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That's fulltime, the Bulldogs re-leapfrog Manly back into the top eight with a 22-point victory.

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 36-14

VIDEO REF | Possible Titans try to Kalifa Faifai Loa, checking sideline. On-field is NO TRY.

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 36-10

Contest winding down now, Titans spill it again coming out of their own end. Canterbury scrum 40m out.

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 30-10

No dice for the Titans and you'd have to think that's their chances of a comeback done for.

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 26-10

Titans with the short kickoff and they have it! First tackle, 20m out... and now the Gold Coast have a penalty 15m out! Tap and go!

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 26-10

Fifteen to go. Twelve the margin. The Bulldogs haven't beaten the Titans in a few years... is this the time?

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 22-10

INJURY: Aidan Sezer is off the park for the visitors... With Canterbury scoring to lead by twelve that's no good. Sezer's shoulder is being assessed.

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 16-4

High ball from the Titans, they get it, tap it back... then hand it over to Canterbury who now are surging up field!

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 12-4

Canterbury let another attacking opportunity go to waste. Titans 20m restart after a Rona grubber goes dead.

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 12-4

BANG, and BANG. Kasiano lines up Bird, then two plays later smashes Aidan Sezer. Now Canterbury break down the left before picking up a penalty for a high shot by Matt White.

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 12-4

Bulldogs turn it over on the last, Gold Coast start this set with a play the ball 1m from their own line.

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 12-4

Some loose passing and forceful defence sees the Titans cough it up just inside the 'Dogs half, Canterbury now away with it.

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 12-4

Last tackle option is a bit tepid. Cross-field kick easily fielded by Nene Macdonald for the Titans.

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 12-4

NO TRY. No evidence to overturn so Canterbury have it back for one more tackle...

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 12-4

VIDEO REF | NO try for Josh Morris, checking grounding but he looks to be held up.

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 12-4

Penalty Canterbury just two into the set. They attack from 40m out.

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 12-4

Gold Coast with the better of the field position so far. Paasi takes them to 20m out on the last...

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 12-4

End to end to start the second forty. Both sides pushing from one end of the ground to the other. First points will be crucial.

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 12-4

We're back underway at Gosford, Bulldogs first possession as the sun disappears and the lights take hold.

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 12-4

Titans last ditch effort before the break finishes with a forward pass. Canterbury lead by 8 at oranges.

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 12-4

The last tackle option is a kick that rolls dead. Titans 20m restart with a minute left.

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 12-4

Bulldogs force a drop-out. Lafai grubbers ahead, Lane wins the race to the ball by soccering it ahead, then he and Hodkinson fall over each other before Faifai Loa picks it up and is tackled in goal.

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 12-4

Leva Li cleans up an important Bulldogs last tackle kick 5m from his own line.

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 12-4

Titans last tackle option is good but just has one too many bounces in it. Sezer's grubber goes dead and Canterbury will restart with a seven tackle set from the 20m.

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 12-0

Canterbury concede a penalty 1m out on the last tackle - Mbye hanging on too long in the tackle. Titans with a full set to inflict some damage here.

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 12-0

VIDEO REF | Curtis Rona has scored, but the Bulldogs managed to give the Titans the ball who then returned it to them... let's see how this works.

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 6-0

Browne and Klemmer both on for Canterbury who have a reduced bench rotation. The Bulldogs have just forced a drop-out off David Mead after a neat kick from Moses Mbye.

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 6-0

Big period of play from Canterbury here, they've surged up the other end and are trapping the Titans deep in their own half in the ensuing return set.

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 6-0

OUCH. Agnatius Paasi has been put ON REPORT for a woeful mid-air tackle on Brett Morris who was attempting to catch a bomb. Penalty Canterbury on their own 10m.

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 6-0

Error-free sets (yes, you read correctly) from both sides after the Brett Morris try.

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 6-0

The 'Dogs now pick up a penalty with the Titans hanging on a little too long in the tackle and a rake.

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Bulldogs push all the way up the park, then Li retrieves the last tackle grubber for the Titans before drawing an arguable penalty.

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Last tackle option for Canterbury goes awry and the result is a Titans scrum 10m out from their own line.

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DOUBLE INTERCEPT! Jackson offloads through a hole near the line, and Sezer takes it on a 60m run... before he tries to find support and passes to the chasing Curtis Rona. Bulldogs work it back from 25m out.

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Curtis Rona leaps spectacularly to take a ball in-goal. Canterbury pick up a penalty off the 20m restart with the Titans deliberately slowing Rona's path to the 20m.

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Play resumes - Lane comes on for Lichaa who managed to hobble off the park.

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First general play kick of the afternoon from Aidan Sezer starts off ordinary but produces a decent result. Bulldogs scrum on their own 10m line.

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Canterbury kick off, and the Titans bring it back for the first hit up of the afternoon.

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Now the Blue-and-Whites join them, Bay 16 goes up as the temporary home of The Kennel.

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Gold Coast trot out onto a sunny Central Coast Stadium. Plenty of fans have turned out at Gosford.

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Fulltime in the Holden Cup - the Titans dominated the day but had to hold off a Bulldogs comeback to win 32-30.

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In TEAM NEWS we see the Bulldogs have omitted Aiden Tolman due to injury. Sam Kasiano starts at prop (he started at lock last week, versatile much?) while Lloyd Perrett grabs the vacant bench spot. The Titans have wholesale changes - Leva Li debuts at fullback with Josh Hoffman moving to the halves to partner Aidan Sezer - Kane Elgey is out. Mortimer (hooker) and Burr (second row) start today, with Falloon benched and Ryan James ruled out. Kickoff is 4:10pm.

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Welcome to coverage of our second Sunday arvo clash - the Bulldogs have shifted their 11th home game of the season up the road to Gosford, where they'll host the Gold Coast. The Titans have been somewhat of a bogey side for the blue-and-whites lately - earlier this season the league's newest club downed Canterbury 28-14 at Robina, and will be hoping to upset the applecart once again.

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