{"id":128791,"date":"2021-09-14T06:23:13","date_gmt":"2021-09-14T06:23:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=128791"},"modified":"2021-09-14T06:59:10","modified_gmt":"2021-09-14T06:59:10","slug":"big-name-sent-packing-alongside-1-million-flop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=128791","title":{"rendered":"Big name sent packing alongside $1 million flop"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/nrl\/gold-coast-titans\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Gold Coast\">Gold Coast<\/a> playmakers <a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/nrl\/ash-taylor\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Ash Taylor\">Ash Taylor<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/nrl\/tyrone-peachey\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Tyrone Peachey\">Tyrone Peachey<\/a> headline a host of Titans pushed out the door following the club&#x27;s 2021 season.<\/p>\n<p>Taylor, Peachey, Mitch Rein, Sam Stone, Jai Whitbread and Jonus Pearson have all been let go by the Titans.<\/p>\n<p>The forced exit of Taylor marks an astounding fall by the playmaker, who was on $1 million a year over his final four seasons at the Titans but failed to live up to his price tag.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/nrl\/mark-levy-column-ivan-cleary-wayne-bennett-feud-referees-nathan-cleary\/c5bed3e9-0a42-43a7-9bae-1dde673e03de\"><strong>&#x27;Priceless&#x27; moment in Wayne Bennett-Ivan Cleary feud<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As the Titans surged late to snare their first finals appearance since 2016 this season, Taylor was shunted to the sideline as Jamal Fogarty and Peachey combined in the halves.<\/p>\n<p><img data-id=\"fb7e9180-d15c-48dd-9eae-c5fe1c8b44ab\" src=\"https:\/\/prod.static9.net.au\/fs\/fb7e9180-d15c-48dd-9eae-c5fe1c8b44ab\" alt=\"\" data-width=\"1396\" data-height=\"785\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Taylor played 114 games across six years with Gold Coast, after crossing from <a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/brisbane-broncos\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Brisbane\">Brisbane<\/a> ahead of the 2016 season.<\/p>\n<p>Peachey&#x27;s forced departure also marks a jarring fall for the big-name utility, who was considered a prized signing when the Titans lured him from the <a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/nrl\/2021-rabbitohs-panthers-wayne-bennett-ivan-cleary-referees-phil-gould\/d7cf73eb-e8c9-4d68-b104-b4cbab5894fc\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Panthers\">Panthers<\/a> under then coach <a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/nrl\/building-titans-documentary-garth-brennan-sacking-justin-holbrook-gold-coast-rebuild\/a4ef803f-53c4-45f0-a1b9-ac8b0b61b01b\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Garth Brennan\">Garth Brennan<\/a> ahead of the 2019 season.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/nrl\/the-mole-wests-tigers-michael-maguire-stand-off-ivan-cleary-wayne-bennett-feud\/d0966524-06c3-4db4-a366-965eb32158a7\" title=\"\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>The Mole weighs in on Michael Maguire-Wests Tigers stand-off<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Peachey was even a member of the <a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/nrl\/nsw-blues\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"NSW Blues\">NSW Blues<\/a> side that won the 2018 <a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/nrl\/state-of-origin\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"State of Origin\">State of Origin<\/a> series 2-1, playing a dangerous role as a utility off the bench.<\/p>\n<p><img data-id=\"41cf2edf-0db4-4120-9a8b-67a71aeca67d\" src=\"https:\/\/prod.static9.net.au\/fs\/41cf2edf-0db4-4120-9a8b-67a71aeca67d\" alt=\"\" data-width=\"4497\" data-height=\"3540\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The former <a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/nrl\/cronulla-sharks\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Shark\">Shark<\/a> and Panther played 63 matches across three years with the Titans.<\/p>\n<p>It&#x27;s more feasible that 26-year-old Taylor will land a new deal at a rival <a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/nrl\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"NRL\">NRL<\/a> club than 30-year-old Peachey, who might have to depart for the <a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/nrl\/english-super-league\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Super League\">Super League<\/a> if he is to continue his professional rugby league career.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/news\/boxing-news-david-haye-calls-out-tyson-fury-anthony-joshua-needs-fight\/18f9f469-9d03-4271-a349-10e1bf65564d\"><strong>Former champ salivating for shot at &#x27;fat dosser&#x27; Tyson Fury<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&quot;The Gold Coast Titans want to thank all six players for their contributions and sacrifices made during their time with the club and wish the players and their families all the best for what comes next,&quot; the Titans said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/football\/champions-league-ac-milan-zlatan-ibrahimovic\/fcbb460b-fc17-40fd-b80d-c9869fdc5b9c\" title=\"\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Final plot twist looms in Zlatan Ibrahimovic&#x27;s storied football career<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>For a daily dose of the best of the breaking news and exclusive content from Wide World of Sports, subscribe to our newsletter by<\/em><\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/login.nine.com.au\/login?client_id=wwos&amp;redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fwwos.nine.com.au&amp;newsletter=true\" title=\"clicking here!\"><strong><em>clicking here!<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Gold Coast playmakers Ash Taylor and Tyrone Peachey headline a host of Titans pushed out the door following the club&#x27;s 2021 season. 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