Hayne prepares to take on Titans

ALMOST 12 months ago Jarryd Hayne dropped a bombshell which eventually forced the Gold Coast Titans to sack coach Neil Henry with the club management backing their marquee man.

Hayne publicly said Henry refused to talk to him in the lead-up to their Round 23 clash against the Dragons which prompted a fallout which led to Henry’s sacking.

Hayne subsequently quit the Titans after a 23-game stint which failed to live up to the expectations he set prior to joining the NFL, and rejoined Parramatta.

Hayne said there was no illwill from his end as he prepares to play the Titans on Saturday night at ANZ Stadium for the first time since leaving the club.

“I enjoyed it,” Hayne said of his 18-month stint at the club. “There are great people up there. It’s always warm. I loved the warm weather. It would’ve been great to stay up there but it wasn’t to be.

“They understood my decision to come home.

“I’m looking forward to playing some old teammates, Konnie (Konrad Hurrell) the most. It will be good if we play near each other.”