Titans stun NRL by axing coach to hire Hasler

Gold Coast has dropped a rugby league bombshell by sacking manager Justin Holbrook immediately.

Holbrook volition beryllium replaced by Des Hasler successful the seat successful 2024.

Hasler departed Manly past twelvemonth successful messy circumstances.

Holbrook earned a beardown estimation arsenic a manager successful the Super League, and was signed by the Titans successful 2020, but "as the nine works towards the 2030 strategy of bringing success, the determination has been made to determination successful a caller direction", the connection connected Thursday read.

"We are grateful to Justin for his publication to the nine implicit the past 4 seasons," Titans CEO Steve Mitchell said.

"We are present to bring occurrence to the Gold Coast and successful bid to bash truthful we consciousness that this is the alteration indispensable to present connected our committedness which is to triumph premierships."

Gold Coast played 1 finals crippled successful the 3 and a fractional years Holbrook was successful charge, and existent sits ninth connected the contention ladder with six wins from 13 games.

Hasler coached Manly to premierships successful 2008 and 2011, earlier leaving and taking complaint of Canterbury