Following the Titans' 28-16 win over the Broncos last Friday<\/a>, Taylor reported soreness in his hand and wrist. The halfback underwent wrist surgery during the off-season.<\/p>\n It's a significant blow for Justin Holbrook's men who seem on the cusp of a long-awaited finals appearance in 2021.<\/p>\n https:\/\/twitter.com\/nrlphysio\/status\/1374228235127455746<\/a><\/p>\n With their star halfback missing for potentially up to a month, it could be the thing that stops them from playing football in September.<\/p>\n Gold Coast next face the Cowboys this Sunday, before matches against the Raiders, Knights and Manly in the following weeks.<\/p>\n Taylor's omission will also put a pause on the crucial combinations that will need to form between himself and star strike-signings David Fifita and Tino Fa'asuamaleaui.<\/p>\n If the Titans are to make the most of their off-season acquisitions, Eighth Immortal Andrew Johns believed Taylor was the key to bringing it all together.<\/p>\n "There's a lot of new combinations there, there could be some nerves in understanding how each other plays," Johns told Wide World of Sports' Immortal Behaviour<\/em>. "They have to work that out sooner rather than later.<\/p>\n "But they've got some strike players there in David Fifita and Tino Fa'asuamaleaui, it's the job of the halves to create play and create room for these guys.<\/p>\n "It's the job of the halves, they have to construct some formation or plays or shapes, which gives those back-rowers room to move…to understand the strengths of the players around them, how they want the ball and where they want the ball. That's the challenge for the Titans' halves."<\/p>\n For a daily dose of the best of the breaking news and exclusive content from Wide World of Sports, subscribe to our newsletter by<\/strong><\/em> clicking here<\/strong><\/em><\/a>!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n