Gold Coast forward Dave Taylor may not play again this NRL season due to an ongoing neck injury.

The Queensland State of Origin representative defied medical advice to play in Monday night’s 26-18 loss to the Sydney Roosters, foundation coach John Cartwright’s last in charge of the club.

With the defeat to the Roosters all but ending any hopes of the Titans making the finals, there’s a chance the 26-year-old could sit out the club’s final four fixtures.

“He shouldn’t have played,” Cartwright told Brisbane’s Triple M Grill Team.

“He’s got quite a bad bulging disc in his neck. I don’t know whether he’ll play for the rest of the year.”

The Titans said Taylor would remain a week-to-week proposition, but after coming through the Roosters clash fine, he is set to play in caretaker coach Neil Henry’s first match with the Titans against Manly on Sunday.

Whether the 123kg monster will see out the season however will come down to how his injury holds up.

Cartwright said Taylor’s desire to play through the pain barrier for his final game in charge was humbling, as was a speech by co-captain Greg Bird in the dressing room following the match.

“They were really good actually, the whole week,” he said.