Mitch06
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I was thinking about this today. I like the look of Theo Fages at St Helen's, puts his body on the line constantly. He looks class and has heaps of time.
Our new halfback should be
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He was my choice from the Super League when we spoke about it a few weeks ago. I haven't seen him play since like round 1 this year but based on last year he'd be an asset. Only thing is he's French so Bennett won't be able to bribe him with an England spot.
Painin the Haas
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Scarlett isn't it
Danoz Direct
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Where is the talk coming from?
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Heard titans are trying to lock him down long term. Not really a scoop though they'd be complete idiots if they didn't try.
Feel it is waaaay too early for Taylor to be thinking of long term contracts at the moment. His worth could sky rocket and he'd be locked into a long term deal he signed in his second year of first grade
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Courier Mail mate.
Danoz Direct
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No mention of an 8 year deal.
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I'm not knocking him if he gets offered a 8 year deal. I hope someone convinces him to take it. 8 years of security is a lifetime in this game.
But don't try to sell the idea that all anyone wants if for him to be successful. There has been two years of constant 'we want Taylor, we want Taylor' and 'we hate Hunt, we hate Hunt' from certain people on this forum.
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GOLD Coast halfback Ashley Taylor has declared he is open to signing a 10-year mega deal like Jason Taumalolo’s to remain at the Titans for life.
The decade-long deal offered to Taumalolo dwarfed the eight-year contract offered to Manly halfback Daly Cherry-Evans when he reneged on the Titans in 2015.
It may not be the last time such a lengthy commitment is made.
On the way to claiming Dally M rookie of the year honours last year, Taylor extended his tenure at the Titans until next season and has started the season in hot form.
At 22, Taylor could play at least another 10 years in the NRL and said it would be ideal to lock up his long-term future.
“That would be a dream, to lock yourself up at a club like that,” Taylor said.
“The ultimate goal is to make sure you secure (the future), not only yourself, but your family as well. Being here is close to home. I’ve extended last year and I’d like to extend again.
“There’s some massive deals being thrown around. Ben Hunt (six years at the Dragons), Taumalolo, Cherry-Evans got a massive deal.
“It’s starting to become a common thing these days to lock yourself up for a long time. That’s just the dream for any player.’’
Taylor’s words should be music to the ears of Titans officials. He is contracted until the end of next season, so rival clubs are not allowed to launch poaching raids for 2019 until this November.
The Titans could sign Taylor to a long-term deal before he becomes a free agent, killing off any chance of the Broncos luring him back to Red Hill as Hunt’s replacement.
“That’s in the club’s hands,” Taylor said. “At the moment I’m just focusing on playing footy.
“If it comes around, it will come around. Until then I’ve got to keep playing some good footy.’’
Titans chief operating officer Tony Mestrov said the club would look to begin negotiations to further extend Taylor in the coming weeks.
“He’s a crucial part of the club moving forward, it’s as simple as that,” Mestrov said. “Of course we want to retain him. We’d love to see him play the rest of his career here.
“He’s really come back and shown maturity this season. Even when things haven’t gone our way, he’s still managed to dominate for us.’’
Taylor will run head-on into Johnathan Thurston, who he roomed with during the Indigenous All Stars camp, when the understrength Cowboys roll into Cbus Super Stadium on Saturday.
- Jun 12, 2013
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It's fluff talk mate. Taylor has said he'd be open to the idea, that's it. No mention of the titans "genuinely" considering it.
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The Titans probably won't even be around in eight years ....
mitch222
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- Apr 4, 2014
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Gold Coast Dingos will have to absorb the contract
