Gold Coast Titans poised to recruit from talent rich city of Logan

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Gold Coast Titans poised to recruit from talent rich city of Logan


TOM BOSWELL
QUEST NEWSPAPERS
NOVEMBER 25, 2014 12:00AM

HE Brisbane Broncos stranglehold on one of Australia’s greatest rugby league nurseries won’t last long with little brother Gold Coast Titans poised to garner players from the talent rich city of Logan.

The club is conducting an official review of its recruitment strategies and with the Canberra Raiders abandoning Logan in recent weeks the door is open for the Titans to expand its player catchment area.

Gold Coast list and recruitment manager Jamie Mathiou confirmed the NRL club was interested in increasing their presence in the region.

“We want to provide opportunities for rugby league players right through South East Queensland to Northern NSW, not just the Gold Coast, to play NRL and that includes the Logan area,’ Mathiou said.

“We have no specific change of strategy because the Raiders have dropped their link with the area but are currently looking at our strategy to improve recruitment and development through not just the Gold Coast but the region north and south.”

The Broncos will no longer be the closest NRL club to Logan after the Titans recently unveiled plans to move its headquarters to Coomera.

The new training and administration facility will enable the club to enhance its presence in the region which has produced the likes of Australian Kangaroos captain Cameron Smith, Israel Folau and Anthony Milford.

The Titans have already been given a taste of what the city can offer through former Logan junior William Zillman and former Souths Logan Magpies players Simione Fatefahi and Shane Gillham who are currently in the Gold Coast under-20 team.

The club currently conducts clinics and programs on the southern outskirts of Logan and a further move into city would enable the Titans to recruit talent from under the nose of the Broncos who are building a junior academy in the area.

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[lonegull]

Another positive with the direction the club is taking, casting the net far and wide, seems Mathiou is already showing his worth plus surely this would get up the donkeys nose.

[Titanic]

There is a huge difference between Cameron Smith and Zillman ... crikey, what an example.

[Surfers66]

Keebra Park should be next...........

[Bayside Titan]

Keebra Park should be next...........

Keebra Park should be the first thing.

[Titan4Life]

Calm down all, we are doing better with junior recruitment, but lets not kid ourselves we are a mile behind the Broncos and Storm in our own backyard. Baby steps people, if you want any more ammunition look at the Toowoomba region, the Bronco have snapped up the best, even after we established a partnership.

I think everyone on here knows we are miles behind the Broncos and Storm but we are excited about the future of this club. Finally we are making smarter and better choices, something we would have never got under the reigns of Cartwright and co.

[DIEHARD]

We need to place every priority on this. Box the Broncos in and get access to a massive Rugby League territory.

But we need to act.

[mdrew]

Sydney Roosters have jumped right in and are making a massive play for players from the Logan region, Bronco's as well. Please get moving Titans