Lost Titan: Gold Coast favourite Kayne Lawton influential in and out of the game

KAYNE Lawton may have played the last of his seven NRL games in 2012 but he remains an influential figure in the game.

KAYNE Lawton may have played the last of his seven NRL games in 2012 but he remains an influential figure in the game.

Lawton played seven games for the Titans between 2009-2012 before joining Manly and then AS Carcassonne in France.

But his post-footy career is reaching even greater heights.

With 138,000 Instagram followers, Lawton is an influencer who designs nutrition plans for followers including some of the biggest names in league.

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Kayne Lawton in action for the Gold Coast Titans against the New Zealand Warriors.

Andrew McCullough, Tim Mannah, clint Gutherson and Jesse Ramien are among those who follow him, while he is about to release a women’s training plan.

“I’m an online coach, I do personalised meal plans, nutrition plans and training plans,” Lawton said.

“I was doing personal training but there are only so many hours in the day, so I broadened my work so I can work with people around the world and market it on social media.”

Lawton played just one game a season from 2009 (when he was still in the under-20s) to 2011 before adding four games in his final season on the Coast in 2012.

And his debut in a Titans’ win against the Broncos on a Friday night at Robina stands out.

Lawton remembers deliberately soaking in the atmosphere before he entered the game off the bench.

“That was probably the best day of my life really,” he said. “Standing on the sideline, I was about to run on and I looked at the crowd and I got chills.

“I knew I had to remember that moment and never forget it.”

Former Titan Kayne Lawton is now an online trainer, writing nutrition plans for others via Instagram. Kayne Lawton working out at a Cudgen gym. Picture Glenn Hampson

Lawton holds a Titans record, becoming a part of the first sibling combination to play for the club when younger brother Karl made his debut with the club in 2016.

“I think that’s pretty cool. We grew up playing against each other in the backyard even though there was six yeas between us – I was probably a bit hard on him,” Lawton said.

The Kayne Lawton story

Age: 29

Junior Club: Tweed Coast Raiders

School: Palm Beach Currumbin

NYC: Titans under-20s (2008-2009)

Clubs: Gold Coast Titans
2009-2012; Manly Sea Eagles;
AS Carcassonne

Kayne Lawton working out at a Cudgen gym. Picture Glenn Hampson

NRL Games: 7

• Lawton was a schoolboy star for Palm Beach Currumbin, playing at halfback as the school claimed a state title in the then-Arrive Alive Cup before bowing out in the national semi-finals.

• Found himself in the middle of drama early in his NRL career when the Titans chased Robbie Farah, leaving the hooker in the dark about his future at the club.

• After multiple injuries and losing a love of the game, Lawton pursued bodybuilding for a year before heading to France to play.

• Is about to launch a line of women’s training plans through his Instagram @kaynelawton