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Titans must have bought a 2nd set of books
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THE ink was still drying on Dave Taylor's four-year deal with the Gold Coast yesterday when it emerged the Titans were zeroing in on an even bigger target -- Melbourne halfback Cooper Cronk.
Cronk, off contract at the end of the season, has been in protracted talks with the Storm over extending his stay in Melbourne. However, he has also attracted interest from Melbourne's NRL rivals, most notably South Sydney.
St George Illawarra is also believed to have expressed an interest in the 28-year-old and now Titans chief executive Michael Searle confirmed his club had entered the picture as they prepare to offer Brisbane-born Cronk the chance to return to south-east Queensland.
The Queensland and Test representative has been in scintillating form over the opening three rounds. No one stands to gain as much from the influx of money predicted to enter the game from the next broadcasting deal.
He would also add to an impressive recruitment drive by the Titans over the past year. He would be impressed with the Titans' latest signing, Queensland Origin teammate Taylor, along with the pile of representative players secured last year -- Nate Myles, Jamal Idris, Luke Douglas and Beau Champion.
The Titans already have a halfback in Scott Prince but could shift the Wests Tigers premiership winner to five-eighth, where he and Cronk would form the most experienced halves combination in the competition.
The significance of Taylor's signing -- announced after Souths' win over Penrith on Sunday -- became clearer yesterday. Temporarily forgetting his NSW origins, Titans coach John Cartwright said it was a boost to get a Queenslander "back home".
"He's going to make our club a better club," Cartwright said. "He can do it all, he's got the hands of a six or a seven, he's got the speed of a centre and he's 120kg so it's a very rare mix.
"He takes a lot of pressure off your playmakers. You don't need to create a hell of a lot when you've got players like Taylor and (Jamal) Idris around the football."
While Searle was absent from the office due to family bereavement, Cartwright did his best to thumb his nose at the doomsayers circling the club at present.
The club has been fighting court action by the Tax Office -- since dismissed -- along with payment complaints from disgruntled contractors on its $30 million Centre of Excellence.
"It's tremendous news for our supporters and our club. The fact that a guy of David's calibre has pledged his next four years to us -- I think that sends a lot of messages," Cartwright said.
Souths players were philosophical about the loss at a recovery session yesterday, hailing it as a sign of the times when high-profile players are poached earlier and earlier in the season.
"My personal feeling is that it's better to get it over and done with," prop Scott Geddes said.
"Coming into finals you know where everyone is going to be, you're not talking about who's going where next week, you're actually talking about the football.
"We all understand Dave's got to do the best for his family."
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/spo...ooper-cronk-fund/story-fnca0von-1226304517793
THE ink was still drying on Dave Taylor's four-year deal with the Gold Coast yesterday when it emerged the Titans were zeroing in on an even bigger target -- Melbourne halfback Cooper Cronk.
Cronk, off contract at the end of the season, has been in protracted talks with the Storm over extending his stay in Melbourne. However, he has also attracted interest from Melbourne's NRL rivals, most notably South Sydney.
St George Illawarra is also believed to have expressed an interest in the 28-year-old and now Titans chief executive Michael Searle confirmed his club had entered the picture as they prepare to offer Brisbane-born Cronk the chance to return to south-east Queensland.
The Queensland and Test representative has been in scintillating form over the opening three rounds. No one stands to gain as much from the influx of money predicted to enter the game from the next broadcasting deal.
He would also add to an impressive recruitment drive by the Titans over the past year. He would be impressed with the Titans' latest signing, Queensland Origin teammate Taylor, along with the pile of representative players secured last year -- Nate Myles, Jamal Idris, Luke Douglas and Beau Champion.
The Titans already have a halfback in Scott Prince but could shift the Wests Tigers premiership winner to five-eighth, where he and Cronk would form the most experienced halves combination in the competition.
The significance of Taylor's signing -- announced after Souths' win over Penrith on Sunday -- became clearer yesterday. Temporarily forgetting his NSW origins, Titans coach John Cartwright said it was a boost to get a Queenslander "back home".
"He's going to make our club a better club," Cartwright said. "He can do it all, he's got the hands of a six or a seven, he's got the speed of a centre and he's 120kg so it's a very rare mix.
"He takes a lot of pressure off your playmakers. You don't need to create a hell of a lot when you've got players like Taylor and (Jamal) Idris around the football."
While Searle was absent from the office due to family bereavement, Cartwright did his best to thumb his nose at the doomsayers circling the club at present.
The club has been fighting court action by the Tax Office -- since dismissed -- along with payment complaints from disgruntled contractors on its $30 million Centre of Excellence.
"It's tremendous news for our supporters and our club. The fact that a guy of David's calibre has pledged his next four years to us -- I think that sends a lot of messages," Cartwright said.
