Titans captain Tino Fa’asuamaleaui has warned the club against fracturing in the face of turmoil and instead called for the team to stick together in a bid to resurrect a season that has Gold Coast heading towards the wooden spoon.
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Gold Coast endured a coastal capitulation at the hands of a Scott Drinkwater-inspired North Queensland Cowboys outfit to heap more misery on a Titans team languishing at the bottom of the ladder.
The Titans unravelled in front of 13,882 spectators in wet conditions at Cbus Super Stadium on Sunday to go down 30-24 and lose even more ground on the top eight that now sits three wins outside its reach.
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Gold Coast will have a bye this week before returning to play Brisbane in round 19 under enormous pressure to dig its way out of a troublesome season.
Fa’asuamaleaui said it’s something they can do and threw his support behind the playing group and coaching staff.
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“We still have enough time. We just have to stick together and regroup and make sure we are coming in with the right attitude with the bye and really start turning the season around because if anyone in the comp can do it we can,” he said.
“We have the team to do it and I believe in every single one of them, I believe in the coaching staff. We just have to stick together.”
Tom Weaver was one of few shining lights for the Titans on a gloomy day after coming in to replace Jayden Campbell who failed a head injury assessment in the round 16 loss to Parramatta.
Weaver has shown enormous improvement and should be knocking on the door for a regular starting role in the near future.
The Titans playmaker has put on size and showed maturity with his decision making, provided a strong kicking game and was a threat when running the ball.
“He stepped up today, Tommy,” Hasler said.
“Each time we have called upon him to fill in to do the job he always steps up. He is a real good, strong team player.”
