Representative prop and former Canberra skipper David Shillington says he was to become an immediate leader at the Gold Coast Titans after arriving for week one of pre-season training on the Sunset Strip.

“That’s definitely my intention, to lead from the front and to lead by example.

“The club’s already got some great senior players here and some really talented younger players coming through that have really made their mark on the game already.

“I’ve just got to work in with them and what they’re doing and hopefully contribute to that in a positive way and set ourselves up for a good season.

“The Titans have had a rough trot with off-field distractions and a high injury rate the last year or two and hopefully they’ve got over all those hurdles and everyone will be re-energised and refreshed this year and ready to rip in and lift the performance from last year.

“I’d love to be part of that rebuilding phase and setting a new standard around here. Hopefully my actions prove that.”

The Titans have had plenty of changes to their roster for 2016 and Shillington believes the re-shaped squad will gel quickly.

“It’s been a big change of roster so I’m not the only new kid here which is kind of nice. A couple of young fellas from Canberra have come up here to play too so looking forward to mixing with the boys and getting into it.”