Full Time
80:00
7:35pm Sat September 7, 2019
Round 25 - Cbus Super Stadium, Robina / Yugambeh - Crowd: 11274
80min

FULL TIME - The Dragons have taken victory by 24-16

80min

RETIREE BREAK AND INTERCEPT - Michael Gordon busts through then his inside pass is taken by Jeremy Latimore

78min

The Titans try to but on the dazzle but they can't do the magic and get any late points

76min

Good set after points for the Titans but still not quite enough to get the ball back for the comeback

75min

Conversion: Titans
Kicked by Michael Gordon.

Michael Gordon nails the conversion from the sideline

Dragons lead Titans 16 - 24 Dragons
75min

Try: Titans
Scored by Phillip Sami. Kick to come.

Phillip Sami has limited room to work with and scores in the corner

Dragons lead Titans 14 - 24 Dragons
74min

Conversion: Dragons
Kicked by Gareth Widdop.

Gareth Widdop puts another conversion through from close enough the sideline

Dragons lead Titans 10 - 24 Dragons
73min

Try: Dragons
Scored by Ben Hunt. Kick to come.

Paul Vaughn gets a good offload onto Gareth Widdop who put on the quick hands and the ball ended up with Ben Hunt who tucks the ball under his arm and scores

Dragons lead Titans 10 - 22 Dragons
71min

Inside the final 10 minutes and still both sides going end to end

67min

Conversion: Dragons
Kicked by Gareth Widdop.

Gareth Widdop converts and the goal takes him to 1001 career NRL points

Dragons lead Titans 10 - 18 Dragons
67min

Try: Dragons
Scored by Ben Hunt. Kick to come.

Ben Hunt slices through to score as he sees the space and gets through

Dragons lead Titans 10 - 16 Dragons
65min

Jackson Ford kicks and then kicks again, chases through his grubber but just beats him dead

61min

PENALTY DRAGONS: Titans penalised for a high tackle

59min

NO TRY - Euan Aitken's thumb has touched the ball and it's gone forward so it's a knock on

57min

HELLO SAILOR - Tristan Sailor reads the intercept and races 95m to score BUT we're forensically checking for a slight touch of Euan Aitken's thumb in the lead-up

56min

Pearson tries to take off and go before he's caught the ball and it's a knock on

54min

Conversion: Titans
Attempted by Michael Gordon.

Michael Gordon pushes the conversion across the face of goal

Dragons lead Titans 10 - 12 Dragons
52min

Try: Titans
Scored by Mitch Rein. Kick to come.

END TO END TO END TO END - Mitch Rein goes from dummy half and finds open space and not a lot of effort in the chasing defence

Dragons lead Titans 10 - 12 Dragons
51min

Michael Gordon with TWO trysavers in a minute - great cover tackle on the left to stop Pearson then on the right to stop Josh Kerr

50min

PENALTY TITANS: Titans get a penalty and Peachey goes the quick tap

45min

Conversion: Dragons
Kicked by Gareth Widdop.

Gareth Widdop converts the try

Dragons lead Titans 6 - 12 Dragons
45min

Try: Dragons
Scored by Corey Norman. Kick to come.

Individual brilliance from Leilua to force the offload with 6 defenders on him and Norman gets it and goes into space to scoe

Dragons lead Titans 6 - 10 Dragons
44min

BUNKER: Luciano Leilua takes 6 tacklers to try and stop him, gets an offload and Corey Norman ends up with it and scores.

44min

BUNKER: Titans go 100m in the set and Tanah Boyd gets over the line but drops it

40min

SECOND HALF IS GO - The Titans have the use f the ball first with scores all locked up

40min

HALF TIME at Cbus Super Stadium - Titans and Dragons locked up at 6-6

37min

Conversion: Dragons
Kicked by Gareth Widdop.

Gareth Widdop slots the conversion from right in front

Tied up at Titans 6 - 6 Dragons
34min

Try: Dragons
Scored by Jonus Pearson. Kick to come.

WHAT A PLAY - Dragons go left off the scrum and a long pass from Hunt to Lafai sees Lafai flick out to Jonus Pearson who goes in and out with a great turn of foot and scores a long range try

Titans lead Titans 6 - 4 Dragons
31min

The Titans again go close but get wrapped up on the last tackele

29min

Phillip Sami takes a fantastic catch as Tristan Sailor comes flying down the wing to contest the catch

28min

Jesse Arthars loses the ball as Tyrone Peachey senses space down the right

27min

PENALTY TITANS: Dragons come around to score a try but Ziggy brings it back for a penalty on advice from the Badge in the pocket for a tackle in the air

26min

In what was expected to be a points scoring fest hasn't been yet - Titans the lone try scorers

22min

BUNKER: Ziggy says NO TRY - Paul Vaughn gets over but looks to be held up; Steve Clark in the Bunker quickly says NO TRY

20min

PENALTY DRAGONS: Tyson Frizzell makes a good run and Brian Kelly tries a 1-on-1 strip but comes too late for referee Ziggy's liking; 3 tackles ater Titans too slow from the ruck

17min

Conversion: Titans
Kicked by Michael Gordon.

Michael Gordon converts from right in front

Titans lead Titans 6 - 0 Dragons
15min

Try: Titans
Scored by Jai Arrow. Kick to come.

Jai Arrow has the line wide open and steps his way through after Jarrod Wallace was able to get a good offload away

Titans lead Titans 4 - 0 Dragons
13min

AJ Brimson spots space in behind the line, puts the grubber kick in but it's take dead by Tim Lafai

11min

Jackson Ford can't take a tough pass and loses the ball

11min

Tanah Boyd miscues a kick badly and it's a good 5m out on the full. Dragons start their set 45m out from their own line

9min

Dragons go side to side in their set after a good run mid-set but the Titans defence holds firm

8min

Both sides throwing the ball around - Peachey grubbers tries to grubber through the line but it rebounds of Widdop with no six again call from referee Ziggy

6min

Titans get a good chance but can't get through the line

4min

Both sides going tit for tat but Titans spread it first and a good raid is halted by a Dragons hand; The Titans still get the scrum on halfway though

1min

HERE WE GO! Zbigniew Przeklasa-Adamski calls time on in his head refereeing debut calls time on and the Dragons use the ball first.

The two sides out on the field - Titans lead out by Michael Gordon who retires after 262 NRL games

Referees & scorers:

Referee: Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski, Gavin Badger

Touch Judges: Mark Bohan, Jarrod Cole

Video Referee: Steve Clark, Ben Lowe

GOLD COAST TITANS (16)
Tries: Jai Arrow, Mitch Rein, Phillip Sami
Field Goals:
Conversions: Michael Gordon (2/3)
Penalty Goals:

ST GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS (24)
Tries: Jonus Pearson, Corey Norman, Ben Hunt (2)
Field Goals:
Conversions: Gareth Widdop (4/4)
Penalty Goals: