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The Warriors try a last ditch effort, but send the ball forward on the last. The Titans hang on to win 32-28. Check back for our match report in a few minutes.

Gold Coast Titans 32-28

Less than a minute left. The Titans just running the clock down now.

Gold Coast Titans 32-28

The Warriors run deep within the Titans half, before kicking high to Anthony Don. Don takes the ball easily, and saves the game for his side.

Gold Coast Titans 32-28

Penalty to the Warriors. Townsend taps and runs.

Gold Coast Titans 32-22

We're just checking a potential try to the Warriors, as they kicked high for Manu Vatuvei. Townsend's kick was a good one - Manu batted the ball back and Solomone Kata picked it off and planted it down.

Gold Coast Titans 32-18

Townsend attempts a long right-to-left pass - Roberts almost intercepts it, but knocks it on.

Gold Coast Titans 32-18

Matulino straightens the attack, before offloading, but they're tackled after only advancing a metre.

Gold Coast Titans 32-18

Johnson chips over the top on the last, but William Zillman makes a mess of it. The Warriors will get the scrum feed from the Titans' ten metre line.

Gold Coast Titans 32-18

Moseley crosses the line, but is pushed back into the field of play.

Gold Coast Titans 26-18

The Warriors get penalised for a hand on the ball in the tackle, and the Titans will get a new set in attack.

Gold Coast Titans 26-18

The Titans heavy on attack again, only ten metres out from the Warriors' line.

Gold Coast Titans 26-18

Johnathan Wright backs into three Titans defenders, but loses the ball in the tackle. It was a solid tackle, but he should have held that one.

Gold Coast Titans 26-18

The Titans kick on the fourth, but it finds Jonathan Wright under no pressure at all.

Gold Coast Titans 20-18

Friend hits Rapira short again, before wrapping around him and almost scoring a try. Last play for the Warriors, and they make a mess of it. Kane Elgey cleans up.

Gold Coast Titans 20-18

Friend hits Rapira short, and big Sam goes very close to the line. He then milks a penalty, as the Titans lay too long on the ruck.

Gold Coast Titans 20-18

Greg Bird is again penalised for a dangerous tackle, but to my eyes it was just a good tackle. He hit Townsend low, and took his legs clean out from underneath him.

Gold Coast Titans 20-18

The Titans kick high again on the last, but Manu Vatuvei storms n and cleans it up, before getting back to his feet and running another 5 metres.

Gold Coast Titans 20-18

The Titans well on top at the moment, although their attack is still a little scrappy.

Gold Coast Titans 20-18

We're just checking with the video referee, but it looks like James Roberts has picked up yet another try. The Titans kicked high through Aidan Sezer, and Ryan James bats the ball back to Kierran Moseley, who then passes to a flying James Roberts. We're just checking for a knock on.

Warriors 18-16

The Warriors attack the right edge, before sending it back to the left. On the last Johnson kicks high again, but Manu Vatuvei knocks the ball forward and the Titans get some relief.

Warriors 18-12

Ryan Hoffman is on the ground in all sorts after being wrapped up by Greg Bird in a tackle that unfortunately went high. No intent from Bird there, but Hoffman will have to leave the field after being knocked unconscious. The tackle is placed on report.

Warriors 18-12

David Mead takes a bomb in his in goal, takes the tap, and runs 80 metres. Lolohea comes across and cleans him up just 2 metres from the tryline, and Mead is taken over the sideline. Brilliant work from the Warriors' fullback.

Warriors 18-12

Sam Lisone brushes off a couple of tackles in a powerful display.

Warriors 18-12

The Titans kick the ball dead, and Lolohea sprints it away from his 20 metre line after the tap.

Warriors 18-12

Big break down the left side of the field by Anthony Don, but he's wrapped up by the Warriors defence.

Warriors 18-12

Back underway in the second half. The Titans run the ball out from their own end after the kickoff.

Warriors 18-12

And that's half time. It's been a back and forth kind of game, with the Warriors scoring, and then the Titans hitting back minutes later, but the Warriors will go to the break leading 18-12.

Warriors 18-12

Pettybourne runs forward, but loses the ball in the tackle. The Warriors rush to pack a scrum, with just under 20 seconds to go.

Warriors 18-12

We're packing a scrum on the Titans' 30 metre line, but there's less than 60 seconds left on the clock.

Warriors 18-12

Johnson finds a big gap now, slicing right between two defenders. Zillman runs him down, but Johnson loses the ball in the tackle.

Warriors 18-12

Just as a bit of an injury update, Thomas Leuluai is off the field after copping a head knock.

Warriors 18-12

The Titans are making some good ground at the moment thanks to their smaller men run around the ruck.

