it wasn't all about the coach, he wasn't totally inflexible, it was about what was best for Hayne and the team.
So basically history tells us that Henry is a shite Man Manager and Hayne has never previously been the subject of allegations of disharmony or fallen ill of coaches like happened at the Titans. We also know he can be exceptional or just ok or can seemingly go missing, and most put that down to his mental strength, which is fair enough.
We also know if he is truly motivated, he can achieve things most other can't. We know he always performs well the season after he participates in a World Cup, so as I've said before, there is no evidence that he will cause disharmony amongst the playing group or with the coach and in fact history suggests the opposite.
The only question anyone should be concerned about is can he find his 2014 form. It's a big ask, but honestly, at $500k, I'd take 75% of that form. That is all that is at risk.
Sure, if we don't make finals, Hayne will cop all the blame regardless of how he plays but he is pretty used to that.