It would be very hard for him to be 'as good as last year'.
He will be one of the best players this year but not quite as good as last year.

i hope he fails but im not sure he will

If I was an Eels fan (and thank god I'm not) I'd be worried about that Sternum injury he is carrying. If He gets a good solid hit in that region that could be his season over.. It' not any easy injury to play through the pain with as it's prob one of the more painful injuries you could ever have and takes forever to heal. Gasnier missed most of the season a few years back, and Asotasi missed the world cup with his.. But If he does play the whole season then he'll definitely still be YOUR best player on the field, but I doubt He'll have as much impact as last year.

He'll be good but I cant see all those fluke plays going his way all year.

Rozza obviously on his period.


Anyway, was Hayne actually that great last year?? As far as I saw there were a few moments of brilliance (or maybe flukes) that he pulled off but didn't do much else. Like in the Grand Final he was up to fuk all. So yea I reckon he'll be as good as he was last year, there just won't be the same hype surrounding him so it won't get recognised as much.

yeah he'll be as good but the defence will improve on him and smash him .
While i'm here it's pretty funny that he could have put Slater under the Posts in the 4 nations final but went the risky kick ahead for Inglis god he must hate Slater.

When you say last year, he is definately capable of playing better, since last year had its highs and lows. It was really only the second half of the season that he put himself among the best in the league and was able to take control of a game. During the first half the year he was mixed around from 5/8th and centre which proved his best position was fullback. He started the season off with some terrible games, most notably the Bulldogs game which was probably the worst game of his career where his defensive reads were horrific.

Wether he will be able to play like he did in the second half for a whole year, I don't think so. As R&G said, the sternum injury will be weighing him down for the whole year, which will no doubt hit him as the season wears on. Add in the pressure and hype with the tags on him being the 'most influential player in the game'. I think this season will be a hard one mentally for him. He has already cemented his spot in Origin and Australia and I can see the exact oppositte type of year for Hayne than it was in 09. Start off great, slow down towards the end.

What is with all the "How do you know" posts in here?

It is a thread to give your opinion, something you think, not something you know. None of us can know if he will be as good as last year, we just all have opinions on if we think he will be or not.

For me, I think he will do good and at times show the brilliant form he showed last year. I don't see him doing it for the whole year, but I do expect him to still play some very good football.

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no,hayne won't hav a gud season till mortimer wakes up and robson is dropped bk 2 reserve grade.simple