ARLC boss Peter V'landys says consideration will be given to stripping Jarryd Hayne of his Dally M medals following his rape conviction, but not before his appeal is heard.
Hayne was yesterday sentenced to five years and nine months in jail, with a non-parole period of three years and eight months, after being found guilty of sexually assaulting a Newcastle woman on the night of the 2018 NRL grand final.
The judge found that Hayne knew the woman was not consenting, but assaulted her regardless.
Hayne this morning flagged his intention to appeal his conviction in the NSW Supreme Court.
The former Parramatta fullback won the Dally M award for the NRL's best and fairest twice during his career, in 2009 and again in 2014 when he shared the honour with North Queensland's Johnathan Thurston.
The seriousness of the charges against Hayne have prompted calls for him to be stripped of the awards.
V'landys told Radio 2GB that's very much an option, but the league will wait for the appeals process to run its course.
"It's not hard to take them away, but we don't want to prejudice the legal process," he said.
"We would like to see Jarryd exhaust his appeal process, once he does that we'll make a decision.
"Naturally we'll consult the Parramatta club that he played with, but I think it's a bit early to be considering it.
"There will be consideration given, and the Commission's already discussed it, but we don't wish to prejudice the process."
https://omny.fm/shows/ben-fordham-full-show/arl-commission-chairman-peter-vlandys-on-stripping/embedHayne played 191 matches for Parramatta in two separate stints, having also played for Gold Coast following his brief stint in the NFL with San Francisco.
He was also named New South Wales State of Origin player of the year on three occasions, and in 2019 was announced as part of the NRL's team of the decade.
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