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DIEHARD
09-06-09, 12:26 PM
Sydney Roosters vs Gold Coast Titans
5:30pm Saturday 13 June 2009 - BlueTongue Stadium

ROOSTERS

Sam Perrett, Sisa Waqa, Setaimata Sa, Ben Jones, Shaun Kenny-Dowall, Braith Anasta [c], Mitchell Pearce, Mark O'Meley, Jake Friend, Lopini Paea, Shane Shackleton, Willie Mason, Craig Fitzgibbon.

Subs: Nate Myles, Frank-Paul Nuuausala, Tom Symonds, Mitch Aubusson.

TITANS

1 Preston Campbell
2 Kevin Gordon
3 Esi Tonga
4 Brett Delaney
5 Chris Walker
6 Mat Rogers
7 Scott Prince ?
8 Luke Bailey ?
9 Nathan Friend
10 Michael Henderson
11 Anthony Laffranchi
12 Brad Meyers
13 Ashley Harrison

Interchange
14 Aaron Cannings
15 Will Matthews
16 Luke O’Dwyer
17 William Zillman
18 Josh Graham
20 Matt White

Coach John Cartwright

DIEHARD
09-06-09, 01:11 PM
This will be a big one. In the past the Gold Coast haven't really been luckier enough to always get wins over the teams they are struggling. So we can't underestimate the Chooks, they do have many great players.

But it is also our opportunity to get 2 points and possibly increase our f/a if we are lucky enough to deploy some of the form we had in last night's first half. Then we can enjoy the bye on 22 points.

Teams should be announced soon.

amaline
09-06-09, 02:14 PM
It's a shame this game has been moved to Bluetounge. I happened to have booked flights to Sydney for this weekend, and am staying 5 minutes from Olympic Stadium. :fist:

DIEHARD
09-06-09, 02:21 PM
It's a shame this game has been moved to Bluetounge. I happened to have booked flights to Sydney for this weekend, and am staying 5 minutes from Olympic Stadium. :fist:

Absolutely. Our Roosters away games at the SFS are the most popular for our Sydney fans. Moving the game is a shame and means our southern fans miss out. But on the other hand, at least the Central Coast isn't too far away from Sydney.

Sorry to hear about how you are going to cruelly miss this amaline. :(

DIEHARD
09-06-09, 02:39 PM
Titans name extended squad for Roosters clash
Adam Gardini

Jetstar Gold Coast Titans coach John Cartwright has named an extended 19-man squad for Saturday?s NRL clash against the Sydney Roosters at Bluetongue Stadium.

Queensland State of Origin forward Ashley Harrison has been named to return along with winger Kevin Gordon, who missed last night?s entertaining 28-24 win over the Dragons at Skilled Park with a groin injury.

NRL and NYC squad for the clash are listed below.

NRL SQUAD
Number Name
1 Preston Campbell
2 Kevin Gordon
3 Esi Tonga
4 Brett Delaney
5 Chris Walker
6 Mat Rogers
7 Scott Prince ?
8 Luke Bailey ?
9 Nathan Friend
10 Michael Henderson
11 Anthony Laffranchi
12 Brad Meyers
13 Ashley Harrison
Interchange
14 Aaron Cannings
15 Will Matthews
16 Luke O?Dwyer
17 William Zillman
18 Josh Graham
20 Matt White
Coach John Cartwright



NYC SQUAD
Number Name
1 Jy Hitchcox
2 Lachlan Creighton
3 Dominique Peyroux
4 Jamie Dowling
5 Philip Dumelow
6 Jordan Rankin
7 Travis Drought
8 Siosaia Vave
9 Kayne Lawton
10 Ben Thomas
11 Ryan James
12 Dominic Walsh
13 Sebastian Davies
Interchange
14 Chris Bloomfield
15 Luke Page
16 Leon Taylor
17 Ricardo Parata
18 Kurt Foggo
Coach Steve Murphy

Source: Titans

amaline
09-06-09, 03:01 PM
Absolutely. Our Roosters away games at the SFS are the most popular for our Sydney fans. Moving the game is a shame and means our southern fans miss out. But on the other hand, at least the Central Coast isn't too far away from Sydney.

Sorry to hear about how you are going to cruelly miss this amaline. :(

It would have been fun to go see them down there. Couldn't convince my fiance to let me hire a car and drive is up to Bluetounge. We're going down there to see her grandparents so no chance. Ah well, I'll be able to see them play down there in the grand final! :thumbsup:

DIEHARD
09-06-09, 03:58 PM
Roosters

1 Sam Perrett
2 Sisa Waqa
3 Setaimata Sa
4 Ben Jones
5 Shaun Kenny-Dowall
6 Braith Anasta [c]
7 Mitchell Pearce
8 Mark O'Meley
9 Jake Friend
10 Lopini Paea
11 Shane Shackleton
12 Willie Mason
13 Craig Fitzgibbon

Subs:
14 Nate Myles
15 Frank-Paul Nuuausala
16 Tom Symonds
17 Mitchell Aubusson

Coach: Brad Fittler

DIEHARD
09-06-09, 04:00 PM
ROOSTERS FAVOURITES FOR THE SPOON

TAB Sportsbet has promoted the hapless Sydney Roosters to be new Wooden Spoon favourites after upset wins by both Cronulla and Parramatta in Round 13.

Brad Fittler's boys tightened from the second line of betting @ $2.75 in to $2.25 elects while Cronulla drifted from $1.95 to $2.75 as a result of back-to-back wins over Parramatta and Warriors.

Things don't improve for the Roosters as they face Gold Coast this week

Wests Tigers, on a losing streak which has reached five, are on the third line @ $6.50 after being as much as $17 last week. They meet Parramatta this week in an important match for both.

Parramatta drifted from $6 to $9 with the other big firmers being Warriors, who are $81 into $17.

Meanwhile, the Roosters squad for Saturday's clash against Gold Coast at BlueTongue Stadium in Gosford is unchanged from the 17 that lost 38-18 against Manly last weekend.

Nate Myles has again been named on the bench with Myles in quarantine for the next 72 hours due to being a room-mate of Bulldogs prop Ben Hannant when in camp for the opening State of Origin match in Melbourne.

