Jarryd Hayne Titans debut it is almost here. Titans fans, NRL decision makers and Fox Sports producers alike can barely keep the excitement down. Who could blame them. It’s not as if there’s anything else happening in rugby league or sport.
The general population on the Gold Coast are happy too. Making the news for good instead of the usual news grabs of drunken Cavill brawls, Armed hold ups and Schoolies.
To celebrate the momentous occasion of the Jarryd Hayne Titans debut, the Gold Coast City Council have officially declared Sunday as Jarryd Hayne Day.
Mayor Tom Tate is ready to channel Diamond Joe Quimby with a presentation of the keys to the city to Jarryd Hayne. It will be a busy day for him and the residents of the Gold Coast. As explained below.
Here’s the list of activities and events to celebrate the Jarryd Hayne Titans Debut on Jarryd Hayne day.
All weekend Cavill Avenue and Mall will be known as Hayne Mall and Hayne Avenue.
For Sunday all streets and roads will be renamed in honour of the Jarryd Hayne Titans debut. So to head to the game on Sunday you need to travel north or south on the Hayne Motorway and take exit Hayne at the Hayne Road overpass. Then turn right onto Hayne avenue and left at the roundabout into Hayne Boulevard. You will then need to find a park and walk along the Hayne thoroughfare to the ground.
For the month of August, all light rail will be known as the Hayne Trains.
All Hungry Jacks on the coast will rename themselves Hayne-gry Jacks.
Bob Jane T Marts will also be known as Bob Hayne T Marts for the day. Anyone with a GC season ticket will get a special commemorative Jarryd Hayne Titans debut air freshener.
Onto the game day experience.
All spectators will be given Jarryd Hayne face masks.
20 minutes before game the Titans will release 2.4 million Jarryd Hayne Titans debut balloons. All with his face.
Sky writing will pass on a message just before the game about Jarryd Hayne Titans debut.
Just after that 5,500 specially chosen school children from Grades 2, 4 and 5 from school all around the Gold Coast will do a march past in full Hayne gear with face mask.
From out of that plane will fall a fully kitted up Jarryd Hayne who will sky dive donw to the ground. In a rugby league first, a special privilege deserving of such an occasion, Titans coach will start Jarryd Hayne on the bench but time his entrance onto the field to perfection as the Titans coach is miked up to the plane and Jarryd Hayne. Hayne will descend onto the ground just as the Titans are on the attack, at which time Jarryd Hayne will unhook himself from the parachute to hit the ground at full speed, latch onto a Ash Taylor special cut out and run the 80 metres to score his first try for the Titans with his first touch.
If you can’t make it to the Jarryd Hayne Titans debut in person, Fox Sports will have you covered.
A special Jarryd Hayne Titans debut pop up Channel will appear for Fox Sports subscribers on Channel 507.
Fox Sports have reassigned 50% of their Olympics work force and AFL staff to cover Jarryd Hayne. In a never before seen opportunity, Channel 507 will become a Truman style, 24-7, all Hayne all the time journey from Saturday morning.
Like any royalty, he will have women throwing aqua and yellow rose petals at his feet at all times over the weekend. The women have been selected from regional finals of the Gold Coast wet TShirt competitions held at Fitzy’s, Treetops Tavern and the Nerang Tavern. These women will have to take it up a notch and continue throwing rose petals at the feet of Hayne whilst playing football.
Over 500 Fox Sports cameras have been diverted from Rio, the AFL, and the Television Home Shopping Network to cover all the action.
So get excited – Jarryd Hayne Titans debut Hayne day is here and all weekend on the Gold Coast.
