Full Time
80:00
5:30pm Sat August 19, 2023
Round 25 - Cbus Super Stadium, Robina / Yugambeh - Crowd: 19101
80min

FULL TIME - A brave Titans outfit blown out in the end as the Panthers win 40-14.

77min

Conversion: Panthers
Kicked by Nathan Cleary.

Cleary slots it.

Panthers lead Titans 14 - 40 Panthers
75min

Try: Panthers
Scored by Stephen Crichton. Kick to come.

Crichton has been great for Penrith tonight, as has been Liam Martin who beats a few defenders and then puts the Panthers centre over.

Panthers lead Titans 14 - 38 Panthers
73min

Penrith almost go through again but a resilient Gold Coast side holds the Panthers out and then force an error.

69min

Conversion: Panthers
Kicked by Nathan Cleary.

Cleary pushes it out to 34-14.

Panthers lead Titans 14 - 34 Panthers
69min

Try: Panthers
Scored by Liam Martin. Kick to come.

Game over as Liam Martin flies over the top of AJ Brimson to take a Nathan Cleary kick and score!

Panthers lead Titans 14 - 32 Panthers
68min

Conversion: Panthers
Kicked by Nathan Cleary.

Cleary converts it.

Panthers lead Titans 14 - 28 Panthers
65min

Try: Panthers
Scored by Dylan Edwards. Kick to come.

The Panthers were going nowhere in that set... until Nathan Cleary sends Stephen Crichton flying down the sideline... and like any good fullback Dylan Edwards is in support to score!

Panthers lead Titans 14 - 26 Panthers
63min

Luke Garner dives on an early kick and Penrith survive.

62min

Another dropout coming as Kruise Leeming comes up with a clever kick under pressure on the last.

61min

A dropout forced now... Titans really testing the Panthers here.

60min

That is an odd call. James Fisher-Harris penalised for what looked like a sin bin similar to that of Jacob Preston last week but not binned.

57min

Bad signs here with Jayden Campbell crumbling to the ground in pain. A non-contact injury.

57min

CLOSE! The Panthers look set to strike on the left edge as Sunia Turuva dives on but a desperate tackle from AJ Brimson sees the ball come out. That was very close though... and a very quick call from the Bunker given how close it looked.

53min

Penrith get it back off the short dropout.

53min

ELECTRIC! Jayden Campbell with a beautiful ball to send AJ Brimson streaming through a hole and he passes to Alofiana Khan-Pereira who kicks ahead but Dylan Edwards saves the day.

51min

Conversion: Titans
Attempted by Jayden Campbell.

Campbell misses again.

Panthers lead Titans 14 - 22 Panthers
51min

Try: Titans
Scored by David Fifita. Kick to come.

Way too easy off the tap as a trick play sees Fifita score.

Panthers lead Titans 14 - 22 Panthers
50min

Thomas Weaver puts in an early kick for Alofiana Khan-Pereira and Thomas Jenkins bumps him out of the way. Penalty but no sin bin.

44min

INJURY NEWS - Phillip Sami (foot) is out for the game.

43min

Conversion: Titans
Attempted by Jayden Campbell.

Campbell misses.

Panthers lead Titans 10 - 22 Panthers
43min

Try: Titans
Scored by Alofiana Khan-Pereira. Kick to come.

An error from Liam Martin after a penalty was awarded to Penrith gifts possession to the Gold Coast and the Titans strike immediately. AJ Brimson, playing fullback, with a beautiful ball as Thomas Jenkins had come and Alofiana Khan-Pereira flies to score.

Panthers lead Titans 10 - 22 Panthers
40min

Back underway.

40min

HALF TIME - The Panthers made a shaky start but have recovered to take a 22-6 lead at halftime. A huge performance from fullback Dylan Edwards, who has 144 run metres, a try, one linebreak assist and four tackle busts.

40min

Conversion: Panthers
Attempted by Nathan Cleary.

Cleary hooks it.

Panthers lead Titans 6 - 22 Panthers
39min

Try: Panthers
Scored by Thomas Jenkins. Kick to come.

Just too good. Tyrone Peachey potentially bombs a try on the left edge as he doesn't pass to an unmarked Sunia Turuva after Penrith strip the Gold Coast for numbers. The Panthers spin it right on the last though and Stephen Crichton brilliant kicks it for Thomas Jenkins in the corner.

Panthers lead Titans 6 - 22 Panthers
37min

A missed opportunity for the Titans as Zac Hosking can't ground the grubber in-goal, Jaimin Jolliffe misses a chance to score as Lindsay Smith grounds it. Penrith now get it off the short dropout.

35min

Spencer Leniu with a charging run off the restart and drops the ball. Titans with an immediate chance to hit back.

35min

Conversion: Panthers
Kicked by Nathan Cleary.

18-6 now.

Panthers lead Titans 6 - 18 Panthers
34min

Try: Panthers
Scored by Tyrone Peachey. Kick to come.

He gets his try now. An overlap with the man in the bin!

Panthers lead Titans 6 - 16 Panthers
34min

Nathan Cleary digs into the line and passes to Zac Hosking, who is through, but he is taken down early by Aaron Schoupp. It would have been a sin bin but Tyrone Peachey plays the whistle and kicks the loose ball ahead to score. The Bunker reviews it though and rules a knock on, which means Schoupp goes to the bin!

