Moeaki Fotuaika relishing new role as mentor for young Titans forwards

Despite being just 24 years old himself, Moeaki Fotuaika has established himself as a senior member of the Titans forward pack and a mentor to the young crop of players coming through. 

Debuting at 18 years of age, Fotuaika has quickly amassed 126 appearances for the Gold Coast and a wealth of experience including representative honours for Queensland and Tonga.

With a strong contingent of players now graduating through the Titans development pathways, the Tongan representative has revealed he relishes his new role as a mentor for the younger players and understands his responsibility to instill the correct attitude.

"For us, it's about what we do during the week, our training, the meetings with positions, it's about teaching the younger boys, especially in training," he said.

"You're giving them little tips and preparing well, which will hopefully help them make the right choices on the field."

Speaking about the Titans' golden point loss to Canberra on the weekend, Moeaki admitted that while he was disappointed with the result, his team's performance was a step in the right direction.

"It's hard when you're losing and things are not going your way... but I know it's going to turn for us, we've got the team and it showed on the weekend," he said. 

"We didn't have much ball but you know, you look at the score and how much ball Canberra had, they should have smashed us.

"We've got the attack and the defence, it's just putting it together for a full 80-minute performance."