Taylor gets chance against ex-club Titans
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Six months after being left on the NRL scrap heap, Gold Coast's one-time million-dollar man Ash Taylor will make his NRL comeback against the Titans.
Discarded by Gold Coast at the end of last year, Taylor has been named in a new-look Warriors spine for Saturday afternoon's clash at Cbus Super Stadium.
Taylor takes the place of the injured Shaun Johnson, while Kodi Nikorima has been dropped after last week's loss to St George Illawarra.
Nathan Brown has in turn moved Chanel Harris-Tavita moved to five-eighth, with Reece Walsh returning from suspension at fullback.
When Taylor signed with the Gold Coast from Brisbane in 2017 on a $1 million-a-year contract, he was expected by many to be the NRL's next big thing.
But his form dipped amid several injuries to the point where his career looked in jeopardy at the end of last year before picking up a train-and-trial deal at the Warriors.
The 26-year-old has since admitted he did not cope well with the big-money status and expectations at the Titans.
"I felt like I was ready for it but obviously I wasn't," Taylor said in December.
"Life goes on, I can't stay stuck in the mud. I want to keep moving forward in life.
"My mind is a lot more relaxed than what it was.
"Coming off a big contract it was just a weight lifted off my shoulders."
Taylor's return comes in a round of big-name comebacks, with the half set to mark up against former teammate AJ Brimson after the Titans five-eighth recovered from a groin injury.