PENALTY WARRIORS! Strip from Proctor. The game is moseying onto it's conclusion now.
Bryce Cartwright with a shot bigger than any flu vaccine, it jolted the ball free from Ah Mau.
Short kick-off alert! Dale Copley leaps highest and takes possession.
Tough kick for the youngster. He strides in, curves it across.
Bang! That will extinguish it. Harris-Tavita double pumps before the line, sends it short to Harris, the second rower rumbles across for the sealer.
Superb kick from Green. He trapped Kelly in-goal as the Warriors try to quell this late comeback.
...until Jai Arrow spills it on first tackle.
PENALTY TITANS! They refuse to go away here. Still a chance to snatch something from this contest.
Taylor can't find the sticks.
GREEN LIGHTS.. TRY! It is good! It only took one look. Taylor's ball got Peachey on the outside before he shifted it to Don for an acrobatic finish.
BUNKER TIME! IS DON? IS GOOD? Maybe! We're checking the touchline.
That try has woken up the Titans. That set saw them march downfield then a last tackle kick is fumbled by Hiku, Six more coming from this set start.
Taylor raises the flags.
They will not be niled tonight! A kick rebounds, making it six again. Copley just kept going, refusing to be tackled before he scored.
PENALTY TITANS! Holding down. Titans have a chance to avoid being held to nil for the second time this season. Also, risk being the second time since 2014, the Warriors achieved that feat.
Back to back results from kicks for the Titans. They have looked energetic since Brimson came on. Dropout incoming.
PENALTY TITANS! Harris-Tavita got tangled up there, and gives away the penalty.
HIA coming up for Agnatius Paasi as well. He is being assisted from the field.
Kelly tries to create some magic from nowhere, poked his nose through the tackle then tries to fling it to Don, the ball only goes over the sideline though.
A repeat set for the Titans! A kick that went through a crowd is eventually touched down by David Fusitua. First kick from the Titans that bore a result. Can they back it up now?
PENALTY TITANS! They get a chance to get themselves some points after a whistle on their own 40 metre line.
Tavita adds two more.
A moment of brilliance to break open this game. Blake Green shifts it inside for RTS and the fullback does the rest. He turned on the afterburners to outpace the Titans defenders to the line.
Harris-Tavita with another easy conversion. He raises the flags again.
PENALTY WARRIORS! A stabbing kick back inside from Green is safely taken by Michael Gordon. It is pulled back for some interference in the lead up. Warriors will shoot for two again.
A blockbusting run from Peta Hiku gets the Warriors on the front foot but the final tackle kick is taken safely by Anthony Don.
We're back for the second half here in Auckland. Ash Taylor tumbles the ball into the night sky.
HALFTIME :: Titans survive a final raid. It was an unhappy half for them whilst the Warriors were professional in their few chances in the red zone, and deservedly lead at the break.
Dear, oh dear. Harris-Tavita with probably his first wonky kick of the evening but Kelly has it go through his fingers, so one more chance coming.
Now, a sideline conquest for Harris-Tavita. A deep breath from the youngster but he can't swing it across.
GREEN LIGHTS.. TRY! nothing wrong there. RTS swept into the backline, linked with Fusitua and the winger tip toed down the sideline for his first of the season.
BUNKER TIME! Hammer blow possibly right on the break. Fusitua in on the right edge. Checking sideline and putdown.
Copley now gets in on the error act. He tries to be proactive and charge onto the bomb. He only succeeds in fumbling and gifting the Warriors more possession.
They opt for the eight-point gap. Harris will line up a second conversion. He raises the flags again.
PENALTY WARRIORS! Titans have got pressure on the kicker on most attempts this half, but this one went a bit too far. It is duly penalised and Green is down for the Warriors after the clash. He is up, and the home side have a whole set within the ten.
No they can't. Gordon tried to tip it on to Copley on the wing but it just rebounded off the fullback. Another failure in the red zone for the visitors.
PENALTY TITANS! We had an uninterrupted few moments of football. It finally got broken by another blast of the whistle. Titans back over halfway again. Can they complete a set?
PENALTY WARRIORS! Offside against Mitch Rein. Titans just compounding their errors now.
Peachey goes probing again, switching right to left before he lost it in the contact.
PENALTY TITANS! A third escape from their own for the Titans. They shoot the ball over halfway and start the set inside the Warriors half.
The ball goes to ground again for the Titans. The attack isn't clicking and now, Warriors back on the front foot again.
Fullback on Fullback violence. The Titans were going nowhere, Don drifted across the field, eyed the try-line before RTS rocked him. On last, the wobbly kick is toed out by the Warriors. Another set coming.
PENALTY TITANS! Another piggyback for the visitors from their own area. Now they need to turn it into points.
Confident play from the youngster! Chanel Harris-Tavita goes himself on last with a turn of pace but is tackled. Some good defense in that set from the visitors, who also took down a rumbling Kata.
A high kick from Tavita-Harris looks safe for Michael Gordon. The veteran fullback set himself, but spilled it clean. Another big chance for the Warriors.
Titans looking a bit more energetic now. The offloads have created some second phase but it is undone by a sloppy play the ball from Jarrod Wallace.
Roberts passes to the invisible man. Some great work from the half in the build up put Tyrone Peachey into space, the centre popped it back to Roberts, who flung it over the sideline.
Some relief for the Titans now. A last-tackle kick is taken easily, then the Warriors gift them a piggyback penalty. Now they're over halfway after the first tackle.
First goalkick for the youngster. Nailed it.
A teasing long ball put Hiku outside his man, the centre stepped inside and made a beeline for the stripe. After the Titans have had all the possession, Warriors strike with their first chance.
PENALTY WARRIORS! First whistle of the night for the home side. Another wonky kick is taken back hard by the back three, and they earn the whistle.
Another set finishes with a poor kick from Roberts. It fell right into the Warriors hands. It hasn't clicked early for the visitors even with most of the possession.
Both sides through their first set. Titans got up on the Warriors and already over halfway in this set.
Not the start the home side wanted. The kick-off goes out on the full with Ash Taylor trailing a leg over the sideline while making the catch.
KICK-OFF! Here we go!
Welcome to Auckland! We kick off Friday night with a trip across the tasman, two desperate sides in the New Zealand Warriors and the Gold Titans clash to see if they can get themselves back on the winner's column.
Referees & scorers:
Referee: Peter Gough, Jon Stone
Touch Judges: Chris McMillan, Belinda Sleeman
Video Referee: Henry Perenara, Ben Galea
WARRIORS (26)
Tries: Peta Hiku, David Fusitua, Roger Tuivasa-Sheck, Tohu Harris
Field Goals:
Conversions: Chanel Harris-tavita (3/4)
Penalty Goals: Chanel Harris-tavita (2/2)
GOLD COAST TITANS (10)
Tries: Dale Copley, Anthony Don
Field Goals:
Conversions: Ash Taylor (1/2)
Penalty Goals: