The Titans have made an incredible last-ditch play to snare David Fifita, offering him the richest deal in NRL history to play on the Gold Coast.
The boom back-rower is at the centre of a tug-of-war between the two Queensland sides that has seen plenty of twists and turns as the 20-year-old struggled to make up his mind.
backflipping on Wednesday morning and telling the Broncos he was back in and wanted to stay at Red Hill in 2021Fifita called Titans coach Justin Holbrook this evening to break the bad news but Gold Coast has since made a stunning last-ditch play to get their man. Fox Sports chief rugby reporter James Hooper — who described the whole situation as a “circus” — mentioned the jaw-dropping offer onThe Broncos can only offer Fifita $700,000 so if he opts to stay in the Queensland capital, he will be sacrificing $550,000 next year.Rugby league writer for, Brent Read, spoke to Fifita’s mum Gwen who said earlier on Wednesday her son was having real trouble making a decision.
Fifita has been earmarked as a franchise player the Broncos can build their club around, and is one of several young forwards Brisbane hopes will guide it to its next premiership.
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