PVL: Why the Titans will become NRL giants
The Gold Coast Titans are facing a $250 million fight with the AFL but ARLC chairman Peter V’landys has predicted the NRL’s paupers will become premiership heavyweights following a huge change.
The Gold Coast Titans are facing a $250 million fight with the AFL but ARLC chairman Peter V’landys has predicted the NRL’s paupers will become premiership heavyweights following a huge change.
The new owners of the Gold Coast Titans have wasted no time in stamping their authority after holding crisis talks and putting the club on notice.
The likes of Cameron Ciraldo, Andrew Webster and Kristian Woolf have all been successful in the coach’s spotlight, heaping the pressure on the Titans to get their next appointment right after three consecutive failures.
Des Hasler has been called a dead man walking on the Gold Coast but the embattled Titans coach is set to survive another two weeks as he closes in on an NRL milestone.
The son of one of the Wallabies’ most decorated players is weighing up whether his future lies in rugby or with the Roosters. These are the 22 schoolboy rugby stars on the books at NRL clubs.
People initially decried Bazball and Angeball but the mood is warming towards Walkerball in the NRL after brothers, Ben and Shane, put their hands up to save the Titans.
Titans chairman Dennis Watt has broken his silence on the state of the club, addressing speculation around the futures of coach Des Hasler and captain Tino Fa’asuamaleaui, as well as calls for relocation.
Kieran Foran has played over 300 NRL premiership games with five different clubs. Now set to retire he pays tribute to those who helped him throughout his rugby league career.
One more loss will give the Gold Coast hierarchy the power to put Des Hasler’s turbulent Titans tenure to an end. From relentless training methods to player disharmony, this is how Hasler lost the Titans dressing room.
Axed or injured Queensland players Kalyn Ponga, Beau Fermor and Moeaki Fotuaika were on hand to witness Queensland’s miracle – but there was a notable absentee.
Contract backflips, court sagas and a failing fullback experiment have headlined a tumultuous tenure as Titans head coach for Des Hasler. We take a look back at the troublesome timeline of his Titans journey so far.
The Gold Coast has become a place where rugby league careers go to flounder with the Titans unable to attract fans or retain talent. Good luck to whoever steps into the coaching hot seat next.
Des Hasler is finished at the Gold Coast Titans – the only sticking point is when the embattled coach finishes up with the club. See the details here.
Des Hasler has reportedly walked out on the Gold Coast Titans after a drawn out saga that left the veteran coach a dead man walking.
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