The out of form Willie Mason retains his position in the starting side with reports linking the former International with a switch to rugby union in Europe or Japan.

Roosters team v Titans, BlueTongue Stadium, Gosford, Sat 13th Jun, 5:30pm

Source: http://www.rleague.com

patskE
09-06-09, 04:16 PM
danger game tbh, i have a bad feeling aye ahah

kwigibo
09-06-09, 06:49 PM
danger game tbh, i have a bad feeling aye ahah

I'm going to be uncharacteristically ****y and say that roosters team has no chance, it's all has-beens and nobodies.

Supergoose
09-06-09, 07:29 PM
The Roosters have shown glimpses of improvement in the last few weeks, so let us hope there are no signs of complacency and we can beat them no matter how well they play. Interesting to see Bailey named despite some on here saying he has a small fracture in his arm.

TITAN PETE
09-06-09, 08:09 PM
I would be suprised to see Bull or the Rat play if there is the slightest chance of making an injury worse than if they have a week or 2 off as we have our 2nd bye in round 15 .......... i would have Big Red starting in the front row & Presto at 5/8 , there is no reason to risk anyone at the halfway point of the season :thumbsup:

DIEHARD
09-06-09, 10:12 PM
Gold Coast Titans captain Luke Bailey may have broken arm

Swine flu was the least of Gold Coast Titans co-captain Luke Bailey's concerns after his heroic display in his side's 28-24 NRL upset of the St George Illawarra on Monday night.

While laughing off a flu scare despite being in quarantine on Tuesday, Bailey is sweating on follow up scans on his arm which he fears may have been broken in the first half of the Skilled Park clash.

That did not stop him returning to the field to ensure the Titans held out the fast finishing visitors to record their first-ever win over the Dragons.

Bailey was sensationally rushed from Skilled Park to nearby Robina hospital at half-time - but it had nothing to do with the flu scare that has rocked the NRL.

X-rays picked up what appeared to be a hairline fracture but Bailey still put his hand up to return to the field for a depleted Titans as the Dragons came back from 22-2 down at half-time.

"First we thought the x-rays gave us the all-clear but on second look the doc said there might be something little in there," Bailey said.

"We won't know until we get a bone scan.

"We've got a great medical team here so it was all over in 10 minutes - it was pretty handy actually."

Bailey didn't think twice about returning to the field in the 63rd minute after the Titans were depleted by the loss of barnstorming backrower Brad Meyers (concussion).

Titans pivot Mat Rogers also suffered what appeared to be a hamstring complaint but stayed on the field, only to damage rib cartilage in the dying minutes.

"You hear about that sort of thing all the time," Bailey said of his heroics.

"If the coach says 'if you can play, play' - I had enough bandages on there (arm) anyway.

"And I don't know if you saw my hit-ups towards the end but they were one-sided leading with the shoulder so I wasn't too tough I can tell you."

He hoped he would still be available for Origin II in Sydney on June 24.

For now, Bailey is resigned to laying low at home after he and his Titans and New South Wales Origin teammate Anthony Laffranchi were ordered into quarantine for 72 hours.

Both the Titans and the Dragons lost a player before kick-off on Monday night due to quarantine measures - Gold Coast's Ashley Harrison and St George Illawarra fullback Darius Boyd.

But a communication breakdown resulted in Boyd arriving at the ground in the Dragons team bus and mingling with players before being told to leave.

The NRL ordered both teams to pull their Queensland players involved in last Wednesday's Origin clash after Maroons forward Ben Hannant caught swine flu in Melbourne last week.

But the NSW contingent - five players in all - in both teams were cleared to play.

If Bailey was concerned by the flu scare, he wasn't showing it.

"Boof (Laffranchi) and I might go to the movies together and clear out the cinemas," Bailey laughed.

The NRL have issued a "please explain" to St George Illawarra over Boyd's presence at the ground and he will leave the Gold Coast and re-join his teammates on Wednesday.

Bailey was named in an extended 19-man squad for Saturday's NRL clash with Sydney Roosters at Bluetongue Stadium.

Queensland forward Harrison has been named to return along with winger Kevin Gordon (groin) who missed the four point nail-biter against the Dragons.

Other injury concerns Rogers and Meyers were also included in the squad.

Source: http://www.foxsports.com.au

DIEHARD
09-06-09, 10:20 PM
Nate Myles has been tested for swine flu, it has come back negative. He is good to go.

DIEHARD
10-06-09, 01:52 AM
No crowing at Dragons win if Roosters ruffle feathers
Pat McLeod

THE Titans hoodoo-breaking win over the Dragons will be for nought if they fall to the bottom-placed Roosters on Saturday night.

Although the Gold Coast club was rightfully buoyant yesterday, a day after after toppling St George Illawarra for the first time, coach John Cartwright has genuine concerns about the weekend assignment away at the Central Coast's Blue Tongue Stadium.

The club faces a disrupted week at training with three key players, Luke Bailey, Anthony Laffranchi and Ashley Harrison all quarantined because of swine flu concerns.

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Even without that hiccup Cartwright sees the Roosters as a major danger.

"You often hear that a good win will help you into the rest of the season, but it won't unless you address what needs to be addressed on a daily and weekly basis," he said.

"Yes, it was great to beat St George, but it is a dangerous game this weekend against the Roosters.

"In fact you could say that win (over the Dragons) would be wasted if we lose.

"We are only at the halfway mark of the season and teams like Parramatta, the Sharks and the Roosters are all running into good form.

"Realistically at this stage nobody is without a chance of playing finals football.

"Honestly I don't know what to expect on Saturday. They are desperate, the game is on the Central Coast, it will be a disrupted week so we just have to prepare well.

"It is a scary thought going down there because on paper they are as strong as anyone."

Young flyer Kevin Gordon has overcome a groin injury and has regained his spot in the Titans team at the expense of David Mead.

Also back for Saturday night's game at Bluetongue Stadium is Harrison, with Luke O'Dwyer being moved from the back of the scrum to an extended bench.

Source: http://www.goldcoast.com.au

karnage
10-06-09, 04:06 PM
I just heard Carty on talkin sport say that Bails hasn't been able to have his arm scanned because of the quarantine. He said that it was still very sore for him today and that they are HOPEFUL (as are all of us I thought to myself) that it is only soft tissue damage. You would have to think he was long odds to play for us this weekend.

