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Coach Des Hasler explodes at ‘dumb’ Titans in wild spray after loss to Tigers

The coach demanded some of his players get out of the showers, while others looked on in shock.
Des Hasler has been caught giving his players a massive spray.

Coach Des Hasler explodes at ‘dumb’ Titans in wild spray after loss to Tigers

The coach demanded some of his players get out of the showers, while others looked on in shock.

Under pressure Gold Coast coach Des Hasler has been caught giving his side a massive spray in the aftermath of the Titans’ one-point loss to the Wests Tigers on Sunday.

Fox Sports showed footage of Hasler in the sheds after the match appearing to demand several of his players to get out of the showers.

The furious coach could be seen yelling at his players, while others looked on in shock.

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A handful of players then emerged from the showers, appearing to obey their coach’s orders and join the rest of the team at the lockers.

Hasler then likely addressed the entire playing group, although it’s unclear what was said with the 25-second snippet ending at that point.

Hasler’s spray came after a disastrous day for the Titans, who conceded a last-minute field goal in a 21-20 defeat.

They were their own worst enemies at times, including gifting the Tigers a penalty goal for failing to pack a scrum in time when the scores locked at 14-14

The result leaves the Titans dead last on 14 points, a win behind the rest of the competition and battling to avoid handing under-pressure Hasler his first spoon.

“We didn’t need the scrum-clock (violation), I don’t think it was the penalty count,” Hasler said.

“It was a very disappointing second half. We go out and bumble, we fumble, we throw balls over the sideline and get carried over the sideline.

“We can’t land on the bouncing ball. We miss tackles and complete nine from 15.

“I’m really disappointed with that performance. It was pretty dumb.”

Tigers coach Benji Marshall was also frustrated, labelling the performance his club’s worst.

Trailing by four points with four minutes left, the Tigers looked set to finish the round in equal-last on points as they battle to avoid a fourth-straight spoon.

But mid-season pick-up Taylan May first sent Jeral Skelton over for a crucial try, before Doueihi missed the conversion attempt from the sideline to take the lead.

A penalty for a Reagan Campbell-Gillard crusher tackle put the Tigers back on the attack, before Doueihi slotted the shot from 25 metres out with 15 seconds left.

Adam Doueihi  kicked the winning field goal to help Wests Tigers snatch a thrilling victory.
Adam Doueihi kicked the winning field goal to help Wests Tigers snatch a thrilling victory. Credit: AAP

While finals remain unlikely, another spoon now at least appears out the window, up in 12th spot and four points clear of the Titans, with a bye still in hand.

“It’s more frustrations around where we think we could have been, where we could be, and where we are,” Marshall said.

“It was important to get the two points today. I don’t want to say about how we got it, but we got it.

“If I’m being honest I thought today was our worst game. We didn’t play anywhere near our standard of doing things.

“In the first half we were looking for things that weren’t there, and it looked like our heads weren’t on the job.”

The Tigers made 14 errors and the Titans 12, while the hosts were also guilty of having their attack appear disjointed at times.

The bright spot for the Tigers was May, who scored one try and set up the team’s other two in his first NRL game in 14 months.

Playing his first match since domestic-violence charges against him were dropped, May had the Tigers’ first when his brother Terrell gave him space on the left.

He then put the Tigers up 12-4 when he combined with Jarome Luai to send Staines across, before the Titans mounted a late first-half comeback.

Phil Sami and Jaylan De Groot both crossed in quick succession, and Jayden Campbell had some nice moments in the halves.

- with AAP

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