Souths players were philosophical about the loss at a recovery session yesterday, hailing it as a sign of the times when high-profile players are poached earlier and earlier in the season.
"My personal feeling is that it's better to get it over and done with," prop Scott Geddes said.
"Coming into finals you know where everyone is going to be, you're not talking about who's going where next week, you're actually talking about the football.
"We all understand Dave's got to do the best for his family."
It's insane the NRL keep propping the Titans up and helping with their "cash flow" problems and Searle just laughs and spends huge $$$s tearing other clubs apart......it's wrong.
I just hope the next time he goes hat in hand to the NRL they tell him what we all think.....
I just hope the next time he goes hat in hand to the NRL they tell him what we all think.....
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JUST 48 hours after snaring the prized signature of Dave Taylor, the Gold Coast Titans' legal battle has intensified with a construction company officially moving to wind-up the club's property arm.
The Titans will return to the courtroom this Friday after Reed Constructions, which finished the NRL club's controversial Centre of Excellence project, yesterday filed two affidavits in Brisbane's Federal Court.
The move is an indication the construction giant intends to pursue the $1.046 million it believes it is owed by Gold Coast Titans (Property) Pty Ltd for work on the Centre of Excellence.
Last Wednesday, the Australian Tax Office withdrew from wind-up proceedings, but Reed subsequently joined the claim and have now formally lodged documentation to have the Titans' property arm liquidated.
Reed's legal representative Brent Turnbull put the Titans on notice when he told the Federal Court: "We are not here to play."In the wake of the Federal Court hearing last week, Searle disputed Reed's position, arguing: "They launched a claim. Their financial position has clearly changed since we entered into that original deal and that has had an impact on us. We'll keep talking to them."
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Reed Constructions is the second firm to wage a legal battle with the Titans after former builder Simcorp claimed it was owed $4.2 million by its property arm in 2010.
Searle is adamant the club paid every cent owed on the Centre of Excellence project to the now-defunct Simcorp.
Reed's attempt to wind up Gold Coast's property arm is a headache the Titans can do without as they celebrate snaring Queensland Origin star Taylor on a four-year deal worth an estimated $1.8 million.
The signing of Taylor has raised eyebrows among the NRL fraternity, with some questioning the Titans' ability to afford the Souths hulk under the salary cap given the club already has representative stars Scott Prince, Nate Myles, Jamal Idris, Ashley Harrison and Greg Bird on its books.
It's understood Taylor's deal with the Titans is not bolstered by third-party agreements, meaning his entire salary of around $450,000 annually is included in the salary cap.
Broncos winger Jharal Yow Yeh said the early-season defections would add weight to calls for a transfer window. "I'd feel a bit weird if I knew I was going somewhere else during the year because you have done a whole pre-season with the team," he said.
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The Titans will return to the courtroom this Friday after Reed Constructions, which finished the NRL club's controversial Centre of Excellence project, yesterday filed two affidavits in Brisbane's Federal Court.
The move is an indication the construction giant intends to pursue the $1.046 million it believes it is owed by Gold Coast Titans (Property) Pty Ltd for work on the Centre of Excellence.
Last Wednesday, the Australian Tax Office withdrew from wind-up proceedings, but Reed subsequently joined the claim and have now formally lodged documentation to have the Titans' property arm liquidated.
Reed's legal representative Brent Turnbull put the Titans on notice when he told the Federal Court: "We are not here to play."In the wake of the Federal Court hearing last week, Searle disputed Reed's position, arguing: "They launched a claim. Their financial position has clearly changed since we entered into that original deal and that has had an impact on us. We'll keep talking to them."
Start of sidebar. Skip to end of sidebar.
End of sidebar. Return to start of sidebar.
Reed Constructions is the second firm to wage a legal battle with the Titans after former builder Simcorp claimed it was owed $4.2 million by its property arm in 2010.
Searle is adamant the club paid every cent owed on the Centre of Excellence project to the now-defunct Simcorp.
Reed's attempt to wind up Gold Coast's property arm is a headache the Titans can do without as they celebrate snaring Queensland Origin star Taylor on a four-year deal worth an estimated $1.8 million.
The signing of Taylor has raised eyebrows among the NRL fraternity, with some questioning the Titans' ability to afford the Souths hulk under the salary cap given the club already has representative stars Scott Prince, Nate Myles, Jamal Idris, Ashley Harrison and Greg Bird on its books.
It's understood Taylor's deal with the Titans is not bolstered by third-party agreements, meaning his entire salary of around $450,000 annually is included in the salary cap.
Broncos winger Jharal Yow Yeh said the early-season defections would add weight to calls for a transfer window. "I'd feel a bit weird if I knew I was going somewhere else during the year because you have done a whole pre-season with the team," he said.
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Yeah the Knights, that makes our 2 best "juniors" he will have taken, McKinnon (originally from Scone) and King big "FU" to the Dragons in my opinion..
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