The 23-year-old arrived at the club on a train-and-trial deal late last year, and played 16 games after forcing his way into the starting side for most of the season.

Although he missed the last three games of the Titans' five-match winning streak to finish the season with an ankle injury, the Kangaroos junior was rewarded for his efforts with a two-year contract and the club's rookie of the year award.

Their strong finish to the season, plus the addition of star forwards David Fifita, Tino Faasuamaleaui and Herman Ese'ese means places in the pack will be at a premium in 2021.

But Jolliffe isn't perturbed, adamant it will only make the club stronger.

"It's going to be a challenge but I consider myself a different style of player to some of them coming in," he said.

"There's no spots guaranteed, in the back end of the year Jarrod Wallace was playing good footy and Tyrone Peachey, there's definitely going to be competition for spots.

"This pre season's really going to ramp up and it's good for the club as well. It will really help the club leading into next season, the more competitive training is the better the team will be for it."

Titans coach Justin Holbrook has already shown reputations count for little at the selection table, with former representative players Jarrod Wallace and Shannon Boyd dropped at different stages this year.

"I came in on a train and trial, I worked hard and he rewarded me," Jolliffe said.

"The players coming to the club, Justin is that kind of guy where reputations don't mean anything. If you get in and work hard and you're doing the job, you're going to get the spot."

Jolliffe said his new deal until the end of 2022 is a "weight off his shoulders" after he moved north fresh from winning the state cup with Cronulla feeder team Newtown.

"I was treading water a bit at Cronulla and I had a good year at Newtown, but it was an opportunity under a new coach and a different set of eyes. I had to back myself," Jolliffe said.

"I love the club up here because they've shown faith in me, especially the coach. He simplifies things, he makes sure he knows your role and you're not worrying about other people's jobs.

"Each time I sit down with them (coaching staff) they've got some feedback, they instil a lot of confidence into the players and that showed in the back end of the year.

"We had five straight wins and everyone was playing up tempo, everyone was enjoying their footy.

"I've got the next two seasons here, I don't have to worry about where I'm going to be and focus on football, which is definitely a weight off my shoulders."

Jolliffe has had surgery on his ankle and is confident he will be fit to return for the first week of the Titans' pre-season.

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