FULL-TIME: Titans 18 def Eels 16
Final play!!
60m to go.
PENALTY EELS: Slow ruck.
Eels will need to go 80m
PENALTY TITANS: Strip.
Cassey Tohi-Hiku puts down the bomb... Such a shame for the young debutant.
Preston taken on the last and it's a change-over.
Preston converts - 18-16.
Rima Butler!! SENSATIONAL TRY FROM THE FORWARD. Charging over the top of Brittany Breayley-Nati and two other defenders to score a vital try.
PENALTY EELS: High shot by Evania Pelite.
Jessika Elliston loses the ball - NO TRY.
Karra-Lee Nolan going up as a NO TRY.
Hanisi loses it.
That kick goes deep. Eels have a late slither of hope.
Cherrington placed ON REPORT, but Lauren Brown will have to leave the field... EXPLAIN it
PENALTY TITANS: Kennedy Cherrington hits Lauren Brown late.
Pass is intercepted by Lauren Brown.
PENALTY EELS: Shoulder charge by Stephanie Hancock.
SIX MORE for the Eels here.
PENALTY EELS: Hold down penalty. Tiana Penitani hobbling around AAMI PARK.
Hancock is held-up there.
PENALTY TITANS: They hang on Steph Hancock for too long.
They drop it at dummy half.
Great play from the Eels, can they score.
PENALTY EELS: Another penalty for being in front of the kicker.
PENALTY EELS - Georgia Hale in front of the kicker.
PENALTY TITANS: Slow ruck (flop).
Eels hang on.
Evania Pelite was a bit casual and nearly stripped by Rima Butler.
Preston converts - 18-10.
Simaima Taufa caught the Titans napping with a dummy and go. She took on Evania Pelite and beats the fullback and crashes over for a vital try.
PENALTY EELS: Slow ruck.
Sloppy start to this second half. Good kicks are being let down by poor chases on both sides.
Eels hang on there.
PENALTY TITANS: "Dangerous tackle".
Preston puts down a poor pass.
Kickoff was perfect - Titans fail to recover and it's a scrum for the Eels.
Brown converts - Titans leading the Eels 18-4.
That had to come for the Titans. Eels were scrambling in defence, good work from Georgia Hale who found Kimiora Breayley-Nati who found the short ball to Jessika Elliston and she crosses right on half-time.
Can the Eels hang on here?
Six to go!
Cassey Tohi-Hiku can't get out of the in-goal.
That's a try saver from Cassey Tohi-Hiku. Sensational!
PENALTY TITANS: High shot
Inside the final five here in the first half of game 1 of 4 on your Super Saturday here on LU.
Quinlan's pass is intercepted by Karina Brown.
PENALTY EELS: High tackle. Titans are imploding a little here.
Preston fails to hit the target and it's NO GOOD.
That was much needed by the Eels. They weathered the storm, a good pass from Ash Quinlan who found Tiana Penitani who in turn found Zali Fay. Fay hit and spun her way out of the tackle of Pelite and the Eels are on the board.
Preston threw the dummy but was dragged down just...
PENALTY EELS: Offside and involved - big chance.
Jessika Elliston loses the ball. Much needed chance for the Eels.
Kick was inch perfect but Preston but it was a poor chase which allowed Evania Pelite to get out of the field of play.
PENALTY EELS: Much needed penalty for the visitors here this afternoon.
Based on the live call of NO TRY - decision upheld.
Karra-Lee Nolan sending it to the video ref - calling it NO TRY.
Titans turn defence into attack as Pelite found Karina Brown.
The grubber kick was recovered by Rikeya Horne after it went through the legs of Ash Quinlan.
Big run from Hale!
Titans convert their set after points.
Brown adds the extras and it's 12-0.
Another crash play from the Titans and they crash over - Brittany Breayley-Nati finds Shannon Mato and Karra-Lee Nolan points to the spot. Gold Coast have their second.
Gayle Broughton breaks the line again but was nabbed down in desperate defence by the Titans.
Karina Brown kicks it out on the full.
Lauren Brown adds the extras and the Titans have an early lead.
Stephanie Hancock crashes over for her eighth try in the NRLW and believe it or not, it puts her as the leading scorer in the comp's history. A great try from the front rower.
Cassey Tohi-Hiku saves the try. Great pass from Pelite but the debutant saves the day for the Eels.
PENALTY TITANS: Brittany Breayley-Nati goes for a run out of dummy half, but she was tackled by an offside player. Another set coming up.
PENALTY TITANS: Parramatta "flop back into the tackle" and it's a golden chance for the Titans.
Kennedy Cherrington is up on her feet and will play the ball.
Time off here with Kennedy Cherrington in a lot of discomfort.
Kimiora Breayley-Nati's grubber fails to amount to anything and Gayle Broughton picks it up.
Both sides make their way through their opening sets here. Titans with the slight win in field position.
Game on from AAMI Park, Kennedy Cherrington is a late starter.
Karra-Lee Nolan is today's referee, Kailey Beattie and Cam Turner are the touch judges. Chris Butler is in the bunker this afternoon.
Well thanks for joining us for this critical NRLW match-up between the Gold Coast Titans and Parramatta Eels. Both sides need a win today to have any chances to make the finals. The Titans have opted to play Evania Pelite at fullback with Apii Nicholls going to centre, Roxy Murdoch is the 18th man. For the Eels, there was no further changes to what was reported yesterday, Abbi Church is the 18th man. Kickoff is just after 1pm.
Referees & scorers:
Referee: Karra-Lee Nolan
Touch Judges: Kailey Beattie, Cameron Turner
Video Referee: Chris Butler
GOLD COAST TITANS (18)
Tries: Stephanie Hancock, Shannon Mato, Jessika Elliston
Conversions: Lauren Brown (3/3)
PARRAMATTA EELS (16)
Tries: Zali Fay, Simaima Taufa, Rima Butler
Conversions: Tayla Preston (2/3)