Full Time
80:00
7:00pm Mon March 10, 2014
Round 1 - PointsBet Stadium, Woolooware / Dharawal - Crowd: 9321
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Fulltime at Remondis Stadium and it's the Titans 18 who have defeated the Sharks 12.

Gold Coast Titans 18-12

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The Sharks need to go the length of the field in three tackles.

Gold Coast Titans 18-12

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Inside the final two minutes and the Sharks need a miracle as Fifita knocks on.

Gold Coast Titans 18-12

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UNSUCCESSFUL FIELD GOAL GOLD COAST TITANS
Field goal attempt by Aidan Sezer unsuccessful.

Sezer has an attempt at field goal from 40m which misses to the left.

Gold Coast Titans 18-12

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SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION GOLD COAST TITANS
Conversion attempt by Aidan Sezer successful.

Sezer squeezes the conversion attempt from out wide inside the right upright.

Gold Coast Titans 18-12

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TRY GOLD COAST TITANS
Scored by William Zillman. Kick to come.

Zillman puts the Titans back in front after Kelly's kick rebounds off Wade Graham and into the Titans fullback's arms.

Gold Coast Titans 16-12

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VIDEO REFEREE: Possible Titans try.

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PENALTY Titans. Fifita is ruled to have come in with a shoulder charge on Mead.

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The Titans show nothing in attack in that set and give the ball back to the Sharks. 20m restart.

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Fitita looks to offload and knocks on. Titans scrum.

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PENALTY Titans. Fifita makes no effort to roll out of the ruck.

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Holdsworth throws a forward pass on the last tackle and the Titans survive.

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Pin-ball effect after the Holdsworth kick sees a knock-on from Zillman. Sharks 10m scrum.

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Zillman is taken out by the Sharks defenders but the referees somehow rule play on. Six more for the Sharks.

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Kelly's kick trickles touch in goal. Sharks 20m restart.

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The Titans knock the ball on as they chase through after a towering bomb. Sharks ball.

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SUCCESSFUL PENALTY GOAL GOLD COAST TITANS
Penalty goal attempt by Aidan Sezer successful.

Sezer locks us up again with a 40-metre penalty goal.

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Minichiello is hit in a solid tackle by Graham but the penalty is given for a player being tackled without the ball.

Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 12-10

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PENALTY Titans. Vave takes out Zillman as he camped underneath Holdsworth's bomb.

Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 12-10

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SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION CRONULLA-SUTHERLAND SHARKS
Conversion attempt by Michael Gordon successful.

Gordon puts the Sharks back in front by adding the extras from beside the posts.

Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 12-10

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TRY CRONULLA-SUTHERLAND SHARKS
Scored by Wade Graham. Kick to come.

Wade Graham locks us up at Remondis after charging onto a perfectly weighted grubber from Holdsworth.

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VIDEO REFEREE: Possible Sharks try to Wade Graham.

Gold Coast Titans 10-6

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PENALTY Sharks. Home side to go on the attack.

Gold Coast Titans 10-6

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Titans knock on through Paul Carter. Sharks scrum.

Gold Coast Titans 10-6

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Holdsworth puts boot to ball and it almost ends up in Botany Bay. Titans 20m restart.

Gold Coast Titans 10-6

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The Sharks move the ball downfield through Leutele.

Gold Coast Titans 10-6

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Tagatese is ruled to have taken Sezer out after passing and then the Titans second-man play sees the ball shifted to Mead who can't handle the ball.

Gold Coast Titans 10-6

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No try. Kelly is ruled to have not regained control of the ball after attempting to stretch out and plant the ball on the line.

Gold Coast Titans 10-6

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No try. Kelly is ruled to have not regained control of the ball after attempting to stretch out and plant the ball on the line.

Gold Coast Titans 10-6

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No try. Kelly is ruled to have not regained control of the ball after attempting to stretch out and plant the ball on the line.

Gold Coast Titans 10-6

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VIDEO REFEREE: Possible Titans try to Albert Kelly.

Gold Coast Titans 10-6

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An error from the Sharks hands possession straight back.

Gold Coast Titans 10-6

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The Titans throw the ball around on the last and Kelly tries to weave his magic but his speculative pass is forward.

Gold Coast Titans 10-6

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Back underway for the second half.

Gold Coast Titans 10-6

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Ankle syndesmosis is the diagnosis coming out of the Sharks camp at halftime courtesy of Andy Raymond at Fox Sports.

Gold Coast Titans 10-6

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Halftime here at Remondis and the Titans will take a four-point lead to the sheds. News coming out of the Sharks camp is that Paul Gallen has suffered a right ankle injury and will not return.

Gold Coast Titans 10-6

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Holdsworth's bomb is knocked on by the Sharks in the Titans in-goal. Titans restart.

Gold Coast Titans 10-6

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Sezer throws a pass which is ruled forward. Tough call on the Titans.

Gold Coast Titans 10-6

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Bird loses the ball in the tackle but it is ruled to have gone backwards as Falloon picks it up.

Gold Coast Titans 10-6

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Tagatese puts down the short pass from Arona. Titans scrum.

