The Roar
The Roar

Advertisement

Gold Coast Titans vs Cronulla Sharks highlights: NRL live scores, blog

15th July, 2017
Kick-off: 7:30pm (AEST)
Venue: CBus Super Stadium, Gold Coast
TV: Live, Fox League
Online: Live, Foxtel app and NRL live pass
Betting: Sharks $1.65, Titans $2.30
Overall record: Played 16, Sharks 8, Titans 7, drawn 1
Last meeting: Round 8, Sharks 12 defeated by Titans 16 at Southern Cross Group Stadium, Cronulla
Last five: Sharks 2, Titans 2, drawn 1
Record at venue: Played 5, Sharks 2, Titans 2, drawn 1
Referees: Ashley Klein and David Munro

Gold Coast Titans
1. Jarryd Hayne 2. Anthony Don 3. Dale Copley 4. Konrad Hurrell 5. William Zillman 6. Tyrone Roberts 7. Ashley Taylor 8. Jarrod Wallace 9. Nathan Peats 10. Ryan James 11. Kevin Proctor 12. Joe Greenwood 13. Max King
Interchange: 14. Pat Politoni 16. Agnatius Paasi 17. Nathaniel Peteru 18. Paterika Vaivai 19. John Olive 21. Leivaha Pulu 22. Jamal Fogarty

Penrith Panthers
1. Valentine Holmes 2. Sosaia Feki 3. Jack Bird 4. Ricky Leutele 5. Gerard Beale 6. James Maloney 7. Chad Townsend 8. Andrew Fifita 9. Fa'amanu Brown 10. Matt Prior 11. Luke Lewis 12. Wade Graham 13. Paul Gallen
Interchange: 14. Jayson Bukuya 15. Chris Heighington 16. Sam Tagataese 17. Kurt Capewell 18. Joseph Paulo 19. James Segeyaro 21. Jeremy Latimore
The Sharks remain in the mix because they're tough. (AAP Image/Joe Castro)
Expert
15th July, 2017
125
1324 Reads

Match result:

The Gold Coast Titans have continued a late-season revival with a 20-point win over the Cronulla Sharks in extremely wet conditions.

Final score
Gold Coast Titans 30
Cronulla Sharks 10

Match preview:

After a stunning win in the corresponding match earlier this season, the Gold Coast Titans will need to find a way to knock over the Cronulla Sharks again if they are to keep their season alive. Join The Roar for live scores and coverage from 7:30pm (AEST).

The Titans weren’t supposed to get close to the Sharks when the sides met in Round 8, but a fantastic comeback victory away from home gave their season a much-needed boost.

Injuries have cruelled the Gold Coast’s season, but the excuse only goes so far. They have fought hard, but have been lacking in a lot of basics, and it shows on the ladder. Neil Henry’s men now sit in 14th place with just six wins from their 16 games.

Given the qualification for finals football is going to be at least 28 points and more than likely 30, a loss here would turn every remaining game into a must-win situation.

Advertisement

The Titans have won two on the trot coming into this game, but the Tigers and struggling Dragons don’t say a whole lot, especially when they got smashed by the Rabbitohs the week before.

They make too many mistakes. It’s simple errors cruelling them, and if they can cut that out they have a big chance at getting into contests.

Luckily for the Titans ahead of this game, if there is one team who makes more errors and makes life tough for themselves, it’s the Sharks.

The Sharks have managed to put themselves on the back foot in just about every game this season. Silly penalties, bad errors and a general lack of patience in attack – something they did extremely well last year – have all gone out the window.

Instead, they seem to be trying to score on every set of six, and only their strong defence and will to come from behind and win contests is keeping them at the pointy end of the ladder.

The form of James Maloney has major question marks over it, and if he can’t stand up the Sharks making a deep run in September is up in the air.

The Sharks do sit in second place on 26 points, just one or two wins from qualification for the finals.

Advertisement

A win over the Sydney Roosters was as impressive as it gets leading into the bye, and if they can continue that form the chance of being beaten appears slim.

In team news, Kurt Capewell is onto the reserves for the Sharks, while James Segeyaro is a chance at playing and fixing the Sharks hooking conundrum. The Titans, meanwhile are unchanged.

Prediction
Despite the Sharks favouritism for the clash, the Titans are going to be desperate, and that’s when they have been at their best this season. Cronulla are still yet to be thoroughly convincing, so I’ll take the Titans at home in a close one.

Titans by 2.

Be sure to join The Roar for live coverage of this all-important Round 19 clash from 7:30pm (AEST) and don’t forget to get involved by dropping a comment in the section below.

close