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Just wondering what the consensus is on this?

I wish him good luck but am not convinced it will be a successful foray. Depends on his definition of success I guess.

But, good promotion in having NRL clips on the NFL website and mentioned on sports channels in the US.

 

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I was jut looking for this thread to comment after reading some of the stories and couldn't find it

"Jarryd" Just FYI

So he's to be a running back?

This is interesting Red but I doubt any interest in NRL will come of it


Most yanks would be saying how he's moved on to play NFL from the backwater minnow sport in Australia

Of course they would be incorrect

Fn iPad spellcheck lol

 

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Re: Jarred Hayne NRL to NFL

I was jut looking for this thread to comment after reading some of the stories and couldn't find it

"Jarryd" Just FYI

So he's to be a running back?

This is interesting Red but I doubt any interest in NRL will come of it


Most yanks would be saying how he's moved on to play NFL from the backwater minnow sport in Australia

Of course they would be incorrect

He flew out today.

I'm a little concerned that RL is now on the map as a producer of athletes. Union, Afl, and now NFL are on the board as being possible, wealthier, destinations.
A bit like when GM 'discovered' Holden?

 

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I think the time is coming for each club to have 1 'marquee' player outside the cap, like in the ALeague. Or, some similar scheme.

 

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Re: Jarred Hayne NRL to NFL

I made the exact same comparison the other day! Sure it was with my inner monologue, but technically that's still a conversation.



I liked the idea of a loyalty discount, so the longer a player stays with a club, the higher the salary cap to accommodate a bonus specifically and only for that player. Bonus gets bigger the longer they stay.

I really think Hayne will do well. Tying for the Dally M with the best player in the world must stand for something. Also I think running back is a pretty perfect sport for him, or possibly a strong safety considering his strength and awareness.

Brett Morris was a junior and a long term player... And Saints lost him today. So, yep there needs to be so sort of reward for developing juniors or keeping players long term, or both.

Hayne could be a punter, a punt chaser, a kick returner or at a stretch - a running back. I just think it will take him longer to learn the lines to run and the calls for the 'moves' that come with the running back role. Athletically, yep I think he's got it - though I wonder how he'll go with the 150kg dudes with helmets and fibreglass padding tackling him. Ouch.