Turbo-charged Sea Eagles stun Titans
Bolstered by the return of star fullback Tom Trbojevic, the Sea Eagles have put the Titans to the sword at Glen Willow Oval in Mudgee.
Bolstered by the return of star fullback Tom Trbojevic, the Sea Eagles have put the Titans to the sword at Glen Willow Oval in Mudgee.
Tom Trbojevic’s return from injury has gone off without a hitch, with the star fullback guiding the Sea Eagles to a huge win over the Titans.
The old saying goes ‘one player does not a team make’ but it appears no one told the Manly Sea Eagles — or Tom Trbojevic.
Manly skipper Daly Cherry-Evans has been so impressed by the Titans this season, and the form of two of his Maroons teammates, he believes the club is the ‘dark horse’ in the premiership race.
Ryan James branded the Penrith win a team effort but the Titans skipper was key to busting his side’s four-game losing streak in front of 8,680 loyal fans.
Titans prop Jarrod Wallace says the advice of coach Garth Brennan “to play like junior footy players” helped Gold Coast break their four-game losing streak.
They got out of jail last week in golden point against Wests Tigers, but on Friday night Penrith’s stuttering start to the season hit another low when they crashed to bottom-placed Gold Coast.
It’s been a tough start to the year for the Gold Coast Titans but after a gutsy win over the Penrith Panthers, they can now brag that they have as many wins as their rivals the Broncos.
It was the first win of the season for the Titans, and they did it the hard way without Ash Taylor on the field. Read the five things we learned from the match with CHRIS HONNERY.
Five years ago, Queensland had the best State of Origin team ever, the best stadium, the richest club and the biggest junior football nursery in the country. Look at them now, writes PHIL ROTHFIELD.
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Returning halfback Ash Taylor was scathing of his performance in Gold Coast’s history making defeat to the Warriors. Now he’s ready for the responsibility of saving the Titans’ season.
Pressure is building on Gold Coast coach Garth Brennan after the Titans officially crashed to the worst start in the club’s history with a 26-10 capitulation to the Warriors in Auckland on Friday night.
Gold Coast’s marquee recruit Shannon Boyd admits he needs to earn respect at his new club with the former Test prop under pressure to live up to his $600,000 price tag at the Titans.
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