Griffin: Gold Coast Titans find another level in adversity

Throughout an NRL season every club at some stage will face some form of adversity. How they handle this can either make or break them.

So far this season to say the Titans have had to handle some adversity would be the understatement of the year.

Before a ball was kicked in 2015 they had their license taken back by the NRL because of their dire financial troubles.

Then five players were charged with drug offences in one of the biggest sporting stories of recent times.

The charges not only lead to the distraction of court cases and suspensions of some of their highest profile players but also the loss of their training facility.

Then finally they sign Cherry-Evans only to lose Aiden Seizer and now discover that Cherry-Evans may be considering a backflip. Sorry I forgot to mention that the club and the captain Nate Myles are at a crossroads regarding his contract future.

Adversity! From the outside looking in you would be entitled to think that the place was in danger of imploding.

However sporting clubs and teams are complicated, fragile beasts and turmoil can be used to produce some of their best performances.

Every challenge or obstacle also provides an opportunity within it. The key is to keep your thinking simple and stay in control.

If everybody puts the team first and concentrates on the next training session and the next game the adversity can be turned into an energy for the team to feed off.

The Titans are getting it done at the moment. If the Club is in financial trouble good performances and wins will attract more members and sponsors.

If players have drug charges hanging over their heads their best outlet is to play well, feel good about their contribution and repay the club for the unwanted distractions.

If a player is leaving the club at the end of the season use each game as if it is his last.

There is a long way to go in the season and no doubt a long way to go before some of their issues are resolved.

However as a club the management, coaching staff and players are making the most of their "opportunities". In fact if they had beaten the Tigers in round 1 in a golden point game they would be sixth on the ladder.

It is only round 7 but right now you could say that the adversity is making them, not breaking them.

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