$1.2m Titans superstar inks fresh NRL deal

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Titans superstar David Fifita has rejected rival clubs and re-signed with Gold Coast for different 3 seasons.

The 23-year-old back-rower was uncontracted beyond 2023 but is present tied to the Titans until the extremity of 2026, having astir notably knocked backmost a pursuit by the Broncos.

Fifita began his NRL vocation astatine the Broncos, earlier joining the Titans up of the 2021 play connected a woody reportedly worthy $1.2 cardinal per year.

"To person David perpetrate to the Titans shows helium believes successful what we are gathering and it gives america large assurance arsenic a club," said Titans manager Justin Holbrook.

"As coach, I've seen David's committedness first-hand and that started weeks agone preparing for this season, moving hard to beryllium acceptable to execute astatine his best.

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"We saw that successful our first-round triumph implicit the Tigers, with the enactment David has enactment successful connected afloat show.

"We person a halfway radical of young guys committed to making our assemblage arrogant present connected the Coast and David is simply a large portion of that.

"I'm excited David's decided helium wants to beryllium a Titan (in the) agelong word and I'm excited to enactment with him arsenic we each look to bring occurrence to our portion implicit the adjacent fewer years."

If it's not Wests Tigers halfback Luke Brooks, Fifita is the astir scrutinised subordinate successful the NRL.

Inconsistency successful Titans colours led to Queensland State of Origin manager Billy Slater overlooking the enigma for enactment successful 2022.

He drifted successful and retired of games, his enactment complaint successful defence drew question marks and helium lone bagged 7 tries — a dip from 17 four-pointers successful 2021.

Fifita has besides started a clump of games connected the seat astatine the Titans.

But helium began his 2023 run connected a promising note, racking up 206 metres arsenic the Titans trumped Wests Tigers 22-10 astatine Leichhardt Oval connected Sunday.

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