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FULLTIME :: Gold Coast Titans have broken their losing streak with a 14-10 win over South Sydney Rabbitohs.

Gold Coast Titans 14-10

Souths almost opened the Titans up there. Walker got in behind off the inside ball. Next play, they tried to find favourite son, Nathan Merritt who could only watch the ball go over his head and over the sideline.

Gold Coast Titans 14-10

Souths have one more chance. Mortimer tried to drive a ball over the sideline. It hit Reynolds but the Souths half wasn't deemed to play at it.

Gold Coast Titans 14-10

They went for the power play on last. Luke Douglas who went close earlier, took the inside ball but was held up. Changeover.

Gold Coast Titans 14-10

SIX MORE.. Kelly dribbled it through and off a Rabbitoh to regather.

Gold Coast Titans 14-10

Adam Reynolds defied his injury to chip, regather and almost put Walker away. Changeover.

Gold Coast Titans 14-10

VIDEO REFEREE: Kevin Gordon goes in the corner.. checking if someone is impeded.

South Sydney Rabbitohs 10-8

RED LIGHTS..NO TRY! Sutton held up. It was a lovely ball from Keary.

South Sydney Rabbitohs 10-8

VIDEO REFEREE: John Sutton might be across, checking it. Referee called NO TRY.

South Sydney Rabbitohs 10-8

Paul Carter is caught in the ruck.. it won't surprise you, that it is a PENALTY.

South Sydney Rabbitohs 10-8

Paul Carter is caught in the ruck.. it won't surprise you, that it is a PENALTY.

South Sydney Rabbitohs 10-8

The referee's whistle goes AGAIN. Sutton caught them offside.

South Sydney Rabbitohs 10-8

Luke Bailey was never back the ten. PENALTY and it's tapped.

South Sydney Rabbitohs 10-8

Another set after a COMPLETED set from the Rabbitohs. Luke Keary fired a grubber right at a defender who played at it.

South Sydney Rabbitohs 10-8

Luke Douglas goes close! He shrugged off Burgess of the Sam variety before he took on Johnston. The Fullback was up to task though, as he stripped it in-goal. Goal-line dropout.

South Sydney Rabbitohs 10-8

PENALTY.. two of them in fact. Titans lingering in the play-the-ball then marched for dissent. Reynolds opts for the goal again.

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Carter is pinged for a high tackle on Luke Keary.

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PENALTY Titans - lingering too long in the ruck.

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Beau Falloon needs to be more careful at dummy-half. He throws it forward to Mortimer on first tackle.

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Sam Burgess into the backfield! He just cannoned past a stunned defensive line, looking for Johnston who is stripped by Minichiello who pushed it back to Mortimer to recover.

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PENALTY South Sydney - meanwhile George Burgess heads up the tunnel.

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Beau Falloon with a quick dart earned a PENALTY. Caught the Rabbitohs offside.

South Sydney Rabbitohs 8-4

Hooley Dooley! Luke Burgess came careening in with a clothesline, straight from the WWE. PENALTY and some shirt-fronting going on. Luke is predictably put ON REPORT.

South Sydney Rabbitohs 8-4

SIX MORE as the kick is charged down. Albert Kelly got to the ball first, got the penalty and kept himself inside the touchline.

South Sydney Rabbitohs 8-4

David Mead is down, clutching his jaw after hitting George Burgess' shoulder. Play on, no penalty.

South Sydney Rabbitohs 8-4

Adam Reynolds is on field and watching as Keary takes in the kick-off.

South Sydney Rabbitohs 8-4

Here we go again, for another forty minutes. Titans will believe they are still in this game, Michael Macguire will want less errors from his forwards, as they will runaway with it if they can.

South Sydney Rabbitohs 8-4

HALFTIME :: Rabbitohs lead 8-4 despite a massive scramble on the final play of the half, looking for a larger lead.

South Sydney Rabbitohs 8-4

PENALTY Rabbitohs - The 13th of the half! Souths have a final chance to attack here.

South Sydney Rabbitohs 8-4

Albert Kelly sprung into life there.. beating one then spying the try-line before flicking it back inside, to a Rabbitoh.

South Sydney Rabbitohs 8-4

The pea is truly out of the whistle here. PENALTY against the Rabbitohs for offside.

South Sydney Rabbitohs 8-4

PENALTY Titans - Adam Reynolds went on with the tackle after Takairangi got past Walker.

South Sydney Rabbitohs 8-0

Rabbitohs are forcing the issue here.. with passes. The Burgess boys almost got found out again.. Kyle Turner saving their blushes. Titans from the rebounded kick, earn a PENALTY.

