âGenuine title contendersâ: Titans close in on Storm star Theyâve already signed stars Tino Faâasuamaleaui and David Fifita, now the Gold Coast Titans are on the verge of securing another major coup.
Rugby League by Travis Meyn
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Subscriber only The Gold Coast Titans are in the box seat to sign Kiwi Test star Brandon Smith.
The Courier-Mail can reveal the Gold Coast appears Smith s most likely home from 2022 if the Titans can strike a deal with Melbourne. Smith, 24, is contracted to the Storm until the end of the 2022 NRL season, but has been granted permission to explore opportunities elsewhere given his desire to be a starting hooker.
Gold Coast coach Justin Holbrook is glad his squad is in a good spot heading into 2021 but knows their improvement this year will count for nothing if they can t continue to build.
The Titans finished 2020 like a house on fire, winning their last five games straight and lifting themselves to ninth after sitting 15th halfway through the season.
Like flicking a switch, they began to dominate most aspects of contests in a manner more reminiscent of a top-four side. As the year went on we just got better. We got better with the details of the game, the whole way we played we improved on both sides of the ball, in attack and defence, Holbrook told NRL.com.
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