Titans get their man with Fifita signing three-year deal
Author
Dan Walsh
NRL.com Reporter
Sat 25 Jul 2020, 02:47 PM
Dan Walsh
The Gold Coast have landed the biggest recruitment raid in the club's history with Brisbane's David Fifita agreeing to terms on a multi-million dollar, three-year Titans deal.
Fifita has brought one of the more protracted signing sagas in recent times to a close by plumping for the Broncos' southern rivals from 2021.
Titans head of culture Mal Meninga confirmed Fifita would be Gold Coast-bound on Saturday afternoon, while it's understood that he told Broncos teammates earlier in the day that he would be leaving Red Hill at the end of 2020.
"It's a great signing for the club," Meninga said on Fox League.
"With all humility and respect I think the Fifita family has handled it really well, Dave and his mum Gwen and all their family have handled tough circumstances. It's been played out in the media hasn't it? But it's a great acquisition for the club going forward."
For the Titans though Fifita's expected signing is one of the biggest in the club's 13-year history, and an emphatic endorsement of the turnaround beginning to take shape under rookie coach Justin Holbrook.
By the same token his exit from Red Hill is a hammer blow for Brisbane and comes after another thumping on the field, Melbourne 46-8 thrashing on Friday night.
Author
Dan Walsh
NRL.com Reporter
Sat 25 Jul 2020, 02:47 PM
Dan Walsh
The Gold Coast have landed the biggest recruitment raid in the club's history with Brisbane's David Fifita agreeing to terms on a multi-million dollar, three-year Titans deal.
Fifita has brought one of the more protracted signing sagas in recent times to a close by plumping for the Broncos' southern rivals from 2021.
Titans head of culture Mal Meninga confirmed Fifita would be Gold Coast-bound on Saturday afternoon, while it's understood that he told Broncos teammates earlier in the day that he would be leaving Red Hill at the end of 2020.
"It's a great signing for the club," Meninga said on Fox League.
"With all humility and respect I think the Fifita family has handled it really well, Dave and his mum Gwen and all their family have handled tough circumstances. It's been played out in the media hasn't it? But it's a great acquisition for the club going forward."
For the Titans though Fifita's expected signing is one of the biggest in the club's 13-year history, and an emphatic endorsement of the turnaround beginning to take shape under rookie coach Justin Holbrook.
By the same token his exit from Red Hill is a hammer blow for Brisbane and comes after another thumping on the field, Melbourne 46-8 thrashing on Friday night.
