Hastings

[HEGtheROOSTER]

Looks like no one wants him.....still.....

This from Matt Logue from the Telegraph:

"JACKSON Hastings faces a fight to secure his long-term future in the NRL with Melbourne the latest club uninterested in the out-of-favour Sydney Roosters halfback.
Hastings, son of Roosters legend Kevin ‘Horrie’ Hastings, is on the outer at Bondi following the emergence of young halves Connor Watson and Ryan Matterson.
The off-season recruitment of premiership-winning South Sydney five-eighth Luke Keary has placed him further down the pecking order.
Hastings, who has one year left on his contract at the Roosters, still harbours a desire to play first-grade football.

However, this is looking highly unlikely given the players already ahead of the young playmaker.

It’s understood the Roosters don’t want to hold Hastings back and are willing to release him if a rival club shows interest.
At this stage the 20-year-old remains friendless in the NRL, with Melbourne Storm joining the likes of St George Illawarra to put a cross through his name.
Hastings has been linked to English Super League club Warrington, but it’s understood he wants to remain in the NRL."


Just an observation: you know you have problems if St George don't want you.....

[The Axe]

Injuries play their part. A half badly injures himself in training, trial, 9s or first few rounds. A half misbehaves. It happens

[JAF]

Wow, what a fall from grace, from playing in a GF Qualifier last year to this.
I wonder what the "real" story is?
In hindsight, lucky that we only signed him for one more season rather than a long term deal.

[Easts75]

He is slow, not a great pass, and zero long kicking game. IMO he just isn't of FG standard. Throw into the mix he doesn't sound like the most popular bloke no wonder no team is interested in him

[Johnny Tobin]

It's amazing that his NRL career could be over. Shame that Catalans went for Luke Walsh instead.

[ism22]

It's amazing that his NRL career could be over. Shame that Catalans went for Luke Walsh instead.

I partly blame the Roosters. Not hating on our club but we said 'mate the club will be sweet without Jimmy Maloney because we have you!!'

We then gave him a few 1st grade games (while he was inured), our captain was an absolute c*nt to him on-field (personal conflicts aside, he SHOULDN'T have refused to pass the ball to the 5/8 and instead done his own ad-hoc kicks...etc) and we punted him for a back rower... and then another back rower and then a zippy hole running half (with no kicking game). While all this time, a massive islander dude is doing ridiculous toe bashers as conversion 'attempts'.

I don't wanna suggest he's amazing but he was our long-term option!!! We threw out Maloney for him and that WASN'T his call, it was management's call. Had this call not been made, Hastings coulda signed a contract elsewhere and his career wouldn't have been tainted by what is STILL a mystery - this weird fact that nobody likes him (for no apparent reason).

I feel for the kid! I've been there at work (performing alright, trying hard, being positive but people just don't like me or don't rate me for some BS subjective reason that they'll never say to my face). It can be a real deathtrap for your career - I hope for his sake that he can find a way out of what seems like a REALLY toxic culture for him (where he's getting BS treatment).

[eddie]

Every club wants instant first graders.
Take a promising teenager and just add water?

Hastings should have been Wyongs half this year, under Jimmy and that other halfback we've got.
As it turned out he would've had a lot of first grade early in the season any rate.

But then again, if a half isn't allowed to receive the ball from dummy half.............................................. .................................

[Tennessee Tornado]

I feel for the kid! I've been there at work (performing alright, trying hard, being positive but people just don't like me or don't rate me for some BS subjective reason that they'll never say to my face). It can be a real deathtrap for your career - I hope for his sake that he can find a way out of what seems like a REALLY toxic culture for him (where he's getting BS treatment).

I don't feel sorry for him. In a football team you have to buy-in to team culture and you have to be a team-player on and off the team.

Hastings doesn't think he has to do either of the above.

If he did, he would be snapped up by another team.

BTW, Anyone who think friend's actions on the field to hastings were a result of a personal vendetta has rocks in their head. They were the only option left from hasting's lack of intention to stick to the game plan that the team were trying to work to

Read between the lines as to why hastings was no-where to be seen during the U20s run to the GF

[Mickie Lane]

I don't feel sorry for him. In a football team you have to buy-in to team culture and you have to be a team-player on and off the team.

Hastings doesn't think he has to do either of the above.

If he did, he would be snapped up by another team.

BTW, Anyone who think friend's actions on the field to hastings were a result of a personal vendetta has rocks in their head. They were the only option left from hasting's lack of intention to stick to the game plan that the team were trying to work to

Read between the lines as to why hastings was no-where to be seen during the U20s run to the GF

That would be because he was ineligible.

