Titans confirm pursuit of Storm star

Gold Coast Titans CEO Steve Mitchell has confirmed his nine is funny successful luring champion Storm hooker Brandon Smith.

Smith, who is off-contract astatine the extremity of adjacent season, has been escaped since November 1 to conscionable with rival clubs.

After a caller study that Smith was seen gathering with elder figures astatine the Titans, Mitchell contiguous made it known that his nine was keeping adjacent tabs connected the 25-year-old.

The Gold Coast brag suggested his club's pursuit of Smith volition beryllium met with astatine slightest "half a dozen" rivals taking the aforesaid approach.

Brandon Smith of the Storm (Getty)

"We would emotion to person Brandon Smith playing for our squad ... he's a sensational player," Mitchell told 4BC's Wide World of Sports radio.

"One of our mandates is vigor and effort and helium brings a batch of that.

"But we're lasting successful line. There are fractional a twelve [clubs] that consciousness the aforesaid mode astir him.

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"He picked up the Dally M [Hooker of the Year] for his position, rather rightly.

"He's a fierce rival and a formidable unit ... we're 1 of a fig of clubs who would similar his services, that's for sure."

Smith has played 86 games for the Storm since making his debut successful 2017.

He's besides represented New Zealand astatine Test level connected 7 occasions.

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