Gold Coast Titans skipper Greg Bird stakes claim for Blues captaincy Titans co-captain Greg Bird would love to take the reins as NSW skipper if Paul Gallen is ruled out of Origin I with injury. CAPTAINCY has brought out the best in Titans star Greg Bird and the NSW enforcer would love nothing more than to be considered for the Blues role if skipper Paul Gallen succumbs to injury for Origin I. With Gallen under an injury cloud ahead of the Origin I team being named on May 27, Blues coach Laurie Daley may need to find a new captain for NSW in the series opener. While hooker and Wests Tigers skipper Robbie Farah has been mentioned, Bird's Origin resume is simply supreme. Bird was NSW's player of the series last year, has won three Origin man of the match awards and is an incumbent Test second rower. I would love to. I guess I'm hoping that Gal is there and I'm sure he will be, but if he is not I'd love the honour I guess of leading the team," Bird told The Courier-Mail. There are a lot of blokes I guess who would be around that spot and I guess the decision would be up to Laurie in the end. I've really enjoyed the extra responsibility I've taken on at the Titans gig and yeah I'd welcome it with open arms. Gallen has not ben listed to play for Cronulla against Canberra on Sunday because of a knee injury. Daley handed Bird his first ever senior captaincy role with NSW Country last year and the pair has also worked together for the NRL Indigenous All Stars outfit in recent years. I know the way he coaches. I'm really looking forward to getting into camp with Laurie and seeing the spin he puts on Origin," Bird said. Bird has taken his game to another level since becoming Titans co-captain with Nate Myles and currently leads the club's player of the year award by a long margin. He will need another strong showing of leadership tonight as the Titans face local derby rivals Brisbane at Suncorp Stadium. The Titans will be boosted by the return of sharp hooker Matt Srama, while Aidan Sezer is another key addition from the team that lost to the Broncos 32-12 five weeks ago when a hamstring strain ruled him out hours before kick-off. Bird believes Brisbane's derby dominance is because the Broncos have lifted their intensity for the derby higher than the Titans and wants his men to match the passion and commitment tonight. The local derby, I guess they probably get up for it a little bit more than us obviously. But there's no time like the present to turn that around," Bird said. We have to go up there and get a bit of revenge now. They played us through the middle and that's something that we sort of pride ourselves on, our defence and our forward pack so the boys have got to work hard to get that back.