DIEHARD
Administrator
If only we could trade them in for competition points...
We deserved to win this one.
Well done to the team for what they did today.
We deserved to win this one.
Well done to the team for what they did today.
Round 9: TITANS vs STORM (2024)
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Cowabunga
Rep Player
We don't deserve this. Can't wait for hard running Annesley to to say we've been screwed.... Really helps champ.
What an effort from the team, If they can keep this up we're still in the hunt no matter what the ladder looks like, we've only played teams in the top 8.
We're actually good and a team to be proud of, I was critical of Des early but dam... He's really got these guys fit and going, They 100% were cooked at the start of the season.
What an effort from the team, If they can keep this up we're still in the hunt no matter what the ladder looks like, we've only played teams in the top 8.
We're actually good and a team to be proud of, I was critical of Des early but dam... He's really got these guys fit and going, They 100% were cooked at the start of the season.
Titanic
Immortal
We had our chances and nearly stole it but honestly Fermor is a deadset passenger … mistakes and redemptions from the other usual culprits but Fermor is just ineffective.
NZTITAN
QLD Cup
Didn’t watch tonight, but everyone complaining about questionable refereeing decisions make me sick! The refs have a hard job as it is and Graeme Annesley is a master apologist, once he finishes up watching his wife with one of her boyfriends, he’ll no doubt have a fantastic apology at the ready. Can’t wait. Thanks Graeme! And sorry about all these so-called ‘fans’ abusing the perfect refs!
DIEHARD
Administrator
We did ourselves proud. We won a lot of respect in the comp. And we had plenty to cheer about.
Proud to have kept the Storm scoreless for 45mins.
Proud to have kept the Storm scoreless for 45mins.
Mini GF
QLD Cup
That’s 3 games this year where I blame the referees for taking a win off us
Canberra
Manly
Melbourne
Why do we bother
Canberra
Manly
Melbourne
Why do we bother
Don’t agree. Fox showed a stat before the game that we have had 8 tries scored down our right edge versus 13 down the left and 14 down the middle. Some of that credit goes to AJ and Schoupp but in general I’ve thought our right edge has looked fairly decent other than Fermor.
lonegull
Moderator
I’m still shaking my head how that is a strip
hungryjacks
QLD Cup
At the end of the day we let in too many soft tries.
The Birdman
Rep Player
Getting super over being the referee/bunker whipping boys.
Tonight the bunker cucked us hard.
Tonight the bunker cucked us hard.
Menoitios
QLD Cup
Yep, we can blame refs til we're blue in the face, but we need to get to that next level in defence. Refs and the bunker will always deliver clangers. Just like in boxing... you don't leave it in the judges hands.
I believe we have turned the corner as a team. I also understand that competing hard and narrow losses are ultimately meaningless when it comes to the end of the year. It's wins that count. We just need to get to that next level. I don't think we're far off.
DIEHARD
Administrator
Key three: Controversy dampens Cbus classic against ladder-leading Storm
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The Gold Coast have fallen agonisingly short of taking down the ladder leaders at Cbus Super Stadium, keeping the Melbourne Storm try-less in the final 40 minutes in a 22-20 thriller on Saturday night.
Marred by a controversial finish where the Bunker denied the Titans any chance of a Hail Mary play by questionable ruling a Nick Meaney lost ball as a strip, the home side showed courage and fight to remain toe-to-toe with one of the competition favourites in an enthralling 80 minutes of end-to-end footy.
Facing adversity from just after kick-off with the loss of Tanah Boyd to a wrist injury, the Titans gradually clawed back the Storm's 14-point lead from the 33rd minute to draw level with the competition juggernauts in the final 20 minutes.
Here are the key talking points from the match:
Controversy dampens Cbus classic against ladder leaders
Titans fans and rugby league commentators were left scratching their heads in the final minute when The Bunker deemed Jojo Fifita to strip Nick Meaney of the ball, denying the Titans any chance of a final set to try and produce a moment of magic to claim back-to-back wins for a season revival.
Met with criticism on-field from captain Kieran Foran after the decision was handed down by the video referee, Fox League experts Andrew Voss and James Graham agreed.
"He’s trying to offload the ball and you call that a strip… you can’t do it," Foran pleaded with match referee Belinda Sharpe upon the decision being handed down.
Whilst receiving a fortuitous call earlier in the contest with Phil Sami's try in the 35th minute green-lighted despite being questioned for a potential knock-on, the decision dampened the final 60 seconds of a classic clash with the Gold Coast fan base unhappy with the match-defining decision.
Outstanding AJ further fuels spine headache
Despite the match being another heartbreaker for the Titans in the final moments, Cbus Super Stadium played host to another electric performance by AJ Brimson at fullback.
