Full Time
80:00
5:30pm Sat July 13, 2024
Round 19 - Cbus Super Stadium, Robina / Yugambeh - Crowd: 16670
80min

Full-Time: Titans 24 def Eels 16

79min

Sami is away! Brought down at the 20m line..

77min

Fifita swings him to ground and that'll do it.

76min

NO TRY CONFIRMED! Gutherson wanting play on, but Todd was having NONE of it

75min

VIDEO REF: Todd has NO TRY

75min

Pass knocked down by Cartwright. Parra were playing the Harlem Globetrotters there. Titans playing a lot of exciting footy!

74min

Challenge unsuccessful

74min

RCG puts it down. They will challenge though.

73min

Will Penisini will come via the independent doctor - despite Parra being out of subs, they are allowed to make a further sub.

73min

Fifita has passed his HIA

72min

First knock on from the Titans as Parra try to go for a switch.

70min

Daejarn Asi comes from the field with cramp. Looks like Hands will go into the halves.

70min

PENALTY TITANS: High shot

69min

Penisini's pass goes forward. It was tackle 0...

69min

Good mark from Fifita.

68min

If Parra get one more here, things get very very intriguing,

66min

Guymer coming from the field with what looks to be a foot injury. Such a shame

66min

Conversion: Eels
Kicked by Daejarn Asi.

Asi converts.

Titans lead Titans 24 - 16 Eels
65min

Try: Eels
Scored by Clinton Gutherson. Kick to come.

Gutherson got into dummy half and managed to beat three defenders on his way to the line. Referee Todd Smith was in the best position to see if the ball hit the line and awarded the try which was confirmed.

Titans lead Titans 24 - 14 Eels
64min

Cat 2 for Fifita

63min

Kini caught in the in-goal, Good tackle from Matterson.

61min

Fifita made a good tackle but caught Penisini's hip and will come from the field.

60min

Fifita is in all sorts in back play.

60min

Nice to see one of the New England Patriot NFL recruits from Australia in the crowd tonight in Jotham Russell.

59min

Conversion: Eels
Attempted by Daejarn Asi.

No goal

Titans lead Titans 24 - 10 Eels
58min

Try: Eels
Scored by Viliami Penisini. Kick to come.

Parramatta weren't going away. After Klese Haas was slow to clear the ruck, the Eels responded as Will Penisini muscled his way to the line. Penisini beat three disappointing defensive efforts from the Titans on his way to the line.

Titans lead Titans 24 - 10 Eels
57min

PENALTY EELS: Slow peel

56min

Conversion: Titans
Kicked by Jayden Campbell.

Successful

Titans lead Titans 24 - 6 Eels
55min

Try: Titans
Scored by Brian Kelly. Kick to come.

Gold Coast eventually showed their class when they got the ball inside Parramatta's 20. A clever grubber from Campbell caught Clint Gutherson out of position and Brian Kelly crossed for the first of the second half.

Titans lead Titans 22 - 6 Eels
54min

Back to back six again's for the Titans.

53min

Load management would be the only reason given AJ's injury troubles.

52min

AJ Brimson coming off after a successful first stint.

51min

Parramatta working their way out of their own end.

50min

That is how you burn a challenge Brian...

50min

Brian Kelly ruled to have stripped the ball one on one and has lost it. But we have a challenge.

49min

Tago bundled into touch. Great tackle from JoJo Fifita. Brilliant defence from the Titans.

48min

Parramatta will get it back as the ball was touched by Phillip Sami.

47min

Peter Gough in the bunker this evening.

46min

Someone needs to define "reportable offence" to Steve Roach.

45min

The call from the touch judge is forward. Lorenzo Mulitalo got in trouble for a similar looking tackle against the Roosters in the NSW Cup a few weeks ago.

44min

CHARGE DOWN! Lane looking for the bounce but it's secured by AJ Brimson. Titans get it back

43min

Todd Smith was on the mark, but remember for the bunker to be involved it needs to be a REPORTABLE OFFENCE!

43min

Both sides looking for chances to go on the attack. Now AKP goes down

41min

NO TRY! No touch in the contest despite Gutherson's withering plea

41min

VIDEO REF: Toddy has a NO TRY - looking for a possible disruptor here into grounding.

40min

Back underway from the GC.

40min

HT: Titans 18 lead Eels 6.

39min

Oh no... Jake Tago drops it with the line WIDDDEEEE OPEN!

39min

SIX MORE PAR: Hand on ball

38min

Asi forces a chip and Brimson takes no chances.

37min

Nice bit of defence there to save that on Jayden Campbell. Parramatta get off the hook but the Titans were a bit disappointing with that possession.

36min

PENALTY GLD: Holding down

35min

Dylan Brown puts it down...

34min

AJ Brimson has been retrospectively placed on report

34min

JoJo Fifita tackled in-goal. Great work from Asi to take the pass and grubber and force a goal-line dropout.

33min

SIX AGAIN EELS: Randall is slow to release

32min

Momentum is changing. Kick goes out on the full

32min

Conversion: Eels
Kicked by Daejarn Asi.

Asi adds the extras.

Titans lead Titans 18 - 6 Eels
30min

Try: Eels
Scored by Luca Moretti. Kick to come.

Parramatta were guilty of over-trying but eventually some chances were going to stick, and it did in bizarre circumstances. AJ Brimson went for a dart out of dummy half and offloaded it straight to Blaize Talagi who got it onto Luca Moretti. The Clovelly Crocodile crossed with his first touch to bring Parramatta back into the contest.

