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Message: [QUOTE="McHunt, post: 3469707, member: 9853"] [I][B]Payne Haas:[/B][/I] [INDENT]“I’m lucky I’ve got a good support network around me, I’ve got my partner Leilani and daughter Lalita. I missed the World Cup last year to be with my family. We saw what happened with mum during the year, and my shoulders were busted at the time. Just for my head, I thought it was best I stay back in Brisbane and be with family and look after myself and them. I wanted to be with my little brothers and sisters and my partner and daughter because they go through everything with me - they carry the same burden.”[/INDENT] [INDENT][/INDENT] [INDENT]“I’m close with mum - I’m a mummy’s boy,” Haas said. “I felt like all of last year was such a drag for myself, not just physically but mentally. I needed a big break in the end. I needed to get away from footy and get away from Brisbane. I spent ten days in Hawaii with my partner and daughter. I really needed those extra few weeks after Christmas. I went back to running on the road. I tried to run up to 4km each day, which I didn’t do last off-season. I just find road running clears the head mentally.”[/INDENT] [INDENT][/INDENT] [INDENT]“My off-field stuff has always been kept totally separate from my on-field responsibilities,” Haas said. “I’ve been raised to keep that stuff away from the boys, come into work with a smile, and focus on what you need to do that day. If there’s a positive, physically I feel the fittest and strongest I’ve felt since I started playing footy. I’m 118kg, but I have more muscle."[/INDENT] [INDENT][/INDENT] [INDENT]“This year is the year. I don’t know what I’ll do with myself if we don’t make finals. There are no more excuses. We’ve had a year together playing footy, we know how we want to play, and we’ve added ‘Walshy’ to our side. I just want to win games. This year has to be the year.”[/INDENT] [I][B]Adam Reynolds:[/B][/I] [INDENT] “Payne comes to training, goes about his business and never whinges or complains. I check up on him to make sure he’s alright. He also has a fantastic partner and child giving him the support he needs.”[/INDENT] [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/i-m-a-mummy-s-boy-haas-heartbreak-over-jailed-mother-20230203-p5chs9.html[/URL] [/QUOTE]

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