\u201cHe\u2019s my dad first, he doesn\u2019t like stepping on toes too much, or anything like that,\u201d Campbell said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf I ask him for advice, he\u2019ll give it, but he\u2019s my father first, before football, so he tries to stay out of it as much as he can.\u201d<\/p>\n
Questions regarding Campbell\u2019s capacity to be the Titans\u2019 long-term halfback have been raised since he took the mantle last year \u2013 his instinctive running game lauded, but uncertainty lingering about his ability to overturn momentum swings and build pressure through his kicking game.<\/p>\n
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Jayden Campbell believes he can emulate Jahrome Hughes\u2019 transition from a ball-running threat to a genuine halfback.<\/p>\n
But after watching Melbourne Storm superstar Jahrome Hughes undergo the same transformation he is attempting, he has seen the blueprint for how to succeed.<\/p>\n
Like Campbell, Hughes was originally a fullback before shifting to the scrum base. Despite being tasked with guiding his team around the park, he has been able to do so without giving up the elusive ball running that makes him one of the NRL\u2019s most lethal attacking players.<\/p>\n
\u201cA hundred per cent,\u201d Campbell said when asked if Hughes was the model on which he would build his game.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt just gives me confidence I can do it myself. I\u2019ve got a great coaching staff around me, great teammates, so that\u2019s going to help me along the way as well.\u201d<\/p>\n
After four consecutive seasons wallowing in the NRL\u2019s bottom four, Campbell senses change is afoot, based on the early days of Hannay\u2019s tenure at Parkwood.<\/p>\n
Campbell has noted an air of enjoyment at Titans HQ since the days of Des Hasler, with Hannay\u2019s cultural rebuild leading to the contract extensions of Tino Fa\u2019asuamaleaui and Cooper Bai, despite extensive interest from rival clubs.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cWe enjoy coming to training now, and we enjoy doing the hard work. It\u2019s not that we didn\u2019t want to do it \u2013 I don\u2019t know how to put it into words, to be honest, without sounding wrong \u2013 but it\u2019s a good feeling coming into training,\u201d Campbell said.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m not sure about the other boys, but for me, I play football because I love it, not because of what it brings and the other stuff that comes with it. In the past, it felt like a job a little bit \u2013 I know it is our job, but when you turn something you love into a job, you just lose enjoyment a little bit.<\/p>\n \u201cThat\u2019s what I\u2019m loving about Josh being here \u2013 he\u2019s calm, he\u2019s easy to get along with, he\u2019s funny, but he\u2019s just made the environment so much more enjoyable. He\u2019s someone you want to play for.\u201d<\/p>\n