Former Gold Coast Titans hooker Matt Srama has announced his retirement from rugby league just a day before his 26th birthday.
In a video message to his friends on Facebook, Srama issued a heartfelt thank you to Titans members and supporters, urging people to share the video so he could reach the greatest number of fans with his message of thanks.
Srama has spent the past six seasons as a member of the Titans' NRL squad having graduated from the club's under-20s ranks in 2011, making his NRL debut against the Bulldogs at Suncorp Stadium in Round 12 that year.
He went on to play 65 first grade games for the club but has been plagued by injuries over the past three seasons, playing just nine NRL games in that time.