I would be really dirty if they pick him for NSW and he makes it worse playing for them.

You can probably listen to that interview later in the week on the 2sm website. Wuld be worth a listen cos he talked about a few different things and especially for this weekends game on a 5-day turnaround.

Rage
10-06-09, 09:19 PM
I'm always wary of these 'easy' games. It seems to me that the Titans are good at breaking streaks. If a team is on a big losing streak, then there's a chance they get their first win against the Titans (Roosters 2007). Likewise, when a team is on a big winning streak, they often get their first loss against the Titans (Brad Fittler as coach of Roosters lost his first game to Titans iirc).

DIEHARD
11-06-09, 01:07 PM
Courier Mail today says Rogers is out of the match with a rib injury. Have to wait for confirmation.

Might be a good chance to give Zillman a good hitout at fullback.

DIEHARD
11-06-09, 02:43 PM
Roosters

Sam Perrett, Sisa Waqa, Setaimata Sa, Ben Jones, Shaun Kenny-Dowall, Braith Anasta [c], Mitchell Pearce, Mark O'Meley, Jake Friend, Lopini Paea, Shane Shackleton, Willie Mason, Craig Fitzgibbon.

Subs: Nate Myles, Frank-Paul Nuuausala, Tom Symonds, Mitch Aubusson.

DIEHARD
11-06-09, 02:52 PM
Roosters v Titans
Bluetongue Stadium Saturday 5.30pm

If they weren?t already desperate, now the Roosters really have something to play for. They are stone motherless last on the bottom of the NRL ladder and will be keen to rid themselves of wooden spoon reckoning, even if it?s only Round 14.

It won?t be easy though ? they?re up against the table-topping Titans, who turned out one of the performances of the year against St George Illawarra last Monday.

The Gold Coast might be leading the competition, but that doesn?t necessarily mean certain victory over the cellar-dwelling Chooks; John Cartwright?s men may have improved their away record in 2009, but that doesn?t mean the monkey is totally off the back.

The Roosters showed some genuine fight against Manly last week and just like the Sharks have put back-to-back wins together, you?d like to think the victory song might be sung in Bondi Junction in the not too distant future.

A statistic the Titans don?t have to overcome, however, is the hoodoo that is usually associated with winning the week after playing a Monday night game.

So far this year the Raiders, Bulldogs, Wests Tigers, Storm and the Panthers on two occasions have won at the start of the working week and have then been victorious the next week as well.

Watch out Roosters: There are so many points of attack for this Gold Coast team but don?t bother looking past Luke Bailey up front. At one stage last week they thought he?d broken his arm against the Dragons and he was whisked off to hospital. X-rays at nearby Robina Hospital cleared him and he was back on the field before the end of the game, to help his team hold on for a memorable win.

The Roosters have been embarrassingly thin in the forwards this year and if they don?t muscle up to the ?Bull? they might as well give up the ghost.

The NSW Origin prop averages 141 metres this season and there are few better in the competition at getting their team over the advantage line. He also averages just under 18 runs per game, which puts him in the top echelon of front-rowers for involvement, alongside Petero Civoniceva and Steven Price.

Watch out Titans: Setaimata Sa is the danger for the Titans. Capable in so many positions, but at the moment making a go of it at right centre, Sa will be looking to create havoc out wide.

Last week against Manly he scored one of the most skilful tries we?ve seen this year ? starting off with a brilliant around-the-corner offload to Craig Fitzgibbon. On the next play Sa got the ball 30 metres out from the Manly line, showed great hands to draw and pass defenders and get the ball to his winger Sonny Tuigamala, before getting himself back into position to receive the ball off Tuigamala and dive over in the corner.

The Titan who will be marking up against him on Saturday night is Brett Delaney, who sits in fourth for the most missed tackles by any centre in the NRL with 27. Delaney will want to be sure on his feet otherwise Sa will turn him inside out.

Where it will be won: Quite simply, the Roosters will have to win this one in the forwards.

The Gold Coast know they will receive excellent service from their big men ? Luke Bailey, Anthony Laffranchi, Brad Meyers and Ashley Harrison are all players with plenty of representative experience. But the thing is, the Sydneysiders aren?t short of rep caps themselves. Mark O?Meley, Willie Mason, Craig Fitzgibbon and Nate Myles have all played at the highest level while Lopini Paea was World Cup captain for Tonga last year.

The difference is the Titans? pack looks good on paper and on the field, whereas the Roosters? stars aren?t rising to the challenge.

O?Meley and Paea average a poultry 75 and 74 metres per game respectively ? not providing the go-forward required. The previously barnstorming Mason has broken the line just twice this year and Fitzgibbon?s monster workload is also down.

On the other hand, the Titans? red-headed Meyers is quickly reclaiming his best form ? he scored two tries last week and finished close to best on ground. And Laffranchi is second in the NRL for most runs and is in the top 10 for most offloads by a second-rower ? giving the Titans an extra dimension from their men in the middle.

Then there?s little Nathan Friend in the no.9, who typically has made more tackles than any other hooker in the NRL.

There?s not a weakness to be found amongst the Gold Coast?s big men and this should translate to another win for the boys from the Sunshine strip. Scott Prince, Preston Campbell and Matt Rogers will work off the back of their forwards and will have too many points in them for the battling Roosters.

The History: In Round 18 last year, the shoe was on the other foot. The Titans were struck with injuries and in a rut, while the Roosters were the team well on their way to finals glory. At the SFS, the Titans with a team of rookies, won 32-28 ? and it was what started a late-season rot for Brad Fittler?s team.

The two sides have played three times, with the Titans winning two matches to the Roosters one. They are yet to meet at Gosford?s Bluetongue Stadium.

Conclusion: The Gold Coast need to be careful not to take this one for granted ? because the Roosters have too many quality players in their line-up to remain easy-beats for too much longer.

Expect a resurgent Roosters effort ? but the Titans are the genuine article this year and should outclass their hapless opponents. Certainly if the Gold Coast are fair dinkum about making the top eight for the first time in their history, they will win this match and keep in touch with the table leaders.

