BY CURTIS WOODWARD

Gold Coast Titans
Coach: Neil Henry
Pre-season: Auckland Nines February 4th and 5th, v Warriors February 19th

 
What they’ll get right: Coach Neil Henry always gets the best out of his Titans which is a scary prospect for the rest of the competition. They’ll fly under the radar for the majority of the season but the best thing about this side is they will never beat themselves. Their consistency will get them to the top four.

What they’ll get wrong: What to do with Tyrone Roberts? He had a pretty good 2016 in the absence of Kane Elgey but the future says Elgey and Ash Taylor are the Titans long-term combination. There is a chance for Roberts to reininvent himself as a bench utility popping up wherever needed.

It’s a big year for: Jarryd Hayne. The two-time Dally M winner looked sharp in his return in late 2016 but now has a full pre-season under his belt. Expect huge things from the fullback this year.

Week 1 of 2017 = ✅. 🏃🏋️‍♀️🏉 all in the bank. Back to do it all again next week 👏👍💪 #ThruNThru pic.twitter.com/dnJrr0LN5h

— Gold Coast Titans (@GCTitans) January 6, 2017

 
Most improved: Jarrod Wallace
MVP: Jarryd Hayne
Most consistent: Ryan James

 
Prediction – 3rd
Their depth chart is thin but if they can keep fit they’ll play finals footy.

Premiership winning Cowboys coach Paul Green has revealed why he's wary of the @GCTitans in 2017 #7News @Matthewamhoward reports pic.twitter.com/Z7XcPo3zAk

— 7NEWS Gold Coast (@7NewsGoldCoast) January 6, 2017

Possible team:
1 Jarryd Hayne

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVi9dRwvEqQ
2 Anthony Don
3 Will Zillman
4 Konrad Hurrell
5 Daniel Vidot
6 Ash Taylor
7 Kane Elgey
8 Ryan James
9 Nathan Peats
10 Jarrod Wallace
11 Chris McQueen
12 Kevin Proctor
13 Zeb Taia

14 David Shillington
15 Agnatius Paasi
16 Ryan Simpkins
17 Tyrone Roberts

@woodward_curtis