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Canterbury play the remaining seconds out in possession and win by twenty.

Titans looking promising but it's all a bit too late. De Groot with a good break up the middle before the defence snares him. End of that set has Kikau taking a high ball in front of the posts.

Numbers to the left - Xerri finds the space and scores. Titans are upset about a potential forward pass, Blake Taaffe tapping it on to Xerri... nope, the Bunker reviews it, no try.

Canterbury pick up a set restart inside the Gold Coast 10m.

Time off with the Titans looking to cop a sin-bin. Chris Randall given a spell - he'll return with 23 seconds remaining - the Bunker rules he took out Bronson Xerri after a grubber through the line. Canterbury penalty.

Bulldogs force a drop-out. Could bury the game with a try here.

Momentum a little bit back to the Titans for now, they force a drop-out and despite Crichton going short, do get possession. They will attack here.

End to end stuff since the last Dogs' try, but nothing inspiring from the Titans, certainly nothing that would see them overcome the current 18-point deficit.

Bulldogs making excellent metreage in their first few sets. Sexton's last tackle kick this time is fielded by Kiraz a few minutes out - but he can't get it away and it's handed over.

Kickoff for the second hand, Canterbury have possession with a one-man advantage for 3 and a half more minutes.

Titans' last gasp little play is sorted by Bailey Hayward and the Dogs play the remaining seconds out to the break. They lead by six.

Bulldogs really just lacking polish. Kikau spills it inexplicably mid field. Disappointing last few minutes with the one-man advantage. Ciraldo won't be pleased at the break.

Good movement to the left, but the handling is poor from the Dogs with Kikau's tap on to Montoya and he spills the lollies the winger.

Challenge successful. It's ruled a knock back, Canterbury retain possession with a restarted tackle count just inside their own half.

Canterbury lose it a few tackles after the resumption but Kiraz is certain it's been stripped. Crichton challenges it.

Titans lose it through Beau Fermor and Canterbury have it well on the attack.

Gold Coast force another drop-out but three tackles in there's an error. Cut to Des Hasler in the box - he's not mad. He's just disappointed.

Momentum really with the Titans now. Repeat set forced with Kiraz trapped in goal. Long drop-out from Crichton.

Penalty Titans coming out of their end with Jaeman Salmon laying around in the ruck. Fortunes changing for the Gold Coast?

TITANS INTERCEPT! Francis runs 70m before being dragged down...

Canterbury pick up an accidental offside penalty after they go down the right edge, a grubber kick and some ricochets see the Titans concede that penalty. Dogs backon the attack.

Last tackle option from the Titans is poor, Tino Fa'asuamaleaui dies with the ball in front of the posts. handover.

Canterbury shift numbers to the left but Marcelo Montoya is out of position and the last pass goes out in front of him and over the touchline. More attacking opportunity for the Gold Coast here.

Titans lose it then concede a penalty, Fermor with a high tackle. Bulldogs now have it on their own 20m.

Canterbury concede a penalty, Montoya with a high shot, but the Titans lose it a play later.

A chance for the 'home' team now with a Canterbury error early set. Gold Coast scrum.

Xerri remains on the field. Titans resume play on tackle 2, deep in their own half.

Time off with Bronson Xerri picking up what looks like a shoulder injury in a tackle.

Titans do well to shut down the Bulldogs' last tackle shift to the left. Handover.

Early-set line break from Canterbury, Kiraz finding Crichton and now the rest of the set is deep in Titans territory. This is a woeful start for the Gold Coast.

Heavy last-tackle kick goes dead, 20m restart Titans

NO TRY. Max King touches it based on the on-field call, so it's a double knock on. Canterbury have the scrum feed 15m out though, so the pressure remains.

Time off for a Bunker review. De Groot spills a bomb and Mahoney looks to have picked it up and run away to score, but King may have gotten a finger to it first...

Canterbury march upfield with back-to-back set restarts. Time off now in the fifth minute with Titans' half Tom Weaver getting in an awkward spot tackling Viliame Kikau. He'll go off for a HIA. Seems unlikely he'll come back.

Kickoff, Titans first use!

The Titans are coming off a pretty ordinary loss to the Cowboys last week, while Canterbury were embarrassed by Brisbane at this very ground on Thursday a week ago. Both sides are out onto the sunny Suncorp pitch as kickoff looms.

The Titans are in a spot of bother with Jojo Fifita missing out due to an arm infection. Francis comes in on the wing for him. Elsewhere in the lineup, Randall drops to the bench with Klese Haas starting back row.

Magic Round wraps up today with three HUGE contests. First its ladder-leading Canterbury against the Gold Coast. The Dogs are unchanged from Tuesday's named side after losing Matt Burton, Sitili Tupouniua and Josh Curran to suspension last week.