Tigers assistant coach Royce Simmons yesterday revealed the plan to stop the golden run of Parramatta fullback Hayne and it has nothing to do with the champion playmaker.

Instead of worrying about what Hayne can do, the Tigers will be intent to just limit his opportunities to do anything at all.

Stop the Eels forward pack, dominate in defence, and the Tigers believe Hayne's options will be cut down considerably in Friday night's crucial NRL blockbuster at the Sydney Football Stadium.

''If you close their forwards down certainly you can shut him down, you can shut any player down,'' Simmons said.

''If their big forwards start going around the middle of the park and get you going backwards then no side defends good when they're going backwards.

''If you're going backwards Jarryd Hayne is going to cut you up, so will Robbie Farah, Benji Marshall. ''We will be looking to control their forwards and control their offloads. If you can do that and your defence is on the front foot then you're a chance at looking after Jarryd Hayne. If you don't do that it won't matter.'' Hayne is the hottest player in the NRL at the moment. A former teammate of Hayne, Tigers utility John Morris, said, ''Your kick-chase has to be spot on.''

''You just have to be good in the tackle and expect the unexpected.'' While Hayne has been the star, his performances have come off the back of a Parramatta forward pack that has won the yardage battle in each of their five wins.

Simmons expects the Eels, led by Fuifui Moimoi and returning skipper Nathan Cayless, to try to bully the Tigers but he insists they can no longer be pushed around.

''They'll come up through the middle of the park and try to bully us a bit,'' Simmons said.

''I think probably in the past we could have been a little bit, not so much bullied, but I think in the past we tended to put a lot more effort into our attack.