Titans defend botched recruitment after losing rookie of the year
Titans coach Des Hasler has defended the club’s botched recruitment department, after losing their rookie of the year in a $40,000 contract bungle.
Titans coach Des Hasler has defended the club’s botched recruitment department, after losing their rookie of the year in a $40,000 contract bungle.
Despite the possibility of missing the rest of the season after undergoing neck surgery, Keano Kini has signed off on one of the richest deals in Titans history. See the full details.
Every kid dreams of a try on debut. Roosters rookie Xavier Va’a waited just 49 seconds for his, topping a Fox Sports Lab investigation for the 20 fastest tries on debut since records began. See all the famous names and watch the clips of their rapid first tries.
The Titans are ready to roll out the welcome mat and bring Bulldogs halfback Toby Sexton back to the Gold Coast.
Des Hasler has been involved in two messy splits in the past, resulting in drawn-out court cases with his former clubs. The Titans have made sure they don’t become number three, writes MICHAEL CARAYANNIS.
Injured Gold Coast star David Fifita may have played his last game for the Titans, after being sent surgery and shopped to rival clubs in an explosive development to his shock axing.
Des Hasler’s tenure at the Titans could end as early as this year after revelations of strict clauses that places his fate at the mercy of Gold Coast management. See the contract details that leave Hasler’s future in doubt.
Titans forward David Fifita may have played his last game for the club, with the dropped star’s relationship with the club becoming untenable.
Tino Fa’asuamaleaui has weighed in on the curious case of David Fifita after the $1 million star dropped a cryptic message before being ruled out indefinitely.
It was the innocuous positional request from David Fifita which led to the $1m forward being axed by Titans coach Des Hasler, a decision which was backed by the Gold Coast playing group.
Normally a snub from NRL headquarters is a burr on the saddle of local league fans. But the game’s decision not to entertain an expansion team in Queensland was lucky – and Magic Round was proof.
Amid injuries, sin bins and some excellent tries, Bulldogs winger Jacob Kiraz put his hand up for a NSW Origin jersey with a strong hat-trick against the Titans – spelling more trouble for their coach Des Hasler.
The Titans gifted young halfback and local junior Toby Sexton to the Bulldogs – and now Gold Coast players have opened up on their regrets over the move.
Gold Coast Des Hasler has drawn a ‘line in the sand’ and roasted the Titans in a brutal video session that culminated in $1 million Origin star David Fifita being sent to reserve grade.
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