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The Titans go down the left of the field now, with some fancy passing, but the ball goes to ground. It would have been a great try had it stuck.

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A massive dummy from Elgey before he switches direction and sends it out to James Roberts. Manu comes flying in, and poor Roberts gets belted.

Warriors 12-6

The Titans attack down the right side of the field. Kane Elgey puts a kick into the in goal looking for Zillman, but the Warriors clean it up and are forced into a line dropout.

Warriors 12-6

The Warriors kick deep to William Zillman at fullback, and Zillman spills the ball, but the Warriors get penalised. Lucky for Zillman.

Warriors 12-6

The referee called held in that tackle, but one of the Warriors players didn't care and stripped the ball anyway. The Titans get the penalty.

Warriors 12-6

The Warriors try a runaround play on the left side of the field, but Manu Vatuvei was too flat and the pass went out over the sideline. The Titans will get the scrum feed on their own 10 metre line.

Warriors 12-6

James Roberts runs across field, before throwing a speculative pass to Ryan James out wide. The Titans make 20 metres from that run. On the last the Titans grubber into the in goal, but it dribbles dead.

Warriors 12-6

The on field referee thinks its no try, and the video referee agrees. It's no try, and the Titans will get the ball.

Warriors 12-6

The Warriors are heavy on attack on the last. Johnson kicks across field, and Kata dives on the ball, but we are going to check it with the video referee.

Warriors 12-6

The Titans are penalised again, this time for holding onto an ankle for too long after the tackle. Greg Bird gets out of the ruck limping a bit.

Warriors 12-6

Elgey kicks high on the last - it hangs and moves a little in the breeze, but Lolohea has no trouble catching it.

Warriors 12-6

Forward pass from the Titans, and the Warriors will get the scrum feed 20 metres out from the Titans line.

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Ryan James very slow to get back to his feet after that tackle. He plays the ball and goes right back on his haunches.

Warriors 6-0

Another mistake from big Manu - his hands have really let him down so far today.

Warriors 6-0

The Titans get inside the Warriors' ten metres for the first time today, but there's a lot of sideways movement with not a lot of penetration.

Warriors 6-0

More relief for the Titans, as the Warriors are penalised. Big help for the Titans there, as they've struggled to get out of their own end of the field so far.

Warriors 6-0

The Warriors go to the blind side, to Manu Vatuvei with a full head of steam, but Vatuvei drops the ball before the defensive line. Huge let off for the Titans.

Warriors 6-0

The video referee agrees with the on field referee, and its no try.

Warriors 6-0

We're going to the video referee for a possible try to Ryan Hoffman. A great flat ball from Townsend hits a rampaging Ryan Hoffman, who crashes over the line, but the referee thinks he's held up.

Warriors 6-0

And yet another penalty to the Warriors, this time for a hand on the ball from the Titans.

Warriors 6-0

The Warriors kick high again for Mead's corner - there's an obvious plan to target that side of the field on the last. The Warriors get a penalty, despite protests from the Titans, and will attack from 15 metres out.

Warriors 6-0

The Titans are forced to kick from within their own half of the field, and the Warriors make it almost back to halfway by the second tackle.

Warriors 6-0

The Warriors are making great metres up the middle so far. Townsend puts a high kick up again on the last, but Hoffman is up to the task and takes it nicely.

Warriors 6-0

The Titans get us back underway, and off the kickoff Lolohea steps three men and makes a half break before being dragged down by the defence.

Warriors 6-0

Lolohea crashes over the line on the 3rd, but is held up.

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A few plays later the Titans drop the ball cold in the tackle, and the Warriors will get the first real attacking set of the game, only 20m out.

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On the last, the Warriors kick high and Mead takes the spiralling bomb and spills it, but luckily it travels backwards.

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We're underway, the Titans kick off and the Warriors have first use of the football.

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Kick off shortly at Mt Smart Stadium. We've had some rousing ANZAC tributes, and we're just hearing both nations' national anthems.

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Few home games have had such a sense of occasion #NRLWarriorsTitans #LestWeForget http://t.co/sfdEr52RS0 pic.twitter.com/C1TVGxtRcK

— Vodafone Warriors (@NZWarriors) April 24, 2015

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Welcome to a sunny Mt Smart Stadium this ANZAC day for the clash between the Warriors and the Titans.

The Warriors will play 1-17 as named on Tuesday, with Dominique Peyroux the man to miss out from the extended interchange bench. Sam Rapira will make his first appearance for 2015 in jersey #17, while Raymond Faitala-Mariner will make his debut from the interchange bench.

For the away side, they will play 1-17 as named on Tuesday, with Mark Ioane dropping off the extended bench. They are, of course, without Dave Taylor, who is suspended for a high tackle until round 9.

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