Gold Coast sign Tino Fa'asuamaleaui for 10-year deal

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Fa'asuamaleaui will play the rest of his career at the Titans and intends to make the long stint count, insisting "one hundred per cent" the Titans can challenge for the premiership. Video via AAP.

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00:00 It's obviously easier knowing that I've got that security there and I don't really have

00:04 that head noise about worrying about contracts and injury and whatnot, which is good.

00:09 But I just want to repay the club.

00:13 Obviously they've backed me for the next 10 years and I'm so grateful for that.

00:17 I just want to bring success here and repay them for what they've done for me.

00:22 Hopefully we can start winning and being a successful club here.

00:25 You've got the captaincy as well.

00:27 It would have been tough at times for a young fella to handle that.

00:31 You haven't always been winning.

00:32 You've lost more games than you've won.

00:33 How do you cope with that?

00:34 Do you mind having that extra load?

00:35 Yeah, yeah.

00:36 I don't mind it at all.

00:37 It's all learning.

00:38 I'm only young and like you said, it's a part of my growth as a captain, as a person, is

00:48 to go through them tough times and learn from that and make sure you don't make that mistake

00:54 again.

00:55 It's not about what you do, it's just getting yourself out of it.

00:58 Obviously having them losses hurts, but like I said, them tough times won't last.

01:03 I'm working really hard with the team and ask the boys that hopefully we can get out

01:07 of that and look back at it and hopefully we're winning.

01:12 I guess obviously learn from it, but smile back on when we did lose and hopefully we

01:17 can start winning.

01:18 Can you challenge for a title with this team?

01:20 Yeah, 100%.

01:21 I think we've got the team to do it.

01:22 We've got the forward pack to do it.

01:23 This is probably the best pre-season I've been a part of and all the boys are ripping

01:27 in and competing.

01:28 We're definitely creating our identity, but we've still got to put the actions in.

01:34 Everyone feels good in the pre-season and whatnot, but it's when it comes to games when

01:38 we're going to really step up.

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