Des Hasler might not have began as Titans coach however that hasn’t stopped him making his pitch to 2 of the membership’s largest stars.
Meanwhile, Ricky Stuart is reportedly on the cusp of locking in one other key Raiders participant.
Read on for the newest NRL switch news.
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DES’ DESPERATE PITCH TO SUPERSTAR DUO
Incoming Titans coach Des Hasler has outlined his imaginative and prescient to Tino Fa’asuamaleaui and David Fifita as he makes an attempt to cease his largest stars from leaving the membership.
The celebrity duo had clauses of their contracts which had been activated following Justin Holbrook’s sacking as Titans coach.
It successfully makes them free brokers and in a position to negotiate with rival golf equipment.
Club captain Fa’asuamaleaui was reportedly the goal of an elaborate, controversial bid by the Bulldogs, one in every of six golf equipment chasing his signature, whereas was beforehand linked to the Raiders.
The Australian’s Brent Read on Thursday revealed Hasler, who doesn’t begin within the position till subsequent season, has wasted no time making an attempt to lock down the Maroons Origin pair.
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“Dessy Hasler hasn’t started up there yet but he’s doing a lot of work in the background, he sat down with Tino and Dave Fifita last week,” Read stated on Triple M.
“He talked to them about how he sees their careers and what he thinks he can do for them.
“Des is doing everything he can to keep them around. He actually sat down with them separately and was armed with statistics and all sorts of information about their careers and also the club and the direction he wants to take it in and I think he’s hopeful that meeting with those guys will convince them to stay.
Read said there was renewed confidence at the Titans that both want to stay at the club.
“If Des is able to paint a picture about how he sees their careers unfolding and they like that picture, then I reckon there’s a good chance they will stay,” Read stated.
Fa’asuamaleaui and Fifita have till September earlier than their get-out clauses expire.
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RAIDERS LOCK IN HOOKER
Ricky Stuart has reportedly been busy locking in key figures with Tom Starling the newest to place pen to paper.
Read advised Triple M that the Raiders hooker signed a two-year extension which can preserve him within the nation’s capital till the top of 2026.
“I think he’s been dropped this week but obviously he’s been a fixture in that team for a long time now and has signed a two-year extension and will stay until the end of 2026,” Read stated.
“Some good news there for Tommy and the Raiders.”
It comes after the Courier Mail revealed Corey Horsburgh had agreed to a monster $2.3 million, four-year improve with the Raiders.
The 25-year-old was already contracted till the top of 2025, however Canberra energy brokers had been eager to tie up Horsburgh for an extended interval within the wake of his excellent 2023 marketing campaign.
Source web site: www.foxsports.com.au
