Konrad out to find his best form

KONRAD Hurrell hopes a pre-game phone call to his mother may be the catalyst for a form reversal.

The barnstorming Titans centre has had a tough time of it this season with particular trouble in the ball handling department.

Fully aware that Brenko Lee is waiting in the wings having been playing right centre for feeder club Burleigh, Hurrell is leaving no stone unturned in his mission to rediscover his best footy.

“Dropping the ball every week, it’s hard to forget it coming into the game so I just need to be calm before the game and maybe call Mum and have a little talk to her before the game,” he said.

“It’s always good hearing from her. I will probably try to do something different this week just to get my focus into the game.”

Hurrell has described his form as “not up to standard” and conceded he has probably lost his tag as coach Garth Brennan’s favourite player but was grateful for the faith shown in him so far.

“In the past I have been performing like that and got dropped straight away but Garth, he has been on to me every week about that and he keeps saying he doesn’t want to drop me and he needs me in the team,” Hurrell said.

“But I need to perform well for him to keep me in the team.

“It’s good to know that but at the same time I obviously am trying to get into my top form too.”

Hurrell goes head-to-head with Canberra captain Jarrod Croker – who he steamrolled in Gold Coast’s 30-28 Round 1 win over the Raiders – at GIO Stadium this afternoon.