A furious Gold Coast Titans skipper Tino Fa’asuamaleaui has ripped into his team after they blew a 26-0 lead against the Dolphins on Sunday.
Justin Holbrook’s side stormed out of the gates to stun the Dolphins, running in four unanswered tries to take a stranglehold on the Queensland derby.
But the Dolphins showed the resilience that has characterised their start to the season, fighting back from the dead with five tries of their own to claim a stunning 28-26 victory.
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It equalled the Cowboys’ 1998 comeback over the Panthers as the biggest in the NRL era.
Speaking to Triple M after the game, Fa’asuamaleaui didn’t hold back in his assessment.
“Just the attitude, turned up in the second half with a shit attitude,” he said when asked what went wrong.
“We didn’t stop tries we didn’t want to defend our line. Just frustrating. Two weeks in a row, teams don’t do that. You learn from one week and then come out and do that again.
“It’s embarrassing. It makes you emotional, makes you angry especially on a day like this.”
Dan Ginane then asked Fa’asuamaleaui whether the Titans had “demons” letting a series of leads slip in recent times.
“A little bit because we’ve done it multiple times. This year I thought maybe it wasn’t going to be the same because we’ve worked so hard.
“It’s scary when you start well like this. But good teams don’t go back to back and lose like that. It’s just horrible
“I need to be better, the team needs to be better in front of our family and friends.
“We should be fit enough to finish a game off and get a win.”
