GOLD Coast coach Neil Henry has responded to rumours of a rift with Jarryd Hayne and admitted his future lies in the hands of the club’s hierarchy after the Titans slumped to another heavy defeat against the Dragons.

The heat on Henry intensified following the 42-16 loss at Kogarah which kept the 14th-placed Titans in wooden spoon contention.

In the past three weeks the Titans have watched their finals hopes disappear by conceding a staggering 122 points.

Henry’s future is in doubt following the club’s fourth straight loss. Source: Getty Images

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They have now leaked the most points (562) in the NRL this season, 30 more than the struggling Knights who have at least shown they are heading in the right direction with three straight wins.

The Titans finally snapped a 159-minute try-scoring drought where they had conceded 94 points but it took them 51 minutes to get on the board and they were already trailing 28-0 at UOW Jubilee Oval.

Henry, who is contracted until the end of next year, has been under mounting pressure with Titans chief executive Graham Annesley interviewing players this week to seek answers for the club’s late-season blowout.

The Dragons put the hurt on the battling Titans. Source: Getty Images

“Coaches are under pressure all the time. I’ve got to get on with my job,” Henry said.

“It’s (future) up to the board. I don’t need to seek (assurances). They will make decisions around the governance of the club.

“I’m contracted for next season and that’s how I’m preparing.”

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Henry and Hayne’s relationship has been a talking point for the entire season and intensified this week after the coach failed to deny reports he did not want to sign the enigmatic fullback to a $2.4 million deal.

“I’ve got no comment,” Henry said when asked about their relationship.

“He’s a player in the team. We talk, converse and do things as we do all the time.

“There’s been a lot of media about him at the moment. The thing that makes the media go away is performances for the team and individuals. That will take care of things.”

The Titans collapsed after the opening 20 minutes. Source: Getty Images

Like they did against the Broncos last week, the Gold Coast had a real crack for 20 minutes with their defence scrambling to keep the Dragons to a 4-0 lead.

But when the Titans’ right side collapsed and allowed Jason Nightingale to score the floodgates opened.

Joel Thompson scored when Hayne was having a breather on the wing and Nightingale bagged his second to give the Dragons a 22-0 halftime lead.

Five-eighth Kane Elgey was benched in the second half and Tyrone Roberts’ injection brought an immediate impact, proving he should have been the Gold Coast’s No. 6 all season.

Roberts played a role in Dale Copley snapping the Gold Coast’s duck and a few minutes later Anthony Don soared high to put the Titans back in the game.

Roberts and halfback Ashley Taylor got the Titans moving forward but they were too far behind to mount a serious comeback and lost prop Jarrod Wallace to a knee injury which could end his season with three games to go.

ST GEORGE ILLAWARRA 42 (K Mann 2 C McInnes 2 J Nightingale 2 J Thompson tries G Widdop 7 goals) bt GOLD COAST 16 (D Copley A Don P Vaivai tries T Roberts 2 goals) at UOW Jubilee Oval. Referee: Ashley Klein, Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski. Crowd: 8,973