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Best Shopping Deals. In the know quiz. Fatima Kdouh. More from sport. Read related topics: Sydney. Join the conversation. With the Panthers joining the ill-fated Super League, Fittler remained loyal with the ARL, joining former head coach Phil Gould at the Roosters in — to form one of the finest player and coach combinations in Club history.

Scoring a try on his debut in the no. The following season the Tricolours went one game better with a Preliminary Final finish, as Fittler took over the captaincy and took home the Provan Summons Medal as the best player in the game. Accolades and success continued for Fittler as the new millennium loomed, leading the Roosters to the semi-finals once again, claiming the gong as Dally M Five-Eighth of the Year and , Dally M Captain of the Year and being named the Jack Gibson Medallist on two occasions , Season was another notch on the belt of the Australian and NSW Captain, claiming the World Cup with the Kangaroos, a record-breaking State of Origin series win while leading the Club to their first Grand Final in two decades following a miraculous Preliminary Final win where he orchestrated one of the all-time comebacks.

With a burning desire to bring silverware and success back to the Roosters, Fittler made the selfless decision to retire from representative football in , solely concentrating on Club duties as he led a new generation of players into the 21st century. His personal sacrifice was rewarded as his crowning moment then came in the Grand Final, as the year-old became the force and inspiration for his team to end a year Premiership drought for the Club.

Campbell, and fellow rookie Toby Sexton, are undeniable talents but have a combined 11 NRL appearances to their name and there's no clear starter at hooker, as Tanah Boyd and Erin Clark duke it out for top spot on the depth chart.

That means Brimson is the sole experienced man in the spine, in a position that may not be his best spot any more. Brimson's speed, footwork and support play will shine through whatever position he plays, but he can't play to those strengths in the halves same as he could if he were playing fullback. Because the Titans have a very strong middle in Tino Fa'asuamaleaui, Moeaki Fotuaika and the now-underrated and rejuvenated Jarrod Wallace — as well as two excellent strike backrowers in David Fifita and Beau Fermour, as well as the still-solid Kevin Proctor — their pack has the right mix of yardage and attacking edge.

If they can strike a balance in the spine, all of a sudden they become a very dangerous team, one that can aim as high as any Titans has ever dared. But this isn't entirely new territory for the club, as much of Gold Coast's history has been taking two steps back after going one step forward and they need to get this Brimson move right if they're to avoid repeating the same old story. Answer : This will sound a little wild, but it's not — Newcastle should be aiming at winning a premiership sooner rather than later.

A team with Kalyn Ponga, Bradman Best, Daniel Saifiti, Tyson Frizell and Dane Gagai shouldn't be settling for second-best, especially given the club has now made the finals in back-to-back years and the likes of Jayden Brailey, Jake Clifford and Jacob Saifiti have all improved to the point where they're the kinds of players who can fill out a very serious football team. Mitchell Pearce's departure does hurt their chances, even if Pearce was slowing down, simply because they're yet to land on a long-term replacement.

Adam Clune is solid and dependable — he has a good understanding of where his strengths lie and he plays to them — and, if Clifford can make the most of his considerable talents and if Ponga's influence on the team can continue to grow, it might be enough for them to contend, but those 'ifs' are as large as the NIB logo on the front of Newcastle's jersey.

The Knights won plenty of games in by simply being tough and gritty and strong in the middle, but their attack was not where it had to be for them to be a top-class team — their points was 15th in the league, ahead only of the toothless Bulldogs.

Making the finals with a points differential just isn't replicable. Unless a summer move for Luke Brooks or someone of that calibre eventually comes off, it'll mainly be on Clifford to help drive the side. The former Cowboy is the kind of player it's almost impossible to quit — he has all the skills one would want in a top-class half, but hasn't had the chance to settle into a team and make the most of those abilities. If he is given that chance, and things line up as they should, there are few limits on what he can achieve.

At the very least, his kicking game — particularly his attacking kicks and, even more particularly, his floating bombs, which are like something out of a fullback's worst nightmare — give Newcastle a real point of difference. Somehow, Clune, Clifford and Ponga must combine to change that, because they have everything else they need — their forward pack will give them the platform and, in Gagai and Best, they have deadly weapons in their hands. The waiting and developing has been done in the Hunter.