FULLTIME :: Titans hold on in a pointsfest!
PENALTY TITANS! High tackle from Tariq Sims.
Will Warbrick is thrown into touch. Storm CHALLENGING. Momentum is always there. UNSUCCESSFUL.
Meaney with an important kick here. Mid range. Kicks it.
Grant kicks through Coates touches down juuuust inside the touchline.
Storm go short and get it back!
Tanah Boyd with a kick to make it ten the difference. Kicked it.
That might be game, set match! AJ Brimson goes high for the kick, somehow gets a pass away and Schoupp has the easy score.
Tariq Sims spills it coming out of his own end.
Meaney hooks it.
Jahrome Hughes finds a gap and goes in!
PENALTY STORM! Another stripping penalty.
PENALTY STORM! Strip. CHALLENGE from the Titans. UNSUCCESSFUL.
Had another drinks break and we're back. Storm will kick-off again.
Boyd has brushed himself off and makes it eight the lead.
PENALTY TITANS! Late hit on Boyd again.
Sami puts down a bomb.
Kelly loses it now.
PENALTY TITANS! Crusher.
Nevermind. Referee has called a PENALTY TITANS! Offside. No bunker needed.
BUNKER TIME! Christian Welch is claiming one.
MacDonald spills it.
Dear, oh dear. AJ Brimson just goes without the ball.
Boyd puts the Titans ahead.
Another error and another try! Hughes spills it and Aaron Schoupp streaks away.
Tino spills it.
Boyd locks us up again.
Jo Vuna gets the easiest four-pointer in his career. He picked up a loose ball and rumbles to the line.
PENALTY TITANS! Good start for the hosts.
KICK-OFF! Here we go again.
Hope you all enjoyed the extended half-time break and got refreshed. Storm hold a six point advantage as they trot onto the field. Titans have to produce something to get back into this game with Kieran Foran hooked during the first half.
Tanah Boyd is back and he has the kick. He watches it and kicks it. HALFTIME.
Titans pull one back right before the break. AJ Brimson kicks ahead and Brian Kelly waits for the bounce and touches down.
Katoa spills it.
Meaney converts.
Storm go back-to-back! Eli Katoa broke through and created space. Nick Meaney tackled himself with the line in sight. He gets it on the next tackle and goes over.
PENALTY STORM! Piggyback for them.
Meaney pilots it over.
Storm take their first lead. Tariq Sims nudges over.
PENALTY STORM! Offside.
Foran smashed again.
PENALTY TITANS! Easy passage from their own line.
Reimis Smith hands it right back.
High kick and Phillip Sami spills it.
Meaney to convert his own effort. He steps in. Converts.
Nick Meaney keeps rollin' rollin' rollin and gets over.
Foran spills it from the kick-off.
Schoupp takes the kicking duties and misses.
Lovely ball and Khan-Pereira is in for a second! He took the high pass from Foran and left his marker for dead.
PENALTY TITANS! High tackle.
We had our first drinks break and lets get back to the action.
The game has got scrappy here. Both teams spilling it with abandon.
PENALTY STORM! Tino clips him high.
Bang! Olam makes up for his two errors with a huge hit on Boyd which jolted the ball loose.
Titans are stretching the field but it is all sideways. Olam knocks down another pass.
Olam hands it right back on the first.
Titans have favoured their left side thus far. Kieran Foran is jammed and loses it.
Grant tries to get the Storm going but Katoa loses it.
Nick Meaney from wide. He studies the kick and nails it.
That is a big moment for the kid! He is making his debut and scores his first! He dummied through the defence and had the wheels to the line.
Brian Kelly spills it trying to work it away.
Titans point to the sticks immediately. Boyd steps up and pilots it home.
PENALTY TITANS! Hitting the kicker late.
Tanah Boyd converts.
Titans go bang! They attack from their own end. It swept down the left side with Albert Kelly and AJ Brimson combining before Khan-Pereira scored.
Both sides through their first sets in the hot conditions.
We had a minutes silence for the Titans inaugural chairman and then we're underway! Storm with first use.
Both teams are onto the field here at a steamy Gold Coast. Here we go!
One note: due to the heat on the Gold Coast, the NRL's heat policy is in affect. There will be regular drinks break and an extended half-time.
Welcome to a scorching Robina Stadium this afternoon. Super Saturday starts in the Gold Coast as two sides who lost their games last weekend try to make amends. The Titans were beaten by a Dragons side in Kogarah while the Storm were shocked by the Bulldogs. Storm continue to be without Cam Munster which gives young half Jonah Pezet a chance to shine at five-eighth. For the Titans, we have two Fa'asumaleaui's! with Izak debuting from the bench. Kick-off is here shortly. Grab some refreshments and snacks because this will be fun.
Referees & scorers:
Referee: Grant Atkins
Touch Judges: Belinda Sharpe, Wyatt Raymond
Video Referee: Matt Noyen
GOLD COAST TITANS (38)
Tries: Alofiana Khan-Pereira (2), Aaron Schoupp (2), Brian Kelly, Jo Vuna
Conversions: Tanah Boyd (5/5), Aaron Schoupp (0/1)
Penalty Goals: Tanah Boyd (2/2)
MELBOURNE STORM (34)
Tries: Jonah Pezet, Nick Meaney (2), Tariq Sims, Jahrome Hughes, Xavier Coates
Conversions: Nick Meaney (5/6)