Jarryd Hayne

[Lods]

For those of us who don't really understand the game it's a bit bizarre.

My gut feeling is that if they'd played to his strengths and given him some extended time running the ball then we would have seen him in a much better light than what we have.
But he really hasn't been given that opportunity so it's a little frustrating.

Still they're obsessed with this ball security....so he'll find it hard.
If another team picks him up will he have to learn a whole lot of new plays?

[Thryleon]

For those of us who don't really understand the game it's a bit bizarre.

My gut feeling is that if they'd played to his strengths and given him some extended time running the ball then we would have seen him in a much better light than what we have.
But he really hasn't been given that opportunity so it's a little frustrating.

Still they're obsessed with this ball security....so he'll find it hard.
If another team picks him up will he have to learn a whole lot of new plays?

I cant answer much about NFL, but generally speaking, they all use the same (or similar) plays with a few variances largely centred around the skillset of the teams at the time.

We bang on about the AFL over and over again and game plans, but largely the game plan is not as important as to how well drilled the side is.  If they all are on the same page they execute plans and the team plays better more often than not, and the same applies to NFL, or any team sport really.

Hayne will have to learn a few new things at a different club, but largely it would centre around his teammates, and how they play rather than new plans so to speak.  They all know each other's plans too, as they have to counter them.

[Lods]

This is an absolute elite athlete...his mindset would be "I'll show them I have what it takes."
Hopefully he's given an opportunity.
If not the NRL will welcome him back with open arms.

[mateinone]

If another team picks him up will he have to learn a whole lot of new plays?

Yeap that is what will make it tough.
But what is a bit stupid here is that the 49ers are in the best position to play him.
Their season is already over, they are shite. He might have let his QB get sacked, but then they have been sacked already 25 times this season.
He hasn't cost them this season, their entire team has.

You would hope Seattle or someone picks him up instead of 49ers as I think he is more chance of getting a shot.

[DJC]

Hayne is back on the 49ers' roster and is set to play . . .

Just a few hours after San Francisco 49ers head coach Jim Tomsula confirmed Reggie Bush as the team's top punt returner, Hayne was thrown a lifeline and is set to play the St Louis Rams on Sunday (Monday AEDT).

Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/sport/us-sports/in...z3qKKn3mnf

[Lods]

Hayne is back on the 49ers' roster and is set to play . . .

Just a few hours after San Francisco 49ers head coach Jim Tomsula confirmed Reggie Bush as the team's top punt returner, Hayne was thrown a lifeline and is set to play the St Louis Rams on Sunday (Monday AEDT).

Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/sport/us-sports/in...z3qKKn3mnf

???

Isn't that last weeks news.....Before he was cut?
They played the Rams on the weekend.
I don't think he's been reinstated yet.

[DJC]

???

Isn't that last weeks news.....Before he was cut?
They played the Rams on the weekend.
I don't think he's been reinstated yet.

I think the Age mixed up the links.  The correct article is reporting that Reggie Bush has a suspected torn ACL and Mike Davis injured his foot.  Of course that doesn't mean that they'll reinstate Hayne.

In fact, if I understand the system, other clubs have first dibs.

[Mav]

Apparently, he cleared waivers.  He'll therefore stay with SF and we'll have to wait on whether he'll be on the practice squad or not: click HERE.

[LP]

The AFL should bring a system like this in for rookies. Let clubs shuffle them around to cover early season long term injuries, etc., etc. Perhaps with a 1/4 to 1/3 season cut-off.

It would stop clubs having ruined seasons due to early injuries, and make the smaller lists far more manageable.

[Mav]

There used to be a mid-season draft but it was dumped because clubs didn't use it.

Of course, there is a big difference in the way the 2 competitions handle contracts.  In the NFL, contracts aren't really contracts.  Unless the contract is "guaranteed", it can be terminated at a moment's notice and no payout is needed.  That makes it far easier for teams to shuffle their decks by waiving players and signing others up.  The AFLPA would scream blue murder if the AFL tried to take away the security of fixed contracts in the name of adding flexibility to lists.  The players may, however, undermine the sanctity of fixed-term contracts if players having a year or more left on their contracts continue to insist on trades to designated clubs or else they'll refuse to play.