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Des Hasler wants to continue coaching.

‘It’s not retirement’: Hasler vows to coach on after Titans exit

It didn’t end the way he had hoped at the Gold Coast Titans, but Des Hasler is adamant his coaching career isn’t over.

  • Adrian Proszenko

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Veteran Gold Coast coach Des Hasler has a deep passion for the game.

A teacher, schemer, dreamer … but Des Hasler definitely isn’t paranoid

The Gold Coast mentor has surfed every cultural wave in his 20 years as a coach. And despite a disappointing season, he’ll be back at the helm for the Titans in 2026.

  • Roy Masters
Des Hasler and Wayne Bennett.

Game of spoons: Why battle for last is bringing out the best in Bennett and Hasler

All NRL coaches will tell you how easy things are when you are winning. The really good ones, such as Wayne Bennett and Des Hasler, shine when their sides are losing.

  • Christian Nicolussi
Des Hasler across the years as an NRL head coach.

‘No map, no handbook’: Hasler opens up on 500-game milestone

Des Hasler grants a rare interview ahead of his 500th game as coach in the NRL. Depending on what happens next, these words will act as celebration or eulogy.

  • Adrian Proszenko
Titans coach Des Hasler is under pressure to keep his job.

These coaches are facing the darkness on the edge of town

Coaching in the NRL is brutal. You are what your record says you are, and these coaches are in trouble.

  • Neil Breen
Dragons stars Tyrell Sloan and Ben Hunt celebrate a try.

Titans star ran for 344 metres … but still ended up on the losing side

Keano Kini re-wrote the Gold Coast record books, but it wasn’t enough to prevent his team crashing out of the finals race as St George Illawarra closed in on a return to the play-offs.

  • Adam Pengilly
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Things are finally starting to turn on the Gold Coast under coach Des Hasler

‘Des doesn’t stop’: Mellow Hasler can still rip a door off its hinges when he needs to

Slowly but surely, veteran coach Des Hasler is giving the Gold Coast Titans reason to believe.

  • Christian Nicolussi
Carter Gordon will start at No.10 against the All Blacks.

‘He’ll be a good buy’: Wallabies star Carter Gordon makes stunning NRL switch

Dual international Mat Rogers backs Carter Gordon to be a success in rugby league after the 23-year-old joined the Des Hasler revolution on the Gold Coast.

  • Adam Pengilly and Iain Payten
NSW captain Jake Trbojevic on Tuesday, the day before he captains NSW for the first time.

‘He’s like Christopher Columbus’: The dorky passion of NSW captain Jake Trbojevic

The Manly lock’s love of rugby league and life is exactly what the Blues need heading into Origin I.

  • Andrew Webster
Joseph Suaalii warming up with the NSW Blues at a training camp in the Blue Mountains.

Return to NRL after rugby no done deal, says Suaalii

Rejoining the Roosters is no certainty for Joseph Suaalii when his contract with Rugby Australia runs out in 2027.

  • Danny Weidler