Gordon looks to make it a 20-point haul for his afternoon. It's a kick from near touch, he walks in.. misses.
Get it to Gordon! A lovely final set piece from the Titans to send the veteran fullback across.
PENALTY TITANS! Knights go short from the kick-off. Much like the rest of the afternoon, execution is off, SKD was offside and Titans will get the final set.
One final kick for the afternoon for Gordon. It's close to the sticks, he raises the flags once more.
GREEN LIGHTS.. TRY! Roberts kicked through, looking for a repeat, it took a deflection and the five-eighth dives over then is mobbed by his teammates.
BUNKER TIME! Tyrone Roberts chases his own kick. Checking grounding.
Mitch Rein goes for the time management kick. He blasts it over the sideline as the time slowly ticks away.
Klemmer tries to get the Knights moving but his offload falls right to a Titan. That should quell any resistance.
PENALTY KNIGHTS! SKD spins right round like a record player and earns a whistle.
Watson tries to link with Ramien but his pass was behind the centre.
Knights on the move again. They shift it left then right and the last tackle kick just bowls everyone and Sami falls on it.
Shot! like an arrow, Jai hammers David Klemmer to try and boost his side.
The fullback has to convert his own effort with a bout of cramp. He has given up the duties, as we have Mitch Barnett kicking! Forward kicking alert. He slams it through.
He's threatened to do it all afternoon, now Ponga has arrived. The fullback takes a slick pass from Pearce, accelerates through the defense, takes a sharp turn to score.
CROWD: 11,654 today at Robina. Well done to all those in attendance.
They need to go up in sixes here. Ponga sprays another.
GREEN LIGHTS.. TRY! Sorry it was Barnett. What's the halfback doin, Tyrone? He delays kicking it out and Barnett snatches the try.
BUNKER TIME! Tim Glasby might have stolen one here.
PENALTY KNIGHTS! That is a coach killer. Moeaki Fotuaika is pinged on last tackle. Knights with their tails slightly up, head into the Titans area.
PENALTY TITANS! Double movement. It was clear. Some relief for the Titans.
RED LIGHTS.. NO TRY! It is knocked onto Peachey, so play on from there. Onto Watson, he is caught short then bounces across. He looks to have lifted the arm, so it is called back.
BUNKER TIME! Connor Watson goes close, bounces over. Checking the double movement.
Oh no. Moeaki Fotuaika tries to charge from the tap, spills it. Knights get it right back.
Ponga tries to chip one for Lee, he misjudged it and it went dead.
There is suddenly life to the Knights. Hunt broke on the left, tries to get it to Ponga, the fullback has it knocked down, six more.
Ponga sans headgear rushes the kick and misses.
GREEN LIGHTS.. TRY! Knights make the pressure toll.. finally. Watson got into acres of space, passes it to Hunt for the easy score.
BUNKER TIME! Knights could have opened their scoring.. checking obstruction, the catch and life.
PENALTY KNIGHTS! Fitzgibbon is held down. Another whistle but it a trudge back, tap and go.
Titans getting some defensive work here. Ponga tries to shift it, Roberts knocks it down.
No one seemed to want to take the kick on last. They shifted it edge to edge then Ramien stabs through for a repeat set.
PENALTY KNIGHTS! The ball tumbles free, the Knights get the whistle this time.
Gordon from mid-range. He is almost automatic from there. Raises the flags.
Is Don, Is Easy. SKD tried to spark something, drifted across field, fired a bullet to Lee, who spilled it then Dale Copley hooped it to his wing partner for the points.
They are trying everything here. Pearce tries to twist across the line, spills it and we get a bunker review.. just cause.
PENALTY KNIGHTS! Herman Ese'ese charges hard, and gets a whistle.
Jamie Buhrer from dummy-half forces a repeat set as Sami is monstered by the defense.
Now Rein hands it right back. A let off for the visitors.
The inside ball works to put Ponga into a gap, the fullback again tries to connect with Watson, who spills again.
We're back. Can the Knights mount a comeback or will we remember the Titans.
One final kick this half for Gordon. The veteran from close range adds his fifth conversion of the day.
Kelly makes the Knights pay! On last, Titans shift it left through the hands. Kelly stepped twice and goes through the tired defense.
Pearce tries to steer a kick for a repeat set but Tyrone Roberts watches it go dead. Speed merchant Sami taps quickly and gets the Titans into the Knights half.
PENALTY KNIGHTS! They might have got a fright with another whistle. This time though, it was for the visitors. Kenny-Dowall was caught high.
Gordon makes it 4/4 from the boot.
This time, they will shoot for two.
Quickly a THIRD PENALTY! Now Pearce has been given the team warning despite his protests about it not being a tactic.
PENALTY TITANS! Dale Copley from the bouncing ball tries to spin across. He is gathered but another whistle comes as the Knights were slowing it down too much.
PENALTY TITANS! They continue to pile on the pressure.. only after some deliberation.
Cut and paste job here. Titans full of energy, confidence and execution make it three sets in a row. Roberts again toes through the line, Peachey was chasing through but SKD knocks it dead again.
Roberts continues his strong start, forces a repeat set with a low grubber. Knights really blowing hard here. They can't hold the ball and have to defend their line.
Knights show some promise. They try to shift it to the right, Ramien got outside his man, goes the audacious flick to Shaun Kenny-Dowall which is judged forward. Play continued on for kicks but it will be Titans ball, midfield.
Nope. Glasby is rushed up on, clipped and drops it. Titans ruck it out now.
PENALTY KNIGHTS! Ponga tries to charge through a gap, caught high by Peachey. Set start for the visitors.
Now the Titans have caught the error-bug. Can they turn it into points.
An easier attempt for Gordon. No renovation this time. He does keep building his tally though, that is his third successful conversion today.
Roberts scooped it up, skipped near the middle then slices through a massive gap. Two Titans tries off Knights errors now.
Another Knights error.. you know the story now.
Doing some renovation before his conversion, Gordon is steady and ready. He wipes off some sweat, from the touchline, he sneaks it inside.
Phillip Sami takes the ball, just turns on the afterburners for the first try.
Ponga with a comfortable catch, the Knights are on the front foot with a hat-trick of charges but Connor Watson spills it..
Ponga sprung free. The fullback shuffled it short to Lachlan Fitzgibbon, the backrower tried to find the supporting Connor Watson, who spilled it.
PENALTY KNIGHTS! Gavet gets reward for his struggling to get to his feet. Defenders called for too long on the tackle.
The milestone man from last weekend, Michael Gordon lines up this effort. He takes his time, steadies and gives the contest it's first points.
PENALTY TITANS! Mitch, Mitch, Mitch bellows the referees as they blow the whistle on first from the scrum. Titans will post first points through a penalty goal.
Now there is a stoppage as Ryan James is down in some pain. That would be a massive blow, already losing Kevin Proctor in the warm-up. The forward is assisted from the field, hopefully he might be back.
We have our first repeat set. Ash Taylor stabs through low, Danny Levi did well to get down to the ball but fumbled it trying to scoop it up.
PENALTY TITANS! Second whistle of the afternoon. It sent the home side over halfway. Can they post first points now.
Some action! Ponga streams through the middle, tries to see if he had support, kicked for the wing but the Titans were quick enough to recover. It all came from a nice short ball from Mitch Pearce.
Dale Copley tries to show-and-go on his opposing centre, Jesse Ramien stands his ground, drives him over the sideline and it will be a Knights scrum on the 20.
SKD is targeted again. This one swirled, tumbled and the winger let it bounce, thankfully it bounced kindly and Dowall fell on the pill. The game hasn't got into a big rhythm yet.
PENALTY KNIGHTS! They have sent all three final-tackle kicks to Shaun Kenny-Dowall. The former Kiwi international has dealt with all three, the latest saw a penalty for a dangerous tackle from Mitch Rein.
Jack Stockwell is the man to join the bench for the Titans. Big out for the home side, as both sides get through their first use.
Here we go! Titans with first use.
Here come the sides: firstly the Knights onto a pristine surface at Robina. They are in their white away jersey and looking to pick up their third win of the season. Next out is the home side: trotting out with some late breaking news! Kevin Proctor is OUT! Shannon Boyd starts, James onto the edge and there is an addition to the bench.
Happy Easter Sunday to all! We have two wonderful contests for your enjoyment today - the first comes from the Gold Coast, as the resurgent Gold Coast Titans host the nervous Newcastle Knights, looking for their first win in the sunshine state since 2015! Kick-off is moments away, so sit back, grab a beer or chocolate, let's enjoy some football!
Referees & scorers:
Referee: Chris Sutton, Phil Henderson
Touch Judges: Liam Nicholls, Clayton Sharpe
Video Referee: Henry Perenara, Steve Clark
GOLD COAST TITANS (38)
Tries: Michael Gordon, Phillip Sami, Tyrone Roberts (2), Brian Kelly, Anthony Don
Field Goals:
Conversions: Michael Gordon (5/6)
Penalty Goals: Michael Gordon (2/2)
NEWCASTLE KNIGHTS (14)
Tries: Hymel Hunt, Kalyn Ponga, Mitchell Barnett
Field Goals:
Conversions: Kalyn Ponga (0/2), Mitchell Barnett (1/1)
Penalty Goals: