Raiders halfback Jamal Fogarty has opened up on the disappointment of how his career at the Titans came to an end, but admits the change has been the best thing for him and his career.
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In 2021, Fogarty was coming off his best season in the NRL after playing 21 games and guiding the Titans to the semi-finals as captain of the team.
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Ahead of the Raiders’ clash with the Broncos for a spot in a preliminary final on Sunday, Fogarty admitted he is still dirty on the Titans for having to learn he was not wanted through the media after a semi-final loss to the Roosters.
“To be honest, I was pissed off at the process, how it all came about,” Fogarty told The Daily Telegraph.
“We had just lost a semi-final … then I hear over the radio that I’m going to be moved on.
“We hadn’t even had our end-of-season reviews, then a couple of weeks later, I was having to relocate to Canberra.
“It was more the process of it all that disappointed me. They never told me to my face.
“I am still dirty about it now to be honest, because I didn’t want to leave, but it has been motivation.”
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Fogarty has gone on to play 75 games for the Raiders and he hopes there is a couple more and a premiership before he joins the Sea Eagles on a three-year deal from next season.
Despite the brutal exit from his former clubs, the late bloomer is convinced things worked out for the best leaving the Titans.
“It’s been the best thing for me at the Raiders,” Fogarty said.
“I’ve evolved as a player and person and I found enjoyment down in Canberra.
“The lifestyle here, what the city offers me and our family outdoors has been wonderful, especially with the people I’ve met here as well.”
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After only playing his first full season of NRL as a 26-year-old in 2020, Fogarty admits he was consumed early in his career about not messing up his opportunity.
But he credits the faith instilled in him by Ricky Stuart for bringing out the best in his game.
“I never doubted myself that I could succeed at this level,” Fogarty said.
“I was probably playing within myself at the Titans.
“Coming out of the Queensland Cup, it was like, ‘Don’t ruin it, don’t muck up your big chance’, because then you worry and have that getting dropped kind of mentality.
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“Getting the backing of ‘Sticky’ to express myself the way I want to play, that’s been a huge plus.”
If the Raiders can knock off the in form Broncos on Sunday, they will be 80 minutes from a first grand final since 2019 and two wins away from a drought-breaking first title since 1994.
It would be the perfect way for Fogarty to farewell his time at the Raiders, with Ethan Sanders set to take over in 2026 and partner Ethan Strange in the halves.