Last word: All focus on Titans ahead of Tigers bout

Justin Holbrook has had to deal with floods, injury and COVID withdrawals, but nothing can dampen the Titans coach ahead of tonight's clash against the Wests Tigers.

A few team changes have seen some experienced heads jettison into the side, including the inclusions of Jamayne Isaako and Jarrod Wallace, which will help the young side play for the full 80 minutes. 

"The Raiders came out really hard in the second half and we just didn't match them which was the disappointing thing. It would've been great to just hang on and win that one, that's for sure, and it’s disappointing that we didn't," Holbrook said.

"We’d like to handle those situations a bit better and that obviously comes through a little bit of lack of experience, which we're going to get during the year, but in the end, we should have done enough to hang on and win the game.

"We need to learn from that and get better and bounce back this week."

All the focus for the Gold Coast mentor has been on his side, not worrying about the winless Tigers who will be hungry for their first win of the year.

"We can't waste too much time worrying about [the opposition]. I think we just got to make sure we get ourselves ready and put 80 minutes together," Holbrook said.

"The first two games we didn't concede a try in the second half and then on the weekend, we conceded four and weren't in control of it at all at any stage. 

"We are getting ready to put 80 minutes together and we'll just make sure we get our game right rather than worrying about the West Tigers.

The Titans coach is hoping to see a bumper crowd fill the stands at Cbus for tonight's clash, in the side's first Thursday night clash of the year.

"Hopefully we can get a big crowd and it's school holidays the day after, so hopefully everyone can bring their kids out for Thursday night footy at home.

"We need a big crowd. It was a good win for us at the last home game and we need all the support we can get."