Heard a rumour that Arama Hau has signed for 4 years, played pretty good for the Titans yesterday
Good call mate.
Dane caught up with Arama a few weeks ago. I can’t confirm if he has in fact signed or it’s still being talked through.
For a young edge, he has shown good signs.
Titans face poaching raid from Mal Meninga’s Perth Bears for boom forward Arama Hau
Fresh from his match-winning performance against the Dragons, Gold Coast is racing to re-sign local product Arama Hau amid interest from the cashed-up Perth Bears.
The Dragons have equalled their worst ever losing streak after eight straight losses dating back to last season, and their fans have had enough.
The Titans are racing to re-sign boom forward Arama Hau amid a poaching raid from Mal Meninga’s cashed-up Perth Bears.
Hau announced himself as a potential NRL star of the future with a
stunning double against the Dragons on Sunday night to deliver Josh Hannay his first win as Gold Coast coach.
Hau, pronounced Hoe, burst through St George Illawarra’s defence twice with barnstorming runs off halfback Jayden Campbell, charging 30m the first time before finishing the second try from halfway in a sizzling solo effort to win the game.
A Gold Coast product from the same
Nerang Roosters junior club as Broncos star Reece Walsh, Hau spent the 2023 season in England learning his trade on-loan to minnows Featherstone.
He returned to the Gold Coast and made his NRL debut in the final round of the 2024 season before adding another seven games to his tally last year.
The departure of David Fifita to South Sydney opened up a spot on Gold Coast’s right edge and Hau, a product of the same Keebra Park School as Fifita, produced a late pre-season surge to secure a chance ahead of Josh Patston.
The Bears are watching Arama Hau closely.
He has now punched out four 80-minute games and his demolition of the Dragons turned heads – potentially at rival clubs.
Off-contract at season’s end, Hau is being courted by the Bears and Meninga, who played a role in signing him at the Titans during his tenure as Gold Coast’s culture chief.
Hau, 21, is believed to have gone within a whisker of committing to the expansion franchise, but is now considering remaining at his home club.
“I am pinching myself every day doing something I love,” Hau said.
“To get a win in front of everyone and show the Gold Coast what we’re working on is good.
“I have always backed myself against anyone.
“I am working on my repeat efforts, the basics and consistency in my game … and those (game-breaking) moments will come.
RLG: Gold Coast head coach Josh Hannay and skipper Tino Fa'asuamaleaui speak after the club's first win of the season and first under Hannay's reign.
“I went to the same school as David. When I came here he took me under his wing a little so it is good to take over from him.”
Hannay made a big decision to release highly-paid Queensland star Fifita to the Rabbitohs with no ready-made replacement.
Patston looked to have secured first crack at the role until Hau caught Hannay’s eye following some pre-season heart-to-heart conversations with the self-confessed joker.
“In the middle of January he was not in contention,” Hannay said.
“He’s a young lad and there was possibility a bit of immaturity about Arama. He probably didn’t take his craft seriously enough.
“That’s been a work-on for him and will continue to be.
“What he’s done is put his head down and we’re seeing the rewards.
“The challenge for him is to put a season together.”
Hau’s demolition of the Dragons drew comparisons with the rampaging Fifita at his peak.
He will have to be at his best in Saturday night’s M1 derby with the Broncos at Cbus Super Stadium and Titans captain Tino Fa’asuamaleaui said Hau was forging his own path.
“That’s shades of Arama Hau – he’s his own person and player,” Fa’asuamaleaui said.
“To see him get rewarded was really good. He’s put a lot of hard work in.
“For him to put four games together and get rewarded is good to see.”
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