Car industry couple take the wheel at Titans

Gold Coast business titans Brett and Rebecca Frizelle have taken full ownership of the city’s National Rugby League team.

The former car industry power couple are now 100 per cent behind the wheel at the Gold Coast Titans after their former partners, Darryl and Joanne Kelly, agreed to drive off in a separate direction.

The Frizelle and Kelly clans have jointly owned the perennially struggling club since 2017.

The Gold Coast Titans, which debuted in the NRL in the 2007 and have reached the finals three times but it is yet to win the love of a majority of the city’s rugby league fans.

The change in ownership comes as coach Des Hasler is reportedly looking to leave the club and the team is preparing to taken on its big city rival Brisbane Broncos on Sunday, July 17.

Darryl Kelly will remain on the Titans board while Brett Frizelle joins his wife Rebecca as a director.

Rebecca Frizelle said Darryl and Joanne Kelly had been the best partners they could have asked for.

“We'll forever be grateful for their extraordinary contribution over the last seven transformative years,” she said.

"As we move forward as sole owners, we remain committed to addressing our on-field challenges while building on our strong community foundations.

“Our focus remains on bringing success to our region, and while that hasn’t been achieved at the level we’d expected to date, we’re committed to ensuring the Titans are thriving in both male and female competitions.”

Titans Chairman Dennis Watt praised both families as "exceptional custodians of sport on the Gold Coast and northern New South Wales, creating opportunities that extend far beyond just the NRL team”.

“For people in our game, the goal must always be to leave it better than you found it. Darryl and Jo Kelly can exit the ownership knowing that they have done exactly that. They have been selfless servants of the game, the club and the community."