Full Time
80:00
6:30pm Sun June 7, 2020
Round 4 - Suncorp Stadium, Milton / Yuggera-Turrbal
80min

ABSOLUTE SCENES! The Titans get their first win in almost a YEAR and if you are a Rugby League fan who doesn't support the Tigers you are grinning from ear to ear right now! Well done to Justin Holbrook and everyone at the Gold Coast.

79min

Short kick off and Brian Kelly takes the high ball with EASE!

78min

Conversion: Titans
Kicked by Ashley Taylor.

Ash Taylor extends the Titans lead from 3 to 5. The Tigers will do a short kick off for sure

Titans lead Titans 28 - 23 Wests Tigers
78min

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

PHIL SAMI!!! The Titans defy logic and run it on the last, Brian Kelly grubbers through and SAMI is there to ground it!

Titans lead Titans 26 - 23 Wests Tigers
77min

Titans get the ball back from the short kick off!

77min

Field Goal: Wests Tigers
Kicked by Benji Marshall.

Benji Marshall slots a field goal from 20 metres out

Wests Tigers lead Titans 22 - 23 Wests Tigers
77min

Luke Brooks takes the line on and is just taken down

77min

Tigers play it 30 away from their own line on the first. Play is stopped as a Titans player goes down with a CRAMP of all things!!?

76min

Suspect pass out of dummy half goes uncalled - Tigers very lucky

75min

The set amounts to nothing - Don collects the high ball on the last but is barrelled into touch. Will the non-field goal prove costly?

74min

Double knock on, first one Tigers! Titans with a full set 10 metres out from the Tigers line!

73min

Titans play it on the last 40 out from the try-line

72min

Ashley Taylor takes the line on and almost breaks through!

72min

Conversion: Titans
Attempted by Ashley Taylor.

Oh no! Ash Taylor bends it back but not enough! We're all tied up!!!

Tied up at Titans 22 - 22 Wests Tigers
71min

Try: Titans
Scored by Brian Kelly. Kick to come.

TRY, TRY, TRY!!!!! Ashley Taylor rolls in a brilliant grubber that Brian Kelly pounces on. Big kick coming up from the sideline to possibly put the Titans in front. I know I'm meant to be unbiased but carn the Titans!!!!

Tied up at Titans 22 - 22 Wests Tigers
70min

Jai Arrow gets a late offload to Tanah Boyd who makes good metres up the middle

70min

Titans start the set on halfway

69min

Phillip Sami just catches the high ball. Titans get a crucial penalty on the second tackle

68min

Luke Garner is leaving the field injured

68min

Jaimin Jolliffe drops it - the Tigers survive

68min

6 more for the Titans as Moses Mbye is ruled to have played at the ball

67min

Jaimin Jolliffe goes very close but is caught short of the line

66min

And again as Young Tonumaipea breaks through but can't beat the fullback

66min

6 more for the Titans midway through the count!

66min

Anthony Don cleverly positions himself in the in goal before catching it and gets a 7 tackle set for his side. The Tigers challenge but it is unsuccessful.

64min

NO TRY! Don is ruled to have knocked on in goal and it will be a 7 tackle set to the Tigers who are very lucky.

64min

Titans are claiming a try through Jai Arrow but a lot to check here. Robert Jennings let the bomb bounce and Arrow followed it through. On field call of try

64min

Moeaki Fotuaika is back on for the Titans

63min

Tigers with a couple of good runs through Adam Doueihi and David Nofoaluma to start the set

61min

Billy Walters comes on for the Tigers, replacing Harry Grant

60min

Conversion: Titans
Kicked by Ashley Taylor.

Taylor makes no mistake from right in front. Apologies for the butchering of the spelling of "Hipgrave's" earlier.

Wests Tigers lead Titans 18 - 22 Wests Tigers
59min

Try: Titans
Scored by Keegan Hipgrave. Kick to come.

Try!!!!!! Keegan Hipgrave pins the ears back and sets sail for beneath the uprights. A classic barge-over try. It's Hipgrve;s first ever in the nrl

Wests Tigers lead Titans 16 - 22 Wests Tigers
57min

Ruled that Harry Grant passed it forward off the ground, Titans will have the ball 30 out from the try line

55min

Kick from Benji Marshall is just too deep and Phillip Sami takes it in the in goal. 7 tackles coming up for the Gold Coast

55min

Conversion: Wests Tigers
Kicked by Benji Marshall.

Marshall splits the black dot in two with the conversion

Wests Tigers lead Titans 12 - 22 Wests Tigers
53min

Try: Wests Tigers
Scored by David Nofoaluma. Kick to come.