Coming off a player of the match performance in New Zealand last week, Brimson was the only player on the park to score a try in the second half - finding the line for a second time in the 57th minute, only for it to be overturned due to obstruction in the lead-up.
Falling just two points short in the clash, Brimson looked likely to create something with every touch of the ball, contributing an impressive 164 running metres to help kick-start a valiant show of effort.
Titans sweat on Boyd scans
Gold Coast will await scan results on playmaker Tanah Boyd after the 67-gamer succumbed to a wrist injury in only the eighth minute of the contest.
Already missing vital spine member Jayden Campbell to a knee injury with the excitement machine still several weeks away, his potential absence will make the selection headache even worse for Titans coach Des Hasler who continues to face a growing casualty ward.
In positive news though, the Titans were fortunate to have hooker Sam Verrills on the bench which allowed Chris Randall to move into the halves for the final 72 minutes - a role he has played specifically across 10 games in NSW Cup and filled in on several occasions during 58 appearances in the NRL.
Key three: Controversy dampens Cbus classic against ladder-leading Storm
The Gold Coast have fallen agonisingly short of taking down the ladder leaders at Cbus Super Stadium, keeping the Melbourne Storm try-less in the final 40 minutes in a 22-20 thriller on Saturday night.
www.titans.com.au
The Gold Coast have fallen agonisingly short of taking down the ladder leaders at Cbus Super Stadium, keeping the Melbourne Storm try-less in the final 40 minutes in a 22-20 thriller on Saturday night.
Marred by a controversial finish where the Bunker denied the Titans any chance of a Hail Mary play by questionable ruling a Nick Meaney lost ball as a strip, the home side showed courage and fight to remain toe-to-toe with one of the competition favourites in an enthralling 80 minutes of end-to-end footy.
Facing adversity from just after kick-off with the loss of Tanah Boyd to a wrist injury, the Titans gradually clawed back the Storm's 14-point lead from the 33rd minute to draw level with the competition juggernauts in the final 20 minutes.
Here are the key talking points from the match:
Controversy dampens Cbus classic against ladder leaders
Titans fans and rugby league commentators were left scratching their heads in the final minute when The Bunker deemed Jojo Fifita to strip Nick Meaney of the ball, denying the Titans any chance of a final set to try and produce a moment of magic to claim back-to-back wins for a season revival.
Met with criticism on-field from captain Kieran Foran after the decision was handed down by the video referee, Fox League experts Andrew Voss and James Graham agreed.
"He’s trying to offload the ball and you call that a strip… you can’t do it," Foran pleaded with match referee Belinda Sharpe upon the decision being handed down.
Whilst receiving a fortuitous call earlier in the contest with Phil Sami's try in the 35th minute green-lighted despite being questioned for a potential knock-on, the decision dampened the final 60 seconds of a classic clash with the Gold Coast fan base unhappy with the match-defining decision.
Outstanding AJ further fuels spine headache
Despite the match being another heartbreaker for the Titans in the final moments, Cbus Super Stadium played host to another electric performance by AJ Brimson at fullback.
Coming off a player of the match performance in New Zealand last week, Brimson was the only player on the park to score a try in the second half - finding the line for a second time in the 57th minute, only for it to be overturned due to obstruction in the lead-up.
Falling just two points short in the clash, Brimson looked likely to create something with every touch of the ball, contributing an impressive 164 running metres to help kick-start a valiant show of effort.
Titans sweat on Boyd scans
Gold Coast will await scan results on playmaker Tanah Boyd after the 67-gamer succumbed to a wrist injury in only the eighth minute of the contest.
Already missing vital spine member Jayden Campbell to a knee injury with the excitement machine still several weeks away, his potential absence will make the selection headache even worse for Titans coach Des Hasler who continues to face a growing casualty ward.
In positive news though, the Titans were fortunate to have hooker Sam Verrills on the bench which allowed Chris Randall to move into the halves for the final 72 minutes - a role he has played specifically across 10 games in NSW Cup and filled in on several occasions during 58 appearances in the NRL.
Boonarga
First Grader
No. I will never accept mistakes from the bunker. They have the advantage of multiple replays and time. There are only two possible reasons that they give incorrect decisions.
1. Incompetence
2. Cheating
1. Incompetence
2. Cheating
Titanic
Immortal
Yep Meno we got our share tonight from the ref … bunker was 50/50 too … our issues are obvious
DIEHARD
Administrator
DIEHARD
Administrator
Still waiting on a link to the post match presser. 
Menoitios
QLD Cup
I bet Tino wishes he could play with this team that has been taking the field for the last few weeks. It's a different side to the one he was leading when he did his knee. I reckon he'd love to be a part of this turn around.