News about Jarryd Hayne

The lawyer who helped Jarryd Hayne beat a rape conviction has lashed out after the former NRL star star was caught up in the GWS 'Wacky Wednesday' party scandal.

AFLW players including the captain of the Giants' first grade women's side have spoken out against the GWS men's players sanctioned by the AFL for their controversial end of season party

AFL fans have turned on the league following its punishment of GWS players for inappropriate and offensive actions at their Wacky Wednesday party, calling for boycotts

GWS Giants confirmed that Josh Fahey has been handed a four-match suspension by the AFL for a costume he wore at the club's end-of-season function and for his involvement in a skit performed at the event.  It comes as five other players were issued lesser suspensions after reports emerged this week that the AFL were investigating the club's 'Wacky Wednesday' party that had the theme 'controversial couples'.  Reports had claimed that several of the players had donned distasteful outfits while some had also performed some 'unsavoury skits'. 

A GWS star is reportedly facing a potential sanction from the AFL after he is alleged to have dressed as Django Unchained, a slave character from Quentin Tarantino's 2012 movie, during the Giants' 'Wacky Wednesday' end-of-season function.  Connor Idun is reportedly one of up to eight players who are facing sanctions from the AFL following the Giant's post-season party.  It emerged this week that multiple players were facing sanctions from the league following the fancy dress party at a private room in a pub. It is alleged that some players had dressed as the World Trade Centre of New York, while others had dressed as former NRL player Jarryd Hayne and Australian NBA star Josh Giddey. 

Several GWS Giants players are reportedly set to be hit with suspensions and heavy fines for offensive costumes and skits at the club's post-season party - and AFL supporters are up in arms about the reported punishment for Toby Greene (left), who dressed up as breakdancer Raygun (top right).

One of the AFL's biggest stars has landed himself in hot water after it was revealed that multiple GWS Giants players are facing suspensions or hefty fines following a fancy dress post-season function. News broke on Tuesday that the AFL were conducting an investigation into the incident after an anonymous complaint was made about the 'Wacky Wednesday' 'troubled couples'-themed party outfits. The event had been held at a private room in a pub and had seen players from the team perform 'unsavoury skits', which had included a blow-up doll, according to The Age.

Jarryd Hayne (left) was thrown a footy lifeline when he joined the Fijian national rugby league team (right) for their Pacific Championships campaign - and a shocking new video has capture their strange preparations.

The former Parramatta Eels star (pictured playing for Fiji, left, and in his new role, right) was thrown a lifeline to return to the game he once dominated, just four months after he was released from jail (inset) when his rape conviction was quashed.

The former Parramatta Eels star (pictured left outside court, inset while leaving jail, and right playing in the NRL) is trying to rebuild his life after a stint in jail and last played first-grade football back in 2018. Now he's taken up a shock offer to once again get into the top flight.

A warning has been issued to fallen TV Andrew O'Keefe after he was jailed.

The two-time Dally M Medal winner hasn't played a game since 2018 while he faced sexual assault allegations.

Former NRL star Jarryd Hayne (pictured right) will fight a lawsuit brought by his rape accuser. It comes after Hayne, 36, was cleared of criminal allegations over her claims in June. The woman is suing for an undisclosed amount over the alleged attack at her home in 2018.

Former NRL star Jarryd Hayne's legal woes are not over despite successfully appealing his rape convictions, with a civil lawsuit returning before the courts this week in Sydney. The former Parramatta Eels fullback was found guilty last year of two counts of sexually assaulting a woman without her consent at her Newcastle home on the night of the 2018 NRL grand final.

It's been claimed that former rugby league star Jarryd Hayne is looking for a big media deal to recoup the money he spent on legal fees - as his new coach opens up about his financial woes.

Former rugby league star Jarryd Hayne has been offered a lifeline back to footy by a Sydney club - but it comes with a couple of strict conditions.

Former rugby league star Jarryd Hayne could be planning a comeback to professional sport after video has emerged of him training with a renowned Sydney sprint coach. Hayne, 36, last played NRL footy in 2018 but the ex-Eels superstar has popped up on social media training with famed sprint coach Roger Fabri. Fabri, who has worked with the likes of James Tedesco, Michael Jennings and Josh Addo-Carr, posted a clip of Hayne sprinting on a footy field.

The ex-Parramatta Eels star, 36, was released from prison on June 12 after his convictions were quashed, having spent more than a year behind bars after a jury in April 2023 found him guilty of two counts of sexual intercourse without consent.

Former football legend Jarryd Hayne has posed for an iconic photo celebrating the end of his rape ordeal and tagged with a controversial caption, 'justice at last ... for a fine and decent man'.

Former NRL star Jarryd Hayne (pictured right) has celebrated having his sexual assault convictions quashed with a night on the town in Sydney. Hayne, 36, who has always maintained his innocence, declared in a Facebook post 'life's good' as he enjoyed a meal in Circular Quay (left).

Ex-NRL star Jarryd Hayne's charges officially droppedThe former Parramatta Eels star couldn't help becoming emotional as he addressed the media after making a surprise appearance at a Sydney court on Friday after being released from jail.

After winning back his freedom earlier this month, Hayne has kept a low profile as he has reintegrated himself into life with his family.

The 36-year-old former NRL star (pictured left leaving jail earlier this month, right outside court with wife Amellia Bonnici, and inset playing for Parramatta) got the news he was after on Tuesday when it was announced he won't face a fourth criminal trial for rape - but another bitter legal battle over the case is coming.

The 36-year-old former Parramatta Eel was released from prison earlier this month after a court overturned his rape convictions for a second time.