Aidan Sezer credits his Prime Minister's XIII trip to PNG with helping to boost condifence Titans player Aidan Sezer. GOLD Coast playmaker Aidan Sezer found his mojo in the least likely place - Papua New Guinea. The Titans five-eighth was struggling with confidence at the end of the season until he was invited to join Laurie Daley and Tim Sheens for the Prime Minister's XIII trip to Kokopo to play the Kumuls. It was just the boost Sezer needed after a difficult year leading the Titans. Thrust into the No.1 playmaker role after skipper Scott Prince released in the preseason, Sezer had the Titans fifth on the NRL ladder at halfway before injuries crippled the team and they faded to 12th to miss the finals for a third straight year. Sezer, in just his second season of first grade, felt the pain more than most. "I was obviously disappointed we didn't make the eight but on a personal note I was disappointed in my own performance," Sezer said. I guess I let the responsibility of not having Princey there get the better of me. I sort of didn't put myself first and that's going to affect the team if you don't put your job first. I learnt a lot out of my second year and hopefully I can take that into my third year and just improve as a player and as a person. (The trip to PNG) was good, it was the bit of recognition I needed at the time. I was lacking a bit of confidence but it was a great experience. Aidan Sezer chased by Sam Thaiday during the Prime Minister's XIII rugby League training at Moore Park. I obviously went over there with a good squad and most of those boys played in the World Cup which they won so yeah it was a good experience and good to work under the likes of Laurie Daley and Tim Sheens. Sezer, who idolised Daley as a kid, said he used the chance to learn from the NSW coach just as he had done during last season's NRL Indigenous All Stars camp. "I just spoke to him on a personal level first and foremost," he said. He is one of the legends of the state. He is certainly someone I look up to and someone I take a few pointers off. It's good to be part of the camps he is involved with. As he prepares for the 2014 season Sezer is excited about what the next year can bring for himself and the team. His partnership with halfback Albert Kelly will only get stronger with time and Sezer is keen to learn as much as he can off new assistant coach Neil Henry given his success finetuning the game of North Queensland superstar Johnathan Thurston. Henry and coach John Cartwright work closely with the entire team and Sezer is coy about what attacking changes we might see in the Titans in 2014. "He is going to tweak a few things that we can improve on and that's only going to be good for the team," Sezer said. But we're not looking too far ahead just yet, we haven't been doing much ball work, it's more of the hard stuff at the moment. The knowledge and nous he brings in footy terms is good and he is good person overall. He has been a good inclusion to the team and all the boys have learnt a lot off him and obviously on a personal level he coached JT who is one of the best halfbacks to ever play the game and I'm just learning a lot off him at the moment. There is still a lot of water to pass under the bridge but everything is on track for next year.