Match Officials: Referees ? Ben Cummins & Alan Shortall; Sideline Officials ? Russell Turner and Adam Reid; Video Ref ? Russell Smith.

Televised: Fox Sports ? Live 5.30pm.

* Statistics: NRL Stats.

Source: http://www.nrl.com

DIEHARD
11-06-09, 04:41 PM
Bailey, Rogers out of Roosters clash
Adam Gardini

Jetstar Gold Coast Titans duo Luke Bailey and Mat Rogers have both been ruled out of Saturday’s NRL clash with the Sydney Roosters at Bluetongue Stadium.

Bailey was today ruled out after a bone scan revealed a slight crack in his right arm in the area where a screw had been inserted for a broken arm previously.

Luke Bailey The 29-year-old will not require surgery but will be out of action for between 2-4 weeks. He will have another follow-up X-ray in 10 days.

“It’s disappointing that I’m missing this week but we have a bye next weekend so with a bit of luck I could only miss one game,’’ said Bailey.

“There’s no more damage than I thought there was so we will know more in 10 days time.’’

Rogers has also been ruled out of the match after suffering a rib injury in last Monday night’s 28-24 win over St George Illawarra.

Tough prop Matt White will replace Bailey in the starting front row while flyer William Zillman will move from the bench to fullback, with Preston Campbell switching to five-eighth in place of Rogers.

Source: http://www.titans.com.au

Coaster
11-06-09, 05:01 PM
Maybe Luke Baileys nickname should be Chalky instead of Odwyer

patskE
11-06-09, 05:42 PM
so i guess this means graham will get a bench shot, i wish they would try someone new, give another guy a go, ie conn!

DIEHARD
11-06-09, 05:49 PM
Titans injury list 'no laughing matter'

Helped off the ground after a bone-jarring hit by Dragons giant Mickey Paea on Monday night, concussed Gold Coast backrower Brad Meyers had an admission to make.

"Apparently he came off and told (Titans assistant) Steve Murphy `I don't know who I am'," dead-panned Gold Coast co-captain Scott Prince.

"The word came down from Carty (Titans coach John Cartwright) to Murph, `tell him he's Artie Beetson and get him back out there'."

Yep, Meyers has not heard the end of it since coming off second best to Paea.

Not that he can remember the incident.

Or his two-try heroics in the Titans' 28-24 win at Skilled Park.

"Red (Meyers) got a double but he can't remember it. We just won't tell him he scored anything," said Titans backrower Anthony Laffranchi with a laugh.

While the jokes have kept coming at training this week - at Meyers' expense - the Titans' injury list is suddenly no laughing matter.

Titans boss Michael Searle has painted a bleak picture ahead of their NRL clash with the lowly Sydney Roosters at Gosford on Saturday.

Although named in an extended Titans squad, Meyers, pivot Mat Rogers (ribs) and Luke Bailey (arm) are all in serious doubt.

"We will have a very different side to what we had on Monday night," Searle said ominously in Brisbane on Thursday.

He said Rogers was the worst of the injured ranks, considered "highly unlikely" to run out against the Roosters.

"And Meyers we've still got get to get through because of the head knock," he said.

Meyers was close to best on ground in his stunning performance, stepping up in the absence of injured backrower Mark Minichiello.

Indeed Prince hinted that Minichiello - once mooted for Origin duty - may not receive a walk up start once he recovers from an ankle injury.

The impressive performance of Luke O'Dwyer, replacing late withdrawal Ashley Harrison due to a swine flu scare, gave another indication of the Titans' depth.

"Due to the injuries we had (against Dragons) guys had to play big minutes like O'Dwyer and (Ben) Graham, who probably aren't quite used to it," Cartwright said.

"O'Dwyer was probably our best player, and Meyers best on ground until he was injured.

"It's good that we are not relying on the same players week in, week out."

O'Dwyer said he knew he had big shoes to fill once told that he was running out instead of the quarantined Harrison.

"A couple of the guys started sneezing and winking in the dressing sheds (after Harrison was quarantined)," O'Dwyer laughed.

"But we all knew that we had to dig in and give that bit extra."

Prince said they could not afford to drop their guard against the desperate Roosters.

"They have been struggling all year," Prince said.

"We don't want to be the team that plays them back into form.

"At Gosford not a lot of people will be watching but we've got to turn up with the right attitude."

In some welcome news, the Titans will welcome Harrison and flying winger Kevin "Flash" Gordon (groin) back against the Roosters.

Source: http://www.leaguehq.com.au

karnage
11-06-09, 06:12 PM
That preview from NRL.com really highlights just how much we are going to miss the Bull.

With Zillman and Campbell around we can cover for Rogers easy enough but it will be really tough without the Bull up front. The worst thing about this game is it is a game we 'should' win and now we will be up against it.

On the other hand, this sort of adversity might be just what we need to shake off the possibility of any complacency against the wooden spoon favourites.

In the last 2 years these sort of injury problems have spiralled out of control. Let's hope that with the bye coming up and now a reduced Origin commitment with Bailey definitely out and maybe Laffranchi out we can regather some fresh troops and keep the season on the rails.

It will be time for Cannings and Henderson - both of whom were outstanding against the Dragons - and White to stand up and be counted. If we can get over the weak as water Roosters forwards we will win, simple as that.

DIEHARD
11-06-09, 09:47 PM
'Tracer bullet' ready to fire
Pat McLeod

SCOTT Prince may be loading the gun, but he expects the club's own 'Kamikaze Kid' to be the one wreaking havoc again against the Roosters on Saturday.

"That's what I call Luke O'Dwyer, Kamikaze," Prince said yesterday of the Titans underrated utility player.

"He runs the perfect line and loves the impact. He's like a tracer bullet."

In his third season with the Gold Coast club O'Dwyer has grown in stature from reliable stand-in to impressive front line impact player.

A bigger physique thanks to an off-season of muscling up paired with a tougher mental mindset is reaping O'Dwyer big rewards on-field.

Against the Dragons on Monday night he was one of the Titans' best when he started in the place of swine flu casualty Ashley Harrison. He scored a try and was lethal in attack and defence.

"Yes, Luke was one of our top players," coach John Cartwright said yesterday.

