AOB and Brailey react to Titans loss

The nib Newcastle Knights were defeated by the Gold Coast Titans at Cbus Super Stadium on Sunday afternoon. 

The Head Coach Adam O'Brien and Club Captain Jayden Brailey spoke after the game on the loss, defence in the first half and Milford's injury.  

ON THE LOSS

"Much like our season and our pre-season, we're inconsistent. There are parts of it we're happy with, we put up some fight toward the end but there were some parts that are really disappointing, particularly our defence in the first half," O'Brien said.

"There was some stuff there that we'll have to have a real good look at in the summer. 

"I think the last couple of weeks, the lack of experience, particularly around the halves, they're only young guys out there at the moment." 

ON MILFORD'S INJURY

"We're missing KP out there, I would've liked to have him out there tonight, and losing Milf, his rib kept popping in and out, he was no good.

"It's causing him a fair bit of discomfort which impacted his ability to defend. I thought he's better off, getting off." 

ON PERFORMANCE

"It's just been inconsistent from week to week at the moment...our first half wasn't good enough. The second half was a little bit stop-start and we couldn't find our rhythm. In the last 20 minutes, we finally got some rhythm and some joy," Brailey said.

"We can't keep coming to games leaking that many points in the first half."

ON MAPAPALANGI

"He's got a really bright future. There are a number of young guys that we've identified as a really good batch there. They might be a couple of years away but for Krystian himself, I think he has a really big summer," O'Brien said.

"He's only done half a pre-season. He'll set himself up to have a really strong season next year. He's certainly got some x-factor about him. He's a good kid, very coachable, and very keen to get better. We're blessed to have him.

ON NEXT WEEKEND

"Big day for in terms of we haven't been happy with what we've managed to produce at times at home," O'Brien said.

"Our old boys will be there and anytime we're in front of them or our home supporters we want to make sure we're putting in the performance that'd be happy with."