Flooded Titans will fly to Sydney early for Bulldogs

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Flooded Titans will fly to Sydney early for Bulldogs

Gold Coast will relocate their NRL preparations to Sydney for the clash with Canterbury because of the devastating impact of ex-Cyclone Alfred on their training base.

The Titans play the Bulldogs at Belmore Sports Ground on Sunday but are unable to train at their Parkwood base due to flooding in the aftermath of the cyclone.

The Dolphins, who are unable to train at a flooded Kayo Stadium, were on Monday investigating whether they do the same and move to Newcastle to prepare early for their showdown with the Knights on Thursday night.

Titans boss Steve Mitchell said water was sitting well above the crossbar on the team’s training field and that the safety of players and staff was paramount.

He said the club’s dojo facility used for warm-up, wrestle and indoor training had also been damaged by the wild conditions.

“With our high-performance centre unusable for training this week, we will send our team to Sydney early to ensure they can properly prepare for our first game of the season,” Mitchell said.

“At the end of what will have been a big week for our community, we hope that a great result against the Bulldogs on Sunday will bring our members and fans some much-needed joy.

“For many people on the coast and across our region, the last few days have been challenging to say the least as families have dealt with the rain and winds that have battered their homes.

“Our thoughts as a club are for those across our region that are doing it tough as a result of this weather event and immense rainfall that has followed.

“Working with our players, staff and their families, we first needed to check on the ******** of our people to make sure they were OK, and we’ve offered our support to those who need it most.”

The Dolphins flew home from Friday night’s 16-14 loss to South Sydney on Saturday afternoon.

They were initially set to take an early charter flight on Saturday morning, but there were not enough air traffic controllers available in Queensland for them to make that trip.

The squad was eventually able to leave and land in Toowoomba in the afternoon, before catching a bus back to home base.

Three players – Mark Nicholls, Kodi Nikorima and 18th man Kenny Bromwich – sat out the Rabbitohs game to be with loved ones and prepare their homes for the flooding that was forecast.

The Dolphins were scheduled to fly to Newcastle on Wednesday to prepare for the round-two clash, but may leave earlier if a suitable training venue cannot be found.

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