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  • Danger game this Sunday

    For some reason, we never seem to play well against the Titans. Every time we play them we seem to stoop down to a grinding, scrappy match which they commonly enjoy. Even in 2013, they knocked us over at home.

    I expect another close game this Sunday. Sezer will more than likely be out which is a positive for us; however I worry about our mindset in games that we should win comfortably, and this match is one of those.

  • #2
    After the cronulla debacle you'd like to think the penny has dropped.

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    • #3
      If we don't win by 30 I will be surprised.

      They aren't the sharks. They have no good players (apart from Nate) and a terrible coach.

      By the way, for anyone interested Wyong actually play after the first grade game on Sunday.
      Last edited by Johnny Tobin; 06-23-2015, 03:37 PM.

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      • #4
        Originally posted by Johnny Tobin View Post
        If we don't win by 30 I will be surprised.

        They aren't the sharks. They have no good players (apart from Nate) and a terrible coach.

        By the way, for anyone interested Wyong actually play after the first grade game on Sunday.
        They have a lot of good players.

        Just no great ones.

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        • #5
          nene plays us on his second week of plaing for another team:::::::

          There can be no greater praise for a club debutant than to have your teammates describe you as 'Greg Inglis-like', but that's the impact Nene Macdonald has had in his first week at the Titans.

          The arrival of Macdonald and former Newcastle hooker Chad Redman last week could not have come at a more opportune time for the Titans who currently have close to a dozen of their top squad out injured
          Macdonald made his Gold Coast debut just days after arriving at the Titans as replacement for the injured Brad Tighe and showed in his first two touches that the left centre position may become his own for many years to come.
          After a strong charge from deep within Titans territory with his first touch in the second minute against the Warriors on Saturday, the 21-year-old Papua New Guinea international laid on a try for Josh Hoffman with his second involvement.
          He showed great power and speed to bust through down the left-hand side before passing inside to Hoffman to score, finishing the game with more than 100 running metres, three tackle busts and three offloads.
          As he prepares to face his former Roosters teammates less than two weeks after training alongside them, Macdonald's teammates are glad that he is now on their side.
          "He's got that Inglis-factor," said Titans front-rower Mark Ioane. "He plays a bit similar to him and once he gets his confidence up with us teammates and his position and his role in the team he should do well.
          "We talked a little bit after the game, especially with a few of our teammates encouraging him to do his best out there and I thought he did that. He seems very positive and he's looking forward to playing against his old teammates this week."
          In just his 12th NRL game and first starting in the centres, Macdonald also caught the eye of Eddy Pettybourne who conceded that he knew little of the Cairns product prior to his arrival at the Titans last Wednesday.
          "They did really well. We'd watched videos of them before and Nene played awesome and Chad came in and did his job as well," Pettybourne said of his new teammates.
          "[Nene] surprised me because I haven't really watched him play but he was pretty quick for a big fella and he had some good feet as well.
          "He's only going to get better from there so we've just got to keep training and getting those combinations right with him."
          Macdonald had previously spent time in the Titans' under-20s system before being lured to Bondi where he went on to make his NRL debut as a 20-year-old in Round 11, 2014.
          With a tricky travel assignment to Gosford on Sunday, Titans players will have a greater chance to get to know the new boys and attempt to build on their 4-2 record on the road so far this season.
          Although he was unable to pinpoint why their away record was better than that at home, Ioane said the chance for the injury-ravaged squad to spend a few days together would be of great benefit against the competition favourites.
          "When we're away we get more bonding time with each other so we've just got to make sure we're up for it," Ioane said.
          "I thought they went real well on the weekend considering it was their first game and late inclusions into the team. They bonded real well with us and hopefully they can build from that."
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          • #6
            Following up what Johnny Tobin replied ..... If we don't win convincingly I will be surprised and disappointed

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            • #7
              Apparently every game is a danger game and the club is one loss away from imploding. Maybe if we didn't go into games thinking we'll win by 20-30 people wouldn't be so disappointed when we lose. And wouldn't blame the ref. Surely we couldn't lose due to our own complacency. It was the penalties!

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              • #8
                TEAM'S UP
                The side that will take on the Gold Coast Titans:

                1. Roger Tuivasa-Sheck

                2. Daniel Tupou

                3. Michael Jennings

                4. Blake Ferguson

                5. Shaun Kenny-Dowall

                6. James Maloney

                7. Mitchell Pearce (c)

                8. Dylan Napa

                9. Jake Friend (c)

                10. Sam Moa

                11. Boyd Cordner

                12. Mitchell Aubusson

                13. Isaac Liu

                14. Jackson Hastings

                15. Aidan Guerra

                16. Kane Evans

                17. Sio Siua Taukeiaho

                18. Brendan Elliot

                19. Suaia Matagi
                Written and published on behalf of the Liberal Party, Queensland

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                • #9
                  I just worry that it's the 1st game I can get to this year & last time i saw them at Gosford we played the Titans & they scored off a massive forward pass after the siren to win... Very scared

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                  • #10
                    Still no Jared.

                    Fergo must be in a bit of doubt if Elliot is 18th man.

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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by The Axe View Post
                      TEAM'S UP
                      The side that will take on the Gold Coast Titans:

                      1. Roger Tuivasa-Sheck

                      2. Daniel Tupou

                      3. Michael Jennings

                      4. Blake Ferguson

                      5. Shaun Kenny-Dowall

                      6. James Maloney

                      7. Mitchell Pearce (c)

                      8. Dylan Napa

                      9. Jake Friend (c)

                      10. Sam Moa

                      11. Boyd Cordner

                      12. Mitchell Aubusson

                      13. Isaac Liu

                      14. Jackson Hastings

                      15. Aidan Guerra

                      16. Kane Evans

                      17. Sio Siua Taukeiaho

                      18. Brendan Elliot

                      19. Suaia Matagi
                      So 3 of the above will be watching.

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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by The Axe View Post
                        TEAM'S UP
                        The side that will take on the Gold Coast Titans:

                        1. Roger Tuivasa-Sheck

                        2. Daniel Tupou

                        3. Michael Jennings

                        4. Blake Ferguson

                        5. Shaun Kenny-Dowall

                        6. James Maloney

                        7. Mitchell Pearce (c)

                        8. Dylan Napa

                        9. Jake Friend (c)

                        10. Sam Moa

                        11. Boyd Cordner

                        12. Mitchell Aubusson

                        13. Isaac Liu

                        14. Jackson Hastings

                        15. Aidan Guerra

                        16. Kane Evans

                        17. Sio Siua Taukeiaho

                        18. Brendan Elliot

                        19. Suaia Matagi
                        JWH... another week in the stands! What's the go there?

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                        • #13
                          Originally posted by ism22 View Post

                          JWH... another week in the stands! What's the go there?
                          recurring calf injury, realistically he needs 4-6 weeks off to let it heal, problem is he keeps putting his hand up to play and reinjuring it.

                          we should be sending a tonne of traffic at MacDonald this weekend, defending in the centres he makes a tonne of poor reads, I can see Maubs having a field day on the fringe.

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                          • #14
                            Originally posted by The Axe View Post
                            TEAM'S UP
                            The side that will take on the Gold Coast Titans:

                            1. Roger Tuivasa-Sheck

                            2. Daniel Tupou

                            3. Michael Jennings

                            4. Blake Ferguson

                            5. Shaun Kenny-Dowall

                            6. James Maloney

                            7. Mitchell Pearce (c)

                            8. Dylan Napa

                            9. Jake Friend (c)

                            10. Sam Moa

                            11. Boyd Cordner

                            12. Mitchell Aubusson

                            13. Isaac Liu

                            14. Jackson Hastings

                            15. Aidan Guerra

                            16. Kane Evans

                            17. Sio Siua Taukeiaho

                            18. Brendan Elliot

                            19. Suaia Matagi
                            It will be interesting to see who drops out if/when JWH is right. You'd think SoH but if Robbo wants him as the backup for Friend then it is a matter of drawing straws.
                            I can't see JWH playing this week with a bye the following week. Our depth is good now that Matagi has proven his worth.
                            If we have a full strength team in September we will be hard to beat.

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                            • #15
                              Originally posted by BUDDY View Post

                              It will be interesting to see who drops out if/when JWH is right. You'd think SoH but if Robbo wants him as the backup for Friend then it is a matter of drawing straws.
                              I can't see JWH playing this week with a bye the following week. Our depth is good now that Matagi has proven his worth.
                              If we have a full strength team in September we will be hard to beat.
                              Hastings will go and Maubs will take his spot.

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