Jarryd Hayne vents after club fine: ‘Loose lips sink ships’

JARRYD Hayne has unloaded on Twitter after confirming a report which revealed he’d been fined by his NRL club.

Jarryd Hayne’s rocky start on the Gold Coast continues.

GOLD Coast superstar Jarryd Hayne has denied he was fined by the Titans for having a bad attitude, saying it was for heading to Sydney for treatment without the permission of coach Neil Henry.

In a series of cryptic tweets late on Sunday night, the former Parramatta fullback and NFL star confirmed the fine but insisted he was given the all clear to fly south by one of the team’s co-captains Ryan James and Kevin Proctor.

However, in reference to a quote from an unnamed source in a report about his fine, Hayne tweeted: “Loose lips sinks ships!”

“Was meant to be cap sess (captain’s session). Captain said was ok 4me 2get treatment in syd! Coach found out and fined me. Media will milk it!!!!”

Hayne, who scored a try in the Titans’ comprehensive defeat by Sydney Roosters in their NRL season opener, has been dogged by controversy since his shock signing after returning from a stint in the NFL.

Last September he was filmed partying with a Gold Coast biker gang and handing over a wad of cash to one of the members.

He recently upset club powerbrokers by publicly stating he wanted to play rugby in France when his two-year contract expires.

Loose lips sinks ships!

— jarryd hayne (@JarrydHayne) March 5, 2017

Was meant to be cap sess. Captain said was ok 4me 2get treatment in syd! Coach found out and fined me. Media will milk it!!!! https://t.co/nva7IYrsDF

— jarryd hayne (@JarrydHayne) March 5, 2017

Same !!!! But grubs gotta sell papers bud! https://t.co/YuSNB6K194

— jarryd hayne (@JarrydHayne) March 5, 2017

Gold Coast might be a work in progress but coach Neil Henry says that doesn’t excuse some of their defensive failings in Saturday’s 32-18 NRL defeat to the Roosters.

The Titans were carved up far too easily in their season opener at Cbus Super Stadium, falling behind 28-0 at the break after the Roosters piled on five unanswered tries.

It was a poor performance from the hosts although they nearly made up for it with an encouraging fightback in the second half.

Henry knows it can’t be repeated if the Titans are to become a serious finals contender this year.

“You can’t get away from the fact of how poor we were in the first half,” he said.

“There’s a valid reason for some of our play but we also need to be better with what we’re doing defensively, regardless.

“There ended up being a run of plays where we didn’t have the ball for a while and I thought when the heat was on us, we didn’t get our decisions right on the edges. You can’t play games like that.”

But Henry said he was a “realist” who could recognise the mitigating circumstances surrounding his team after an injury-interrupted pre-season. For one, it was the first NRL match new halves Kane Elgey and Ash Taylor have played together.

Many other players were physically underdone — including Hayne, who Henry said was at about 80 per cent fitness because of a knee problem.

Hayne puts four points on the board for the Titans.

“The team hasn’t had an opportunity to trial together,” he said.

“We needed (Hayne) to get a run in — there was no structural damage to his knee, it was about time on legs for him. He’ll be better for that as well.

“We had four players on debut, two on NRL debut. We need to improve but we’ve certainly got the capacity to improve a fair way.”

The Titans play away to Newcastle next weekend but will be sweating on the fitness of new co-captain Proctor, who took no part in the second half against the Roosters.

The Kiwi second-rower will be sent for scans after taking a hit to his shoulder early in the match and playing through it.

“Hopefully it’s just a minor thing — he didn’t have a lot of power there, so we thought it was too risky,” Henry said.