Full Time
80:00
3:00pm Sat March 23, 2024
Round 3 - Belmore Sports Ground, Belmore / Bidjigal - Crowd: 12037
80min

Tanah Boyd is collected by Matt Burton. It's been a horror afternoon for the Titans halfback.

79min

Crowd: 12,037

78min

Titans penalty.

76min

No Try. Taaffe is ruled to have knocked on.

76min

Blake Taaffe is diving for a try, but it appears the ball has rolled dead first.

73min

Jacob Kiraz can't gather in a pass inside the Titans attacking zone.

72min

Keano Kini loses the ball. This has been a disastrous afternoon for the Titans.

71min

Brian Kelly loses the ball in the act of scoring.

70min

Blake Taaffe beats Alofiana Khan-Pereira to a grubber from Kieran Foran - the Titans will get the ball back.

69min

Keano Kini gets a penalty for a high shot from Matt Burton.

68min

Tanah Boyd fails to get a kick away on the last once again.

67min

The Titans have a rare attacking chance.

65min

Tino Fa'asuamaleaui is down with a leg injury.

64min

Kiraz catches the short kick off again!

64min

Conversion: Bulldogs
Kicked by Matt Burton.

Burton converts from in front.

Bulldogs lead Bulldogs 32 - 0 Titans
63min

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

Mahoney splits the Titans defence through the middle and finds his fullback in support.

Bulldogs lead Bulldogs 30 - 0 Titans
62min

Kiraz catches the short kick off...

62min

Conversion: Bulldogs
Attempted by Matt Burton.

Burton pushes the kick wide.

Bulldogs lead Bulldogs 26 - 0 Titans
60min

Try: Bulldogs
Scored by Connor Tracey. Kick to come.

He won't be denied this time!

Bulldogs lead Bulldogs 26 - 0 Titans
59min

Kurt Mann cleans up a chip kick from Kieran Foran.

58min

NO TRY. Tracey is taken over the sideline by Sami.

58min

Connor Tracey is claiming a try, but it appears the winger has been dragged over the sideline.

58min

Jaimin Jolliffe pops an offload that gifts the ball back to the Bulldogs.

57min

The Titans manage to shut down the Bulldogs on the last tackle.

55min

The Titans have failed to send the kick-off 10 metres.

55min

Conversion: Bulldogs
Attempted by Matt Burton.

Burton is off the mark from the sideline.

Bulldogs lead Bulldogs 22 - 0 Titans
53min

Try: Bulldogs
Scored by Jacob Kiraz. Kick to come.

Kiraz powers his way over in the corner.

Bulldogs lead Bulldogs 22 - 0 Titans
52min

Tanah Boyd is spooked once again, he manages to offload to Kini who gets tackled on the last tackle.

49min

Kiraz gets out of his in goal.

48min

The bunker rules against the Bulldogs - they lose the challenge and possession inside their half.

48min

The Titans are challenging the ruling.

48min

The Bulldogs come up with an error straight after points.

47min

Conversion: Bulldogs
Kicked by Matt Burton.

Burton adds the extras.

Bulldogs lead Bulldogs 18 - 0 Titans
46min

Try: Bulldogs
Scored by Reed Mahoney. Kick to come.

Mahoney crashes over from close range to extend the lead for the Blue and Whites.

Bulldogs lead Bulldogs 16 - 0 Titans
45min

Six again for the Bulldogs.

45min

Tanah Boyd is spooked by Viliame Kikua on the last tackle and drops the ball.

42min

NO TRY. The bunker rules Burton impeded the Titans defence.

42min

.. Kini drops the ball and Curran is on the spot to extend the lead for the Bulldogs!

41min

Crichton puts up a bomb...

40min

Play is back underway - Keenan Palasia takes the first carry of the second 40.

40min

Brian Kelly puts in a chip kick but the Bulldogs are able to clean up.

39min

The Titans get a penalty for an obstruction.

38min

Burton puts too much on an attacking bomb and the Titans survive.

37min

AJ Brimson is trapped in goal.

35min

This is a great opportunity for the Bulldogs to strike a big blow before halftime.

