If the advice of a Knights legend is anything to go by, Jackson Hastings believes Newcastle will see the very best version of him over the next three Telstra Premiership seasons.
After a four-season stint in the UK Super League, following five years with the Roosters and then Sea Eagles, Hastings resurrected his NRL career at the Wests Tigers last year, playing 16 games as both a half and lock.
As a junior in the Illawarra region Hastings supported the Roosters, the club his father Kevin played 232 games for through the 1970s and 1980s, but said he always had a soft spot for Newcastle. “I supported the Roosters because of my old man, but Joey was my favourite player too, so when everyone used to say ‘who do you go for?’ I’d always say the Roosters simply because of my dad, but in the background was always the Knights too.
[Joey] was my childhood idol and someone I just adored. I got to work with him at the Roosters as an 18-year-old and come full circle and I get to work with him again as a grown man too.“He probably doesn’t realise the impact he’s had on my career so far. He’s always been there for a chat, him and Matty… the Johns boys have had a huge impact on my career.
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