Gold Coast Titans enforcer Ryan James says the new-look Titans have a point to prove in 2016 and are using pre-season training to kick start what will hopefully be an improved showing next year from the embattled club.

“We’ve got a lot of different players this year and having basically a whole new squad and a whole new training staff is like a reboot of the system,” James told NRL.com.

“Me and ‘Zilly’ (Will Zillman) and ‘Meady’ (David Mead) were sitting and having coffee the other day and we felt like it was a whole new team and a new start.

“Everyone’s here to prove a point and hopefully we can do that in this off-season, get fit and healthy and really push our way into the season.

“It was hard on day one to try and remember everyone’s names and that’s taken me two or three days.

“It’s good because there are probably about 15 new faces so just getting around and getting to know the boys and trying to make those connections.

“Obviously the players that were here are already good mates and we need to branch out and make sure we’re all one and all the boys seem to be getting along quite well at the moment.”

James added that the inclusion of a few key signings and the return of some familiar faces will put pressure on the men that were there in 2015.

“They’ve bought a lot more second-rowers and a lot more front-rowers and they’re probably still in the market for a couple so we just have to train our hardest and try and lead from the front and do what we’ve done since we’ve been here.

“We’ve got Ryan Simpkins coming back from injury and Zeb Taia who are just those players who can fit in anywhere and are great players.

“There is going to be a lot of competition for spots this year which is going to be good for the team.”