34min

Tanah Boyd knocks on just inside the Bulldogs half.

33min

Blake Taaffe makes a sensational run to get out of his in goal.

32min

Titans penalty.

31min

Conversion: Bulldogs
Kicked by Matt Burton.

Burton converts to put the home side up by 12.

Bulldogs lead Bulldogs 12 - 0 Titans
30min

Try: Bulldogs
Scored by Viliame Kikau. Kick to come.

Viliame Kikau charges down a kick by Tanah Boyd and manages to get the bounce and score.

Bulldogs lead Bulldogs 10 - 0 Titans
29min

CHARGEDOWN

29min

Phillip Sami makes a clean catch on Burton's high ball.

27min

The Titans get a much-needed penalty coming out of their end.

26min

Stephen Crichton knocks on in an effort to catch an attacking kick from Hutchison.

24min

Drew Hutchison gets a penalty just inside the Titans half.

23min

Drew Hutchison takes on the line and has the ball dislodged by the Titans.

21min

AJ Brimson knocks an attacking kick from the Bulldogs dead. Play will resume with a line drop out.

20min

Stephen Crichton makes a strong kick return up to the halfway line.

20min

Burton puts in a nice kick at the end of a set after points.

19min

Conversion: Bulldogs
Kicked by Matt Burton.

Burton is on target with his first kick.

Bulldogs lead Bulldogs 6 - 0 Titans
17min

Try: Bulldogs
Scored by Jacob Preston. Kick to come.

Preston makes a powerful run to open the scoring.

Bulldogs lead Bulldogs 4 - 0 Titans
16min

Blake Taaffe earns a penalty close to halfway.

14min

The Titans makes a break from a scrum only for Brian Kelly to lose the ball! Both sides are struggling in the early stages of this one.

12min

Reed Mahoney throws a forward pass to Liam Martin close to the try line.

11min

Alofiana Khan-Pereira can't hold onto a long pass from Foran; the Bulldogs will start a set inside the Titans half.

10min

Kikau needlessly gives away a penalty for collecting Kini around the head as the Titans fullback was catching a bomb.

8min

Viliame Kikau is receiving attention from the Bulldogs trainer with an arm injury.

7min

Blake Wilson dives on a grubber from Keano Kini on the last tackle.

6min

Blake Taaffe fumbles a bomb; the ball comes into contact with Reed Mahoney which results in a Titans penalty.

6min

No Try. The bunker rules Jacob Preston impeded Kieran Foran from making a tackle prior to Wilson scoring.

6min

The Bunker will review the try...

5min

The Bulldogs opted to run the ball on the last and spread the ball wide to send Wilson over.

3min

Bulldogs penalty.

2min

AJ Brimson caught a bomb cleanly - he offloads to Kieran Foran in support, who DROPS it with the try line open.

1min

OMG!!!

1min

Keano Kini returns Matt Burton's clearing kick up to his 30 metre line.

Blake Wilson allows the kick-off to bounce but cleans up to be tackle inside his own 10 metre zone.

Max King leads the Bulldogs out in his 100th game in first grade.

Tino Fa'asuamaleaui takes the Titans onto the field.

The Titans won their previous match at Belmore in 2018.

The Bulldogs have struggled at Belmore, winning three from 12 matches, since returning in 2015.

The two sides have faced off on 23 occasions since 2007 - the Titans hold a slender lead with 12 wins.

Kieran Foran returns in the halves for the visitors.

Liam Knight will make his first appearance of the season alongside front-rower Max King, who is celebrating his 100th game in first grade.

Both teams will line up as per program.

Welcome to League Unlimited's coverage of Round 3 Saturday Afternoon Football between the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs and Gold Coast Titans from Belmore Sports Ground.

Referees & scorers:

Referee: Todd Smith

Touch Judges: Kieren Irons, Nick Pelgrave

Video Referee: Grant Atkins

CANTERBURY-BANKSTOWN BULLDOGS (32)
Tries: Jacob Preston, Viliame Kikau, Reed Mahoney, Jacob Kiraz, Connor Tracey, Blake Taaffe
Conversions: Matt Burton (4/6)

GOLD COAST TITANS (0)