Titans centre Dale Copley says he has not been distracted by contract discussions and remains focused on the team's upcoming game against his former side the Roosters.
The 26-year old was released from his past two contracts, by the Broncos in 2015 and the Roosters last March, now seeking a long-term deal with the Gold Coast.
"It would be ideal if I could stay here but I have learned in the past couple of years you canโt rely on anything happening," Copley said onย NRL.com.
"No itโs not playing on mind. Thatโs why you pay an agent; they can do all that work for you, so you can focus on whatโs really important.
"I probably wouldnโt be at this stage [in negotiations] if I wasnโt playing good footy, so thatโs my focus at the moment โ doing my job and getting better each week."
After finally locking down a spot in the Titan's backline this season, Copley is hoping to sort out his contract in the next couple of weeks, but saysย "itโs not something that is keeping me awake at night".
He comes up against former teammateย Mitch Aubusson this Saturday, who he assured would be a tough assignment.
"He is one of the most under-rated players in the NRL and no matter whereโs he put he does his job," Copley said of the 30-year-old 250-game veteran.
"He could play every position on the field if he had to. They love him down there because they just know heโll get the job done and I know Iโm in for a pretty tough task. He plays the game hard and itโs going to be a challenge to me.
โThey are one of the heavyweights of the competition and every time theyโve come off a loss they have played pretty well. Theyโve changed their roster a fair bit since I was there, and theyโre playing a bit differently.
โWeโve got a job to do and they have a job to do so I donโt think I hold any secrets about them [by playing for the Roosters]. โFlashโ [fullback Michael Gordon] has been there more recently.โ
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