hiː plˈeɪd ˈeɪtiːn ɡˈeɪmz ɪn hɪz ɹˈʊki sˈiːzən, skˈoːɹɪŋ θɹˈiː tɹˈaɪz, bˌʌt wʊd sˈaɪn wɪððə nˈuːli ɪstˈæblɪʃt ɡˈoʊld kˈoʊst tˈaɪtənz ɪn dʒuːlˈaɪ ʌv ðæt jˈɪɹ, ˌɔn ɐ tˈuːjˈɪɹ dˈiːl.
He played 18 games in his rookie season, scoring 3 tries, but would sign with the newly established Gold Coast Titans in July of that year, on a two-year deal.