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Full time and Cronulla travel up to Gold Coast and complete a comprehensive 44-0 flogging. Match report coming after I have dinner!

My heart is aching and my brain is breaking watching this, Gold Coast just can't do anything right tonight

Samuel Stonestreet could've bagged a hat-trick but he fumbles the pass, that'll likely be all of the points for tonight

10m out are the Sharks

Penalty to Cronulla, they kick for touch and push for 50-0. They have time but can they score?

Jojo Fifita could have scored but knocks on, this is bad from the hosts

Penalty Titans

They score! But the pass was forward, nothing going right tonight

Now the Titans with some possession and they spread it

I'm out of song references but blog is back in order and it's Cronulla on the attack yet again

Sorry everyone. Being distracted at home so made a mistake with the blog, trying to clean it up, big apologies to everyone following

Yet another try for the Sharks off kicks, the Titans have been awful in the air

Can you pick sides already? One week we get the Titans at their best and then we get this, hard to watch

No try. Clark can't find the grass and in fact loses the ball, another great scoring chance goes begging

Erin Clark is claiming a try but the referee believes it was held up, to the bunker it goes

6 AGAIN

Couple plays left here, they could score with some luck, and skill

Gold Coast into the Sharks 20

Titans penalty to carry them out of their own half

Another set goes begging. Cronulla survive. Again

Keano Kini HAMMERED in a strong tackle but does well to hang onto the ball

Gold Coast 40m out, can they put on some points here?

But the play after they come up with an error, accidental offside and the Titans get the scrum

The Sharks are strong up the middle yet again

Just a week ago the caption was let them talk for the Titans as they silenced the haters, but this performance echos the Gold Coast of old and Des Hasler would be furious

Cronulla with offload after offload, they're enjoying this

Samuel Stonestreet!!!! Comes up with the ball on the short drop out, Gold Coast look dejected

Another nice last tackle kick from the Titans to force a drop out but another set goes begging. Cronulla soaking up pressure like a sponge

6 again and Titans with yet another set close to the Sharks line

Gold Coast are strong up the middle but still it's proving worthless as the Sharks just have all the answers

The Sharks defend out the set yet again. This is a wonderful performance

Moeaki Fotuaika nearly gets over but is stopped just short, and we see more of his rear end than he does of the try line

Beautiful kick to the corner from Kieran Foran forces another drop out, but Cronulla hold on yet again

Titans close to the Sharks line here

But a lucky bounce on the 5th tackle bomb and Cronulla bat it dead. They get a line drop out

Barely making any meters off this set, Gold Coast look shot to pieces

AJ Brimson well contained on his edge as the Titans try to spread the ball

Penalty to the Titans after the Sharks kick chase was offside. They'll drive it out of their own half

Set for set after the opening try to the second half - but for how long will it continue

Keano Kini runs it back after Atkinson's bomb

Cronulla on the attack yet again

The Titans are set adrift on memory bliss of last weeks win. It's almost like we're watching a whole new team

IRO MAKES A BREAK

spreading that was* been a big week

They're speeding the ball but pinned to their 20 three tackles in. Really no answers for this amazing Cronulla linespeed

And the Titans hang on. Decent bit of defence from them

Cronulla into the Titans half now

Kieran Foran puts a deep bomb up on the last but it's caught on the full and Cronulla will enjoy a 7-tackle set

35 out from the Sharks line now

6 again to Gold Coast on the 3rd. That'll help them

No mistake on the catch from Keano Kini

Daniel Atkinson puts up the bomb

Good first set from Gold Coast

Underway in the second 40. It's the Titans who take the kick off

Half time here at CBUS - Gold Coast have been shocked by the Sharks who lead a whopping 30-0. See you soon in the second 40!

AND THEY FORCE THE ERROR! Incredible defence from Cronulla and they'll hold Gold Coast to nil going into the break

70 seconds left, 5 meters out

Penalty Titans! It was the last play but the Sharks were offside and grant Gold Coast one last chance

2:30 left for the Gold Coast to score, all the field position they could want

And it'll be a goal line drop out as Jesse Ramien just grounds the ball before Campbell gets there

4th tackle kick, Jayden Campbell may have scored but it goes up as no try

Jayden Campbell nearly scores! He's dangerous close to the line

6 AGAIN TITANS

Gold Coast could score here! They're so close

Challenge is successful as the tackle from Jesse Ramien is high, he's put on report and the Titans get the penalty

Kieran Foran gets smashed in a tackle and loses the ball, really not what the Titans needed but they challenge it

Keano Kini nearly gets through!

High shot from Jesse Ramien and the Sharks concede a penalty. Good attacking chance for Gold Coast

Keano Kini from dummy half and he looks allusive but can't come up with a break just yet

Good defensive set from the Titans and Alofiana Khan-Pereira starts their set from their own 20m line

Now it's Cronulla bringing it out of their own half

Isaac Liu gets so close! Held up just before the line, good defence Cronulla

Kieran Foran breaking out of tackles but still can't come up with the try thus far

Into the Sharks 20 now, Gold Coast with a set restart too

Klese Haas with a fiery hit up

They do get a penalty though, Gold Coast may have the chance to get one back here. Kicking deep for touch

And Nikora spoils it with a knock on, Titans get a lifeline but really they'll need a lot more than that

Cronulla attack in the red zone

Into the Titans half already are the Sharks

PENALTY STRAIGHT AWAY. Anything that could go wrong is going wrong for Gold Coast and the Sharks gifted even more field position

This is an insane performance from Cronulla and they show no signs of slowing down. We get underway yet again

Oh this is too easy for the Sharks

Godness me Cronulla are all over them

I'm not even a Sharks fan but they've got me saying UP UP! Moeaki Fotuaika back onto the field as we get underway again

Set restart to Cronulla, they're causing all sorts of problems for the hosts

Kieran Foran's kick forces a drop from William Kennedy, but the ball went backwards

Titans bringing it out of their half, still waiting for Moeaki Fotuaika to return

Oregon Kaufusi loses it 5m out from the line. Good attacking chance for the visitors goes begging

But they lose it and gift the Sharks the ball from 40m out. This could get ugly

They may be a man down, but Gold Coast spreading the footy wide

Penalty to Alofiana Khan-Pereira after Jesse Ramien makes contact with him while contesting the kick. Lucky break for Gold Coast

Strong run from William Kennedy down the middle

Chris Randall has passed his HIA and will be able to return. The Titans needed that

Cameron McInnes playing as a first receiver which is interesting

6 again for Cronulla too!

Cronulla look like they're ready to run amuck against 12 men. Here we go...

Oh it's gone from bad to worse for the hosts. Yet another penalty and this one is on the first set after conceding a try

And it's Toby Rudolf who runs it back off the kick off

Oregon Kaufusi on report for a previous tackle

Strong driving tackle from Blayke Brailey

Now they get the penalty. Cameron McInnes holding on too long and the Titans can kick for touch out of their half

Cronulla seem to be dominating the contest field position wise, but Gold Coast have been completing their sets

And they lose it. Poor error and Titans get a reprieve

Repeat set to Cronulla after Gold Coast narrowly stop William Kennedy from crossing over to score

Penalty Cronulla, ill discipline costing the hosts so far as the Sharks get a full set into the Titans half

Both teams going set for set after the opening try

Daniel Atkinson puts the bomb up but Alofiana Khan-Pereira makes no mistake

Blayke Brailey takes a nice carry from dummy half

Nice kick from Kieran Foran but William Kennedy makes nice distance off the return

Chris Randall comes off for a HIA after copping a head knock while making a tackle

Jack Williams makes a nice run up the middle

David Fifita placed on report for a couple sets ago as we get underway again

Very unrelated but Daniel Atkinson looks like Valentine Holmes to my eye... don't know what it is, just does

Sharks into the Titans 20

Blayke Brailey is named at halfback but playing a dummy half role on field. Sharks penalty so we'll see who dominates as playmaker in red zone attack

Cronulla survive an early scare, cleaning up Keano Kini's last tackle kick

Gold Coast spreading the ball wide. Into the Sharks 20

Penalty to the hosts early, Gold Coast with a good chance to dominate field position

And we're underway! It's Cronulla with first use of the football

For Cronulla, Toby Rudolf is starting and has been switched with Royce Hunt who moves to the bench. Teig Wilton is a late omission with a hamstring injury, meaning Siosifa Talakai starts and Billy Burns moves onto the interchange from the reserves

In late mail for Gold Coast, AJ Brimson returns, pushing Brian Kelly out of the side who is reported to have fallen ill. Tony Francis comes onto the bench for Keenan Palasia, and Jaimin Jolliffe joins the run on side, pushing Erin Clark to the bench

Hello and welcome to the live blog for the Gold Coast Titans vs the Cronulla Sharks. The Titans are the favourites, playing at home, but I back the Sharkies to get the job done tonight. Either way, I reckon we have a cracker on our hands folks!