Titans lead Titans 18 - 4 Eels
28min

Nothing going right for the Eels. They are trying so hard, and are making genuine scoring chances but the final move isn't working out for them at the moment.

27min

Gutherson with one of the most bizarre ffloads you'll ever see. Was like watching rugby sevens, but it goes to the Titans.

26min

Cartwright on for Doorey.

26min

Asi almost breaks through, gets an offload away but it doesn't go to the target. Fortunately, the Titans take it dead.

25min

RCG with a strong kick return! Exactly what Parramatta needed!

24min

Well weighted grubber by Cartwright, it'll be a goal-line dropout.

23min

PENALTY EELS: Slow peel against Klese Haas.

22min

Parramatta making some subs here. I did two early blogs of the Titans, so great to see their improvement in 2024 under Des Hasler.

20min

Conversion: Titans
Kicked by Jayden Campbell.

Campbell adds the extras.

Titans lead Titans 18 - 0 Eels
19min

Try: Titans
Scored by Phillip Sami. Kick to come.

Call the lifeguards, call every patrol because Parramatta are beached here on the Coast. Jake Tago was crunched in a great shot from Campbell. The Titans capitalised on the error by shifting the ball to Phil Sami. Sami was able to beat some lazy defensive efforts to cross for the Titans' third.

Titans lead Titans 16 - 0 Eels
19min

It needs to be said though. It isn't an issue isolated to Fifita but the staying down is a huge problem in the NRL.

18min

Well handled by Todd Smith and co.

18min

Fifita stays down and he hopes to get the bunker involved.

18min

Parramatta with a great scoring chance there. The kick back inside is well defused by AJ Brimson.

17min

AKP is away again!! But this time, he kicks inside but it is well defended by Dylan Brown and the Eels have survived!

16min

Doorey is away! But a great stop by Campbell

15min

Bit of a relief for the Eels. Sam Verrills putting it down.

14min

Conversion: Titans
Kicked by Jayden Campbell.

Campbell with that try assist and now adds the extras.

Titans lead Titans 12 - 0 Eels
13min

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

AKP has two in three minutes. The Eels refused to do little favours for themselves after conceding a penalty which allowed the Titans to march down field. David Fifita linked up with AJ Brimson who found Khan-Pereria to cross for his second in three minutes to continue his impressive streak with his 11th career double.

Titans lead Titans 10 - 0 Eels
12min

Already 7 infringements by these teams. Make it 8 as Guymer is inside the 10m.

11min

PENALTY TITANS: Hand on ball

11min

Conversion: Titans
Kicked by Jayden Campbell.

Campbell adds the extras.

Titans lead Titans 6 - 0 Eels
10min

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

Gold Coast capitalised early after a suspect tackle in the air penalty. Jojo Fifita broke through for the opening line-break before sustained field position eventually took it's toll on the Parramatta defence. A lovely cut-out ball from Jayden Campbell found Alofiana Khan-Pereira who crossed untouched to go top of the try-scorers tally for 2024.

Titans lead Titans 4 - 0 Eels
9min

SIX AGAIN TITANS: Asi with a slow peel

9min

PENALTY TITANS: Joe Ofahengaue pinned for being inside the 10m

8min

SIX AGAIN TITANS: Inside 10m

8min

Jojo Fifita in space for the game's first line-break! Titans go on the attack!!

7min

PENALTY TITANS: Tackle in the air - one of the more softer tackle in the air penalties you will ever see.

6min

Lorenzo Mulitalo down for the moment. Looks like one of those crusher tackles the defender doesn't really have much to do to avoid. Well done by the officiating crew in clearing that swiftly.

5min

Put down by Matt Doorey. He couldn't handle it - the Titans defence improving significantly. David Fifita and Jayden Campbell make strong contact there (hint Billy Slater hint).

4min

SIX AGAIN EELS: Slow peel against Randall

3min

PENALTY EELS: Cannonball against Chris Randall and he's put on report.

2min

Both sides through their opening sets. Gold Coast now working out of their own end.

1min

Late TJ change with Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski replaced by Michael Wise.

We are underway on the GC!

Todd Smith in charge for game number 60. Dan Schwass and Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski have the flags while Peter Gough is in the bunker.

Game 1 gets underway on your Super shortened Saturday with the Titans playing Parramatta. AJ is back! Brimson promoted to fullback, Kini to the bench. This sees Phil Sami start at centre shifting Beau Fermor to the back-row. Klese Haas goes back to the bench while Joe Stimson makes way. Tanah Boyd is the concussion sub. All eyes on David Fifita tonight after another controversial Origin omission. Parra is 1-17 with an NRL debut for Lorenzo Mulitalo.

Referees & scorers:

Referee: Todd Smith

Touch Judges: Daniel Schwass, Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski

Video Referee: Peter Gough

GOLD COAST TITANS (24)
Tries: Alofiana Khan-Pereira (2), Phillip Sami, Brian Kelly
Field Goals:
Two Point Field Goals:
Conversions: Jayden Campbell (4/4)
Penalty Goals:

PARRAMATTA EELS (16)
Tries: Luca Moretti, Viliami Penisini, Clinton Gutherson
Field Goals:
Two Point Field Goals:
Conversions: Daejarn Asi (2/3)
Penalty Goals: