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The Gold Coast Titans smashed the Cronulla Sharks 40-16 in their NRL trial match on Saturday night.
The Titans dominated the first two quarters at Darwin’s steamy Richardson Park, retaining ball possession and slamming home the first two tries of the night.
Skipper Scott Prince engineered the Titan’s attack and kicked six of seven goals while Mark Minichiello provided plenty of sting in defence, allowing the Queensland outfit to convincingly win by by 24 points , with seven tries to three.
Prince headlined a host of stars, including veteran Matt Rogers, who showed attacking flair throughout the game despite the wet and slippery conditions.
Hard-running forward Minichiello scored the second try, coming from deep onto a short ball to break through Cronulla’s lacklustre defence.
Corey Hughes set up the first try for the Sharks, providing a perfect inside ball to prop Kade Snowdon.
A sustained Titans attack resulted in the first try of the second quarter by Brett Delaney, while the Sharks lack of discipline ended in two penalties for the Titans and prop Ian Donnelly barging over the line.
A mistake from the Titans presented an opportunity for the Sharks to attack late in the second quarter, with hooker Corey Hughes scoring from dummy half on the final tackle.
Both teams retained possession well in the third quarter. A pin-point grubber kick from Blake Green led to the Shark’s third try, with winger Dave Simmons pouncing on the ball just short of the dead ball line.
Ever the dominate force, the Titans hit back immediately with a try by Sam Tagataese.
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