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80:00
4:05pm Sun August 8, 2021
Round 21 - Cbus Super Stadium, Robina / Yugambeh
80min

The Titans stay in the top eight after defeating the Cowboys 36-14.

79min

David Fifita is taken over the sideline.

79min

Conversion: Titans
Attempted by Toby Sexton.

The kick swings left of the posts.

Titans lead Titans 36 - 14 Cowboys
78min

Try: Titans
Scored by Patrick Herbert. Kick to come.

Herbert swoops on an error, puts in a grubber and gets on the scoreboard.

Titans lead Titans 36 - 14 Cowboys
77min

Sexton finds touch.

76min

Kyle Feldt makes a break and passes to Holmes in support, but the fullback can't hold onto the ball.

75min

Conversion: Cowboys
Attempted by Valentine Holmes.

The kick is wide.

Titans lead Titans 32 - 14 Cowboys
74min

Try: Cowboys
Scored by Kyle Feldt. Kick to come.

Feldt gets a consolation try running onto a long ball from Holmes.

Titans lead Titans 32 - 14 Cowboys
74min

Reece Robson is denied a metre from the try line.

73min

Brian Kelly gets an early shower after impeding Ben Condon with the try line in sight.

73min

No Try. Cowboys penalty.

73min

Tom Dearden is claiming a try.

72min

Scott Drinkwater chips for himself and manages to trap Ashley Taylor in-goal.

71min

Toby Sexton puts the ball out on the full.

70min

Conversion: Titans
Kicked by Toby Sexton.

Sexton adds the extras.

Titans lead Titans 32 - 10 Cowboys
69min

Corey Thompson puts a grubber in and produces a second kick which allows Ashley Taylor to touch down for a deserved try.

68min

Try: Titans
Scored by Ashley Taylor. Kick to come.

Ashley Taylor is claiming a ridiculous try.

Titans lead Titans 30 - 10 Cowboys
67min

Ben Hampton is forced over the sideline close to the try line.

67min

Jason Taumalolo is down for the Cowboys.

66min

Connelly Lemuelu intercepts an offload from Brian Kelly.

65min

Kyle Feldt can't hold onto a bouncing ball with the try line in sight.

64min

Lachlan Burr has failed his HIA.

64min

Tino Fa'asuamaleaui loses the ball 10 metres out from the Cowboys' line.

63min

Another penalty to the Titans.

62min

Tom Gilbert is place on report for high contact on Corey Thompson.

61min

Ben Condon makes an error with one of his first touches of the day.

60min

Conversion: Cowboys
Kicked by Valentine Holmes.

Valentine sends the ball Holmes.

Titans lead Titans 26 - 10 Cowboys
59min

Try: Cowboys
Scored by Valentine Holmes. Kick to come.

Holmes finishes off a great passage of play involving a kick back towards the posts from Feldt.

Titans lead Titans 26 - 8 Cowboys
59min

Patrick Herbert knocks the ball on before Fifita can ground the ball.

59min

Fifita is claiming a try.

57min

Holmes puts a kick in for Feldt, but the ball beats everyone over the sideline.

56min

Brimson gets into space, but the pass from Lisone was rule forward.

55min

Conversion: Titans
Kicked by Toby Sexton.

Sexton gets his third kick of the afternoon.

Titans lead Titans 26 - 4 Cowboys
53min

Try: Titans
Scored by Beau Fermor. Kick to come.

Sexton secures the win by kicking ahead for Fermor.

Titans lead Titans 24 - 4 Cowboys
52min

Titans penalty - Reece Robson attempts to strip Tino Fa'asuamaleaui but gets penalised.

51min

Conversion: Titans
Kicked by Toby Sexton.

Sexton nails the kick from the touchline.

Titans lead Titans 20 - 4 Cowboys
50min

Try: Titans
Scored by Brian Kelly. Kick to come.

Beau Fermor gets a brilliant offload away to send Kelly over for his second.

Titans lead Titans 18 - 4 Cowboys
49min

Titans penalty.

48min

Erin Clark is on for the home side.

47min

Brimson is cut down five out from the try line.

46min

Kyle Feldt can't hold onto a right side shift.

45min

Sexton puts up a high ball but Holmes has it covered.

43min

Holmes remains in the field of play after a kick from Taylor back towards the posts.

42min

Jason Taumalolo is wrapped up with men in support on his left.

41min

The Titans are tackled on the last.

41min

Jake Granville takes Patrick Herbert around the legs close to the try line.

41min

Corey Thompson's effort to dislodge the ball is deemed fair game by the bunker.

41min

The Cowboys will challenge the ruling.

40min

The Cowboys move the ball early in the set and come up with an error through Valentine Holmes.

40min

Both teams are back out for the second half.

40min

A question for you all to ponder as we head to half-time: What's so unappealing about watching young Sexton dismantle the Cowboys with his kicking game? I enjoy watching Sexton's kicking game.

40min

Ash Taylor fires a forward pass to Brian Kelly as the halftime siren sounds.

40min

A forward pass from Drinkwater invites the Titans to score with 20 seconds left in the first half.

38min

Conversion: Cowboys
Attempted by Valentine Holmes.

Holmes comes up with a bad miss close to the posts.

Titans lead Titans 14 - 4 Cowboys
37min

Try: Cowboys
Scored by Tom Dearden. Kick to come.

Running onto a ricocheting kick, the young halfback races 80 metres to get the Cowboys into the contest.

Titans lead Titans 14 - 4 Cowboys
37min

Dearden is into space!

36min

Greg Marzhew gets a penalty inside the Titans' half.

