Gold Coast’s favourite son Preston Campbell questions if Jarryd Hayne still wants to play NRL

He is the Gold Coast’s all-time favourite player and today little Preston Campbell has one very important question for Jarryd Hayne: Does the two-time Dally M medallist still want to be an NRL player?

HE is the Gold Coast’s all-time favourite player and today little Preston Campbell has one very big question for Jarryd Hayne.

Does the two-time Dally M medallist still want to be an NRL player?

Campbell was joined by the troubled club’s former football manager Scott Sattler in backing Neil Henry to remain as coach.

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While both believe the Hayne-Henry relationship is still “salvageable”, their real concern relates to whether Hayne wants to play.

As the Titans’ pint-sized inaugural fullback, Campbell won admiration not just because of his enormous talent but sheer heart and desire to always give his absolute best.

Campbell is one of the Titans fans all-time favourites.

Asked if he thinks Hayne is playing like he wants to be at the club, Campbell told The Saturday Telegraph: “No. That is being honest.

“He is one of my favourite players to watch.

“I just don’t know if he’s interested in wanting to play footy any more.

“He is at the back-end of his career.

“He has come back from America.

“He tried something out there and it hasn’t worked out.

“And he might be wondering what he wants to do.

“He needs to ask himself whether he still wants to be around.

“At times he seems uninterested.

Hayne has struggled to make an impact in his time with the Gold Coast.

“But then he comes up with a play or some sort of brilliance.

“He just leaves you thinking, ‘what he is really feeling’?

“As a fan of his, I’d love him to stay.

“And I’d love to see Neil stay.

“To be honest, I reckon the best outcome would be for both of them to stay.

“It would be a shame for either of them to leave.”

Like Campbell, Sattler still lives on the Gold Coast and has watched with interest the fallout in recent weeks.

He believes there are too many agendas tearing the club apart, and in his opinion sacking Henry is not the answer.

“I feel as though, at worst, Neil deserves to serve out the terms of his contract,” Sattler said.

“I just think that Neil Henry showed a lot of faith in the club when the club itself was on its knees.

“I just think that probably the same faith should be shown in return.

“I think it is salvageable between both of them (Henry and Hayne).

“But there is no in between with an individual like Jarryd.

“On form I don’t think he deserves his place in the team.

“If fit to play, on form, he probably should be playing Intrust Super Cup.

“I just look at his body shape and it looks as though he hasn’t been fit for some time.

“I agreed with the signing.

Should the club keep Hayne?

“I thought the Gold Coast needed it.

“I just feel the club, through their negotiation tools, lost the balance of power by giving him the option in his favour (for a reported $1.2 million).

“I would have never allowed that to happen.

“Neil did want him at the club, but it was under some strict guidelines.

“Everyone has to be aware of that.

“Everyone is coming out now and saying it is a lie when he didn’t want him at the club.

“He never said that.

“He did want him but with stipulations in place.

“Not at the price and not with the option in his favour.

“I’d love to ask the question to the Titans: This time next year when Jarryd Hayne is off contract, would you re-sign him?”