[Bigchook]

I rate him. If he can fix whatever it is that clubs don't like about him off the field I'm sure he'll be a success on the field. But then again I think nikorima has more upside than Watson and matterson.

[Mickie Lane]

I don't feel sorry for him. In a football team you have to buy-in to team culture and you have to be a team-player on and off the team.

Hastings doesn't think he has to do either of the above.

If he did, he would be snapped up by another team.

BTW, Anyone who think friend's actions on the field to hastings were a result of a personal vendetta has rocks in their head. They were the only option left from hasting's lack of intention to stick to the game plan that the team were trying to work to

Read between the lines as to why hastings was no-where to be seen during the U20s run to the GF

I do. Thrown in at the deep deep end because Pearce decides to try & fark a dog & gets punted for 9 weeks which leaves Hastings to now run the team with a rookie jockey at 5/8 & a rookie at FB.
Rd 1 smashed by Souths
Rd 2 loss to the Raiders away 21-20 who went 1 game from the GF.
Rd 3 smashed by the then Premiers away
Rd 4 loss 22-20 to Manly & were severley ripped by a decision on a forward pass to Aubusson which was fine.
Rd 5 beaten on the bell by Roger 32-28
Rd 6 beat souths
Rd 7 just get done by Penrith 20-16
Rd 8 loss 20-18 to the Dragons & again severley ripped off because Napa tackled a Dragons player to hard when the Roosters had them under the pump.
Rd 9 smashed Newcastle
Rd 10 & 11 the whole team were disappointing.
Rd 12 Bye
Rd 13 beat the Tigers
Rd 14 smashed by grand finalist Melbourne & then punted.
I feel he has been dealt an extremely bad hand & took the brunt for being 2 wins from 14 games when our experience senior half-back should have been the one to take the brunt.

[ism22]

I do. Thrown in at the deep deep end because Pearce decides to try & fark a dog & gets punted for 9 weeks which leaves Hastings to now run the team with a rookie jockey at 5/8 & a rookie at FB.
Rd 1 smashed by Souths
Rd 2 loss to the Raiders away 21-20 who went 1 game from the GF.
Rd 3 smashed by the then Premiers away
Rd 4 loss 22-20 to Manly & were severley ripped by a decision on a forward pass to Aubusson which was fine.
Rd 5 beaten on the bell by Roger 32-28
Rd 6 beat souths
Rd 7 just get done by Penrith 20-16
Rd 8 loss 20-18 to the Dragons & again severley ripped off because Napa tackled a Dragons player to hard when the Roosters had them under the pump.
Rd 9 smashed Newcastle
Rd 10 & 11 the whole team were disappointing.
Rd 12 Bye
Rd 13 beat the Tigers
Rd 14 smashed by grand finalist Melbourne & then punted.
I feel he has been dealt an extremely bad hand & took the brunt for being 2 wins from 14 games when our experience senior half-back should have been the one to take the brunt.

Great summary!

It's painful to read how close we got to having a semi-decent season. Not to be and all I know (I'm glad it's over) but I hope we learn from it!

[Bigchook]

I do. Thrown in at the deep deep end because Pearce decides to try & fark a dog & gets punted for 9 weeks which leaves Hastings to now run the team with a rookie jockey at 5/8 & a rookie at FB.
Rd 1 smashed by Souths
Rd 2 loss to the Raiders away 21-20 who went 1 game from the GF.
Rd 3 smashed by the then Premiers away
Rd 4 loss 22-20 to Manly & were severley ripped by a decision on a forward pass to Aubusson which was fine.
Rd 5 beaten on the bell by Roger 32-28
Rd 6 beat souths
Rd 7 just get done by Penrith 20-16
Rd 8 loss 20-18 to the Dragons & again severley ripped off because Napa tackled a Dragons player to hard when the Roosters had them under the pump.
Rd 9 smashed Newcastle
Rd 10 & 11 the whole team were disappointing.
Rd 12 Bye
Rd 13 beat the Tigers
Rd 14 smashed by grand finalist Melbourne & then punted.
I feel he has been dealt an extremely bad hand & took the brunt for being 2 wins from 14 games when our experience senior half-back should have been the one to take the brunt.

I agree. You can state his performances all you like but he wasn't dropped on form. He's only a kid and he can play. His short kicking game is something we desperately need.

[The Brain]

Hastings options in the close games were non existant and abysmal ... Its not his fault we were crap but we couldve ended up with better results .

[Johnny Tobin]

We were loving him in the run in to the 2015 semi against the Broncos. Then Pearce came back too early for that game and the rest is history.

Someone talked about this mystery of the other players not liking him. I have never seen a situation like it. He seems to have been blackballed. And not just at our club.

I feel for him for sure.