34min

Taylor puts a high ball up which Holmes defuses on his 20 metre line.

34min

Conversion: Titans
Attempted by Toby Sexton.

Sexton can't get his kick between the uprights.

Titans lead Titans 14 - 0 Cowboys
33min

Brimson did well to send Fifita into space to score.

32min

Try: Titans
Scored by David Fifita. Kick to come.

The million dollar man makes an impact with a powerful run close to the line.

Titans lead Titans 14 - 0 Cowboys
31min

Drinkwater puts up a high ball which Marzhew gathers in.

29min

Brian Kelly is taken into touch on the first play off the scrum.

29min

Taumalolo loses the ball inside his own half after strong contact from Tino Fa'asuamaleaui.

28min

Hampton manages to stay in the field of play after another attacking kick from Sexton.

26min

Sexton forces a repeat set with another great short kick.

26min

Toby produces a great kick to put the Titans back on the attack.

25min

David Fifita is on for the Titans.

24min

Conversion: Titans
Attempted by Toby Sexton.

The kick hits the posts.

Titans lead Titans 10 - 0 Cowboys
23min

Try: Titans
Scored by Alexander Brimson. Kick to come.

The young fullback swoops on a loose ball and takes off for the corner to score the Titans' second.

Titans lead Titans 10 - 0 Cowboys
22min

Six again for the Titans.

22min

Taylor puts another grubber in close to the try line, but Feldt is on the spot to clean up for the visitors.

21min

The Cowboys put in a pathetic chase which allows Corey Thompson to catch the ball in-goal with no pressure exerted on him.

19min

A good set after points sees the Titans hand the ball back to the Cowboys on their 20 metre line.

19min

Conversion: Titans
Kicked by Toby Sexton.

The young halfback nails his first kick of the afternoon.

Titans lead Titans 6 - 0 Cowboys
18min

Taylor displayed great vision to recognise Valentine Holmes was defending in the front line and executed the kick to perfection.

17min

Try: Titans
Scored by Brian Kelly. Kick to come.

Ash Taylor puts a kick in which allows Kelly to pounce for first points.

Titans lead Titans 4 - 0 Cowboys
16min

Corey Thompson is taken over the sideline, but the referee penalises Kyle Feldt for a second effort.

15min

Ben Hampton produces a great tackle to shut down AJ Brimson in good attacking territory.

14min

Scott Drinkwater is off with a HIA; Mitch Dunn is on for the Cowboys.

14min

The Titans are challenging the ruling and win with Feldt deemed to have put a foot on the dead ball line before offloading.

13min

Kyle Feldt gets over the try line, offloads to players in support and gets a result with a knock-on from the Titans.

12min

Cowboys penalty.

11min

Ash Taylor looks to thread a kick into the in-goal, but the Cowboys manage to come up with possession.

9min

Scott Drinkwater takes a great catch close to the posts.

8min

Connelly Lemuelu gets into a gap but can't hold onto the ball.

7min

Cowboys penalty - Proctor is ruled to have collected McLean around the throat.

7min

Valentine Holmes comes up with the ball after a poor last tackle kick from Toby Sexton.

6min

Mitch Rein tries to barge over for a try.

6min

Tom Dearden is penalised for being offside trying to stop the Thompson try.

6min

A shift down the left edge allows Thompson to cross in the corner, but the bunker rules the winger dropped the ball in the act of scoring - NO TRY.

5min

Corey Thompson is claiming first points.

5min

Toby Sexton is collected high and gets a penalty for his troubles.

4min

Heilum Luki is penalised for stripping the ball from the Titans.

3min

Ben Hampton is caught in-goal after a great kick from Toby Sexton.

2min

Corey Thompson earns a penalty coming out of his own end.

1min

Jake Granville has come on for Taulagi.

1min

Murray Taulagi is receiving attention from the Cowboys trainers - play has stopped after the winger landed head first into the turf.

1min

Patrick Herbert gets over halfway as the Titans move the ball inside their own half.

Jarrod Wallace takes the first carry of the afternoon.

Kevin Proctor takes the Titans out - kick-off is only moments away.

Jason Taumalolo leads the Cowboys onto the field.

The Cowboys will be out to break a run of seven losses in succession,

The Titans will finish the weekend in 7th position with a win.

Matches between the Titans and Cowboys at CBUS Super Stadium have been closely contested since the two teams opened the venue back in 2008. The Titans hold a narrow advantage with six wins from 11 clashes.

The Titans are chasing three straight wins against the Cowboys.

The Titans produced a dominant 44-8 win over the Cowboys earlier in the season in Townsville.

The Cowboys will line up as per program. Valentine Holmes is back at fullback, while Jason Taumalolo will start in the second-row after an absence of 152 matches.

The Titans have preferred Beau Fermor to start ahead of David Fifita for the third week in a row.

Welcome to League Unlimited’s coverage of Round 21 Sunday Afternoon Football between the Gold Coast Titans and the North Queensland Cowboys from CBUS Super Stadium.

Referees & scorers:

Referee: Ben Cummins

Touch Judges: Jon Stone, Liam Kennedy

Video Referee: Alan Shortall

GOLD COAST TITANS (36)
Tries: Brian Kelly (2), Alexander Brimson, David Fifita, Beau Fermor, Ashley Taylor, Patrick Herbert
Field Goals:
Two Point Field Goals:
Conversions: Toby Sexton (4/7)
Penalty Goals:

NORTH QUEENSLAND COWBOYS (14)
Tries: Tom Dearden, Valentine Holmes, Kyle Feldt
Field Goals:
Two Point Field Goals:
Conversions: Valentine Holmes (1/3)
Penalty Goals: