2021 Squad, Signings and Rumours Thread

[willhelm]

Edit: Posted in wrong thread

[BundyTitan]

DING DING DING Travis Meyn the favourite takes the chocolates


NRL 2021: Titans sign Intrust Super Cup star Shallin Fuller to partner Jayden Campbell

The Gold Coast Titans have signed the Intrust Super Cup’s hottest young talent in the hope of delivering the NRL its next Johnathan Thurston-Matt Bowen combination.

Burleigh sensation Shallin Fuller will join the Titans next season on a development contract after setting Queensland’s top competition alight.

Fuller, 21, is an Indigenous playmaker from Beaudesert who was introduced to the Bears in 2019 by former skipper Jamal Fogarty, now co-captain at the Titans.

Fuller and Jayden Campbell, son of Gold Coast legend Preston Campbell who is now playing fullback for the Titans, carved up the under-20s competition that year in what was a remarkable season for the dynamic duo.

Now, they will rekindle their relationship at the Titans and hope to find the spark that made them as dangerous as North Queensland’s famous one-two punch in Thurston and Bowen.

“Honestly, Shal is one of the best young talents I have ever played with,” Campbell said.

“He is a freakish footballer. He is just a natural football player.

“I scored 24 tries in 2019 for the Burleigh Bears Colts and he set up about 20 of my tries.

“Shal reminds me of my dad. He is quick off his feet, he is fast and he is just a freak. He can be a star in the NRL.

“It would be awesome for him to stay at the Titans for a long time. I’ve signed my new deal (until 2024) and I was telling Shal to sign as well because I would love for us to link-up again playing NRL for the Titans.”

Fuller has made seven ISC appearances for the Bears this year since debuting in Round 8 in a season that’s been disrupted by Covid.

While he has only started three of those games at halfback, he has still managed to amass 10 try assists and scored four tries of his own.

Fuller’s YouTube highlights reel show a freakishly talented player who has a unique combination with Campbell that’s reminiscent of Thurston and Bowen in their prime.

Burleigh CEO Damian Driscoll said the club was thrilled to see Fuller take the next step to the NRL.

“Shallin came here in 2019 from Beaudesert with some help from Jamal Fogarty,” he said.

“He carved up that under-20s competition with Jayden then played A-grade last year and kept improving. He has continued to improve in the Intrust Super Cup this year under Rick’s (Stone, coach) guidance.

“We are really happy. You love to see those guys rewarded and he certainly deserves it. His try-assists and line break assists statistics are very impressive.

“Winning premierships is what we want to do but when you see players like Shallin come into your system and develop it gives you a real thrill.

“Shallin and Jayden in that 2019 team were freakish. They do things that others can’t do and that makes them special.”

[JunctionBlock]

Good news regardless of who delivered it firstish

[psmitty]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rl8C9yoe5zA

Wow his highlights package looks good. If Campbell locks down fullback and Fuller or Turner get the 6 then where do we put AJ? Centre?

[RavShamrock]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rl8C9yoe5zA

Wow his highlights package looks good. If Campbell locks down fullback and Fuller or Turner get the 6 then where do we put AJ? Centre?

My question is does AJ have a kicking game?

[willhelm]

My question is does AJ have a kicking game?

He can develop one like Wighton and Milford had to do.

[psmitty]

Turner and Fuller look more like creative number 6's where I think AJ is more in the mould of Sexton and Fogarty as a organising half. I would prefer Campbell at fullback and either Turner or Fuller in the 6 but where does that leave AJ. Unless AJ goes to 6 and Turner or Fuller take Peachy's number 14 role. Would Turner or Fuller possibly be any good at 9?

[Mr Bods]

As I said In a previous post maybe try and turn AJ into a Damian Cook

[Titanic Believer]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rl8C9yoe5zA

Wow his highlights package looks good. If Campbell locks down fullback and Fuller or Turner get the 6 then where do we put AJ? Centre?

I just love the way he runs with the ball in hand keeping the defense guessing. Fifita should have a field day running off his short passes. But funny, highlights packages don't often show the players defence. The present team is ok in attack but not defence.

[Just-a-Fan]

I think Turner has played as a 9 but off the bench as well as centre I not 100% sure

[willhelm]

I don’t like all this talk of makeshift 9s. It’s the most important position on the park imo so we need a specialist. Mahoney, J Brailey, Grant and Smith are the current ideals. For all of them their biggest strength is reading the game and the instinct to direct the play. Who to run, at whom, and when. A good 9 who gets the forwards rolling can cover up a sub-par 6/7 which we may well be stuck with for the next year or two.

[lonegull]

My two bobs worth I think Turner will be a very good 6 with the speed of the game

[Firetruck]

TB…I have only watched Shallin live once and that was against the PNG side and he tackled aggressively…and they were running hard at him. Tough little bugger

[coreythompson]

Mitch Rein has developed a kicking game and is resigned for 2022 breaking news

[Titanic]

Mitch Rein has developed a kicking game and is resigned for 2022 breaking news

He lives!!