Adam Doueihi puts a cross field kick in and David Nofoaluma leaps above his opposite number and scores

Wests Tigers lead Titans 12 - 20 Wests Tigers
52min

Phillip Sami is up-ended by Luke Garner and knocks it on. Tigers with the momentum now

51min

Titans get 6 more courtesy of a Tigers knock on but knock it on themselves shortly after. There was no advantage though and they'll get a scrum feed 20 out from the try-line

50min

David Nofoaluma's grubber is rushed and ultimately too deep. Titans have 7 tackles

49min

Joseph Leilua is pulled down in an important tackle by Kevin Proctor on the 1st

48min

Erin Clark is ruled to have passed it forward out of dummy half. Tigers have it in good attacking position again

47min

Benji makes an error late in the count

46min

The Titans play it just short of the 30 on the last and the Tigers are in great field position off the kick return

45min

Phillip Sami just gets the ball back into the field of play but the Tigers are applying some good defensive pressure

43min

Tigers get a penalty almost straight away courtesy of a Kevin Proctor hand on the ball

43min

Conversion: Wests Tigers
Attempted by Benji Marshall.

Benji Marshall drags it across the face. Score remains 16-12

Wests Tigers lead Titans 12 - 16 Wests Tigers
43min

Try: Wests Tigers
Scored by Joseph Leilua. Kick to come.

Try confirmed by the bunker

Wests Tigers lead Titans 12 - 16 Wests Tigers
42min

We're off to the bunker! It was sideline to sideline and David Nofoaluma got a kick back in field to Joseph Leilua who is claiming a try

42min

Good start for the Tigers who re-gather their kick on the last and play some ad lib footy.

41min

We're underway again and Luke Garner brings it back for the Tigers

40min

Teams are back out on the field ahead of the second 40 at Suncorp

40min

Field Goal: Titans
Attempted by Ashley Taylor.

A failed field goal attempt from Ash Taylor will conclude the first half. It's anyone's game from here!

Tied up at Titans 12 - 12 Wests Tigers
40min

Titans awarded a penalty and they'll have 1 or 2 more plays

40min

A kick from Luke Brooks inside the 40 finds touch but well before the 20 metre line. The Titans will have the last roll of the dice in the first half

39min

Terrible pass from Tyrone Peachey is cleaned up by Joseph Leilua. Tigers hang on again

38min

Golden opportunity for the Titans to take a lead into half time for the first time in 2020

37min

David Nofoaluma is ruled to have incorrectly played the ball and possession is handed right back to the Titans

37min

Stab* not sta

37min

A sta kick from Ashley Taylor is well taken in the slips from Benji Marshall. Tigers hang on

36min

Keegan Hipgrave is now out there for the Titans

35min

Titans receive another piggy-back out of their own end due to a crusher tackle

35min

A chip in behind by Brooks is again collected by Anthony Don, who this time plays it 10 metres out

34min

Repeat set to the Tigers not Titans, my apologies

34min

Repeat set to the Titans. Harry Grant gets a nice little grubber in that's collected by Don who is met by 4 or 5 Tigers who drive him back into the in goal area

33min

David Nofoaluma avoids going into touch by flicking it out the back to Benji Marshall

32min

Good contact by Erin Clark who rushed out of the line to put a hit on Oliver Clark

32min

Challenge unsuccessful, Tigers get it in good attacking position once again

32min

Peachey knocks on on the last, but the Titans are challenging it

31min

Titans hang on again! Luke Brooks' kick rebounds of a Titan and he knocks it on on the re-gather.

30min

Sweep play from the Tigers is well read by Dale Copley who jams in on Adam Doueihi

29min

Just as the Titans were getting momentum the rookie Erin Clark turns it over his own side of halfway

27min

Conversion: Titans
Kicked by Ashley Taylor.

Ash Taylor nails it 15 in from the sideline.

Tied up at Titans 12 - 12 Wests Tigers
27min

Try: Titans
Scored by Anthony Don. Kick to come.

Great try from Don! Another threatening cross field kick from Ashley Taylor this time and Don does what he has so many times before and out-leaps his opposite number. We could be all tied up here soon!

Wests Tigers lead Titans 10 - 12 Wests Tigers
25min

Repeat set for the Titans, a bizarre fifth tackle play from the Titans results in Erin Clark putting a cross field kick in. titans are looking threatening

24min

The Tigers try a short drop out but it is well handled by Anthony Don

24min

But not for long! Young Tonumaipea a great defensive play to force Moses Mbye back into the in goal on play 2.

