Moses tried to put the icing with an unecessary field goal but it is charged down. FULLTIME.
Peachey curls another over.
Quick hands and Jesse Arthars is across! Some milestone for the kid as that is his first in NRL.
PENALTY TITANS! Too slow on the tackled man.
PENALTY TITANS! Sami hit high.
Eels just cutting them up, Brown loses it with green pasture ahead.
Half a dozen goals for Moses.
GREEN LIGHTS.. TRY! All momentum and Niukore steamed over.
BUNKER TIME! Niukore might have burrowed over.
PENALTY EELS! Mitch Rein working the man over and easy whistle. Eels opt for the tap.
CROWD: 10,780.
Jacks earns the Titans their first repeat set after a deft grubber.
Takairangi just drifted right and found Moses in stride, the half couldn't hold it. Suspicion of being held back there.
PENALTY TITANS! Hand on the ball. They need to go quick to get back into this.
Rein tried to get moving, hits into his own man and loses the ball. Comedy night on the coast.
Titans go short and have it back! Can they get some consolation or even get themselves back into this.
Moses converts again.
Quickfire double for Blake! Started from Gutherson on the left who is corralled. Eels go right then it is the same combination of Moses, Ma'u and Blake to get the Eels fifth.
PENALTY TITANS! Grapple tackle by Waqa Blake and marched ten as well.
Another easy kick and Moses salutes.
Eels get one through the hands! Moses started it with a dirft right before he found Ma'u, then it was to the speed man, Blake to finish the deal.
PENALTY EELS! Maika Sivo, tested for the first time tonight spills it but he was bumped by the Titans chasers and that is a penalty.
It's a strip bonanza! Peachey now with a strip on the surging Eels.
PENALTY EELS! Tapped quickly by Gutherson. Eels smell blood as the Parra chant goes up on the coast.
It's been the talk all week, now Waqa Blake with a one-on-one strip! Eels back on the attack.
Mitch Rein trying to turn the Eels around kicks one out on the full.
Moses makes it three from three.
GREEN LIGHTS.. TRY! No problem there. Another kick and the Titans just stood back to watch Lane take the ball, walk forward and crash over.
BUNKER TIME! Shaun Lane just strolled through there. Caught it and just walked to the line.
PENALTY EELS! Jai Arrow not square and another promising set from the Titans is undone.
RED LIGHTS.. NO TRY! Escort from Sivo as he was chasing. Titans blushes are saved again. That was terrible defense on the kick.
BUNKER TIME! The kick rolled on and on.. and somehow Sivo scored! Called no try.
Bright first set from the Titans, got them over halfway but then it undone by a dangerous tackle on Gutherson. Eels PENALTY.
My neck, my back, we're back for hopefully some more attack. Despite that terrible rhyme, the second half is almost ready to go! The Eels kick us off and we're on!
They went back to the well on the right. Brad Takairangi is well held and that will be HALFTIME.
Eels go left, surprising everyone including the Titans. The ball hit the deck and Watkins knocks on trying to rake it back in. One shot for the Eels.
Eels have definitely favoured the right side. Waqa Blake was collected as he received the ball, knocked it on and the Titans will see out the half with the ball.
PENALTY EELS! Well milked by Moeroa there. He was held down slightly and got the referees to agree. Eels with the final chance of the half.
From the scrum, Eels stretched them wide and only for a loose pass saw the Titans survive. The hosts need the half-time break.
Titans aimed up well for that set but an accidental offside has gifted Eels six more.
Smart move from the Eels. Brought the line up and kicked behind for Takairangi. Phillip Sami is on hand to deny the Eels but it will be a GLDO.
PENALTY EELS! Refs have been strict on the ptb and Titans get pinged.
Mitch Rein has been busy this half, tried to find someone to offload to and trying to play it, lost it.
Left side kick for Peachey. He curls it over.
It took some luck but the Titans have scored! Ryley Jacks kicked through, it rebounded off an Eel into the hands of Brian Kelly to cross.
PENALTY TITANS! Another piggyback for them.
Another easy attempt for Moses. He makes it a dozen for the Eels.
Eels double their delight! A grubber caught the line up and Manu Ma'u snatches it.
Titans had two full sets on the Eels line but it was some sloppy, unstructured football and the final pass went astray as the Eels get a piggyback penalty.
PENALTY TITANS! High tackle. Followed by another for dissent.
PENALTY TITANS! Laid on him like a bed and Dylan Brown is pinged.
Smooth work on the right by the Titans released Arthars who strode into the Eels half. Back on the left, Moeaki Fotuaika spills it in the collision.
It was so simple for the Eels. They spread it wide right and just had numbers ready. Blake tried the miracle offload and knocked it into his own hand.
GUESS WHAT.. BUNKER TIME! Eels go the length. Checking how the ball came out for Gutherson to stroll across.
Moses from besides the sticks, nails his first of the night.
Moses with a towering bomb. Takairangi knocks it back, Alvaro regathers and runs 10m to score under the sticks.
BUNKER TIME! We're going upstairs again! Another dropped bomb, let's check it all. Daniel Alvaro might have crossed here.
PENALTY TITANS - They take the tap 12m from the Eels line
PENALTY TITANS! Some sublime hands from Brian Kelly to keep the ball as he tried to find the winger. Tackle later and Brad Takairangi is done for hand on the ball.
SCRUM TITANS - Rein makes a break, passes late to Peats, who toes it ahead. Moses cleans up but throws a silly pass that is dropped.
Titans almost break through! Mitch Rein sliced down the middle then tried to find an edge forward, who toed it ahead. Gutherson tried to pick it up on the run and spilled it.
SCRUM EELS - 10m from their own line after the Titans kick finds touch
SCRUM TITANS - Evans drops the ball in the tackle.
Been an unhappy start for Evans. He tried to make a dent in the defense and it shot free.
PENALTY EELS! Quickly followed by a second whistle for the visitors.
PENALTY EELS! Now the visitors get a chance to go deep. Titans holding on in the tackle.
PENALTY TITANS - Eels defence holding down too long. Titans start their set 10m inside the Eels half.
PENALTY TITANS! Eels offside trying to put on some pressure. Chance for the home side to attack.
SCRUM TITANS - 10m from their own line.
Eels end their set with a bomb and Arthars drops it backwards. Jennings follows through, cleans up the loose ball and scores. Play is called back as the bunker finds a tiny knock-on by Kane Evans
RED LIGHTS.. NO TRY! Bullet dodged. It was knocked on by Jesse Arthars but in trying to scoop it to Jennings, Kane Evans knocks it forward.
BUNKER TIME! Ideal start for the Eels! Michael Jennings might have swooped on a dropped bomb.
The Titans get us underway!
KICK-OFF! Jai Arrow gets us underway! Eels with first use.
Here come the Eels wearing their their blue jersey with a pink trim for Women in League round, and the jersey features 200 of their closest women in the lives of the club! Next is something.. the Titans! Looking like fairy floss, the likely spooners jog out to a sparsely filled Robina to try and avoid making it eight-straight losses. KICK-OFF is soon!
Happy Friday all! We start with an interesting encounter on the coast! Gold Coast trying, and clawing, to possibly avoid the wooden spoon taking on the Eels - a side who WILL play finals football this season - and it a big opportunity to see if they can build on their win last weekend. Kick-off is about 10 minutes away!
Referees & scorers:
Referee: Peter Gough, Gavin Badger
Touch Judges: Liam Kennedy, Nick Morel
Video Referee: Jared Maxwell, Bryan Norrie
GOLD COAST TITANS (12)
Tries: Brian Kelly, Jesse Arthars
Field Goals:
Conversions: Tyrone Peachey (2/2)
Penalty Goals:
PARRAMATTA EELS (36)
Tries: Daniel Alvaro, Manu Ma'u, Shaun Lane, Waqa Blake (2), Marata Niukore
Field Goals: Mitchell Moses (0/1)
Conversions: Mitchell Moses (6/6)
Penalty Goals: