KEEPING IT SIMPLE T0 BE FOCUS FOR TITANS
GOLD Coast winger Dale Copley expects game awareness to be a central focus at training this week as the Titans try to rectify their tendency to implode under pressure.
Players got a serve from coach Garth Brennan after their 26-18 loss to Cronulla both in the sheds and in the media, labelling them “mentally soft”.
Copley agreed the team were too often guilty of hitting the panic button when the heat was on.
“I think that’s going to be a fair focus for us as a playing group this week,” he said, after having a light Monday training session as he manages a quad niggle.
“I suppose we haven’t been great at identifying when momentum is going against us and when we really need to simplify our game and not try to come up with miracle plays.”
Veteran fullback Michael Gordon said in his experience with clubs including the powerhouse Roosters that it’s all about “hanging in”.
“Momentum swings back and forth all game and when things aren’t going right, you have just got to hang in there, hang in there, hang in there and then something happens like they make an error or you get a penalty,” he said.
After a series of short turnarounds, it will be nine days between games by the time Gold Coast host Canterbury at Cbus Super Stadium on Saturday at 3pm.