{"id":861684,"date":"2026-08-20T06:04:12","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T06:04:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/861684\/"},"modified":"2026-08-20T06:04:12","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T06:04:12","slug":"nrl-2026-aj-brimson-granted-permission-to-leave-titans-contracted-until-end-of-2030-josh-hannay-where-could-he-go-rugby-league-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/861684\/","title":{"rendered":"NRL 2026: AJ Brimson granted permission to leave Titans, contracted until end of 2030, Josh Hannay, where could he go, rugby league news"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Gold Coast have given former Queensland State of Origin utility AJ Brimson permission to talk to other clubs despite being under contract at the Titans until 2030.<\/p>\n<p>Watch every game of every round of the Premiership Season LIVE with no ad-breaks during play on FOX LEAGUE, available on Kayo Sports | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kayosports.com.au\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">New to Kayo? Join now and get your first month for just $1.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img class=\"i-amphtml-fill-content i-amphtml-replaced-content\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/poster-fallback.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>WHAT&#8217;S GAMBLING REALLY COSTING YOU? Set a deposit limit. For Free and confidential support call 1800 858 858 or visit gamblinghelponline.org.au.<\/p>\n<p>It will be welcome news to a club like the Perth Bears who are desperate to sign rep-class players and the PNG Chiefs will no doubt be an option.<\/p>\n<p>The 27-year-old has been at the Titans for nine years but hasn\u2019t been able to nail down a particular spot in the starting line-up.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.couriermail.com.au\/sport\/nrl\/billy-walters-set-to-resign-with-brisbane-broncos-until-the-end-of-2028\/news-story\/dc36cd9e097caf3eac11743254632b10\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">The Courier Mail<\/a> has reported that Titans coach Josh Hannay agreed to let Brimson talk to other clubs after his management asked for permission to do so.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs a club we have the utmost respect for AJ and we know he loves this club and always will,\u201d Hannay said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe discussions have been incredibly respectful and will remain so. There is no animosity either way. This is simply a decision that both parties see as being in their own best interests.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Brimson, who is on $900,000 a season at the Titans, played four Origin games for the Maroons from 2020-23.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s understood he wants to play fullback, but the Titans view Keano Kini as their long-term No. 1.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Gold Coast have given former Queensland State of Origin utility AJ Brimson permission to talk to other&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":861685,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[568],"tags":[64,63,761,762,158,85],"class_list":["post-861684","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nrl","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-national-rugby-league","tag-nationalrugbyleague","tag-nrl","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/861684","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=861684"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/861684\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/861685"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=861684"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=861684"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=861684"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}