Gold Coast coach Garth Brennan is beginning to plan for life without Jarryd Hayne, but is yet to confront the Titans' marquee man about his reported return to Parramatta.

Gold Coast have confirmed hooker Mitch Rein will reunite with new coach Garth Brennan for the 2018 NRL season.

Jarryd Hayne can expect a fight if he wants his Parramatta No.1 jersey back, with Bevan French and Clint Gutherson outlining their desire to be the club's fullback next year.

Nathan Brown says he'd be a good get but Terry Campese says we're yet to see Jarryd Hayne's best.

The Gold Coast have earmarked Canberra centre Joey Leilua as the man to replace Jarryd Hayne if the cross-code star returns to Parramatta.

Fiji coach Mick Potter says the drama surrounding Jarryd Hayne's future is like water off a duck's back.

Tedesco. Cronk. Hayne? The Roosters will have the salary cap space available to make a play for Jarryd Hayne if they get Mitchell Pearce and Jayden Nikorima off their books.

Gold Coast coach Garth Brennan will consider granting Jarryd Hayne a release from the NRL club if he requests one on personal grounds.

There was a familiar face missing from the Gold Coast's marketing material to fans and members as Garth Brennan kept the candles burning for the Hayne, who has ambitions of returning to Parramatta.

Former Gold Coast Titans player Steve Michaels has been charged with 10 counts of supplying cocaine.

It's easy to get caught up in the moment, which is why the Titans find themselves here in the first place. But the Gold Coast need to be moneyballing their way back to respectability, not throwing cash at whoever happens to be on the market.

Two of the NRL's most maligned players, Jarryd Hayne and Tony Williams, could be on their way back to Parramatta as the transfer market prepares to go into overdrive.

Boom halfback Ash Taylor has turned down overtures from the Brisbane Broncos and has re-signed with the Gold Coast Titans for an additional three seasons. Fairfax Media understands that Taylor will receive $1 million a season in a deal that will see the in-demand playmaker stay on the Gold Coast until the end of the 2021 season.

The man who helped deliver Jarryd Hayne to the Titans and convinced Ash Taylor to stay on the glitter strip, Tony Mestrov, is set to be appointed as the new chief executive officer of Greyhound Racing NSW.

Reckon managing Jarryd Hayne is a challenge? Garth Brennan brings with him life experiences that put the Gold Coast coaching job into perspective.

New Gold Coast Titans coach Garth Brennan admits that getting sacked by his home-town club six years ago was "the best thing that ever happened to me".

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Garth Brennan has been unveiled as Gold Coast's new NRL coach to replace Neil Henry.

The former Panthers lower grades coach will have to hit the ground running to whip the Titans into shape after a shocking season that saw them finish second last and sack coach Neil Henry in the wake of a fall-out with their star player.

British billionaire Marwan Koukash has emerged as a prospective owner of the Gold Coast after becoming the latest player to bid for the Titans' license.