Tanah Boyd is collected by Matt Burton. It's been a horror afternoon for the Titans halfback.
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Titans penalty.
No Try. Taaffe is ruled to have knocked on.
Blake Taaffe is diving for a try, but it appears the ball has rolled dead first.
Jacob Kiraz can't gather in a pass inside the Titans attacking zone.
Keano Kini loses the ball. This has been a disastrous afternoon for the Titans.
Brian Kelly loses the ball in the act of scoring.
Blake Taaffe beats Alofiana Khan-Pereira to a grubber from Kieran Foran - the Titans will get the ball back.
Keano Kini gets a penalty for a high shot from Matt Burton.
Tanah Boyd fails to get a kick away on the last once again.
The Titans have a rare attacking chance.
Tino Fa'asuamaleaui is down with a leg injury.
Kiraz catches the short kick off again!
Burton converts from in front.
Mahoney splits the Titans defence through the middle and finds his fullback in support.
Kiraz catches the short kick off...
Burton pushes the kick wide.
He won't be denied this time!
Kurt Mann cleans up a chip kick from Kieran Foran.
NO TRY. Tracey is taken over the sideline by Sami.
Connor Tracey is claiming a try, but it appears the winger has been dragged over the sideline.
Jaimin Jolliffe pops an offload that gifts the ball back to the Bulldogs.
The Titans manage to shut down the Bulldogs on the last tackle.
The Titans have failed to send the kick-off 10 metres.
Burton is off the mark from the sideline.
Kiraz powers his way over in the corner.
Tanah Boyd is spooked once again, he manages to offload to Kini who gets tackled on the last tackle.
Kiraz gets out of his in goal.
The bunker rules against the Bulldogs - they lose the challenge and possession inside their half.
The Titans are challenging the ruling.
The Bulldogs come up with an error straight after points.
Burton adds the extras.
Mahoney crashes over from close range to extend the lead for the Blue and Whites.
Six again for the Bulldogs.
Tanah Boyd is spooked by Viliame Kikua on the last tackle and drops the ball.
NO TRY. The bunker rules Burton impeded the Titans defence.
.. Kini drops the ball and Curran is on the spot to extend the lead for the Bulldogs!
Crichton puts up a bomb...
Play is back underway - Keenan Palasia takes the first carry of the second 40.
Brian Kelly puts in a chip kick but the Bulldogs are able to clean up.
The Titans get a penalty for an obstruction.
Burton puts too much on an attacking bomb and the Titans survive.
AJ Brimson is trapped in goal.
This is a great opportunity for the Bulldogs to strike a big blow before halftime.
Tanah Boyd knocks on just inside the Bulldogs half.
Blake Taaffe makes a sensational run to get out of his in goal.
Titans penalty.
Burton converts to put the home side up by 12.
Viliame Kikau charges down a kick by Tanah Boyd and manages to get the bounce and score.
CHARGEDOWN
Phillip Sami makes a clean catch on Burton's high ball.
The Titans get a much-needed penalty coming out of their end.
Stephen Crichton knocks on in an effort to catch an attacking kick from Hutchison.
Drew Hutchison gets a penalty just inside the Titans half.
Drew Hutchison takes on the line and has the ball dislodged by the Titans.
AJ Brimson knocks an attacking kick from the Bulldogs dead. Play will resume with a line drop out.
Stephen Crichton makes a strong kick return up to the halfway line.
Burton puts in a nice kick at the end of a set after points.
Burton is on target with his first kick.
Preston makes a powerful run to open the scoring.
Blake Taaffe earns a penalty close to halfway.
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.
Reed Mahoney throws a forward pass to Liam Martin close to the try line.
Alofiana Khan-Pereira can't hold onto a long pass from Foran; the Bulldogs will start a set inside the Titans half.
Kikau needlessly gives away a penalty for collecting Kini around the head as the Titans fullback was catching a bomb.
Viliame Kikau is receiving attention from the Bulldogs trainer with an arm injury.
Blake Wilson dives on a grubber from Keano Kini on the last tackle.
Blake Taaffe fumbles a bomb; the ball comes into contact with Reed Mahoney which results in a Titans penalty.
No Try. The bunker rules Jacob Preston impeded Kieran Foran from making a tackle prior to Wilson scoring.
The Bunker will review the try...
The Bulldogs opted to run the ball on the last and spread the ball wide to send Wilson over.
Bulldogs penalty.
AJ Brimson caught a bomb cleanly - he offloads to Kieran Foran in support, who DROPS it with the try line open.
OMG!!!
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)