FULLTIME!
Sexton with one more error for the night.
Time off for a streaker! Who is easily collected on the sideline. Titans should finish with the ball here.
Titans go short. Crichton is there to recover.
Cleary pilots through his third.
Cleary puts the icing on the cake. His kick for Jarome Luai is perfect and it was simple.
Tago shows off all the skills with a kick. Nevermind. PENALTY PANTHERS! Shoulder charge from Herbert.
That was a scrappy end but Corey Thompson loses it trying to get out of the in-goal.
PENALTY PANTHERS! Back chat after Titans attack breaks down on last then someone gives the referee their opinion.
David Fifita won't return. He has ice on his knee.
Mo Fotuaika spills it. CHALLENGE from the Titans. UNSUCCESSFUL.
PENALTY TITANS! Strip.
Edwards spills a high one.
PENALTY TITANS! Offside after May spilled it.
RED LIGHTS.. NO TRY! Straight from the break, Tago tries to charge over but spills it.
Fifita tries to chime into the backline, loses it and Panthers counter.
PENALTY TITANS! Holding on.
Luai with a heavy kick that goes dead.
Fermor throws an errant pass.
Sexton's kick doesn't make the in goal this time, Edwards counters.
PENALTY TITANS! Lisone gets the whistle. Hands on the ball.
Sexton with another kick and forces another dropout.
Sexton puts a kick hard and forces an error.
PENALTY TITANS! My bad. Panthers are pinged for a late hit on Sexton.
Cleary adds the extras.
Cleary started and finished the move! He puts the ball right onto the chest of Kikau, who is able to fling it back to the halfback to dive over.
Cleary puts the Panthers ahead.
Tago holds onto this one! Cleary with a grubber and the centre swoops on it.
PENALTY PANTHERS! Passed off the ground. Oh Titans.
Panthers tried to get something going on the left side but Tago spills it again.
KICK-OFF! Back underway!
Back on for the second half! Will the Titans resurgence continue or will the Panthers find their way? Let's find out!
Panthers go short. They get it back from Herbert. Cleary steadies himself behind the 40 metre line but it fades juuuuuuuust wide. HALFTIME.
Sexton with what should be last act of the half. Takes his time. Mid range. He can't get the swing back inside.
They took the long road but Titans have a four-pointer! The first kick was batted back, passed through more hands than a document at a government agency. Will Smith puts one right on the chest of Marzhew who gets over.
Tago spills it.
Titans just don't have the polish on the end of their sets. Three crash plays had them close then a soft kick from Sexton is well taken.
Edwards with a drop from a high ball. CHALLENGE from Edwards straight away. No touch from Tino. UNSUCCESSFUL.
We've gone two sets without an error. Well done everyone.
Edwards spills it.
Titans get their second restart but put it down when Herbert tries to charge through the line.
Cleary with another kick which doesn't get a result. It just keeps bouncing till it was dead. Seven tackle set incoming.
Titans get their first set restart and can they crack the scoresheet?
Tago joins the drop parade.
Mo Fotuaika puts it down.
HANG ON! We're having a look at this one! Checking obstruction here. Yep it's coming back! Cleary provided an obstruction. PENALTY TITANS!
PENALTY PANTHERS! Strip.
PENALTY PANTHERS! Crusher against Martin.
Titans looked on a roll there! They found some space behind the Panthers but Sexton tries to go too quickly.
PENALTY TITANS! Holding down.
Penrith got kick happy in that set! On fifth, they kicked it FOUR times but the final one goes dead from Cleary.
Toby Sexton now spills it.
Fisher Harris spills it now.
PENALTY PANTHERS! Crowding again, so that is three straight easy escapes for the Panthers.
Panthers poked and prodded but couldn't find a way through. Cleary this time can't get to the kick as he spills it.
Cleary has it on a string early. Another kick pushed through and forces a dropout.
Short kick from Cleary looking for the flying mop but the Titans touch it down. Dropout.
PENALTY PANTHERS! That was the great escape from Taylan May! He somehow stayed in the field when he retrieved the kick then Panthers get another boost.
PENALTY TITANS! Crowding.
PENALTY PANTHERS! Easy piggyback for the visitors.
Titans surge into the attacking zone. The kick goes high from Sexton and Beau Fermor takes it. He is taken by the chasers though. Changeover.
HOLY MAKEREL! TITANS WIN THE SCRUM AGAINST THE FEED!
Not the start you need against the Premiers. Brian Kelly spills it.
KICK-OFF! Here we go! Panthers with first use.
Here come the Panthers! Resplendent in their pink jersey trotting out during the light show at Robina. They are quickly followed by the Titans in their aqua kit. The smoke puffs as they walk out but will they be full of it or breathing it tonight?
Happy Friday everybody! Hope everyone had a good day or ready to watch some football to forget about this otherwise! We have an interesting clash to kick off this double header. Struggling Gold Coast Titans host the rampaging Penrith Panthers who are just cruising along. The big news is David Fifita starting from the bench for the hosts while the Panthers remain unchanged.
Referees & scorers:
Referee: Peter Gough
Touch Judges: Drew Oultram, Jon Stone
Video Referee: Gerard Sutton
GOLD COAST TITANS (4)
Tries: Greg Marzhew
Conversions: Toby Sexton (0/1)
PENRITH PANTHERS (18)
Tries: Nathan Cleary, Izack Tago, Jarome Luai
Conversions: Nathan Cleary (3/3)