Titans Neil Henry coach has gone on the front foot after the club was hit with $150,000 worth of fines for concussion management breaches, backing medical staff to have made the right call.

The Titans are on the board for 2017 with a 26-14 win over Parramatta, who peaked early and went backwards in a forgettable performance on the Gold Coast.

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The winless Titans host the rampant Eels.

One side can't take a trick, the other can hardly be stopped as Parramatta try to continue their perfect start to the NRL season at the Gold Coast.

Injury depleted Gold Coast have received another blow with the NRL knocking back their request to play recruit Dale Copley in Friday night's NRL clash with Parramatta.

The injury ravaged Gold Coast are hopeful Dale Copley will make his Titans debut in Friday night's NRL clash with Parramatta, barely 48 hours after signing the out of favour Sydney Roosters centre.

Gold Coast have signed Sydney Roosters centre Dale Copley in a desperate bid to boost their ailing backline stocks.

Instead of the panic button, Gold Coast coach Neil Henry is set to reach out for Sydney Roosters centre Dale Copley after the Titans' depleted backline stocks took another hit with Jarryd Hayne out for up to six weeks.

Hayne will have scans on Monday and they are expected to confirm that he will be out of action until midway through next month.

A limping Jarryd Hayne is in serious doubt for a grudge match against his former club Parramatta as a decimated Gold Coast Titans crashed to defeat against Newcastle.

Jarryd Hayne could lose his $400,000 personal sponsor if he chooses not to take up his option to remain on the Gold Coast next year.

Wayne Bennett has come down squarely in the corner of under-fire Titan Jarryd Hayne, saying the media should back off and let the Gold Coast star be judged by his output on the field.

The Jarryd Hayne thing? It is fascinating on so many levels at once.

The Titans coach was in no mood to discuss the Jarryd Hayne twitter controversy, walking out mid-question after saying the matter had been dealt with internally.

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The Titans fullback can be the best player in the game – when he wants to be

Gold Coast might be a work in progress but coach Neil Henry says that doesn't excuse some of their defensive failings in Saturday's 32-18 defeat to the Sydney Roosters.

Luke Keary and Michael Gordon enjoyed dream club debuts as the Sydney Roosters underlined their NRL credentials with a slick 32-18 win over Gold Coast on Saturday.

Raiders recruit Dave Taylor was ready to quit rugby league before a chance meeting with Ricky Stuart.

New captain Roger Tuivasa-Sheck has played a key role in the Warriors' five-try 26-6 NRL trial win over Gold Coast in Palmerston North.