'A performance to thank the Coast': Fermor ready to deliver for fans in final home game

Beau Fermor is reluctant to use any excuses for his side not being able to finish off the Dragons on Sunday, despite being up against only 12 men in the final 18 minutes.

Whilst there has been plenty of outside noise speaking about the injuries that occurred in the lead up and on game day, mixed with the inexperience in some key positions; there is certainly no blame game happening at Titans HQ.

"You can use all that as an excuse, but at the end of the day, we're paid to be NRL players and we should know how to handle that situation better," he said.

"In the end, we had had our chances to win the game, especially when they went down to 12 men.

"We need to be better at probably calming ourselves down a bit. We get a bit frantic and go away from what's worked for us, trying to score off every play rather than just playing through our sets and eventually cracking them.

"We don't need to score off every play, which then leads to errors and stuff like that."

But, the hard-running edge forward and Titans' top try scorer is confident the Gold Coast can turn it around at home this Sunday against the Knights, and there's no better time to do it with the Legion in full voice for members' appreciation round.

"It's good to be back at home this weekend and it's a great chance to thank the Gold Coast and surrounds as well as our members, plus the NRLW is playing as well, so we've got a bit of a double header going on," Fermor said.

"We want to make sure that we put in a good performance to thank the Gold Coast and thank our members for their support in what has been a tough year.

"I'm really looking forward to playing and getting back out on the field at home."

Up against his former colours - a club he represented in the Jersey Flegg and New South Wales Cup competitions - the barnstorming back-rower knows they'll be tough to take down, especially after going down in an agonising fashion at the weekend, but feels the best way for his side to prepare is to focus on themselves.

"I think I think we'll just be focusing on us... I know it's a bit of a cliche, but we've just got to focus on us and not worry too much about them and everything will look after itself," Fermor said.

"They've had a bit of an up and down season like we have, so I'm sure there'll be desperate for a win to finish the year off strong too.

"We've just got to make sure that we're more desperate to get a win than they are."