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The Canberra Raiders continue to push their case for a final eight spot with an eight-point win over the Gold Coast Titans on Sunday.
REPORT: RAIDERS HOLD OFF TITANS
Final score
Gold Coast Titans 22
Canberra Raiders 30
Finals contenders the Gold Coast Titans and Canberra Raiders do battle in what should be a tightly contested affair at Cbus Super Stadium. Join The Roar for live scores and commentary from 2pm AEST.
Both the Titans and Raiders have won three of their past four matches and head into this contest well in the running for a finals birth.
The Titans have defied expectations this season and are beginning to build the belief and unity required to perhaps make a statement come finals time.
Canberra meanwhile are a team with plenty of potential, and under Ricky Stuart, they are beginning to fulfil promise despite a tight loss to the Broncos over a fortnight ago.
As for team news, Greg Bird is expected to back up for the Titans who have been unable to find a place for Konrad Hurrell in the 17 as Nathan Davis retains his spot at right centre.
Like Bird, Queensland forward Josh Papalii came through Origin II with no ill effects and is expected to play with a Raiders team also bolstered by the returns of both Jack Wighton and Shannon Boyd from suspension.
In terms of head-to-head match-ups, the battle between former Titan Aidan Sezer and rising Titans star Ashley Taylor will be pivotal to deciding which team emerges on top today. The clash between Peats and Josh Hodgson will also be one of the highlights of the game and the key to earning ruck dominance for either team.
With both teams fairly evenly matched, there will be very little that separates either side on the scoreboard come fulltime. The Raiders though are the team with something to prove after letting a 20-6 lead against the Gold Coast slip earlier in the season en route to a 24-20 defeat at home.
While victory for either team wouldn’t come as a surprise, the Titans under Neil Henry appear to be growing stronger with each passing win and should produce enough quality to secure a very tight win.
Titans by 4