left the second rower on the bench<\/a> for a large part of some games.<\/p>\nIn a feisty post-match press conference, which you can watch in the video above, a reporter asked Hasler: \u201cDes, can you explain (to) us the situation with David Fifita and his future?<\/p>\n
Hasler: \u201cDavid is making his way back from ankle surgery. He will come back from that and go into rehab. He\u2019s signed for next year. He\u2019s signed for \u201826.\u201d<\/p>\n
Reporter: \u201cHave you given him permission to seek interest from other clubs?\u201d<\/p>\n
Hasler: \u201cHe\u2019s signed for \u201826.\u201d<\/p>\n
Reporter: \u201cHave you given him permission to seek interest…\u201d<\/p>\n
Hasler: \u201cHe\u2019s signed for \u201826.\u201d<\/p>\n
Reporter: \u201cYou haven\u2019t answered the question Des.\u201d<\/p>\n
Hasler: \u201cI\u2019m not going to answer it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Reporter: \u201cIt\u2019s an important issue at the club.\u201d<\/p>\n
Hasler: \u201cNo it\u2019s not. I\u2019m not going to answer it. We don\u2019t discuss retention on this platform.\u201d<\/p>\n
Reporter: \u201cIt\u2019s just a cop out.\u201d<\/p>\n
Hasler: \u201cNo it\u2019s not.\u201d<\/p>\n
Reporter: \u201cIt is a cop out.\u201d<\/p>\n
Hasler: \u201cNo it\u2019s not.\u201d<\/p>\n
The reporter then took things further, mentioning the strong crowd of 23,271 on the Gold Coast, which was predominantly filled with Warriors fans who could be heard cheering loudly throughout the game.<\/p>\n
Reporter: \u201cHave a look at the crowd out there tonight, they\u2019re all Warriors fans. It\u2019s embarrassing.\u201d<\/p>\n
Hasler: \u201cHe\u2019s signed for \u201826.\u201d<\/p>\n
Another reporter chimed in: \u201cSouth Sydney have said they\u2019re keen to sign him (Fifita).\u201d<\/p>\n
Hasler replied: \u201cWe\u2019re going to get him back on the field, do his rehab, he\u2019s signed here for \u201826.\u201d<\/p>\n
Back in the Fox League studio, Braith Anasta said: \u201cThings getting very heated in that press conference. He\u2019s signed for \u201826, that\u2019s for sure. The journo, he went hard.\u201d<\/p>\n
Kevin Walters said: \u201cBit over the top, really. You\u2019re meant to talk about the game in those press conferences, not signings and who\u2019s off contract. <\/p>\n
\u201cI get that they want information but I\u2019m going to stick up for Des a bit. He stood his ground and I think rightly so.\u201d<\/p>\n
Cooper Cronk added: \u201cI didn\u2019t like the thing about embarrassing the crowd. The Warriors (fans) are there to support their team, there was no need for that.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve got no idea what\u2019s going on with David Fifita and the Titans.\u201d<\/p>\n
Fifita\u2019s future isn\u2019t the only dark cloud hanging over the Titans. Club captain Tino Fa\u2019asuamaleaui, sitting next to Hasler in the press conference, has been tipped to join the Perth Bears as the expansion team\u2019s marquee signing.<\/p>\n
The Titans have been urged to focus on signing playmaker Jayden Campbell on an extended deal.<\/p>\n
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