Scott Sattler says Gold Coast Titans need lock forward Jai Arrow to play 80 minutes

Scott Sattler believes Gold Coast must make a bold change to Jai Arrow’s game.

SCOTT Sattler believes Gold Coast cannot afford to take Jai Arrow off the field at any stage after the Titans sunk to rock bottom in a 22-16 defeat to Canterbury.

It looked as if Garth Brennan’s spray following their Magic Round loss to Cronulla had worked a treat as the Titans raced to a 16-0 lead inside 17 minutes on Saturday before the wheels gradually fell off.

Second half tries to Bulldogs duo Jayden Okunbor and Jack Cogger sealed Gold Coast’s fourth straight loss – and this one may just hurt the most, given it was on a nine-day turnaround at home against arguably the competition’s worst roster.

Sattler felt the Titans once against lost their way during the 22 minutes that lock forward Jai Arrow spent off the field.

Jai Arrow (right) shows the pain of their loss to Cronulla in Magic Round. Picture: AAP Image

“Why Jai Arrow is replaced, I don’t know – sports science controls a lot of our game these days unfortunately – but if you asked Jai Arrow to play for a week for some crackers and cheese, he’d do it because he’s a competitor,” Sattler said.

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“To take him off the field, as a spiritual leader, you lose your sense of aggression, you lose a player that is probably one of the most competitive on the field at any given time and you lose those energy levels and that variation to your game that he brings.

“First and foremost, they’re losing a lot of their momentum when they are taking Jai Arrow off the field.”

Jai Arrow is tackled by the Bulldogs. Picture: AAP Image

Arrow has not played a full game this year, instead ranging between 47 and 74 minutes.

He still managed to run a game-high 180m against the Dogs, with four tackles busts and making 22 tackles without missing one.

“Blokes like Arrow, he makes you actually feel better when he is around you. You feel safer defensively, you feel as though he is going to create something for you with an offload,” Sattler added.

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The former Titans football manager went further by saying Arrow should be selected at lock, not prop, for Queensland.

Scott Sattler. Picture: Adam Head

“I hope they don’t pick him in the front-row for Origin … you’re doing him a disservice by not allowing him to do what he wants and drift around the field,” Sattler said.

Winger Dale Copley was among Gold Coast’s other leading players on Saturday, scoring both of his side’s tries.

The Titans are equal last on the ladder with Penrith, with their next assignment a Friday night visit to Brookvale to take on Manly.