Gold Coast captain Tino Fa'asumaleaui is out to inject his energy and confidence from a successful Origin campaign into his struggling NRL club.
Gold Coast captain Tino Fa'asuamaleaui is aiming to inject the confidence gained from Queensland's State of Origin triumph into his struggling NRL club.
Fa'asuamaleaui is set to back up just three days after playing a key role in the Maroons' epic 22-12 triumph over NSW in Wednesday's decider at Suncorp Stadium when the Titans host Brisbane at CBUS Super Stadium on Saturday.
Gold Coast head into the Queensland derby second-last on the ladder and with just one win from their past 12 matches.
Pressure is growing on Titans coach Justin Holbrook after the underwhelming campaign, with assistant Jim Dymock departing earlier in the week to become the second member of his backroom staff to exit this season after performance guru Klint Hoare left last month.
Fa'asuamaleaui played 56 minutes off the interchange bench for the Maroons in game three, racking up 116 running metres and 33 tackles.
He was placed on report for a high shot on NSW centre Matt Burton as well as being cited for an incident in the second half when he grappled with Burton while the Blues player was trading punches with Queensland's Dane Gagai.
Having given up 20 per cent of his Origin match fee in fines, Fa'asuamaleaui will be free to face the Broncos and is aiming to use the energy gained from Maroons' camp to lift his club teammates.
"That's my goal," he told AAP.
"Take that energy and just go back to club-land and tell the boys let's just have a dig.
"Have each other's back and just enjoy football.
"That's what I'm going to try to take back. Hopefully we finish the year strong."
The Titans have named Sosefo Fifita to make his NRL debut on the wing while Philip Sami and Corey Thompson both return from knee injuries.
There will also be a club debut for Aaron Booth at hooker with Erin Clark on the bench.
Brisbane head south with an undermanned squad after coach Kevin Walters opted to rest Origin players Pat Carrigan, Kurt Capewell, Selwyn Cobbo and Corey Oates.
Queensland's 18th man Thomas Flegler will play, adding grunt to a forward pack also missing the injured Payne Haas.
The fifth-placed Broncos defeated St George Illawarra last weekend and will have plenty of belief against their struggling rivals having overcome a 20-point halftime deficit to win 35-24 when both teams met at Suncorp Stadium earlier this season.