24min

Robert Jennings just manages to stay in the field of play

23min

Great ad-lib footy from the Titans in their own half, Phillip Sami broke through the frontline and was only stopped by the fullback

22min

Conversion: Titans
Kicked by Ashley Taylor.

Ash Taylor compounds the impact of the 40/20 by kicking the conversion

Wests Tigers lead Titans 6 - 12 Wests Tigers
21min

Try: Titans
Scored by Kevin Proctor. Kick to come.

Proctor runs a good line and gets over the line, quite a simple try and poor defence from Benji Marshall and Harry Grant

Wests Tigers lead Titans 4 - 12 Wests Tigers
20min

Great kick by Ash Taylor, it didn't look like the kick was going to make the sideline but it did about 3 metres away from the tryline. Titans in prime position to hit back here

19min

Great run by Brian Kelly up the middle to get some momentum, the Titans were going nowhere

19min

Sami hit hard by Moses Mbye after taking the high ball. Tigers defending with good line speed here

18min

Hang on - it was deemed to be a forward pass. Tigers have the ball

17min

Knock on Tigers however it was very close to being another runaway intercept try - this time to Moses Mbye. The Titans need to be more careful with their cutout balls

16min

Phillip Sami lays down after an apparent crusher and makes a miracle recovery as soon as the whistle is blown for a penalty

15min

Tigers again advance it well beyond the halfway off the set after points. Anthony Don makes no mistake under the high ball

14min

Conversion: Wests Tigers
Kicked by Benji Marshall.

Marshall makes it 2/2

Wests Tigers lead Titans 0 - 12 Wests Tigers
13min

Try: Wests Tigers
Scored by David Nofoaluma. Kick to come.

INTERCEPT!!! Ash Taylor just gets the set play wrong and David Nofoaluma read it well and streaks away for a try

Wests Tigers lead Titans 0 - 10 Wests Tigers
12min

Quick hand on the right hand side but David Nofoaluma can't handle the ball from Luke Garner. Titans survive

11min

Long drop out from the Titans, going 65 metres on the bounce

10min

Adam Doueihi puts a grubber in and Phillip Sami takes it dead very late. Repeat set coming up

9min

Good set after points for the Tigers and they are again awarded 6 more late in the count. More pressure for the Titans here

8min

Conversion: Wests Tigers
Kicked by Benji Marshall.

Marshall makes no mistake from beside the uprights

Wests Tigers lead Titans 0 - 6 Wests Tigers
8min

Try: Wests Tigers
Scored by Adam Doueihi. Kick to come.

Adam Doueihi scores after running onto a Benji Marshall inside ball through the middle. Soft Titans defence it has to be said

Wests Tigers lead Titans 0 - 4 Wests Tigers
7min

Tigers get 6 more late in the tackle count and Harry Grant takes advantage and links up with Luke Brooks, Tigers on the attack here

6min

Good set from the Titans, they will play it 15 out from the Tigers line on the last

5min

Joseph Leilua kicks on the last - not a bad one and the Titans will get a scrum feed on their 10 metre line

3min

Young Tonumaipea gets his first touch in the NRL after 2 years out serving a mormon mission

3min

The Tigers complete and Phillip Sami makes no mistake under the Marshall high ball

2min

Adam Doueihi plays it on the 20

1min

Solid start from the Titans as Jai Arrow plays it just short of halfway on the last

1min

We're underway and Moeaki Fotuaika brings it back to start us off

Both sides are out on the ground now and it looks like the Tigers will kick off

Welcome to the live blog of the Titans vs Wests Tigers as we see whether the Tigers can push into the top 4 with a big win or if the Titans can get on the board in 2020. The Tigers are 1-17 while the Titans have made an array of late changes, with Tyrone Roberts dropping out of the side with Phillip Sami replacing him at fullback. Young Tonumaipea will make his Titans debut in the centres replacing Tyrone Peachey who drops back to the bench, while Anthony Don replaces Brian Kelly on the wing. Bryce Cartwright moves into the starting side for Keegan Hipgrave who moves to the bench. T-minus 10 minutes until kickoff

Referees & scorers:

Referee: Adam Gee

Touch Judges: Jon Stone, Kasey Badger

Video Referee: Jared Maxwell, Ben Galea

GOLD COAST TITANS (28)
Tries: Kevin Proctor, Anthony Don, Keegan Hipgrave, Brian Kelly, Phillip Sami
Field Goals: Ashley Taylor (0/1)
Conversions: Ashley Taylor (4/5)
Penalty Goals:

WESTS TIGERS (23)
Tries: Adam Doueihi, David Nofoaluma (2), Joseph Leilua
Field Goals: Benji Marshall (1/1)
Conversions: Benji Marshall (3/4)
Penalty Goals: