The struggling Gold Coast Titans take on the sixth-placed St George Illawarra Dragons this Friday night which is sure to have major effects on the top eight. Join The Roar for live scores and a blog of the match from 6pm AEST.
The Titans are in deep trouble, a loss here at home to St George would almost guarantee them a spot outside the top eight with many teams scrapping and fighting for a position in the finals this coming September.
Despite a win last weak against the last placed Tigers, the Titans are deeply out of form winning only one from their past five games.
They have been far below what has been expected of them this season and have struggled thanks to an ongoing injury list reflecting on poor performances on the pitch.
Despite this they enter the match with the Dragons with some confidence after beating the Tigers last weekend, and will look to add to that with a win over the top eight side.
The Dragons while sitting comfortable inside the eight have certainly struggled in recent weeks. Near the top of the table for a while, the Dragons have slowly fallen down the ladder after injuries and poor performances during the Origin period have left them in a slightly less gracious spot.
Despite the win at home over Newcastle last week, the Dragons have been dire recently, losing their previous two games and only just beating the struggling Knights outfit by 4.
Prediction
This is difficult to call, with many factors which could impact the result of the match. However I believe the Titans will sneak home by 6 this Friday night.
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sarah lee Honeybee
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Thankyou Titans Your my Heroes
Samuel Ashton
Roar Guru
FULL TIME: TITANS 20-10 DRAGONS TItans Terrific. Dragons Dreadful Post Match Analysis to come shortly
Samuel Ashton
Roar Guru
77TH MIN: Penapty Goal Successful 20-10 Ttitans
Samuel Ashton
Roar Guru
76TH MIN: Penalty Titans right in front of the sticks!
Samuel Ashton
Roar Guru
74TH MIN: Well defended by St George that time. Dragons need to do something here
Samuel Ashton
Roar Guru
72ND MIN: Goal line drop out for the Titans!! They have played superbly this evening
Samuel Ashton
Roar Guru
69TH MIN: Penalty Goal for the Titans!! 18-10 they must be home now
Samuel Ashton
Roar Guru
68TH MIN: Titans earn a repeat set at the Dragons line. They have subdued the Dragons momentum well
Samuel Ashton
Roar Guru
64TH MIN: Titans defend well and prevent the Dragons attack They earn a scrum. Great work by the Gold Coast there
Samuel Ashton
Roar Guru
62ND MIN: Dragons attacking superbly now, Titans barely hanging on Dragons earn a fresh set of six in good field position
Samuel Ashton
Roar Guru
60TH MIN: Game on. Hopefully this can inspire some good attacking play by St George
Samuel Ashton
Roar Guru
TRY DRAGONS MUCH better from St Georgescoring a superb TRY through Kurt Mann 18-8 kick to come
Scott Pryde
Expert
So happy we re-signed Kurt Mann
Samuel Ashton
Roar Guru
57TH MIN: Penalty Dragons They need to score to get back in this match
Samuel Ashton
Roar Guru
55Th MIN: Conversion Successful 16-4 now Dragons have been terribl
Craig
Guest
This game is another example or why the middle third of the season is a joke. Awful display of rugby league.
Samuel Ashton
Roar Guru
TRY TITANS Great play down the right as Don scores under the post 14-4 kick to come
Samuel Ashton
Roar Guru
50TH MIN: Neither team attacking well here defence has improved however
Samuel Ashton
Roar Guru
48TH MIN: Knock on Titans in good position. Tit for Tat in the mistakes department here tonight
Samuel Ashton
Roar Guru
47TH MIN: Knock on Dragons Just as I say the are doing better they do that. Very poor from St George