2016 Pre-season

[JunctionBlock]

Speechless

http://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/...0f2a4d174db3a2

[Manzo]

why?......

[Barrels]

what is it?

its of them stupid subscriber only articles

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http://www.goldcoastbulletin.com.au/sport/nrl/brian-canavan-will-be-involved-in-gold-coast-titans-nrl-recruitment-drive/news-story/b218f1485d9eb261ddd2045834f36717

[Titan4Life]

Don't know if this was the article Junction was referring to. Share it anyway.


NRL 2016: Coach Neil Henry gives Titans players rev-up at training as season nears
January 25, 2016 11:45am
TRAVIS MEYN The Courier-Mail

Titans coach Neil Henry has urged his team to lift its intensity if the Gold Coast is to surprise its NRL rivals this year.

Henry had a five-minute discussion with his players following a tough two-hour training session in humid conditions on Monday morning.

With the Auckland Nines (February 6-7) just around the corner and the Titans set to start the season as the shortest-priced wooden spoon favourites in NRL history, Henry demanded a lift in standards if they were to compete with the best.

“It was about being professional,” said utility Daniel Mortimer.

“We started (training) a bit slow. Sometimes that happens.

“Neil gave us a bit of a rev-up which was good. The boys finished the session really well.

"It's about keeping that level of intensity.”

The Titans have a had a tough pre-season, losing two of their most important players after James Roberts left for the Broncos and halfback Kane Elgey suffered a season-ending knee injury.

players Greg Bird and David Shillington didn’t train with the main group on Monday morning due to being on modified programs while Josh Hoffman sat out with a minor knee complaint.

Henry has been mostly happy with how his squad has progressed throughout the pre-season and winger David Mead said the coach was reinforcing what was needed for the club to bounce back from five consecutive years without finals action.

“He had a bit of a chat to us about our standards and making sure we maintain that leading into the season,” Mead said.

sets the base for how you want to start the season. You don’t want to drop any standards you set.

“It can be a long pre-season and drag out a bit. He’s making sure we stay switched on and start the season on a good note.”

[Barrels]

Cheers T4L.

I don't see what is so bad about it either but im hoping neilsons signing at the rbbbits will bring olive to us this year

[JunctionBlock]

why?......

Why should a so called professional NRL team that are the shortest priced odds to take out the wooden spoon need a revving to perform in the preseason? For all these articles about being the surprise outfit and surprising everyone they can't even take a professional attitude to the training paddock.

[Manzo]

rabbits had a similar (ish) sort of thing

[Titanic]

Why should a so called professional NRL team that are the shortest priced odds to take out the wooden spoon need a revving to perform in the preseason? For all these articles about being the surprise outfit and surprising everyone they can't even take a professional attitude to the training paddock.

Couldn't agree more ... there are chances for a whole pile of players to make a name for themselves.

[Manzo]

sounds postive

http://www.titans.com.au/news/2016/0..._excited_.html

[DavidBouveng]

i have said for years we are miles off the pace when it comes to elite training standards.

and it transfers through to games. we were the fittest team who played with pace and intent and fought till the 80th minute, and it sort of trailed off to be a lethargic rabble by 2012 or so.

in thîs article though, is henry pissed cos this session was sub standard? or he had had enough of poor training attitude for whole pre season? if its from just one session its a good thing he is chipping them and not letting the new standard drop.

[Mr Stupid]

i have said for years we are miles off the pace when it comes to elite training standards.

and it transfers through to games. we were the fittest team who played with pace and intent and fought till the 80th minute, and it sort of trailed off to be a lethargic rabble by 2012 or so.

in thîs article though, is henry pissed cos this session was sub standard? or he had had enough of poor training attitude for whole pre season? if its from just one session its a good thing he is chipping them and not letting the new standard drop.

Let's hope your right about this article DB because I tend to also feel JB's concern. Last year the squad came down to Ballina to train for a weekend, anybody heard whether they are going 'on tour' again.

[Bayside Titan]

Not much to it. Training sessions like that happen every where. He's just keeping the boys on their toes.

[Manzo]

http://www.titans.com.au/news/2016/0..._our_hair.html

as much as they look like morons passi looks in very good shape

[GCTTSD]

Teen Titan in Line for NRL call up
Teenage Titans speedster Brian Kelly looks set to be handed his first opportunity to push for an NRL debut in 2016 with his name expected to be among the Gold Coast squad to contest the Downer NRL Auckland Nines next weekend.

The Titans are hoping to announce their Nines squad on Friday afternoon with a host of young players and fresh faces to be named in a senior Titans team for the first time, with Kelly a likely inclusion.

A Ballina Seagulls junior, Kelly will receive a hero's welcome when he returns to the Far North Coast town on Thursday as a member of the Titans NRL squad who will be visiting schools before conducting an open training session at Kingsford Smith Park from 3pm.

Eligible to play under-20s again in 2016, Kelly has been impressing senior Titans players throughout the pre-season with his speed and skill and already owns a unique piece of rugby league history having scored four tries for the New South Wales under-20s last season.

Throughout the 2015 season Kelly played at fullback and on the wing before finishing the year in the centres which is where Titans Holden Cup coach Ben Woolf believes his future lies.

Gold Coast's struggle to find a replacement for the departed James Roberts has been well documented and Woolf told NRL.com that exposure to a higher level of football will only serve to fast-track Kelly's development.

"He's the sort of kid that has got the ability to step up," Woolf said. "He showed that playing 20s for us as a 17-year-old straight out of Country Rugby League where he played A Grade for Ballina the year before.

"He played against men young, he played 20s young and getting that crack [at the Nines], I think he will step up to it well and the confidence he'll get from that will do him the world of good.

"He definitely needs to test himself against men this year and that will give us an indication of whether he's ready to go or not.

"I don't think he needs to be rushed and I don't think he will be, unless through playing in the trials we get a real good indication of where he's at."

In his bio on the Titans website Kelly says that his goal is to make his NRL debut in 2016 and veteran Gold Coast winger David Mead certainly likes what he sees.

"He's an exciting young talent. It's hard to believe he's still got another year in 20s with the way he approaches training," Mead said.

"He's had a real good pre-season, been training real hard and moves really well with the football in his hands, he's very unpredictable. I'm pretty excited to watch him play."

While excited at the talent that has yielded 24 tries in 39 Holden Cup games over the past two seasons, Woolf believes that on the training paddock is where the greatest improvement will come in the 19-year-old.

Coming into the Titans set-up with little exposure to professional training methods two years ago, Kelly suffered a further setback when he injured his ankle in pre-season prior to the 2015 season, further delaying his physical development.

That being the case, Woolf says it is important that he is given time to play against men in the Intrust Super Cup before being thrown into the toughest rugby league competition in the world.

"It's a big step for him. He probably needs to play a bit of Queensland Cup first," Woolf said of an NRL debut this season.

"It's his third year in under-20s so he's probably shown he can do that; the only benefit he'd get from playing with us is getting a little bit more exposure to playing in the centres.

"If anything has let Brian down in the past is that he didn't have a really big training background before he arrived.

"The first 12 months was just learning how to train and then last year he got the ankle injury so he missed the majority of the pre-season and that held him back considerably.

"He's got through this whole pre-season without injury, working harder and being fitter and stronger from doing that will be a world of benefit to him.

"On top of that, having the confidence of training week in and week out with the NRL players, it's going to boost him along really well.

"The more I see of him running at centre in first grade he's doing a better and better job."

[Titan4Life]

So Nines squad announced tomorrow boys. Can't wait and hopefully some young guys get a chance. Really excited to see BK in action.

Not long until footy now!