"He played almost 70 minutes as opposed to about half of that when he has been coming off the bench. He is up around that 100 game mark and playing some of his best footy."

Prince said there were no downward glances from teammates when they found out late Monday that Harrison had been quarantined and O'Dwyer would be starting.

"Harro is a great player, but I know for a fact that nobody thought we would be losing anything with 'Chalky' O'Dwyer coming in," said Prince.

"Chalky gets the job done, simple as that. I have noticed, especially over the last year how much he has matured and how he is so much tougher mentally. He's a real leader now.

"He runs a beautiful line and from a halfback's point of view there are few things better than getting the ball to a player in that situation.

"And he doesn't care what is in front of him.

"He puts his body under pressure and takes the bump ... his Kamikaze run."

Prince said O'Dwyer was also renowned in the club as having arguably the best tackling technique.

Despite his stellar performance in the Titans' four-point win over the Dragons, Chalky, at this stage, is back to the bench against the Roosters with Harrison expected to take his place at the back of the scrum.

The 26-year-old Tweed Heads product shrugged off the relegation.

"I just do what I can for the team," he said.

"If that means coming off the bench, so be it."

Prince sympathised.

"I don't care what anyone says, nobody likes to come off the bench. Everyone wants to be in that starting 13," he said.

"But when you look at our bench this season we lose nothing. When Chalky comes on he not only maintains the momentum, he lifts it.

"It was great to see him score on Monday night, but I know that isn't what he is all about.

"What pushes his buttons is the confrontation off the tackle.

"He's a tough bastard. He loves running through brick walls."

The Titans' three quarantined Origin players, Harrison, Luke Bailey and Anthony Laffranchi, will all complete their isolation period today -- which is a rest day -- so they will rejoin the squad when they fly out tomorrow morning for Saturday night's clash with the Roosters at Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford.

Source: http://www.goldcoast.com.au

DIEHARD
11-06-09, 10:01 PM
NRL PREVIEW ROUND 14

Sydney Roosters v Gold Coast Titans, Saturday 5.30pm (EST), Suncorp Stadium

Given they challenged for a solid hour, it was a shame that the Roosters' last-round loss to Manly was the one that consigned them to the NRL basement. The margin also didn?t do the boys from Bondi justice, though if the team is any chance of competing again in 2009, they need to learn to play through the final quarter of matches. The Titans started ruthlessly against St George Illawarra, and against the league's worst defensive unit, a similar start could see the two points wrapped up by half-time. With Mat Rogers' late exit proving to be a false alarm, and the return of young flyer Kevin Gordon, the Titans attack will be as potent as ever though it remains to be seen if co-captain Luke Bailey succumbs to a suspected broken arm before game time.

Laurie says: ?On paper this game is a no-brainer. But I actually give the Roosters a shot of causing an upset against a Titans side coming off a short turnaround after an emotional win against the Dragons. The big question is how much gas will Gold Coast have left in the tank? I will still back the Titans, but I think it will be a lot closer than most people think.?

Source: http://www.foxsports.com.au

DIEHARD
11-06-09, 10:51 PM
Sydney Roosters v Gold Coast

Saturday, Central Coast Stadium, 5.30pm

Referees: Ben Cummins, Alan Shortall
Head to head: Roosters 1, Titans 2
Last clash: Titans 32 bt Roosters 28 at SFS (Rd 18, 2008)
TAB Sportsbet: Roosters $2.35, Titans $1.57
FootyTAB: Roosters +4.5 points

The Roosters are the new wooden spoon favourites. having lost seven of their last eight games to sink to the bottom of the competition table. Even the Sharks have gone past them, albeit on points for-and-against differential. After the Roosters lost 38-18 to Manly last weekend, there was plenty of focus on the Roosters having been more committed in that match. It was true, they were more committed, but the fact is that despite being more committed they still got whacked in the end. So they've still got to dig themselves out of a hole, and it obviously won't be easy against the Titans, who have won back-to-back games, over the Sea Eagles and Dragons, after losing three of their previous four. The thing the Roosters might have going for them here, if they can make it count, is that the Titans are still a questionable commodity away from home. The Titans are 2-4 on the road, as opposed to 6-0 at home.

The Roosters have really missed injured fullback Anthony Minichiello this season. For so long he provided great starts to their sets with his energetic kick returns, and they lack thrust out of the back now. But they still have some other top players, and it's fair to say that, overall, the team has too often lacked commitment this season. The Roosters will probably take something positive out of their game against Manly, and aim up at the start of this one, but they badly need something good to happen to them, to give them a real kick-start. If they fall behind early in this game, their resolve will be tested again. The Roosters can make a game of it at home, but the Titans deserve favouritism.

ROOSTERS: Sam Perrett, Sisa Waqa, Setaimata Sa, Ben Jones, Shaun Kenny-Dowall, Braith Anasta (c), Mitchell Pearce, Mark O'Meley, Jake Friend, Lopini Paea, Shane Shackleton, Willie Mason, Craig Fitzgibbon. Interchange: Nate Myles, Frank-Paul Nuuausala, Tom Symonds, Mitch Aubusson.

TITANS: William Zillman, Kevin Gordon, Esi Tonga, Brett Delaney, Chris Walker, Preston Campbell, Scott Prince (c), Matt White, Nathan Friend, Michael Henderson, Anthony Laffranchi, Brad Meyers, Ashley Harrison. Interchange: Aaron Cannings, Will Matthews, Luke O'Dwyer, Josh Graham.

Source: http://www.smh.com.au

Tamwelg
12-06-09, 12:55 PM
Willie Mason ruled out of clash with Gold Coast with knee injury

June 12, 2009

Former Test star Willie Mason has been ruled out of the Sydney Roosters side for Saturday night's NRL clash with the Gold Coast at Bluetongue Stadium.

Mason pulled up with a sore right knee after last Saturday's loss to Manly, the same knee he had reconstructed after an anterior cruciate ligament injury late last year.

His place in the side will be taken by Anthony Cherrington, his first NRL game this year after overcoming a career-threatening fracture in his foot.

www.foxsports.com.au

teke
12-06-09, 01:04 PM
Despite the scoreline last week the Roosters played better than i have seen them play all year. They were in the Manly game right up until the last quarter. This match is going to be hard for the Titans and a upset is a definite possibility.

DIEHARD
12-06-09, 02:20 PM
Sense of deja vu as Roosters loom

THE PRINCE DIARIES by Titans capatain Scott Prince

DEJA VU may not be a common term in every NRL player's vocabulary but there is a strong sense of it in the Titans camp this week.

The victory dance for beating the Dragons ended on Monday night with our focus shifting to Bluetongue Stadium for tomorrow night's date with the Sydney Roosters.

The halfway mark of the season has just ticked over, we are on top of the table and are playing the cellar dwellers.

Hence the deja vu. At the back of our minds is a similar game last year.

We were on top of the ladder, we played South Sydney who were on the bottom and we played away at Stadium Australia to a small house of just over 9000 fans.

We lost and that game started our slide down the ladder.

So all week there has been a resolve not to let that happen again.

That's why there has been no continued celebrations as another supposed hoodoo fell with our first win over the Dragons.

We never saw that as a hoodoo. The same as we didn't see the following as hoodoos:

1. Titans can't win away,

2. Titans can't win without Prince or,

3. Titans can't beat Manly.

The more people put those in our face the more we saw them as challenges to be ticked off. The same as the Roosters tomorrow night are a challenge.

I see this game as one of the most important of the season. After this we have another bye, so a four-point game.

The same as the Souths game last year, I am expecting a small crowd.

You'll be able to hear a dog bark up the main street of Gosford, so the atmosphere factor will be down.

Sure, beating the Dragons was great, but that was also a game that wasn't hard to get up for. Big match, big crowd, at home.

This is a real test of our mental game.

OK, what an interesting week it has been.

Saturday: Kristy and I took in the Winternationals drag racing with good mate, jeweller and racer Stu Bishop. Great day. Can't wait for Indy. Put the Audi through it's paces on the way home. Note to Brett and Bec Frizelle: You may get some expensive transport department pics in the mail (just kidding).

Sunday: Ballwork session at Skilled. Has been a long preparation for this game. Peaking well.

Monday: Bizarre day. Swine flu hits with Harro and Gilly sent home and Boof and Bails in some doubt during the day. Credit to the team how we held our focus. Rapt with win over the Dragons. Short week so no major partying.

Tuesday: Recovery session in freezing water at North Burleigh surf club. Kept the motor racing theme going and seeing movie Fast & Furious with Kristy and `third wheel' Scotty McGregor.

Wednesday: Skills session and then off to have coffee with Kristy and Leukaemia Foundation fundraiser Gillian Rumpf. Kristy is gearing for her head-shaving episode on June 28 at the Sheds Warehouse, 5/131 Old Pacific Highway at noon. Jumping castle and other Titans players there. Come and help my favourite girl raise money for a great cause.

Thursday: Day off training. Guest host at radio SeaFM. Birthday party for my twin cousins Elle and Nikki.

Source: http://www.goldcoast.com.au

DIEHARD
12-06-09, 02:27 PM
Bailey's heroics to rally the troops
Pat McLeod

LUKE Bailey will be missing against the Roosters tomorrow night but Titans coach John Cartwright will burn an inspirational image of the powerful prop into his players' minds before the crucial clash.

The club co-captain was yesterday ruled out of the away game after scans indicated a small crack in his left arm.

"Basically the crack is where a screw has been inserted for a plate that is in his forearm as a result of a fracture Bails suffered last year," explained football manager Scott Clark.

"It's only the tiniest of cracks which occurred during Monday night's showdown with the Dragons, but it means he will be out for between two to four weeks."

The loss of Bailey is an obvious blow to the Gold Coast's chances at Gosford's Bluetongue Stadium, but Cartwright is already planning a Churchillian address to his players before the game.

"We now know that Bails went back on to the field on Monday night with a broken arm," said Cartwright.

"That says a lot about him and a lot about how important it is to him that we keep winning.

"That is something we will definitely use going into a game like this, in foreign surroundings where a lot of the players have not been to before.

"It is a dangerous game against a side who have not won many games, but are certainly capable of winning."

No doubt Cartwright will remind his players how, against the Dragons Bailey left the field in the first half fearing he had re-broken his arm. He went straight across to the Robina Hospital, where X-rays cleared him of any major damage.

Bailey returned to the sideline in the second half just as Brad Meyers was knocked senseless in a tackle.

Despite being in severe pain Bailey volunteered for another campaign, was sent into action and helped his side to a tight 28-24 victory.

Cartwright will be stressing the need for his side to take that sort of commitment into the clash against the Roosters, who although they are bottom-placed, have the personnel to cause an upset.

Earlier yesterday the Titans also lost five-eighth Mat Rogers to a rib injury, with Cartwright thankful of the depth his squad now boasts.

In the wake of those injuries prop Matt White will come into the starting line-up for Bailey, William Zillman will come off the bench to fullback and Preston Campbell moves up to five-eighth.

David Mead has been added to what is now a five-man bench, with the 18th man to be named after a training session today in Gosford.

"We have more depth this year, but we certainly need it," said Cartwright.

"Matt White has played three weeks of big minutes back in Queensland Cup and has played well.

"Having Zillman and a fit Chris Walker in the squad has been a massive difference for us this season.

"It enables us to have quality players in positions even when we get injuries."

The injury to Bailey also rules him out of Origin 2 on June 24 in Sydney.

"I am really disappointed for him," said Cartwright

Source: http://www.goldcoast.com.au

DIEHARD
12-06-09, 02:43 PM
Cherrington coming in for Mason should be pretty rusty.

Paul
13-06-09, 05:23 PM
I've seen Sylvias banner and the southern legion more than a few times during the first half.

Ahhhhh brings back the memories of the away roosters game last year

good job guys,keep it going in the second half

kwigibo
13-06-09, 06:03 PM
Well that fell apart.

kwigibo
13-06-09, 06:15 PM
My sister says that Chris Walker is a jedi.

Paul
13-06-09, 06:15 PM
Well that fell apart.

you spoke too soon

YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH


and the biggest **** OFF ever to big nosed braith anasta you useless over rated wanker

cop that

hahahah we played absolutely useless and still beat them lol

Dragons
13-06-09, 06:16 PM
WALKER TRY OF THE YEAR.. YEAH BABY.

