Gold Coast forward Jarrod Wallace has a confession to make.
He knows his 2018 NRL campaign was a disappointing one and he knows he was his own worst enemy at times.
Titans coach Garth Brennan says he's clued on to where Wallace was cutting corners last year and has made it clear anything less than 100 per cent will cost the prop this season.
It's a situation Wallace is all too aware.
"At training I was always training hard and things like that but my biggest thing was my diet. I was probably being a bit slack in that," Wallace told AAP.
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""It's always those little things off the field, those one percenters that no-one sees that always makes that difference.
"I probably let that slip a little bit, got a bit comfortable in that area.
"This year that's been my biggest focus and to tell you the truth I feel a million times better, running on the field, getting around training I've got more energy. Even in family life I feel much better playing with kids too."
Wallace, whose first season at the Titans in 2017 included a State of Origin debut, admits the club's lack of depth had probably allowed complacency to creep in.
In 2019 however the Titans head into the season with hulking prop Shannon Boyd added to a squad that already includes Queensland representative Jai Arrow, New Zealand international Kevin Proctor, experienced captain Ryan James while rising stars Max King and Moeaki Fotuaila are among those pushing for starting spots.
"That's kind of been our downfall the last couple of years, our depth," Wallace said.
"You start off alright with no injuries but then a few rounds in you get in the back of your head that if you have a rough game it's like 'oh well' because there's no-one there pushing you.
"Now we've got that many good players coming through, like quality NRL players coming through, it's hard, you can't do that.
"That's what makes teams better, when you've got blokes pushing you."
