No Titans culture problem: Zillman

Stalwart William Zillman has denied NRL club Gold Coast have a culture problem despite co-captain Greg Bird becoming the fifth Titan to have a brush with the law this year.

NSW State of Origin forward Bird is expected to be heavily fined when he faces a Titans disciplinary hearing on Thursday after admitting he urinated in public a night after his wedding at Byron Bay last weekend.

However, Bird denied initial reports that he had relieved himself on a marked police car outside a Bay Street hotel on Sunday night, barely 24 hours after his luxurious wedding ceremony.

It added to a worrying list of Titans players who had fallen foul of the law in 2014.

Before Bird was issued with a criminal infringement notice, four players had been arrested in 11 months.

The latest were James Roberts and Caleb Binge who appeared in court on the Gold Coast on the same day in November for separate alcohol related incidents.

Binge was fined and lost his licence for three months for driving with alcohol in his system on a suspended Queensland learner licence.

Roberts – who has already been sacked by two NRL clubs – had his case adjourned until Wednesday when he will contest charges of obstructing police and public nuisance.

The Titans and NRL are reserving any possible sanctions until Roberts’ case is heard.

But Zillman did not see a problem at the club.

“Not at all. I can’t speak about the past but at the moment since they have been back at training all the boys have had their heads down,” he said.

“From my point of view all we are doing is looking forward to the season and not worrying about what has happened in the past.”

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