31min

Tino Fa'asuamaleaui off after pulling up looking quite ginger. Could be a leg concern. Kruise Leeming on.

31min

David Fifita saves a certain try as Nathan Cleary takes the line on. Jarome Luai then is forced to kick on the last and it is fielded by the Titans who survive and work it out from inside their own end.

29min

That is more like it as Thomas Weaver puts in an early kick for Phillip Sami but Sunia Turuva handles it well and now the Panthers receive a relieving penalty. One more try could really see Penrith kick on here.

27min

Titans struggling to threaten and get out of their own end now. They really need to start spreading it early because their speed men could cause problems for the Panthers.

23min

Conversion: Panthers
Kicked by Nathan Cleary.

Replays show a bobble in the play-the-ball from Jarome Luai in an earlier tackle but it was missed by the referees. It could have been a strip too, it would need to be looked at a bit more. Cleary kicks the goal nonetheless.

Panthers lead Titans 6 - 12 Panthers
22min

Try: Panthers
Scored by Isaah Yeo. Kick to come.

Simple stuff as Jack Cogger plays it for Isaah Yeo out of dummy-half and the co-captain spins over.

Panthers lead Titans 6 - 10 Panthers
21min

Almost a repeat of the play that produced points as Nathan Cleary goes to the air for Stephen Crichton. Brian Kelly knocks it on and the Panthers get a repeat set.

19min

Jarome Luai with a well-weighted kick on the fourth. Dropout.

18min

A horror set for the Titans as the kick from Jayden Campbell on the last is miscued and Tyrone Peachey has it on halfway.

17min

Conversion: Panthers
Kicked by Nathan Cleary.

No mistake from the Panthers halfback.

Tied up at Titans 6 - 6 Panthers
15min

Try: Panthers
Scored by Dylan Edwards. Kick to come.

The Panthers find space down the left again as Sunia Turuva has a chance to kick inside but takes the tackle instead. It is the right call as Nathan Cleary then puts it up in the air on the last, Stephen Crichton bats it back and the Penrith fullback scores.

Titans lead Titans 6 - 4 Panthers
14min

Not much in that set from the Titans but a brilliant kick on the last from Thomas Weaver finds the ground and the chase traps Dylan Edwards 20 out from his own line.

13min

A shift left sees Tyrone Peachey make a linebreak. Penrith 30 out. Back to the right edge as quick hands sees Thomas Jenkins bump off a few tackles, he is now just 10 out. A kick on the last but the Titans have it.

12min

The game has started to settle into a rhythm after the Titans were on top early. Penrith still looking a bit rushed though at times, rattled by the early try conceded.

11min

Nathan Cleary spots Thomas Jenkins in space on the sideline but the kick isn't great and it puts the winger under immediate pressure and he is taken into touch.

10min

But instead AJ Brimson almost makes a break right through the middle, just pulled up before he could have really threatened in open space. Now the Titans concede a penalty on the kick return for Dylan Edwards.

9min

Jarome Luai puts it into the air on the last and a strong chase traps Phillip Sami 10 out from his own line. Penrith need to step up the intensity in defence here after a slow start.

8min

A tricky bomb here for Sunia Turuva under pressure from Phillip Sami but the Titans winger drops it and the Panthers get the ball back deep inside their own half.

7min

Penrith find some space through the middle as Isaah Yeo steps through but he offloads it to a Titan.

7min

Thomas Weaver with the grubber on the third and Dylan Edwards patiently watches it go dead. Relief for the Panthers.

6min

Set restart and more chances for the Titans to really apply some pressure.

5min

Penrith looking off tonight as an obstruction play is pulled up on halfway. Penalty Titans, who are 20 out.

3min

Conversion: Titans
Kicked by Jayden Campbell.

Campbell converts the try.

Titans lead Titans 6 - 0 Panthers
2min

Try: Titans
Scored by Klese Haas. Kick to come.

Talking about the Titans having plenty of points in them! Klese Haas beats Zac Hosking and then Dylan Edwards to score a spectacular try! What a start!

Titans lead Titans 4 - 0 Panthers
1min

What looked to be a perfect start for the Panthers turns into a penalty as Nathan Cleary traps Alofiana Khan-Pereira deep inside his own half but the chasers were offside.

1min

We are underway! Panthers with first use of it.

The Titans certainly have plenty of points in them... but they will need a big effort in defence tonight to be any hope against the back-to-back defending premiers.

In team news, the Titans welcome back AJ Brimson, pushing Keano Kini to 18th man. Jack Cogger starts at hooker with Mitch Kenny still not fit to return. Elsewhere, Luke Garner joins the bench with Jaeman Salmon 18th man. It comes after Brian To'o, Scott Sorensen and Matt Eisenhuth dropped out on Friday, with Tom Jenkins, Spencer Leniu and Zac Hosking their replacements.

Good evening and welcome to League Unlimited's live updates of tonight's game between the Titans and Panthers.

Referees & scorers:

Referee: Chris Butler

Touch Judges: Nick Morel, Michael Wise

Video Referee: Kasey Badger

GOLD COAST TITANS (14)
Tries: Klese Haas, Alofiana Khan-Pereira, David Fifita
Conversions: Jayden Campbell (1/3)

PENRITH PANTHERS (40)
Tries: Dylan Edwards (2), Isaah Yeo, Tyrone Peachey, Thomas Jenkins, Liam Martin, Stephen Crichton
Conversions: Nathan Cleary (6/7)