JARRYD Hayne has backflipped on claims Parramatta did not offer him a contract to return to the Eels.
A war of words broke out between Hayne and his former club after the code-hopping superstar signed a $2.4 million contract with the Gold Coast Titans on Wednesday.
Hayne claimed he wanted to return to Parramatta following stints in the NFL and rugby sevens but the club in turmoil did not submit him an offer.
The Eels issued a statement saying an offer was made to Hayne’s manager Wayne Beavis and the club was told it was not comparable to what Hayne had received elsewhere.
Before his first training session with the Titans on Thursday, Hayne admitted the Eels made him an offer but only after he probed for one.
“They offered me a contract when I asked what was going on,” he said.
“I had to ask. I’ve been unemployed for almost a month now.
“I’ve been knocking back offers for that long waiting for theirs.
“If you have to call someone to ask what’s going on it’s not a good sign.
“I waited as long as I could. They’ve got bigger issues than that.
“I feel for the playing group and Brad (Arthur, coach) because they’re a great group of guys.”
Parramatta fans have been left seething by Hayne’s decision to join the Titans after he pledged to return to the Eels when he left the NRL for a stint in the NFL with the San Francisco 49ers.
Some disgruntled fans have even burned Hayne-branded merchandise and the 28-year-old said he understood their frustrations.
“I’m just as frustrated (as Eels fans) that it couldn’t get worked out,” Hayne said.
“They’re obviously upset.
“Some don’t know the full story to the full extent. They’re obviously reacting on what they see and read.
“They’re emotional and so am I. “
If Hayne get through his first two training sessions with the Titans, he will make his debut for the club on Sunday against the Warriors at Cbus Super Stadium.
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JARRYD Hayne has been forced to correct his own version of events after being caught out making a false accusation against the Parramatta Eels.
The former NFL running back yesterday declared the Eels failed to offer him a formal offer before he signed a reported $2.4 million deal with the Gold Coast Titans.
Speaking before his first training session with his new teammates on Thursday, the 28-year-old was forced to tell a different version of the story.
The Eels on Wednesday issued a statement declaring they did put a tangible offer in front of Hayne’s manager Wayne Beavis, believed to have been a three-year deal worth $2.5 million.
Ahead of his expected debut for the Titans on Sunday against the Warriors on the Gold Coast, Hayne admitted the Eels made him an offer but only after he probed for one.
“They offered me a contract when I asked what was going on,” he said.
“I had to ask. I’ve been unemployed for almost a month now.
“I’ve been knocking back offers for that long waiting for theirs.
“If you have to call someone to ask what’s going on it’s not a good sign.
“I waited as long as I could. They’ve got bigger issues than that.”
Hayne denied his decision was simply about money and said Parramatta’s off-field woes in the wake of their salary cap scandal was also a factor.
Aiming to prove his fitness to play for the Titans in their home NRL clash with the Warriors on Sunday, said his toughest challenge would be getting his emotions in check.
“I probably haven’t been this emotional leading up to a practice,” he said.
“As a professional athlete I’ve just got to get my head right and as each hour passes or each day goes by I feel better and better.”
Titans enforcer Greg Bird, an NSW State of Origin teammate of Hayne, said excitement around the superstar’s arrival was palpable.
“Everyone’s seen what he can do for a football team,” Bird said. “In 2009 for Parramatta he took them all the way through (to the grand final) from basically nothing halfway through the season. “I’m looking forward to seeing that sort of form from Haynesie.”
Meanwhile, former Blues skipper Paul Gallen believes Hayne won’t simply waltz back into the NSW side for State of Origin next season.
Hayne will return to the NRL this weekend for Gold Coast after almost two seasons away.
The superstar fullback’s return to rugby league has been welcomed by long suffering Blues fans. But Gallen, who retired from the Origin arena after this year’s series said Hayne will have to work hard for his spot.
“It will be a boost for NSW, for the fact that it raises competition amongst spots,” Gallen said on Thursday.
“He can play fullback, he can play centre, he can play at five-eighth if he needed to, which means everyone currently in those positions will need to step their game up.
“It is only going to be a positive. But I don’t think he is going to walk back into the side. He is going to have to earn it. Speaking at the launch of the Sydney Darts Masters at Star City, Gallen said Hayne’s return hasn’t made him change his mind on his Origin retirement.
“I love the bloke. He is a terrific player. But my time there is done,” Gallen said.
Gallen said he had no doubt Hayne would be a great buy for the Titans, but with just five rounds to go before the finals he questioned how long it would take before the former Parramatta skipper would hit his straps.
“He is not going to be an instant success,” Gallen said.
“Jarryd is a big personality and to step into that side I think it will take a few weeks. He will be able to come back and play good football but he will have to fit into the side.
“Jarryd is a team player. He is not all about himself. It won’t take him long to fit in.
“It might be a bit of a tough ask this weekend with only a couple of training sessions but he will get there.”
LOL, I think Hayne needs to get over Parramatta and move on. We have.
When's he gonna start talking about his new team - the Titans?
Yeah, yeah, yeah - it's easy to claim the place is a mess and that's why you're not coming. I bet he hasn't seen the video where BA says that we could have matched the GC offer but we didn't want to. His pride is hurt. He thought he had it in the bag.
Why so fast- he did not wait to see if we would increase.
Was it just hurt pride/ego
Or was there some other reason
Did he jump or was he pushed.
No one pushed him. He wanted to play for a team that might just play finals footy…the reason he did not look at the Dragons offer (equal to Gold Coast apparently) He is a huge ego maniac and Im glad we didn't once again pin all our hopes on him..he has never won us a grand final. I dislike his conduct very much but in the end we will be better off.
Jarryd might have the scope to make more money up there but he has basically destroyed his reputation in his homeland western Sydney, his main fanbase was western Sydney, now he has fucked that.
Greenberg also happier - when did the integrity panel interview Hayne before validating his return as they said was needed for return to Parra
What's the bet he walks out of the Tits next year (or he may not even make it that far). For someone who has signed with a new club, he seems to be talking about Parra a lot.
He's got no class, he's treating the titans like a cheap slut, all he can do is talk about his old boyfriend, I'm seriously not sure if Jarryds all there in the head.
What's worse than a liar, Nothing, If you can't even control the garbage that comes out of your mouth then you are definitely not the type of player we want at the Eels. The liar's & cheats have been evicted from our great club & we don't want to replace them with another one. That simple little lie tells us volumes about the guy. Remove anything to do with him form our club & lets show him just how much he doesn't mean to us anymore.
Go The Mighty Eels
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