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Gold Coast Titans coach Des Hasler plans to stay until 2026, dismissing reports of his departure.

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Gold Coast Titans head coach Des Hasler has confirmed he plans to coach the club into 2026 despite multiple reports suggesting the opposite will be the case.

Hasler, who oversaw his side fall short against the Brisbane Broncos on Sunday evening in their latest loss, reportedly has a clause in his contract that allows the club to make the remainder of it null and void should they not make the finals in 2025.

But the head coach, speaking after the loss to Brisbane, said the speculation is unfounded.

"I don't take any notice of reports because I know what we've got here and I know what's been said, so the speculation is unfounded," Hasler said...

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Eels coach Jason Ryles explained shifting Dylan Brown's position due to his upcoming departure to Newcastle.

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Parramatta Eels head coach Jason Ryles has revealed Dylan Brown's departure from the club at the end of the year was behind his call to play the five-eighth at hooker and lock on Sunday afternoon.

While the Eels couldn't get the job done against a resurgent Penrith Panthers who continue their trek up the NRL table, the big talking point was the removal of Brown from five-eighth.

It has been tipped ever since the Eels missed the signature of Lachlan Galvin to the Canterbury Bulldogs that Papalii would be the number six next year when Brown leaves to take up a decade-long deal in the Hunter at the Newcastle Knights.

Brown would play just half...

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If Eels won't play Brown, they should trade him to the Knights amid Bulldogs uncertainty.

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If the Eels aren't going to play Dylan Brown in his position, they might as well let him join the Knights now, while Lachlan Galvin's immediate future in the Bulldogs team is uncertain.

What does D
ylan Brown's role at Parramatta look like for the rest of 2025?

Read on for the key Talking Points from Round 19
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EELS' BROWN SWITCH QUESTIONED AS RYLES EXPLAINS BOLD CALL

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