Jeffrey said he knew soon after the first attacking raid, there was a deliberate plan by Dragons coach Nathan Brown to aim for part of the field in the hope of setting up a commanding first-half lead.

“I think they definitely had a plan to kick for me, and with me and Luke O’Dwyer on the same side of the field we aren’t the tallest centre-wing combination going around,” Jeffrey said.

The Titans pair is a dying breed in the NRL, with most outside backs towering over Jeffrey, who stands at 178cm and O’Dwyer 180cm.

But Jeffrey, a former Griffith local, said he wasn’t concerned about his performance last weekend, rather that of the team’s as a whole, saying they will be on the wrong side of the ledger if they repeat the same mistakes against the Sharks this weekend.

“I suppose I dropped a bit of ball that night, but they weren’t the best conditions to play in,’’ he said. “We’ve been doing a fair bit of work all year (on playing the bomb) but in the end we had our chances to win (against the Dragons) but we just didn’t hold on to the ball enough.”

A lack of consistency will be the biggest threat to the Titans in their second year in the NRL, with the red-hot Sharks aiming to extend Gold Coast’s losing run.

Jeffrey said his side had spoken this week about the recent success of the Sharks, and was confident of causing an upset to one of the form sides of the competition so far.

“They are going all right at the moment and they are definitely full of confidence, that’s for sure,” Jeffrey said.

“We’ll have to stop all of the usual guys – Greg Bird, (Paul) Gallen and (Brett) Kimmorley, but if we fall asleep the same thing (that happened against St George) could happen again.”

The Sharks have had an unsettled week, with the Ben Ross suspension drama swirling around the side.

The furore will have one of two effects – either it will galvanise the Sutherland team to make it three wins on the trot, or allow the Titans to get back in the winner’s circle.