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Gold Coast Titans
18
Match Complete
New Zealand Warriors
28
| 75 |  | D. Watene-Zelezniak | ||
| 74 |  | S. Johnson | ||
| 72 | | T. Harris | ||
| T. Boyd | | 64 | ||
| J. Campbell | | 63 | ||
| J. Campbell | | 53 | ||
| J. Stimson | | 51 | ||
| 43 | | S. Johnson | ||
| 42 | | J. Ford | ||
| 36 | | S. Johnson | ||
| 34 | | S. Johnson | ||
| 27 | | S. Johnson | ||
| 26 | | S. Johnson | ||
| T. Boyd | | 23 | ||
| D. Fifita | | 21 |
| 3 | Tries | 5 | ||
| 3 | Conversions | 4 | ||
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 | ||
| 0 | Field Goals | 0 |
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Round 23 of the NRL premiership continues this afternoon when the Gold Coast Titans take on the New Zealand Warriors at Cbus Super Stadium. Join The Roar for live scores and commentary from 6pm (AEST).
Fresh off the bye, the Warriors now start a run of five games which based on their form this season should end with them firmly entrenched in the top four. They’re also still a chance of a top-two finish and a home final in week one of the playoffs, if results elsewhere go their way.
Standing in their way are a Gold Coast Titans outfit who haven’t yet been officially eliminated from playoff contention, but soon will be. While some Titans might still harbour faint hopes of surviving beyond round 27, they’re also likely to be thinking about impressing the incoming coach, a new contract or contract extension, or maybe even entertaining their long-suffering supporters.
The Titans have always been a dangerous team. They ship loads of points but they’re capable of scoring even more, and now they don’t really have much to lose. They’ve already put a significant dent in the Cowboys’ finals hopes and might just about finish off Cronulla next weekend. Can they halt the Warriors top-four charge?
To an extent it depends on which Warriors team turns up. Will it be the disciplined, methodical, ruthlessly effective machine that thrashed Cronulla, or the disciplined, methodical, restrained, almost tentative team that very nearly blew a ten-point lead with three minutes to go at home to Canberra in their last game?
Only the Warriors can answer that question and they come into tonight’s game with a well-rested squad, bolstered by the return of hard-running back rower Marata Nuikore from a head knock.
The Titans have named AJ Brimson after the fullback recovered from a knock in last week’s win over the Cowboys but are still without suspended captain Tino Fa’asuamaleaui. Aaron Schoupp replaces the injured JoJo Fifita in the centres.
Having had a week off to recover and plot the final five weeks of their regular season, the Warriors and their budding star coach Andrew Webster should be primed and ready for the Titans. There’s likely to be strong support for them on the Gold Coast, along with general goodwill from both sides of the Tasman given their pleasantly surprising season to date.
Then again, the Warriors have a poor recent record against the Titans, having lost their last three encounters against tonight’s hosts. But this is a different Warriors team. The Titans will cause them a few problems, and it won’t be a relaxing night for those watching from across the Tasman, but the Warriors will get home. Warriors by 6
Venue: Cbus Super Stadium
Kick-off: 6pm (AEST)
TV: Fox Sports
Streaming: Kayo Sports
Odds: Titans $3.14, Warriors $1.37 – odds via PlayUp
Titans: 1. AJ Brimson 2. Alofiana Khan-Pereira 3. Brian Kelly 4. Aaron Schoupp 5. Phillip Sami 6. Kieran Foran 7. Tanah Boyd 8. Moeaki Fotuaika 9. Sam Verrills 10. Isaac Liu 11. David Fifita 12. Joe Stimson 13. Erin Clark 14. Jayden Campbell 15. Chris Randall 16. Klese Haas 17. Iszac Fa’asumaleaui 18. Keano Kini 19. Jacob Alick 20. Jo Vuna 21. Kruise Leeming 22. Ken Maumalo.
Warriors: 1. Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad 2. Dallin Watene-Zelezniak 3. Rocco Berry 4. Adam Pompey 5. Marcelo Montoya 6. Luke Metcalf 7. Shaun Johnson 8. Addin Fonua-Blake 9. Wayde Egan 10. Mitchell Barnett 11. Jackson Ford 12. Marata Niukore 13. Tohu Harris 14. Dylan Walker 15. Bunty Afoa 16. Bayley Sironen 17. Josh Curran 18. Jazz Tevaga 20. Taine Tuaupiki 21. Freddy Lussick 22. Tom Ale 23. Ronald Volkman.
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