NRL: Gold Coast Titans halfback Kane Elgey will miss entire 2016 season with ACL injury

THE Gold Coast Titans are plum out of luck, with one of their rising stars set to miss the entire 2016 season.

Gold Coast Titans media with new players Ashley Taylor and Tyrone Roberts who could pair up in the halves next year. Photo of (L-R) Ashley Taylor, Kane Elgey, Tyrone Roberts. Pic by Richard Gosling

THE Gold Coast Titans are in crisis after their halfback and best attacking player Kane Elgey was ruled out of the season.

Elgey suffered what was believed was a minor knee injury yesterday at training but scans last night revealed it was actually a torn ACL.

“It’s a devastating blow for Kane and he has naturally taken it hard,” Titans head coach Neil Henry said.

“He showed his immense promise during his rookie season in 2015 and had been training extremely well, always among the leading group, and shown what great strides he had taken in confidence and maturity.

“We all really feel for him, Kane is such a popular and hardworking member of the group. But he is young and determined and he will overcome this setback and come back and continue to progress into a quality NRL player.”

Ash Taylor and Tyrone Roberts will now be depended upon to lead the side as halves.

The Titans have lost their two best players Elgey and James Roberts, who defected to Brisbane, in the past month.

They need to sign multiple representative players in the next six weeks for any chance of playing in the finals.

“Kane emerged quickly last season after being given his chance through injury to Dan Mortimer,” Henry said.

“Ash Taylor succeeded Kane as the Holden Cup player of the year and has the chance to make his mark in 2016.”

Originally published as NRL: Gold Coast Titans halfback Kane Elgey will miss entire 2016 season with ACL injury