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    Proctor & James Head Up New Titans Leadership Team

    The Titans will begin their new era with a new leadership structure after coach Justin Holbrook announced the appointment of Kiwi international Kevin Proctor as team captain and inspirational veteran Ryan James as Club captain for Gold Coast’s 2020 NRL campaign.

    Proctor and James are among the most experienced players at the Titans, bringing a combined total of 384 NRL games to the leadership roles.

    Proctor will continue on with the on-field captaincy role that he inherited last year when James was sidelined with his knee injury.

    While James will again not take the field in 2020, he will bring his enormous stature as one of rugby league’s most respected statesman to the role of off-field spokesman and ambassador as Titans Club captain.

    Proctor admitted his appointment as team captain was an emotional moment, returning to the cherished post he had to give up in 2017.

    “It’s kind of overwhelming,” Proctor said of his appointment.

    “Justin asked to go for a coffee, and I wasn’t sure what he wanted to talk about. But when he asked me if I wanted the job, I was over the moon.

    “I never thought I’d be in this position again, and it is a super proud moment.

    “I have put a lot of hard work in personally and fixed a few things. I’m really grateful.”

    Proctor said he was excited about being asked to lead the team as it begins a new era under Holbrook’s coaching in 2020.

    “There has been a lot of positive change around the Club, and we’ve certainly gone up a level in everything that we’ve done and will do,” he said.

    “We’re up and about, and looking forward to what we hope is an exciting 2020 season.

    “I want to be known as hard-working, and someone that they can trust on the field, but also off the field.

    “I just want to be one of those players that people want to play with.

    “If that’s the legacy I leave when I finish at the Club, I can leave with my head held high.”

    Proctor said he was excited about working with James again as a leadership team, and said the injured forward would be playing a major role with the Titans in 2020 as Club captain.

    “He’s someone I can lean on and will be able to do a lot of the formalities,” Proctor said.

    “It’s a massive blow that he isn’t available to play, but he will definitely add something to what we do off the field.”

    James said he was honoured to be chosen for a leadership role at the Titans despite not being able to take the field in 2020.

    “It’s obviously disappointing that I won’t be on the field with the boys but I’m definitely all in, in regards to helping the team and Club move forward,” James said.

    “We all know that Kevin is an actions man, and I’ll definitely be an ear for whatever he wants to talk about.”

    James said the playing group was in good hands with Proctor as Titans team captain.

    “Kev is a great choice as he’s done it all in the game and is 100 per cent with everything that he does,” James said.

    “He should hit the 250-game milestone this year, so he’s been around the game for a long time.

    “He has been around plenty of great leaders, both on and off the field, over his time in the game, so there is no doubt he has taken little pieces from them that he can pass on to our group.”

    James said he was looking forward to contributing to the development of the younger players in the Titans squad by acting as a mentor with his new role.

    “Leadership is always something that you continue to work on,” he said. “I’ll make sure that I am applying my time to developing that quality so I can pass it on to the rest of the squad.

    “I’ve just had surgery, but I’ll be back in at training next week and will help wherever I can. I’ll sit down with Justin and work out with him how I can best help the group continue to develop.”

    https://www.titans.com.au/news/2020/...adership-team/

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    Personally I’m not at all pleased it’s Proctor. I know it will go down quite badly with some less diehard supporters too and that’s a bad thing because they are the ones that need to be enthused to attend.
    I hope he also gets a hair cut.

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    I really hate it ... a reformed Cokie (I’ll give him the benefit of the doubt) and a busted guy (not so unhappy about him) but what is the message we are sending out.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Titanic View Post
    I really hate it ... a reformed Cokie (I’ll give him the benefit of the doubt) and a busted guy (not so unhappy about him) but what is the message we are sending out.
    The message I see is there was no one else. Congrats, you're the captain by default.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mr Bods View Post
    Personally I’m not at all pleased it’s Proctor. I know it will go down quite badly with some less diehard supporters too and that’s a bad thing because they are the ones that need to be enthused to attend.
    I hope he also gets a hair cut.
    Colour me surprised that your not happy with Proctor Bods. If the NRL is about redemption then I think Proctor in my eyes has made up for the incident in Canberra. I’m very happy at the split roles and will be throwing my support behind two local men who are captains of their local NRL team.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bayside Titan View Post
    Colour me surprised that your not happy with Proctor Bods. If the NRL is about redemption then I think Proctor in my eyes has made up for the incident in Canberra. I’m very happy at the split roles and will be throwing my support behind two local men who are captains of their local NRL team.
    I’d support Ivan Milat If he was Captain. Proctor will get Support from me. My point isn’t about me but about community support to the appointment. It’s not about me.

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    I support proctor the titians as a club what supporters to give them another chance why not give someone in the team another chance as well

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    His other chance is being in the club at all ... but then again as Bennett said “the Gold Coast isn’t the problem, it’s the Titans themselves”. Players get sacked for bubblers, fake dog acts and excessive fighting ... where does publicly doing coke fit? I’ll stop it here but fairdinkum.
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    Quote Originally Posted by JunctionBlock View Post
    The message I see is there was no one else. Congrats, you're the captain by default.
    Agree.

    I’m not overly fussed about the past indiscretions and see no issue with anyone having any type of haircut they choose, his appointment is just uninspiring. I think it says more about the grade of our roster and the balance of youth currently (which I don’t think is a negative, it’s just a slow-burn).

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    Yep it shows how bad the last two years have been, a year or two ago I would've thought someone like peats would've been a good captain but now he's probably not even our starting hooker and arrow would've been perfect if he wasn't leaving, or ash if he didn't spiral down, I guess having proctor and James for a year or two while the young guys like AJ and ash and condevelop isn't a bad thing.

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    Quote Originally Posted by GCTTSD View Post
    Yep it shows how bad the last two years have been, a year or two ago I would've thought someone like peats would've been a good captain but now he's probably not even our starting hooker and arrow would've been perfect if he wasn't leaving, or ash if he didn't spiral down, I guess having proctor and James for a year or two while the young guys like AJ and ash and condevelop isn't a bad thing.
    We missed the boat last year when James got injured and Roberts was made captain. If we had taken the plunge and showed some faith in Arrow then the chances of him leaving would have been a lot less I'd imagine. It was bad leadership from Brennan giving the captaincy to one of his favourites, especially when he only made the starting team because he was mates with Taylor.

    I don't care about Proctors indiscretions in the past. The timing of it sucked back then but it was only a couple of nose beers with mates when he was already out partying anyway. Sure its illegal but its a party drug, it wasn't performance enhancing. The stuff is everywhere these days who cares if he wanted to have a good night out.

    I agree with what you say though HZ, his appointment is just a bit uninspiring.


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