The Titans have the talent to mix it with the best of them, but is this the year they put it all together?

Season Preview

Following a disappointing season in 2024, the Gold Coast Titans are set to come out all guns blazing as they seek to return to the finals for just the third time in the last decade. The side from the glitter strip are blessed with plenty of attacking talent but it’s their work off the ball that will go a long way to determine their fortunes for 2025.

The Titans have plenty of points in them, and with an almost all-rep forward pack, the outside backs should be given plenty of opportunities to strut their stuff and keep the scoreboard ticking over. With talent like last season’s leading try scorer Alofiana Khan-Pereira, Kiwis fullback Keano Kini, and livewires like Jayden Campbell and AJ Brimson, the Titans have the strike power to trouble opposition defences from anywhere on the park.

The big talking point coming out of the Titans is the make-up of their halves. With AJ Brimson, Jayden Campbell, Kieran Foran, and new recruit Carter Gordon all in the mix for a start in the halves, who coach Des Hasler picks could be make or break for the season ahead. Pre-season reports have an unconventional halves combo of Brimson and Campbell looking likely to start for their first clash in round 2, but if anyone has the forwards to make the most of this fleet-footed duo, it’s the Titans.

The Titans’ defensive issues have been long documented, and many will be hoping that the side can finally make some strides in this area and develop a solid defensive structure. The Titans conceded 27.3 points per game in 2024 and if they can get that down closer to the league average of 23.5, they will be in a much better position in 2025.

Best Signing

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Carter Gordon joined the Titans last year from Super Rugby and the former Wallabies flyhalf has shown plenty of promise in limited runs in Queensland Cup at both five-eighth and centre; he will hope to take the next step this season and earn himself a role in the Titans’ best 17. The 24-year-old has all the technical skills and physical attributes to succeed in the NRL and shapes up as a very strong utility option if he is unable to crack the starting side.

Key Player

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The inspirational skipper Tino Fa’asuamaleaui missed most of last season due to an ACL injury and will be eager to make up for lost time. A Kangaroos forward with a big frame and an even bigger motor, Tino will provide a huge boost for a side missing a bit of forward grunt last season. The Titans are entirely different prospect with Tino on the field and if he returns to even close to his Titans career averages of 153 metres per game and a tackle efficiency of 92.7%, he will make a big impact.

Player to Watch

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Fresh off the back of an outstanding showing as the Kiwis’ fullback in the Pacific Championship, Keano Kini will be looking to fight off the dreaded “second year syndrome” as he heads into 2025 as the Titans’ clear first-choice fullback. His progress has come along in leaps and bounds, and when you consider that just 12 months ago the debate over the position was between Brimson and Campbell, Kini’s efforts have been nothing short of outstanding.

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Mathew Williams
26 year old sports fanatic, Diehard Titans fan (for better or worse)

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