Gold Coast Titans 10-6

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Bird picks up the loose ball on the last tackle and kicks it out on the full. Scrappy end to the set for the Titans.

Gold Coast Titans 10-6

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UNSUCCESSFUL CONVERSION GOLD COAST TITANS
Conversion attempt by Aidan Sezer unsuccessful.

Sezer can't convert from the sideline.

Gold Coast Titans 10-6

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TRY GOLD COAST TITANS
Scored by Albert Kelly. Kick to come.

Albert Kelly swoops on a pass from De Gois out of dummy half and races 95 metres to score in the corner, outpacing Michael Gordon.

Gold Coast Titans 10-6

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Gallen leaves the field as the Sharks get a penalty following Gordon spilling the cross-field bomb.

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Gallen grimaces after being buckled over in a tackle and is limping in back play.

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PENALTY Sharks. Greg Bird penalised for taking out Gallen after he passed.

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PENALTY Sharks. Titans offside following the quick restart.

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Kelly chases through after Sezers kick but knocks on. Sharks restart.

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PENALTY Titans. Markers not square as Sopoaga dives on the loose ball as the Titans didn't have a dummy half.

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The officials miss the forward pass from Falloon. Play continues.

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Kelly grubbers into the corner where Gordon picks up the ball for the Sharks.

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SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION GOLD COAST TITANS
Conversion attempt by Aidan Sezer successful.

Aiden Sezer adds the extras from beside the posts.

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TRY GOLD COAST TITANS
Scored by Greg Bird. Kick to come.

Bird scores out wide, burrowing over underneath Prior and Holdsworth.

Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 6-4

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VIDEO REFEREE: Possible Titans try to Greg Bird.

Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 6-0

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PENALTY Titans. Sharks offside on their own line.

Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 6-0

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Holdsworth's towering bomb is again taken brilliantly by Gordon.

Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 6-0

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Bryce Gibbs is off to the blood bin with a significant cut on the top of his head.

Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 6-0

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Kelly slices through the Sharks defence before Gordon comes up with a trysaver. His pass to Bird is then knocked on.

Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 6-0

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No try. Wright puts his foot on the touch in-goal line just before scoring in the corner.

Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 6-0

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VIDEO REFEREE: Possible Sharks try.

Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 6-0

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PENALTY Sharks. Myles all over the tackled player.

Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 6-0

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Bird puts the ball down in a tackle from Bryce Gibbs and John Morris. Sharks scrum.

Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 6-0

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Gordon takes Holdsworth's bomb well 20m from his own line.

Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 6-0

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SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION CRONULLA-SUTHERLAND SHARKS
Conversion attempt by Michael Gordon successful.

Gordon adds the extras from 20m in from touch to extend the lead out to a converted try.

Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 6-0

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TRY CRONULLA-SUTHERLAND SHARKS
Scored by Tinirau Arona. Kick to come.

Arona opens the scoring for the Sharks after skipper Gallen forces a ball out the back. The former Rooster showed fancy footwork to score out wide.

Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 4-0

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PENALTY Sharks. Sezer not square at marker as the ball comes free.

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A trysaving effort by Paul Gallen dislodges the ball from Falloon's grasp and the Sharks repel the Titans again.

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VIDEO REFEREE: Possible Titans try. Falloon dummies out of dummy half before forcing his way into the in-goal. Checking grounding.

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Feki picks up Zillman's kick into the in-goal before beating several chasers. Unfortunately for the Sharks the winger is then bundled into touch. Titans scrum.

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Trysaver from Graham prevents a certain try.

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PENALTY Titans. John Morris not square at marker.

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PENALTY Titans. Fifita all over the tackled player.

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Kelly grubbers into the in-goal where Graham picks up possession before being forced in-goal. Sharks dropout.

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Holdsworth puts too much on the kick and it rolls over the deadball line. Titans 20m restart.

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Kelly kicks toward Gordon but Wright takes the ball above his head to defuse the situation.

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Sezer goes to the air but Graham comes up with the catch.

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Matt Prior puts the ball down in a solid tackle. Titans back on the attack after the scrum.

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UNFORCED ERROR GOLD COAST TITANS
Albert Kelly makes an unforced error.

The Titans move the ball to the left from Falloon to Kelly at first receiver and the halfback puts the ball down.

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PENALTY Titans. The visitors will get their first chance inside Sharks territory.

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Holdsworth puts boot to ball and it's a mistake free set from the Sharks to start the match.

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Both sides out on the park, and it will be the Titans to get us underway tonight.

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Referees & scorers:

Referee: Jared Maxwell, Grant Atkins

Touch Judges: Chris James, Luke Potter

Video Referee: Luke Phillips, Ben Galea

CRONULLA-SUTHERLAND SHARKS (12)
Tries: Tinirau Arona, Wade Graham
Field Goals:
Conversions: Michael Gordon (2/2)
Penalty Goals:

GOLD COAST TITANS (18)
Tries: Greg Bird, Albert Kelly, William Zillman
Field Goals: Aidan Sezer (0/1)
Conversions: Aidan Sezer (2/3)
Penalty Goals: Aidan Sezer (1/1)