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Agreed. Hayne is twice the player Foran is but rugby league isn't designed for individually brilliant players to dominate. On top of that, leadership is massive in collision sports like rugby league, especially at the level of fulltime professionals. Foran will have a much bigger effect on the team than Hayne, despite being less of a player.
True again slip. To be fully effective, fullbacks like Hayne need to receive the ball in space - about three passes wide, or against retreating/broken defensive lines. The alternative is to come into first receiver, but then his running game is wasted and we don't have him out wide where he's needed.
A half, on the other hand, spends the whole game no more than two passes from the ruck (and usually at first receiver) so he's always as involved as he needs to be - the opposition is less able to dictate where and when he receives the ball.
Given their ages and the fact Hayne would have 3 high level years left in him at best, I would take Foran over Hayne.
Without a prominent half most teams would be cannon fodder and even in '09, you'll find we just scraped into the 8 with Hayne at his champion best.
The fact that we're even comparing the two, shows haw important a signing Foz is.
I say Foran as he is a team player. Guess we will see next season.