Titans were setting up for it. They went to the left then swung it back to Tanah Boyd. He shanks the field goal and BULLDOGS win.
PENALTY TITANS! Offside.
Dogs take it to the corner on last. Titans have to go the length.
Titans surely have to go short. They do but Jacob Kiraz goes highest!
Burton slams through the kick.
It was messy but it worked. Dogs lost their direction then Jayden Okunbor straightens up and scores.
Burton has been obsessed with the grubber and he gets it back...
PENALTY BULLDOGS! Another tipping tackle.
Titans were looking good. Kruise Leeming doesn't play it correctly.
TPJ is on a rampage right now. He went from right to left then tried to get to Addo-Carr. The winger kicks through and it's a dropout. Bunker intervenes and it will be a tap for the Titans.
TPJ tries to carry it out. He loses it. CHALLENGE from the Bulldogs. SUCCESSFUL. PENALTY BULLDOGS!
Dogs tried to muscle up and knock it down.
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PENALTY BULLDOGS! Tino lifts TPJ over the horizontal.
PENALTY BULLDOGS! Titans were trying to muscle up and catches a player high.
Burton with a kick from the right touchline this time. He hits the post.
Another Burton kick for a four-pointer. Titans let it bounce again. Kiraz grabs it and scores.
Bulldogs CHALLENGE. It felt like an eternity before they called it though. SUCCESSFUL. Bulldogs ball.
PENALTY TITANS! Max King passes off the ground.
Titans give it away right on the kick-off.
Boyd swings it wide.
Titans get one back with a wonderful set piece. Fifita again the main man and a good finish from the winger.
Boyd hangs the kick up and Alamoti takes it then is put in reverse by the Titans. Dropout.
RED LIGHTS.. NO TRY! It was an obstruction in the end. TITANS PENALTY!
BUNKER TIME! Paul Alamoti is close but is it a double movement?
Titans go mid again, Kiraz takes it.
Burton kicks early in the count again. The bounce beats everyone and Jayden Campbell takes it. Dropout.
Titans go sorta short? either way Mahoney takes it.
Burton goes a kick wide right. It is called a knock on against Jacob Kiraz. Bulldogs CHALLENGE. It is called a Phillip Sami knock on. SUCCESSFUL.
Jayden Campbell slices through to get the Titans on the front foot then we have one of the worst forward passes in NRL history.
Burton goes to his magic boot again but this one goes straight to Tanah Boyd.
PENALTY BULLDOGS! Offside.
Burton from out wide. Bravedog is there to cheer it home. The half takes his time and swings it wide.
The Dogs have gone bang bang! Matt Burton slices through, exchanges passes and it ends with Josh Addo-Carr getting a try in his return.
Burton pilots home from the boot.
We said it was gonna be a Burton bomb afternoon and he strikes. He lofted it high in the air and Jake Averillo makes the catch and streaks away.
KICK-OFF! Here we go.
Both teams are back out for the second half! Can the Dogs get back into this? or will the Titans arrest their second half slide?
HALFTIME! Titans in firm control, leading 14-0 at the break.
Another repeat set earned by Boyd. Addo-Carr almost fooled by the bounce.
Boyd salutes again.
The ball somehow got to Stimson and he scores. Tino Fa'asuamaleaui had four players on him, flicks it out and the second rower has an easy score.
Titans earn a repeat set. Dogs go short but Titans recover.
Reed Mahoney who was steamrolled by Tino has to go off for HIA. Tino had a raised elbow there.
Mo Fotuaika is down after some contact. The teams come together for a chat. Reed Mahoney is on report for something? Hip Drop? Running in? Who knows. Anyways. Titans penalty.
Unlucky for Reed Mahoney. He tries to drill a 40/20 but it goes inches short.
Some hands from Mo Foutaika. The kick from Perham rebounds and the prop is able to take it with grace.
Tanah Boyd kicks it into the wind and it goes out on the full.
This time Boyd will take the tee. He salutes.
PENALTY TITANS! Offside.
Titans were set deep to the left. They went for a pair of front row bashes. It was followed by a sweep left and Fifita's offload is knocked on by Reed Mahoney.
Titans decide to tap after Matt Burton gets some treatment.
PENALTY TITANS! High tackle.
Bulldogs decide to go through the hands on last. It ends up with Addo-Carr whose kick rolls dead easily.
PENALTY BULLDOGS! Strip. We have a CHALLENGE from the Titans. UNSUCCESSFUL.
RED LIGHTS.. NO TRY! Campbell dropped it trying to put it down. It was also passed off the ground but the right result was gained.
BUNKER TIME! Titans have kept it alive and Jayden Campbell has grounded it.
PENALTY TITANS! Titans allow it to bounce again but get bailed out by an inside the ten.
Dogs get the first set restart of the game. They try to stretch the edges but Corey Waddell spills it. Despite asking for a challenge, none is forthcoming.
Tino spills it on tackle two.
PENALTY TITANS! We have our first Burton special of the afternoon. It was brought back for an offside.
Tanah Boyd has his first kick and nails it.
David Fifita just said get out of my way. He scoops it up on last then just burrows through the Dogs defenders.
PENALTY TITANS! Easy passage for the visitors.
Both teams through their first sets without any issue. One note. It is a windy day in Sydney so good luck to the fullbacks.
KICK-OFF! Here we go!
Another wonderful acknowledgement to country in what has been a wonderful weekend to celebrate and acknowledge our indigenous talent.
Both teams have walked out onto the Stadium Australia turf in tandem for the Indigenious ceremony. The Titans were led out by Preston Campbell while it was Ewan McGrady for the Bulldogs.
The Bulldogs have made a slew of changes. Sam Hughes starts in place of Harrison Edwards while Raymond Faitala-Mariner is out which sees Blake Wilson and Kurtis Morrin join the bench. Josh Reynolds is the 18th man. For Gold Coast Titans, it is a backline reshuffle with Alofiana Kahn-Pereira being the 18th man. Jojo Fifita goes to the wing while Aaron Schoupp moves to the centres.
Good afternoon everyone! We have an interesting game to kick off Super Sunday! Two sides battling from the bottom of the ladder duke it out in the center of Sydney! The Bulldogs come off their loss to the Warriors while the Titans were beaten in a pointsfest in the Hunter.
Referees & scorers:
Referee: Chris Butler
Touch Judges: Drew Oultram, Chris Sutton
Video Referee: Ben Cummins
CANTERBURY-BANKSTOWN BULLDOGS (20)
Tries: Jake Averillo, Josh Addo-Carr, Jacob Kiraz, Jayden Okunbor
Conversions: Matt Burton (2/4)
GOLD COAST TITANS (18)
Tries: David Fifita, Joe Stimson, Phillip Sami
Conversions: Tanah Boyd (2/3)
Penalty Goals: Tanah Boyd (1/1)