DON TO TEAMMATES: ‘WE HAVE SOME WORK TO DO’
REIGNING Titans player of the year Anthony Don says Gold Coast must find next gear for when they play in front of their “second home” crowd.
The Titans were handed a convincing 20-8 defeat by the Warriors at Mt Smart Stadium on Saturday, extending the latter’s headto-head record to 14 wins in the past 15 clashes between the sides.
Gold Coast’s focus now moves to the first of two home games they will play in regional Queensland.
On Sunday next week, they will host red hot St George Illawarra at Clive Berghofer Stadium in Toowoomba.
“We’ve got a lot of work to do before next week,” Don said. “They (the Dragons) have come out and started this comp really well.
“We’re looking forward to getting up to Toowoomba, our second home, and seeing all of our fans up there.
“We are going to put on a good show against the Dragons and hopefully we get a win.”
Don said effort had been present in abundance in Auckland but other areas had let them down.
“A few of the final touches and a few of the tackles on the try lines probably wasn’t good enough,” he said.
“We tried our guts out but probably a little bit of class in the second half let us down.”
Things did not go the Titans’ way either, with star half Ash Taylor (hamstring) ruled out pre-game and then three tries being denied by the bunker.
Taylor is expected to join prop Jarrod Wallace - whose ban has now been served – in returning in Toowoomba.