GOLD COAST, AUSTRALIA – JUNE 12: Jamal Fogarty of the Titans kicks during the round 14 NRL match between the Gold Coast Titans and the Sydney Roosters at Cbus Super Stadium, on June 12, 2021, in Gold Coast, Australia. (Photo by Chris Hyde/Getty Images)
The Gold Coast Titans have released halfback Jamal Fogarty in a decision that should allow the 27-year-old to walk onto Ricky Stuart’s Raiders roster for the 2022 season.
Despite acting as the club’s co-captain during a campaign that saw the expansion franchise return to the finals, The Courier Mail have reported on Wednesday evening that the Beaudesert playmaker will now be free to explore his options as of today.
Fogarty has now become the third playmaking option to depart the Titans this off-season, after the club came to the decision to dump both Ash Taylor and Tyrone Peachey earlier this month.
This latest revelation is in opposition to the Parkwood side’s previous stance in which they seemed keen to hold Fogarty to the final two-years of his deal on the paradise strip.
GOLD COAST, AUSTRALIA – APRIL 07: Jamal Fogarty of the Titans looks to pass during the round six Toyota Cup match between the Gold Coast Titans and the Sydney Roosters at Skilled Park on April 7, 2012 on the Gold Coast, Australia. (Photo by Matt Roberts/Getty Images)
According to News Corp journalists, it was the insistence of Fogarty’s agent who has worked tirelessly to amend the situation that has seen their steadfast position eased.
Though Canberra has been seen by many as the leader to secure the Queenslander’s signature on a two-year deal, Fogarty is sure to receive other offers prior to kick-off in this weekend’s Grand Final.
While Fogarty had been seen by former coach Justin Holbrook as key pillar in the premiership-less club’s surge up the table, an alternative preference to playing young-gun Toby Sexton in the halves arose by the season’s cessation.
Toby Sexton
Should the Burleigh Bears premiership player sign-on with the ‘Green Machine’ next season, Fogarty will almost certainly pair with former Dally M winner Jack Wighton in a ‘yin and yang’ halves combination in the nation’s capital.
Fogarty is yet to make any public statement at the time of writing.
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