FULLTIME :; Roosters take the chocolates.
Inside ball went forward. Game is petering out now.
PENALTY ROOSTERS! Hipgrave gets some of his own back on Ferguson, but drew the whistle.
We've entered a strange passage of play! Taukeiaho with a final tackle kick, as the Titans recover it.
Now that Mitchell is in the bin, Ferguson takes kicking duties. The centre steps in, nails it.
That is the icing on the victory cake for the Roosters! Tedesco, like he has several times through the contest, takes an inside ball, swerving past defenders, probably could've gone himself but gifts it to Aubusson for the four-pointer.
That was in the final stages of wonkiest passes. Titans try to keep the ball alive, and it came back to the middle through a pass, as the Roosters now get the ball back.
Now the Roosters have a man binned! Mitchell trots off slowly.
Quickly followed by a second penalty... and further.
PENALTY TITANS! They broke down the right, Don swerves left, right, inside and finds Brimson who is tackled. Set restart for the Titans now.
Brimson throws a very flat ball as Brenko Lee burst through the hole and scores. On replay, it is probably forward.. just.
PENALTY TITANS! Offside, but they are starting to put some passes together again.
Something good happening for the Titans now. Brimson stabs one through and Tedesco forced to drop it out.
No one wants the ball! Both teams drop it within thirty seconds, now Dale Copley counter-attacks!
It hasn't been a banner day for Cartwright. He hands the ball right back to the Roosters on second tackle.
Maybe something for the Titans. Taukeiaho makes a meal of the play the ball, as Ash Taylor rejoins the fray.
Mitchell furthers the lead.
GREEN LIGHTS.. TRY! Decision overturned. Bryce Cartwright made a meal of getting the ball, which allowed Cronk to trap it first then fall on the ball.
BUNKER TIME! Never let the ball bounce, it might have led to another Roosters score, referee has NO TRY though.
Doing it all is Mitchell now. He scored a lovely try, now the youngster takes a slips catch to defuse the Titans attack. Angry at their own errors, some push and shove follows, as the Roosters get the whistle.
Roosters definitely have the bit between the teeth now. An inside ball to Tedesco goes to ground though. Some reprieve for the Titans.
Now, Mitchell has a chance to convert his own try. He duly obliges.
Roosters finally got some ball to the centre, he exploded through the line, shrugged off the defense and scores!
Penalty. Goal. Rinse, repeat. Roosters have hit the lead.
Further to this, their man attacking architect - Ash Taylor is sin-binned!
PENALTY ROOSTERS! It has all gone to pot for the Titans. Don spills a regulation bomb then they concede a silly penalty.
He evens up the game.
Back to back penalties for the home side. Referee asks the Titans to "clean up" the ruck, as Mitchell again with shoot for two.
Manic football on last. It started on the right, as Hurrell just took out the attacker, referee allowed play to continue as Mitchell kicked dead. We come back to the right wing, for the penalty.
Mitchell from besides the posts, reduces the deficit to two.
Some quick hands from the Roosters gets them across. Liu just barges over.
Taylor tries to find a repeat set, kicks it too deep. Seven tackles coming for the Roosters. Time off currently though, as Hipgrave, who shrieked after he was tackled on fourth, is down, and now, being assisted from the field.
Manu couldn't have made more a meal of that, if he went next door to the league's club and sat in the kitchen. Big chance to start the second half for Gold Coast.
KICK-OFF! We're back, Titans with first use.
Guess whose back? back again, football's back! Tell a friend! Titans buoyed by their first half, are out first ready to receive as the Roosters trot out, looking to avoid back to back defeats!
Dear, oh dear. Now the Roosters fail to find touch, which allowed Hurrell to cheekily step on the line to end a weird half of football.
Taylor shanks a late field goal. Ferguson tries to return it, but has it stolen. Penalty.
Seems the Titans have sensed some weakness on the Roosters left. From the kick-off they shifted it, and Mitchell needed to make a big tackle on Gordon, to prevent more space. The final tackle kick is claimed by Tedesco easily.
Gordon takes his tally for the game to double figures with his second penalty goal.
Followed by a second penalty.. will they continue to move quick? nope, they opt for two more.
PENALTY TITANS! Titans getting a move on here, can sniff another four-pointer.
Gordon from the touchline, staring at the posts, himself and the ball.. steps inside hooks it over.
GREEN LIGHTS.. TRY! Can't take this one off Don! Cartwright dented the line with his charge, so on last, Taylor shot down the short-side throws a bullet to Don, the winger tip-toed across.
BUNKER TIME! Don is across again, touchline this time.
RED LIGHTS.. NO TRY! Unlucky for the Titans. Taylor is judged to have caught it on the inside shoulder, causing an obstruction. So the lovely pass to Don, is chalked off.
Guess who? BUNKER TIME! Anthony Don has stepped back inside and scored. Checking obstruction? I think.
Magic from Taylor, he rocketed a kick, looking for the touchline into a Rooster and it came back to a Titan, as the referee waved six again.
This is better from the Roosters! More second phase got Tedesco into space, shoveled it to Aubusson, the clearly underrated centre, kicks it dead.
Latrell Mitchell has been a peripheral figure thus far, the ball finally got to the centre, who created space before flicking it outside to Keary, who spills it.
The streak is over - Titans fail to complete their first set. Konrad Hurrell spills it coming out from his own end. Big chance for the Roosters again.
Keary trying to emulate Friend's assist from earlier, stabs one through but Don collects this time. Titans now have to do the hard yards.
Mitchell with the sun beaming behind him, shanks it.
Bang! Tedesco tries to step back inside, collected high by Hipgrave. As is the norm in the NRL now, Roosters will shoot for two.
Now the Roosters are rolling. They are making metres with ease, now Proctor concedes a penalty. Roosters with some red zone ball now.
Manu nails the kick, and we're locked up!
GREEN LIGHTS.. TRY! Nothing wrong with it, Friend stabbed it past the defense and Tedesco puts it down well!
BUNKER TIME AGAIN! Friend stabbed one through, checking grounding.
Sydney buses and all that, Roosters get a second penalty in a row. Laying on the tackler. Tapped and go.
PENALTY ROOSTERS! Now the Titans are mucking around in the ruck, 13 minutes in, first whistle for the Roosters.
Time out here, as Joseph Manu is getting treatment after he fell wrongly in a tackle. The young back is up, and able to continue.
Bronx cheer as Ferguson catches his next assignment. Titans currently perfect completing 6/6.
Gordon has all six points thus far, can he make it eight? Nope.
GREEN LIGHTS.. TRY! It clean bowled Ferguson, sat up perfectly for Gordon to touch down.
BUNKER TIME! Titans could have a try here! Checking if Ferguson grounded it from a wobbly Taylor kick.
PENALTY TITANS! Lee taps quick after the Roosters were caught short. Sloppy start from the nominal home side today.
Roosters gifted an opportunity due to an errant Taylor kick, cough it up early in the count, as Napa goes without it.
The evergreen fullback duly obliges.
Titans probe hard, Peats goes closest. Referee gives them another set for some mess in the ruck. Gordon will take the easy two.
PENALTY TITANS! They're working it out well then get a lift from a high shot. First attacking chance for the away side.
KICK-OFF! Titans loft it high, and we're off!
Here come the Titans! Coming off an impressive victory against Kalyn Ponga's Newcastle Knights, the glitter strip side, head onto the turf in their white and aqua away strips, waiting for the hosts! Here come the Roosters, the red, white and bluesters? onto the field - a healthy crowd in at the stadium, ready for kick-off!
Welcome to what is truly, a Super Saturday! It is a beautiful day in the emerald city, so like most people we're off to the coast to enjoy it! For us, we start with Roosters taking a game to picturesque Central Coast Stadium, taking on the middling Titans.
Referees & scorers:
Referee: Ben Cummins, Peter Gough
Touch Judges: Nick Morel, Todd Smith
Video Referee: Steve Chiddy, Bryan Norrie
SYDNEY ROOSTERS (34)
Tries: James Tedesco, Latrell Mitchell, Isaac Liu, Cooper Cronk, Mitchell Aubusson
Field Goals:
Conversions: Latrell Mitchell (4/4), Blake Ferguson (1/1)
Penalty Goals: Latrell Mitchell (2/3)
GOLD COAST TITANS (14)
Tries: Michael Gordon, Anthony Don
Field Goals: Ashley Taylor (0/1)
Conversions: Michael Gordon (1/2)
Penalty Goals: Michael Gordon (2/2)