Hayne had played off the bench and in the halves in his first games for the Gold Coast, but will run out in the number he made famous during his time at Parramatta.

Coach Neil Henry has named his strongest squad of the season after months of stretching his resources in a number of positions.

The club finally has some depth at their disposal with halfback Ash Taylor picked to return from injury in what is effectively a finals qualifier against the seventh-placed Panthers.

Taylor’s comeback, combined with the successful return of Tyrone Roberts in Newcastle, prompted a backline reshuffle that resulted in Jarryd Hayne’s switch from five-eighth to fullback.

David Mead who had played fullback in recent times, has been named on an extended interchange bench.

While the match day 17 will not be settled until later in the week, Henry said the tough selection call at fullback sent a message that no player has a mortgage on his position as the side chases a finals berth.

The forward pack is strong, with try-scoring trio Ryan James, Luke Douglas and McQueen all chosen in the run-on side.

The Aquis Titans team to play Penrith Panthers is:
1 – Jarryd Hayne
2 – Anthony Don
3 – Josh Hoffman
4 – Konrad Hurrell
5 - Nene Macdonald
6 – Tyrone Roberts
7 – Ash Taylor
8 – Luke Douglas
9 – Nathan Peats 
10 – Ryan James
11 – Zeb Taia
12 – Chris McQueen
13 – Greg Bird

INTERCHANGE
14 – David Shillington
15 – Ryan Simpkins
16 – Agnatius Paasi
17 – Nathan Friend
18 – David Mead
19 – Leivaha Pulu