Full Time
80:00
2:00pm Sun September 3, 2023
Round 27 - Cbus Super Stadium, Robina / Yugambeh - Crowd: 14942
80min

FULL TIME. Titans win 34-30

80min

Conversion: Bulldogs
Kicked by Matt Burton.

Burton adds the extras

Titans lead Titans 34 - 30 Bulldogs
80min

Try: Bulldogs
Scored by Blake Wilson. Kick to come.

Wilson scoops up a loose ball and scores on the siren.

Titans lead Titans 34 - 28 Bulldogs
79min

We sneak in a forward pass before full time too. Titans take over with a minute to go

77min

Wouldn't be right without one more. Knock on by Aaron Schoupp to give the Bulldogs good field position

73min

Conversion: Bulldogs
Kicked by Matt Burton.

Burton is successful

Titans lead Titans 34 - 24 Bulldogs
72min

Try: Bulldogs
Scored by Josh Addo-Carr. Kick to come.

Hayze Perham makes a break off the kick return and then chips for Josh Addo-Carr who juggles his way over the line for a hat-trick.

Titans lead Titans 34 - 22 Bulldogs
70min

Conversion: Titans
Attempted by Aaron Schoupp.

Schoupp is unsuccessful from the sideline

Titans lead Titans 34 - 18 Bulldogs
69min

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

Nice second man play from Foran to Fifita who gets the ball to Alofiana Khan-Pereira who charges down the sideline to score

Titans lead Titans 34 - 18 Bulldogs
67min

Conversion: Titans
Kicked by Aaron Schoupp.

Schoupp makes it 30-18

Titans lead Titans 30 - 18 Bulldogs
66min

Try: Titans
Scored by Kruise Leeming. Kick to come.

Titans are able to capitalise on the free field position. Brimson goes through off an offload and finds Leeming backing up on the inside

Titans lead Titans 28 - 18 Bulldogs
65min

Jake Averillo goes down clutching at his knee... hopefully not as serious as it looks

65min

Alamoti loses the ball attempting to offload. Titans now attacking inside the 20

64min

Side note - doesn't it feel harsh to give up a 7 tackle set for knocking on over the line? Should just be a 10m scrum in this humble blogger's opinion

64min

Try is now under review...Burton has knocked it on. No Try

61min

Conversion: Bulldogs
Kicked by Matt Burton.

Matt Burton adds the extras.

Titans lead Titans 24 - 18 Bulldogs
60min

Try: Bulldogs
Scored by Josh Addo-Carr. Kick to come.

Josh Addo-Carr in for a double. Kikau sets him up for the linebreak and JAC steps inside the fullback to score.

Titans lead Titans 24 - 16 Bulldogs
59min

Titans will now "open the shoulders for the final 20" according to Blocker. They've been playing such structured and conservative footy up until now

57min

This game will go down in history as the Knock-on-a-thon. Bulldogs turn it over

56min

Moeaki Fotuaika knocks on in the first set after the kick off. I do not know what to say anymore

55min

Conversion: Titans
Kicked by Aaron Schoupp.

Schoupp converts to add the extras

Titans lead Titans 24 - 12 Bulldogs
54min

Try: Titans
Scored by Kieran Foran. Kick to come.

HAT-TRICK! Kieran Foran goes over for his third. This is the first hat-trick of Foran's career

Titans lead Titans 22 - 12 Bulldogs
52min

You would not believe it. Kurtis Morrin knocks on tackle 2 10 metres out. Titans will have the ball momentarily

52min

Conversion: Bulldogs
Kicked by Matt Burton.

Burton slots it from the sideline. Great kick

Titans lead Titans 18 - 12 Bulldogs
51min

Try: Bulldogs
Scored by Kurtis Morrin. Kick to come.

Kurtis Morrin scoops up a loose ball from a cross field kick and dives over in the corner to score

Titans lead Titans 18 - 10 Bulldogs
49min

PENALTY. Bulldogs draw a high tackle which relieves the pressure from their own end

47min

Brian Kelly attempting to offload and loses the ball. One tackle later the Bulldogs turn the ball over. Please get me away from this game. Titans scrum 10 out

46min

Bulldogs challenge the decision of knock on and are unsuccessful. Titans with a scrum 10 metres out

46min

Paul Alamoti on report for a high shot. Penalty to the Titans

45min

Blake Wilson drops the short drop out and the Titans end up with the ball

44min

Bulldogs head down the other end and a nice kick from Matt Burton forces a line drop out

43min

Weaver's grubber is too heavy so the Bulldogs have a 7 tackle set

41min

Back underway for the second half. Bulldogs will have the ball first

40min

HALF TIME! A few moments of individual brilliance have ended in tries but an overall scrappy game between two bottom of the table sides. Gold Coast lead 18-6

39min

Conversion: Titans
Kicked by Aaron Schoupp.