South Sydney Rabbitohs 8-0

Back to back PENALTIES brought in the official warning for captain Zillman. Adam Reynolds points for the two points..

South Sydney Rabbitohs 6-0

PENALTY Souths - hand on the ball.

South Sydney Rabbitohs 6-0

FORWARD.. Paul Carter was too quick for Maurice Blair, as the five-eighth threw it forward.

South Sydney Rabbitohs 6-0

PENALTY Titans - Tuiqiri was offside from the previous touch from his own player. Titans forced an overlap there.. just couldn't put it through the hands.

South Sydney Rabbitohs 6-0

Alex Johnston like the drunk who doesn't want to leave the party, allowed one too many bounces and was trapped in-goal from a rather toothless kick.

South Sydney Rabbitohs 6-0

PENALTY South Sydney. The home side now are running over the Titans pack.

South Sydney Rabbitohs 6-0

Kevin Gordon after Adam Reynolds forced a kick down the short side forced the Titans to work that way. Zillman did well with the first play but Gordon couldn't replicate it on second, getting taken into touch.

South Sydney Rabbitohs 6-0

Sam Burgess who hasn't had the greatest start to the contest, dropped the ball.. Luke Bailey picked it up, threw it into a Rabbitoh and back, so was offside. Reprieve there.

South Sydney Rabbitohs 6-0

Maurice Blair with an ill-timed kick on fourth tackle forced Kevin Gordon to push it straight into Dylan Walker's hands who was away. Blair made amends for his error though, chasing down the centre.

South Sydney Rabbitohs 6-0

RED LIGHTS..NO TRY! Good run from Carter but he doesn't get his candy. Held up and play-the-ball.

South Sydney Rabbitohs 6-0

VIDEO REFEREE: Paul Carter was shot out of a cannon, with that run. Just checking if he got the ball down.. referee ruled NO TRY.

South Sydney Rabbitohs 6-0

Followed by a second strip PENALTY, this one against Sam Burgess.

South Sydney Rabbitohs 6-0

PENALTY Titans - a strip that saw the ball rocket out puts the Titans just inside Souths half.

South Sydney Rabbitohs 6-0

VIDEO REFEREE: Nathan Merritt was allowed to wander in and recover the bomb.. checking the offside and pick-up.

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Seeing the success on the play earlier, Adam Reynolds went back to the play, like a fat kid for his second piece of cake. He was scolded by his mother (rugby league) as it was spilled.

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SIX MORE for the Rabbitohs.. as they needed to intervene before it got to Walker. Followed by the opening PENALTY of the contest.

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KICK-OFF! Titans with first use.

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The Star Wars imperial march sounds out through a vacant ANZ Stadium, as the Titans emerge in their white with navy and blue away strip. They are followed by the strains of Glory, Glory to earmark the entrance of the home side. South Sydney line-up on halfway..

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Welcome to a fresh ANZ Stadium tonight. We have the final clash of a shortened round 17, as South Sydney take on Gold Coast. The home side are stung after their ambush up in North Queensland, losing to the Cowboys 20-18. They have made several changes finally allowing Macguire to have his favoured halves pairing, in Keary and Reynolds moving Sutton to lock.

For the Gold Coast side, it is just getting back into the winner's circle. They have had a week to stew on their 19-18 lose to St George Illawarra a few weeks ago but welcome back Albert Kelly from the bench, to prey on a tiring forward pack later in the game. There should be a mention for the debutant Tom Kingston, as well who is on the bench tonight. Can Daniel Mortimer guide his new side to a win in his second game? or will Keary/Reynolds pairing provide too much attacking prowess for the struggling Titans? Join us at 7:00pm AEST to find out.

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TEAM CHANGES:

Well for South Sydney, there are more changes than a woman's wardrobe. The major one is all FOUR Burgess brothers are playing together, George and Sam starting with Luke and Thomas on the bench. The centres are now Dylan Walker and Kirisome Auva'a with Lote Tuiqiri on the wing. Luke Keary makes his return pushing John Sutton to lock in what Michael McGuire wanted as his ideal line-up from round one in 2014. Kyle Turners moves from the backs to forward with Ben Lowe going to the bench.

GLD: In contrast, Gold Coast are a newly bachelored man who takes little pride in appearance. Matt Srama and Ben Ridge are OUT. Cody Nelson starts for Ridge with the bench now comprising White, Ioane, debutant Tom Kingston and the returning Albert Kelly.

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