Paul
13-06-09, 06:32 PM
Now I've settled down a bit...phew

We were pretty awful tonight,we looked tired and I think we miss Rogers when he's out of this side to the point where we miss him more than Prince when he is out. It was a lucky win and I'd love to see the possession stat because we had zero ball in that second half.

I thought Friend and Preston were our only 2 who played well,everyone else was below par.

I'd love to have another look at the roosters first try after half time,I'm sure the tryscorer was miles offside but I haven't seen the replay of it yet

At the end of the day we won really ugly tonight when we should have been beaten...but thats a sign of a champion team to win games they have no right to win

oh and how anybody can ever mention Braith anasta and mitchell Pearce in the same sentence as state of origin selection needs their head read,Both are the most over rated players in the NRL

One last thing,how the hell did Walker stay in the field of play? BRILLIANT

helcam4
13-06-09, 06:34 PM
Paul, I wish we were there again, at least im still having a drink for them like last year, Im so proud of the all right now, including the southern legion, woooo-hoooo.

kwigibo
13-06-09, 06:35 PM
you spoke too soon


I'll speak too soon gladly if this is what comes from speaking too soon.

Paul
13-06-09, 06:47 PM
Paul, I wish we were there again, at least im still having a drink for them like last year, Im so proud of the all right now, including the southern legion, woooo-hoooo.

I was thinking the exact same same thing,did you notice the same people we were with from the southern legion going mental on camera at the end :D

I'm so stoked for them,I hope they go on another pub crawl like we did last year after we robbed the roosters of 2 points lol

Paul
13-06-09, 06:49 PM
I'll speak too soon gladly if this is what comes from speaking too soon.

they've given us 2 heart attacks in 5 days :D

kwigibo
13-06-09, 07:05 PM
I was thinking the exact same same thing,did you notice the same people we were with from the southern legion going mental on camera at the end :D


Yeah, we have another big guy dancing who'll be on fox sports promos for a week. He stole your thing!

kwigibo
13-06-09, 07:06 PM
they've given us 2 heart attacks in 5 days :D

Walker gave me like a good heart attack... a heart explosion?

RobJ
13-06-09, 07:13 PM
Dunno what all the fuss is about.........never in doubt
:D

helcam4
13-06-09, 07:25 PM
here here, we are going to canberra lets get a road tour going???????

helcam4
13-06-09, 07:36 PM
go the southern legion, you all looked awesome we saw sylv and die hard and a guy we met in sydney last year, so sorry we have forgotten your name but never your face, well done guys, you looked great, and showed great support, join us in canberra, lets go titans, all the way!!!!!!!!

Go_The_Doggies
13-06-09, 08:00 PM
Boooo!!

I wanted a 13+ win by the Titans!

But I guess 1-12 is okay. Anything to keep the Rorters at the bottom of the table, where they belong. :)

Paul
13-06-09, 08:04 PM
Anything to keep the Rorters at the bottom of the table, where they belong. :)

a point thats worth repeating again and again! :D

Paul
13-06-09, 08:07 PM
Yeah, we have another big guy dancing who'll be on fox sports promos for a week. He stole your thing!


hahahaha good on him,he can have the southern legion big fella promos,I'll have the skilled park ones!

karnage
13-06-09, 09:19 PM
A 4 point win in 2 ways - the scoreboard and the ladder.

It would have to rank as one of the worst 2nd half performances of a winning team ever, but we are making a habit out of this sort of performance. The Cowboys, the Saints and now the Roosters win would all fall into that category of poor second halves nearly costing us wins that should have been comfortable.

I could have killed o'Dwyer when he gave away that stupid penalty but I can't blame him too much becuase given half a chance I would like to smack Anasta in the mouth aswell.

I didn't even watch the 1st replay of Walkers try at the end, I was so sure that he had taken the corner post. It was only when my mates started going nuts that I chanced a peek and joined in the celebration.

We have a lot of improvement to do and hopefully that will come with another week off and then the return of Bailey, Mini and Rat.

Top of the table for another 2 weeks at least!!!!!!!

Steve
13-06-09, 10:15 PM
That was Matt from the Southern Legion. :D

As much as I wanted them to hand out a flogging, a win is a win and I'll take it.

The bye will be great, I think the lads need a break and hopefully our injured players will be back after it.

I tell you what, O'Dwyer's picked up some rage with that extra muscle. Stupid to give away the penalty, but nice to see one of our forwards finally manning up and defending the smaller players.

GCT_89
13-06-09, 10:46 PM
I could have killed o'Dwyer when he gave away that stupid penalty but I can't blame him too much becuase given half a chance I would like to smack Anasta in the mouth aswell.




I tell you what, O'Dwyer's picked up some rage with that extra muscle. Stupid to give away the penalty, but nice to see one of our forwards finally manning up and defending the smaller players.

that was bull****!
anasta fumbles all over presto for way too long, then finally gets up and then gives presto a nice lil smack around the chops.....i have gained more respect for chalky after what he did tonight.....from memory chaclky didnt actually punch anasta, but anasta got him.......
so please explain to me how odwyer got penalised?

good work chalky! i would take the penalty any day if it meant more sticking up for ya team mates...........

BringBackWillie
14-06-09, 09:25 AM
Whoohoooo - first Titans away win in NSW for this season :thumbsup:

Just returned from Blue Tongue where it was freezing, but we were certainly warmed up in the final stages of the second half when our Titans boys came through!

Only a small turn out from the Southern Legion, but it was great to have Diehard make a surprise appearance to join us. There were many kids around who joined in on our chants and it was extremely satisfying to have a ref call go our way!!!

The Roosters fans were naturally blaming the referee after the game :laugh:

Missed you Paul and Helcam, we were hoping you'd come down and join us for this one. Glad to hear you were celebrating in the QLD warmth though.

The big fella jumping around in the white and blue Titans striped jersey is Matt. He's one of the most regular Southern Legion attendees and as you can see from his TV air time - is very passionate for the Titans!

Go Titans! :)

titanstattman
14-06-09, 09:44 AM
The big fella jumping around in the white and blue Titans striped jersey is Matt. He's one of the most regular Southern Legion attendees and as you can see from his TV air time - is very passionate for the Titans!

