NRL Match Previews - New Zealand v Gold Coast (Round 21)

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01-08-2010 12:00PM at Mt Smart Stadium

Referee: Tony Archer and Alan Shortall
Touch Judges: Steve Carrall and Adam Gee
Referee: Steve Clark

Match of the round for mine. The Titans showed plenty of ticker to drown the Dragons last week and this kind of mentality will go along way to getting them a win against New Zealand on Sunday. To maintain the rage though, they will need another herculean performance from Luke Bailey and definitely more points from a sputtering attack averaging just 12 points a game over the past month. It is Possible.  

Not probable though as the Warriors spirited defence will make this even harder and the form of James Maloney getting even better. Maloney, and in fact the entire NZ squad, have been the story of season 2010 with many predicting a wooden spoon finish and having been plagued by injury for large parts of the season. This impressive resurgence continues, as will the hilarious one-eyed form of the home town commentary team from Mt Smart Stadium. Enjoy.

My Man of the Match Prediction: Brent Tate
My Tip: Warriors 20-8

The Teams

  New Zealand Warriors               Gold Coast Titans 
Suspensions
No Suspensions

Injuries
J. Ropati
E. Taylor
S. Rapira
K. Locke
I. John
S. Price
1. Lance HohaiaFullback1. Preston Campbell
2. Bill TupouWing2. Kevin Gordon
3. Brent TateCentre3. Steve Michaels
4. Lewis BrownCentre4. Clinton Toopi
5. Manu VatuveiWing5. William Zillman
6. James MaloneyFive Eighth6. Mat Rogers
7. Brett SeymourHalfback7. Scott Prince
8. Ben MatulinoProp8. Luke Bailey
9. Aaron HeremaiaHooker9. Nathan Friend
10. Russell PackerProp10. Michael Henderson
11. Simon ManneringSecond Row11. Anthony Laffranchi
12. Ukuma Ta'aiSecond Row12. Mark Minichiello
13. Michael LuckLock13. Bodene Thompson
14. Ian HendersonInterchange14. Matthew White
15. Jesse RoyalInterchange15. Brad Meyers
16. Jeremy LatimoreInterchange16. Ben Ridge
17. Jacob LillymanInterchange17. Luke O'Dwyer
 Suspensions
No Suspensions

Injuries
G. Bird
W. Matthews
D. Mead
S. Tagataese
J. Tomane
A. Harrison
E. Tonga

Head to Head

2010 NRL - Round 1 Skilled Park Gold Coast Titans 24-18
2009 Round 22 Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland Gold Coast Titans 30-10
2009 Round 16 Skilled Park, Gold Coast Gold Coast Titans 28-12
2008 Round 7 Skilled Park Gold Coast Titans 36-24
2007 Round 22 Mt Smart Stadium New Zealand Warriors 30-6

LeagueUnlimited Tipsters - Courtesy of www.MyTips.com.au

DragonPunk
(Justin Davies)

Warriors


Total Score
168
Non Terminator
(Josh Hill)

Titans


Total Score
152
Twizzle
(Kevin Brennan)

Titans


Total Score
148
CobyDelaney
(Coby Delaney)

Titans


Total Score
138
Willow
(Steve Williams)

Titans


Total Score
134

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