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News article about how the Dogs botched the contract of Titans young gun:
NRL 2021: Gold Coast Titans hoping to cash in on Bulldogs’ bungle with Toby Sexton.
An administrative bungle by the Bulldogs opened the door for highly-touted rookie Toby Sexton to return to the Gold Coast and now he wants to help the Titans become a premiership force.
Sexton was part of an elite group of Queensland schoolboys stars that graduated in 2019 comprising the likes of Warriors whiz Reece Walsh, Roosters dynamo Sam Walker and Maroons jet Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow.
He was overlooked by Titans scouts in his early high school years and instead inked a four-year development deal with the Bulldogs.
Sexton could have still been in Bulldogs colours if not for a sliding doors moment that delivered him to the Titans.
“He had an option in the contract for the fourth year but due to a change of staff at the Bulldogs they missed the deadline,” Bartlett said.
“Everyone watching the game that year realised he was going to be in the Queensland halves along with Sam Walker and a massive chance to make the Australian side.
“The Bulldogs wanted to take up the option but they missed the deadline. The Sharks flew him down to Cronulla and it looked like he would go there.
“I rang Mal Meninga (Titans culture chief) and Ezra Howe (Titans recruitment manager) and asked them if they wanted to sign the Australian Schoolboys halfback from Palm Beach Currumbin who is a great person and ticked all the boxes. It was a rare opportunity for the Titans.
NRL 2021: Gold Coast Titans hoping to cash in on Bulldogs’ bungle with Toby Sexton.
An administrative bungle by the Bulldogs opened the door for highly-touted rookie Toby Sexton to return to the Gold Coast and now he wants to help the Titans become a premiership force.
Sexton was part of an elite group of Queensland schoolboys stars that graduated in 2019 comprising the likes of Warriors whiz Reece Walsh, Roosters dynamo Sam Walker and Maroons jet Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow.
He was overlooked by Titans scouts in his early high school years and instead inked a four-year development deal with the Bulldogs.
Sexton could have still been in Bulldogs colours if not for a sliding doors moment that delivered him to the Titans.
“He had an option in the contract for the fourth year but due to a change of staff at the Bulldogs they missed the deadline,” Bartlett said.
“Everyone watching the game that year realised he was going to be in the Queensland halves along with Sam Walker and a massive chance to make the Australian side.
“The Bulldogs wanted to take up the option but they missed the deadline. The Sharks flew him down to Cronulla and it looked like he would go there.
“I rang Mal Meninga (Titans culture chief) and Ezra Howe (Titans recruitment manager) and asked them if they wanted to sign the Australian Schoolboys halfback from Palm Beach Currumbin who is a great person and ticked all the boxes. It was a rare opportunity for the Titans.
