Stay and develop, Arrow urges mate
QUEENSLAND Origin hopeful Jai Arrow insists Titans teammate Jarrod Wallace would be making a mistake by rejecting a $2.4 million Gold Coast upgrade to return to the Broncos.
On the eve of the Titans’ clash against the Raiders in Canberra tomorrow, Arrow pledged to do everything possible to ensure Wallace remains at the club that turned him into a State of Origin bookend.
Wallace is a free agent for next season, with the frontrower’s current Titans contract containing a clause in his favour.
The Maroons prop has until June 30 to decide whether he will continue his career at the Titans or return to Red Hill in 2019.
If anyone is qualified to appraise Wallace’s situation, it is Arrow. The pair first forged a bond as forward rookies at the Broncos before Wallace defected to the Titans last year, a move which influenced Arrow’s decision to shift to the glitter strip.
The Titans have tabled a four-year, $600,000-a-season deal to stave off a poaching raid for Wallace, and Arrow says his good mate risks going backwards if he quits the Coast.
“I’m not going to let Jarrod go anywhere,” the in-form Titans lock said.
“I believe the Titans is the best place for Jarrod and I’m going to be on his back to make sure he stays here.
“He is one of my best mates and he was one of the reasons I decided to come to the Titans in the first place.
“I’m going to do the right thing by him, be honest, and tell him why he needs to stay.”