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Titans star targets 2032 Olympics as a mum

Gold Coast star Teagan Levi has lit up the NRLW and wants a title before returning to sevens rugby. (JASON O’BRIEN/AAP PHOTOS)

Gold Coast superstar Teagan Levi takes goal-setting and elite performance to new heights as she reveals her plans for the next six years in rugby league and sevens rugby.

First cab off the rank for the 23-year-old Titans five-eighth is getting a win against defending NRLW premiers Brisbane in Sunday's preliminary final at Robina and claiming a title the following week.

Throw in gold with Australia in sevens at the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, but it doesn't stop there.

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Australia sevens gun Teagan Levi has set big goals for the 2028 and 2032 Olympics. (Richard Wainwright/AAP PHOTOS)

"My sister (Maddison) and I have spoken about this and we would love to retire at the (2032) Brisbane Olympics," Levi told AAP.

"I would also love to have a family along the way and have the opportunity to have my kids see that their mum can play sport after having a baby.

"Having them in my corner would be amazing. I have an amazing partner, so that is definitely something I would like to do."

Levi has won gold with Australia in sevens at the 2022 Commonwealth Games and World Cup.

She came across to the NRLW to get out of her comfort zone, become a better person and player and have a reciprocal impact on her teammates.

There is no doubt all those boxes have been ticked.

The daughter of former Manly league player Jason Levi, she has lit up the NRLW in her debut season with a competition-high 74 tackle busts, nine tries, six try assists and an elite tackling efficiency of 94 per cent.

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Teagan Levi has been in a league of her own in her debut NRLW season. (AAP PHOTOS)

Levi was always going to play for the Titans due to the influence of coach Karyn Murphy, one of the greatest players to lace a boot and a highly regarded mentor.

"She is leading the way in the female athlete space and I always wanted to learn off a female coach," she said.

"I knew she was one of the greats, if not the greatest. I knew there was no-one else I wanted to learn under coming across to the league game. I love picking her brain."

Levi and her Titans teammates are on a 10-game winning streak ahead of the grand final qualifier.

"I think it is a pretty exciting opportunity now that we get to play a home semi-final," she said.

"From day one when I got here I knew this team wanted to strive to be in the finals, if not the grand final, which we are in arm's reach of now."

Once her NRLW commitments are over she will return to sevens and rejoin sister Maddison Levi with the goal of winning Olympic gold after Australia lost their semi-final and bronze medal play-off at the 2024 Paris Games to come home empty handed.

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The Paris Olympics sevens campaign did not work out as hoped for sisters Teagan and Maddison Levi. (Belad Al-Karkhey/AAP PHOTOS)

"Since I was 15 years old I knew I wanted to go to an Olympics," she said.

"We had the team to win in Paris but unfortunately we let it slip. It still sucks because we knew we were in the top two teams.

"When it comes to LA it is something I am striving for and I want to make sure I am putting my best foot forward. I think we have the team to win the Olympics."

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