NATHAN RYAN FOX SPORTS APRIL 28, 2015 8:40AM
GOLD Coast coach Neil Henry is responsible for taking a gamble on a number of players and his punt is paying dividends.
Neil Henry take a bow. Since inheriting the Gold Coast club from John Cartwright at the end of last season, the odds have been heavily stacked against the coach.
At the start of the season he was faced with a drugs scandal yet nine weeks in and the Titans are sitting in seventh spot.
Henry has transformed Ryan James from a hard running forward to a dynamic edge backrower who is responsible for causing all sorts of headaches for the opposition.
The highly talked about fullback role has been another stroke of genius, with Henry devising a plan which sees Will Zillman and Josh Hoffman interchange throughout the game.
He was also willing to take a punt on a rookie half. Having let go of Albert Kelly, who was arguable their best player last year, Henry promoted rising star Kane Elgey to the top grade and the club are reaping the rewards.
Maybe this time the Titanic won’t sink? It looks like Henry has seen the iceberg and changed course for calmer seas.