The Titans wind down the clock, and it’s a great win to start their campaign. Newcastle will be disappointed with their attacking output, while Des Hasler will be delighted with his sides defence.
Jermaine McEwen almost picks up a try assist on debut - but his offload to James Schiller is forward
Bunker is called on to look at just how Brodie Jones loses the ball over the try line - it’s found he lost it before he even fully caught it
No mistake for Ponga
The Titans resilient defence of their clean sheet has failed, with a desperate Knights attack eventually getting the ball to Kalyn Ponga who finds the basketball pass to Bradman Best for the try
Compounding issues for Newcastle, Phoenix Crossland is now hurt after a head clash with teammate Thomas Cant
Captains challenge by Newcastle over a penalty for a strip - it is unsuccessful
No mistake for Campbell
And straight off the blown chance for Newcastle, the Titans capitalise up the other end when a Greg Marzhew error allows David Fifita to pick up the ball and score an easy four pointer
The Knights needed a try - but a forward pass from Phoenix Crossland has killed their momentum. The Titans deserve this clean sheet so far, but Newcastle only have themselves to blame
Play stopped as Sam Verrills gets treated for a cut to his head
No mistake for Campbell
The Knights made 12 tackles in a row on their own line, and eventually they had to break with the defensive attention of Jack Cogger and Kalyn Ponga not enough to Beau Fermor from grounding the ball
The Titans will get a penalty deep in Knights territory after some dangerous contact on the kicker
Time off after Sam Verrills picked up a finger in his eye
Campbell knocks over a penalty goal after a ruck infringement
The clock stopped for a moment after Keano Kini came down hard in a kick contest, but he’s good to go
It’s a scoreline that belies the attacking prowess shown by both sides today, however the Titans lead 12-0 at the break
Campbell capitalises from in front
Titans get a penalty after a Fletcher Sharpe error resulted in Greg Marzhew playing at the ball while offside
The Titans repel a mountain of pressure, and eventually a poor pass forces a Greg Marzhew knock on
The Knights are right back on the attack after a Tony Francis error
Leaves it too far right
Jayden Campbell makes up for his errors with a great solo effort, breaking the tackle of Jermaine McEwen to slam the ball down
The Knights have given up back to back high tackle penalties, letting the Titans walk down the field
Jayden Campbell gives up his second seven tackle set off the night from his boot.
In other news, Frizell has also left the field for a HIA. On for his NRL debut is Jermaine McEwen
The Bunker’s looking to clean up what appears to be a forced dropout by Newcastle - but it’s ruled Tyson Frizell knocked it on in goal and the Titans get a seven tackle set
Beau Fermor placed on report for a high tackle
David Fifita is on! Much earlier than last week
No mistake
It’s Jojo Fifita’s try, but it was all set up by Tino Fa'asuamaleaui, who has an excellent hit up and an offload to Jayden Campbell, who finds Keano Kini despite the attention of Thomas Cant and Fifita finishes the play
It’s a THIRD error for Kalyn Ponga in the first 10 minutes - this time throwing a pass from dummy half straight into the hands of Reagan Campbell-Gillard on the Titans’ goal line
The Titans attack for the first time tonight - but Jayden Campbell gives up a 7 tackle set
It’s a second error by Ponga close to the Titans’ line.
Newcastle can’t capitalise however after an error by Kalyn Ponga
Already a mistake by the Titans with Tony Francis dropping the first in play kick of the game.
Welcome to the final match of this Saturday night slate! The Knights are looking for their first 3-0 start to a season since 2015, travelling up to the Gold Coast to face a Titans side looking for a more consistent performance after showing some flashes in a loss to the Bulldogs last weekend
Referees & scorers:
Referee: Liam Kennedy
Touch Judges: Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski, Nick Pelgrave
Video Referee: Matt Noyen
GOLD COAST TITANS (26)
Tries: Jojo Fifita, Jayden Campbell, Beau Fermor, David Fifita
Conversions: Jayden Campbell (3/4)
Penalty Goals: Jayden Campbell (2/2)
NEWCASTLE KNIGHTS (6)
Tries: Bradman Best
Conversions: Kalyn Ponga (1/1)