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The Titans gave themselves a chance at the end there, but their attack was just not good enough on the day.
We'll wrap up the game with our match report and best players soon.
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St. George Illawarra Dragons 19-14

Game Over! The Dragons hold out with Dugan taking the ball over the sideline and the Dragons get the win!

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He's up! Taylor is walking from the field now. He looks to be ok.

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A bit of a delay at 79:05 here as Ash Taylor is going to be put on a medicab. He's not looking good after that Widdop hit

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PENALTY Titans - The Titans are looking to take the two points here for the penalty and then looking to get another chance for points from the kick-off.
Interesting tactic!

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Ashley Taylor got a hit in the tackle there from Widdop and is looking groggy, still on the ground. Widdop may be penalised here.

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12,215 is the crowd here at Cbus Super Stadium

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The Titans frantically trying to find a way through with 90 sceonds to go, but it's all too little too late...

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That should be enough for the Dragons to get this one now!
The Titans go for the short kick-off but the Dragons have it now on the halfway line. Tackle 1.

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The Titans try their luck down the left, not with a kick, but with a run. Nowhere to go there and they turn it over. Just 6 minutes to go here!

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The Dragons on the attack near the line, but there was a mess from Dugan as he drops the ball. A nice tackle from Paasi.

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Are we looking at field goal time?

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Mike Cooper with a great run down the park! He makes around 30 metres and then the following play there's a chip over the top from Widdop, but Zillman cleans it up. Drop-out Titans!

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Some pep in the Titans step now! They finish their first set after the try with a roost down to Dugan, who takes the catch well..

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Roberts again kicks it to the left and the Titans can't clean up the catch!
These kick-fests to the corners are getting old.
Dragons run it out.

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Lafai tries to steal the ball from Nathan Friend but ends up knocking it on. The Titans get the scrum right on the halfway line.

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Dugan takes a solid catch on the right after a last tackle bomb from the Titans. He's having a good game.

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The game is going back and forth pretty fast, but neither team has the crispness in attack to finish it off.

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Wow. Another great chance for the Titans in the right corner with Don tapping it back to his team-mate instead of taking the catch to score!

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Oh man. What a mess. McCrone runs 20 metres left. 20 metres right and then it's knocked on by Rein when he passes it!

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Zillman attempts to take a Dragons kick, but is deemed to have knocked it back. Puts his team under pressure there!

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...but a sloppy finish from the Titans. They can't even attack on the last, lose the ball and it ends up in the arms of the Dragons.

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Titans on the attack now!

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Roberts is directing the kicks around today on his return. A little grubber in goal to the left is belted over the dead-ball line by Faifai Loa. Drop out for the Dragons.

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No Bird. No Marshall. Do they cancel each other out?

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NO TRY - Thompson was not even close to grounding that. The Titans will tap from the 20.

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BUNKER REVIEW - A tight set from the Dragons there. A couple of chances, but the Titans hold out.
A sneaky kick from Widdop went in-goal and the bunker is checking for a grounding from Thompson

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The Dragons complete a great set down the field with McCrone's kick bouncing in the in-goal and Don has to bat it over the dead-ball line.
Titans to drop-out now!

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Yet another cross-field kick from Roberts. This time, Nene Macdonald collects it beautifully, but the Dragons don't let him ground it! He's held up and the Dragons get the ball from the 10 metre line!

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Titans collect the drop-out and are back on the attack!

St. George Illawarra Dragons 18-6

Another cross field kick from Roberts on the Dragons line and Nightingale takes it easily, but then the Dragons, through Lafai, Nighingale and Dugan end up batting the ball over the dead-goal line!

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INTERCHANGE - Lui ON. Packer OFF.

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A pause in play here as Packer will have to go for a concussion test.

St. George Illawarra Dragons 18-6

Good hands from the Titans and they're attacking the line.
A last tackle kick across field can't quite get taken by McQueen. Dragons have the ball now.

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A couple of settlers here and the Titans have the ball just past the halfway line..

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The Titans turn over the ball on the last as Taia attempted to get over from dummy half.

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David Mead has charged at the line a few times here, but the Dragons defence has held him out again!

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PENALTY Titans - The Titans get a chance here, right on the Dragons line.

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The Titans take off down the left edge, but a miracle ankle tap from Dugan has saved a certain try from David Mead!

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PENALTY Dragons - The Titans infringe in the ruck with a strip on the first tackle of the set.

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The second half is underway here! Can the Dragons continue their hot form from the first half or can the Titans crowd get their team to bounce back!

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Some half-time stats:
Possession - Dragons 53-47
Completions - Dragons 86-81
Metres Gained - Dragons 822 - 755
Tackles - Titans 166 - 146
Errors - Dragons 4 - 3

Top Tacklers:
Ryan James - 30
Mitch Rein/Jack De Belin - 22

Most Metres:
David Shillington - 91
Josh Dugan - 110

St. George Illawarra Dragons 18-6

Half-time here at Cbus Super Stadium and the Dragons are on the board! Three times!
Some stats coming as we take a small break..

St. George Illawarra Dragons 18-6

A messy last tackle option from the Titans there and they bomb any chance of more points in the half.

St. George Illawarra Dragons 18-6

Two great runs from the Dragons get them out of trouble near their line.
First Dugan with a kick return and then Lafai with a powerful run.

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INJURY UPDATE - Pulu has a rib problem and may not be back. Pettybourne is having a dislocated finger popped back in.

St. George Illawarra Dragons 18-6

Nice set from the Titans ends with a grubber through from Taylor for Hoffman, but the Dragons clean up and will drop it out with 2 and a half minutes to go.

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Dragons with some enterprising attack there, but they can't get over this time. Luke Douglas recovers for the Titans after a fumbled ball to De Belin.

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PENALTY Dragons - 40 metres out from the Titans line, the Dragons go for the line this time.

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Mid-field bomb from the Titans isn't taken on the full and could have gone anywhere, but the Dragons get it back playing out from their 40 metre line.

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INTERCHANGE - Havili ON. Rein OFF.

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The luck of the post! Widdop must have aimed for those big black post paddings there. Great deflection back to De Belin. It's a planned kick surely!

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INJURY UPDATE - Euan Aitken went off earlier in the half and has a hamstring injury by all reports.

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Neat set from the Dragons there. McCrone grubbers it in goal and tackle the Titans. The Dragons will get another set.

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The Dragons will take the 2 here. ✌

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PENALTY Dragons - Great run from Frizell gets the Dragons close again, but Hoffman snatches a catch and it looks like an intercept, but he was offside!

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The Titans make it down the other end, but the last tackle kick is too deep and Nightingale takes the catch in goal and the Dragons get seven tackles to run it back.

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INTERCHANGE - Packer ON. Ah Mau OFF.

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Neat little kick on the last from the Dragons, but it's cleaned up on the Titans goal line.

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PENALTY Dragons - Ryan James is penalised and put on report for the crusher there, but not much to answer for.

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Another pause in play here as Dugan complains of a crusher tackle from the Titans.

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Hoffman is put in a headlock from Rein there and play is halted for a minute. He's ok though.

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The Dragons are remembering how to score points here today! McCrone has almost redeemed himself after the embarrassing kick-off blunder before.

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PENALTY Dragons - Titans infringe in the ruck.

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Dugan takes a Titans bomb on the full in goal and then runs 25 metres from the tap!

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Both teams exchange complete sets now.

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The Dragons were their own worst enemy there. Dugan put his foot out to deflect the kick and ended up giving the Titans a repeat set.

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The Titans get a repeat set after a kick into the Dragons defence is deemed to have been played at.

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Paasi gets close, but pushed back by some tough Dragons defence.

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PENALTY Titans - Another one. Hands in the ruck from the Dragons.

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PENALTY Titans - High shot on Ash Taylor from Frizell.

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Ball falls off the mound on kick-off. Where's the kid holding the ball when you need it?

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Dragons on the attack, just 10 metres out.

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PENALTY Dragons - Shillington throws a pass to Mortimer who wasn't expecting it. Dragons recover and get a penalty!

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PENALTY Titans - Dragons in the ruck this time.

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Paasi throws a neat short ball to Zillman who dives towards the line and flicks it back to Paasi, who can't hold on to the pill.
Dragons scrum feed.

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The Dragons try to spread it to the left, but they throw a loose pass and the Titans' Anthony Don recovers running 40 metres down field.
Titans on the attack now. 3rd tackle. 20 out.

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PENALTY Dragons - Ruck infringement from the Titans

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Titans attempt a bomb on the last, but knock it on trying to recover it. Dragons to play out from their 10.

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Dragons complete their set and Rein kicks it down field. David Mead recovers by clashes his head with Rein on the first tackle.
He's getting some attention.

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Kick-off! The Dragons get first use of the ball!

Perfect conditions on the Gold Coast for this match. Will be interesting to see the turn-out for the game. The Titans have won 5 of their last 6 at home, so they love it at home!

The teams have split the last 10 games, 5 a piece, but interestingly, the Dragons have lost 11 of their last 12 games in Queensland.

Good afternoon and welcome to League Unlimited's coverage of the Titans v Dragons at Cbus Super Stadium.
The Titans have a raft of changes for their team today. Cameron Cullen (omitted) and Greg Bird (suspended) are out. Tyrone Roberts returns from injury at five-eighth. Agnatius Paasi starts at lock for bird. Nathan Friend and Chris McQueen drop to the bench with Daniel Mortimer (hooker) and Leivaha Pulo (second row) to start the match.

For the Dragons, they have confirmed the omission of Benji Marshall. Josh McCrone starts at five-eighth while there's a straight swap between prop Russell Packer and interchange forward Mike Cooper who now starts in the front row.