Schoupp adds the extra 2.

Titans lead Titans 18 - 6 Bulldogs
38min

Try: Titans
Scored by AJ Brimson. Kick to come.

Brimson injects himself into the game with a lovely linebreak following up some broken defence after an offload. His tackle busting speed too good and he scores under the posts.

Titans lead Titans 16 - 6 Bulldogs
36min

A serious lack of ball for David Fifita so far who I hear is pretty handy with ball in hand

35min

Thomas Weaver comes from the field with a HIA after copping a boot from Addo-Carr trying to make a tackle

35min

Conversion: Bulldogs
Kicked by Matt Burton.

Burton's conversion is successful

Titans lead Titans 12 - 6 Bulldogs
33min

Try: Bulldogs
Scored by Josh Addo-Carr. Kick to come.

Josh Addo-Carr makes a break from his own end and then breezes through some suspect cover defence to score a long range try.Kick to come

Titans lead Titans 12 - 4 Bulldogs
30min

Reed Mahoney knocks on! Someone's changed the footy for a bar of soap

29min

I promise this isn't a typo. Another knock on. Bulldogs now on the "attack" if you can call it that

28min

AJ Brimson knocks on to give the Dogs possession on halfway. Will someone please hold onto the ball

26min

ERROR. Jayden Okunbor knocks on with his first touch

23min

Conversion: Titans
Kicked by Aaron Schoupp.

Schoupp adds the extras from a slight angle

Titans lead Titans 12 - 0 Bulldogs
21min

Try: Titans
Scored by Kieran Foran. Kick to come.

Kieran Foran lovely show and go close to the line and he slides through for his 2nd try.

Titans lead Titans 10 - 0 Bulldogs
20min

Blake Wilson knocks on coming out of the Bulldogs end to put the Titans on the attack

16min

Burton chips in behind for Josh Addo-Carr and Keano Kini knocks on after a terrible bounce. Dogs on the attack

15min

Fifita bundled into touch to give the Bulldogs good field position

14min

Conversion: Titans
Kicked by Aaron Schoupp.

Schoupp adds the extras from right in front

Titans lead Titans 6 - 0 Bulldogs
13min

Try: Titans
Scored by Kieran Foran. Kick to come.

Foran busts through the line and shows some of his speed from yesteryear to score under the posts. Kick to come

Titans lead Titans 4 - 0 Bulldogs
11min

PENALTY! High shot on Keano Kini and Titans will look to take advantage of field position

9min

Bulldogs don't threaten the line at all and then give away a penalty to relieve the pressure

8min

Contentious call. Titans judged to have knocked on a Burton bomb. Tino chooses not to challenge so Dogs on the attack again

6min

A combined 2/5 set completions to start just as expected

5min

Deja vu. Kikau knocks again trying to play the ball close to the line. Let's see if the Titans can hold onto it here

4min

Titans knock on coming out of their own end putting the Bulldogs back on the attack

3min

KNOCK ON. Crash play to Kikau and he loses the ball trying to score

2min

Penalty Bulldogs! Charge down from Mahoney knocks his headgear off and the Titans regather in an offside position. Don't see that often

GAME ON! Bulldogs kick off and Titans have first use of the footy.

Both teams will be playing for some pride here after disappointing seasons. Both teams have been leaking points so expect a high scoring affair in some good weather on the Gold Coast.

For the Bulldogs Ryan Sutton starts at lock with Max King dropping to the bench in place of Sam Hughes.

Mass backline changes for the Titans with Keano Kini starting at fullback, AJ Brimson moving to the centres and Aaron Schoupp on the wing. Joe Stimson starts in the forwards with Jaimin Jolliffe moving to the bench.

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Referees & scorers:

Referee: Kasey Badger

Touch Judges: Liam Kennedy, Tyson Brough

Video Referee: Gerard Sutton

GOLD COAST TITANS (34)
Tries: Kieran Foran (3), AJ Brimson, Kruise Leeming, Alofiana Khan-Pereira
Field Goals:
Two Point Field Goals:
Conversions: Aaron Schoupp (5/6)
Penalty Goals:

CANTERBURY-BANKSTOWN BULLDOGS (30)
Tries: Josh Addo-Carr (3), Kurtis Morrin, Blake Wilson
Field Goals:
Two Point Field Goals:
Conversions: Matt Burton (5/5)
Penalty Goals: