Plying his trade just down the road from England coach Wayne Bennett, Gold Coast second-rower Joe Greenwood says he will let his football do the talking ahead of a possible World Cup berth.
The former St Helens product joined the Titans earlier this year in a swap deal with Zeb Taia and has proved a versatile weapon for coach Neil Henry.
Part of Bennett's 31-strong elite training squad ahead of the end-of-season World Cup, Greenwood hopes another strong showing against Penrith on Saturday will catch the eye of the Brisbane and England coach.
"I've been dreaming since I was a little kid to play for my country," Greenwood said of his ambitions.
"It'd be amazing to play in a World Cup, especially one over here."
Able to play in the forward pack, Henry has also used the 24-year-old in the centres in the latter stages of games.
Greenwood slid over for the Titans' fifth try last Saturday night in a 30-10 romp of defending premiers Cronulla, the well-worked try itself a symbol of the side's new-found cohesion.
"There's still more to improve, but each game I'm getting more comfortable and we've had the same team for a few weeks now and getting used to the players around me has been good," he said.
Bennett has not been in touch since the squad assembled in England in February, but with Greenwood just an hour up the highway he hopes he has been in the veteran coach's sights.
"I hope so, but I'll just keep quiet and keep doing my thing and hopefully get the call-up at the end of the year," Greenwood said.
His task has become easier in unfortunate circumstances, thanks to club teammate and fellow English back-rower Chris McQueen's troublesome neck injury.
The 29-year-old has undergone treatment to help alleviate the injury, but could face surgery and is no certainty to play out the remainder of the season.
"It's a big loss for us (at the Titans); hopefully everything goes well for him and hopefully he can push to play a couple of games yet this season," Greenwood said.
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