Good article here about him:
http://www.sportingnews.com/au/leag...s-nrl-player-revolt/d6m1rtbvv49y1aoqrsoidwocb
Adam Lucius - Published on Apr. 16, 2018
Even Jackson Hastings admits there are two Jackson Hastings.
“I am very competitive, wear my heart on my sleeve, and
it probably shows some bad traits at times with the way I handle myself in situations. Off-field, I am completely different and pretty approachable,” the soon-to-be former Manly utility told
The Australian’s Brent Read in February.
That’s certainly the Hastings this writer knows.
The 22-year-old is one of the most approachable players in the game.
Where some players will look at the ground as if offering a hello will drain them of a pint of blood, Jackson always greets you with a warm handshake, a smile, a laugh and gives polite and well-thought-out responses to questions.
So how does this same bloke piss teammates off to the point where they want him out of the club?
At the Dragons he was accused of being a big head before being signing with the Roosters just out of the juniors.
At the Roosters, the word was he didn’t know his place and was a ‘showboater’.
Now struggling Manly have had enough, making no real attempt to keep Hastings after a training ground dust-up with Daly Cherry-Evans.
DCE described it as a ‘lovers’ tiff’ but was
furious with the lack of respect, while
Trent Barrett was just this side of ballistic.
Hastings has played his last game for the Sea Eagles and is now looking for club number four.
One league identity who knows him well talks of him being ‘
a loner who struggles to fit in’.
Another said: ‘
He just doesn’t show people respect’.
Hastings accepts that he can rub people up the wrong way and sought out professional help last year in a bid to change perceptions.
“There is
a lot of deep-seeded stuff you guys and people in the public wouldn’t know about. Everyone is wired different and reacts different to different situations.
It is just about controlling my emotions better.” he told Read.
It appears that journey continues, destination unknown.
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If his father wasn't around as he was growing up (much like Foran), maybe that's contributed to some depressive/psychological issues there that he needs help with.
Roosters and Manly aren't clubs one should go to carrying such issues, as we know they don't have a good track record of turning troubled players around. Bulldogs do.