The Gold Coast Titans began out the 2023 season with a win and have much more cause to have fun after asserting the extension of star ahead David Fifita on Monday night time.
Both the Raiders and Broncos had proven curiosity within the 23-year-old, who was beforehand off-contract on the finish of the season, however as a substitute Fifita has signed on on the Gold Coast for an additional three years.
According to News Corp, the extension is price $2.4 million and adopted affords of as much as $900,000-a-seaon from Canberra whereas Brisbane reportedly cleared $1.5 million in cap area.
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“To have David commit to the Titans shows he believes in what we are building and it gives us great confidence as a club,” Titans coach Justin Holbrook mentioned.
“As coach, I’ve seen David’s commitment first hand and that started weeks ago preparing for this season, working hard to be fit to perform at his best.
“We saw that in our first round win over the Tigers, with the work David has put in on full show.
“We have a core group of young guys committed to making our community proud here on the Coast and David is a big part of that.
“I’m excited David’s decided he wants to be a Titan long-term and I’m excited to work with him as we all look to bring success to our region over the next few years.”
It is a major enhance for the Titans’ long-term prospects, with teammates Tino Fa’asuamaleaui, Beau Fermor and AJ Brimson all additionally locked up till the 2026 season.
Fifita wrote on Instagram that he was “thankful” to the Titans for “backing” him and giving him the chance to remain put on the membership.
“Shoutout to my family and friends for always being there for me during the highs and lows,” he added.
Holbrook had mentioned earlier this week that the Broncos had been “definitely keen” in Fifita.
Holbrook mentioned he is aware of Broncos coach Kevin Walters had been “ringing” and “talking” to Fifita, though he added he was listening to “mixed reports” on whether or not Brisbane may afford him.
Veteran rugby league reporter Brent Read mentioned on Saturday on Triple M that he anticipated this week to be a essential one in Fifita’s contract talks and specifically Brisbane’s curiosity.
“The information I’m getting is Dave wants to go back [to Brisbane],” Read mentioned.
“The issue is Brisbane will have the money, it’s whether they have the money to mount a competitive offer to get Dave back. They’ve got keep money for Haas and Carrigan to extend their deals.
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“I think this week is going to be really significant on the David Fifita front, in terms of what Brisbane put on the table, how serious they are and how serious Dave is. If Dave is serious about coming back to Brisbane, he’s going to have to take less money to do it.
“That’ll give Brisbane an indication of how serious Dave is. Wherever he goes it’s a significant pay cut [compared to what he is on now] but the pay cut is more significant at Brisbane.
“I think Brisbane want to see a genuine indication from David that he wants to come back and if that’s the case they’ll get serious about it.”
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