Go Titans! :)

He is the southen twin of mee............:laugh:

eelectrica
14-06-09, 10:19 AM
It was a real character building win, the way the Titans took control of the game back in the final couple of minutes.
But god dammit, it would be nice to go on with a game just once and net let go in the 2nd half. :p Might be a notion Carty would agree with :D

Paul
14-06-09, 11:06 AM
The big fella jumping around in the white and blue Titans striped jersey is Matt. He's one of the most regular Southern Legion attendees and as you can see from his TV air time - is very passionate for the Titans!

Go Titans! :)

they just gave him a wrap on the sunday roast too! :thumbsup:


Here he is too from last years win over the chooks


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v39/homesick_alien/P7110480-1.jpg

TITAN PETE
14-06-09, 12:08 PM
Awesome effort to grab the 2 points when we looked gone & the team is really starting to look like contenders by winning these close matches when they would've lost them in the past so well done Carty & Co :salute:

Also as Steve & Adam have said well done Chalky Odwyer for standing up for your team mate when a D**khead wants to start Shyte , love the Passion :fist:

Nice to see the Hobbit grab a Meat Pie ;)

helcam4
14-06-09, 12:19 PM
hey sylv, we were really dissapointed we couldnt make it this year, but we are coming down for the raiders game, hopefully we can catch up with some of you then????

goldcoastitans
14-06-09, 04:55 PM
that was bull****!
anasta fumbles all over presto for way too long, then finally gets up and then gives presto a nice lil smack around the chops.....i have gained more respect for chalky after what he did tonight.....from memory chaclky didnt actually punch anasta, but anasta got him.......
so please explain to me how odwyer got penalised?

good work chalky! i would take the penalty any day if it meant more sticking up for ya team mates...........

HERE HERE totally agree ...its good to see one of the big boys stick up for the little bloke! Anasta as usual ....an a$$hole and got what he deserved... i also dont understand why they got the penalty after Anasta punched chalky but yeh..... the only bad think about the incident is it fired up the wrong team :doh: but hey ill take those 2 points any shape of form

helcam4
14-06-09, 05:03 PM
and with all the talk about hoodoo`s being broken by the titans this year, good to see another gone. delaney finally passes the ball to walker to score.

goldcoastitans
14-06-09, 05:08 PM
and with all the talk about hoodoo`s being broken by the titans this year, good to see another gone. delaney finally passes the ball to walker to score.

i know FINALLY and it won us the game ..i hope he noticed its not that hard to pass the ball

i also saw him get his hand free and look for an offload ....i almost passed out i was so amazed!!

Paul
14-06-09, 06:03 PM
I feel sorry for Delaney and the crap he cops by his own fans especially on here. This "he never passes the ball" stuff is really out of hand.The poor bloke can't win,If he threw it to the wing at every opportunity like you all want and Walker gets thrown into touch you'd all be screaming at him for that. Nobody has mentioned how he saved a try when Walker stupidly played the ball before looking to see if anybody was at dummy half on our own line and Delaney had to do a superman dive and save the situation,all the excellent things he does on the field seem to always go unnoticed and this myth that he never passes a ball is all anybody says about him.

He's set up Walker for a number of tries this season,he breaks the line consistantly and his defence is excellent. His pass last night for the last try was sublime and he'll be a huge loss if/when he goes. He's been probably our most consistant back since day 1 of the Titans

Steve
14-06-09, 06:17 PM
I feel sorry for Delaney and the crap he cops by his own fans especially on here. This "he never passes the ball" stuff is really out of hand.The poor bloke can't win,If he threw it to the wing at every opportunity like you all want and Walker gets thrown into touch you'd all be screaming at him for that. Nobody has mentioned how he saved a try when Walker stupidly played the ball before looking to see if anybody was at dummy half on our own line and Delaney had to do a superman dive and save the situation,all the excellent things he does on the field seem to always go unnoticed and this myth that he never passes a ball is all anybody says about him.

He's set up Walker for a number of tries this season,he breaks the line consistantly and his defence is excellent. His pass last night for the last try was sublime and he'll be a huge loss if/when he goes. He's been probably our most consistant back since day 1 of the Titans

I've seen plenty of people talk about how good he is in defence and I know I've pointed out numerous times how many metres he makes.

For all the good he's still a ball hog, much the same as Rogers. He's probably blown more tries than he's set up by not passing the ball to a winger screaming for the ball with nothing but wide open spaces between him and the try line. There's a reason a forward was our top try scorer last year. (And no I'm not saying it's soley Delaney's fault)

karnage
14-06-09, 06:28 PM
Delaney is at his best when we are coming out of trouble with strong running from either dummy half or one pass off the ruck. He is strong, he positions himself well in defence and he tackles effectively.

I am often critical of his failure to pass when there is overlap but I also agree with Steve that Rogers is probably a worse offender than Delaney.

I think the writing is on the wall with Delaney given the signing of Tomane and the fact that he had another strong game last night against the Rabbits. Thank God the Reds are a rabble or according to today's Sunday Mail he would off to play Ra-Ra.

BringBackWillie
14-06-09, 10:50 PM
hey sylv, we were really dissapointed we couldnt make it this year, but we are coming down for the raiders game, hopefully we can catch up with some of you then????

I've sent an email out to the Southern Legion to get expressions of interest and see if we can organise to sit together. Aiming to venture down there for the game though. It'd be great to catch up with you guys then!

dee13
15-06-09, 02:41 PM
Well done to the Soutern Legion on Saturday night. You guys had ur mugs on TV quite alot. Especially the big fella in the Heritage jersey who went nuts at the end of the game. Looked like that guy on the NRMA add doing the sprinkler and the pretend guns.:thumbsup:

Even Diehard got his ugly moosh up there.

DIEHARD
15-06-09, 03:22 PM
Walker plays down heroics
Adam Gardini

Jetstar Gold Coast Titans winger Chris Walker has played down his match-winning heroics in the wake of Saturday night?s last minute win over the Sydney Roosters.

Titans assistant coach Trevor Gillmeister agreed with the winger?s assessment, joking that in poker terms Walker was dealt a ?10 and an 8 but pulled a card on the river? with his 79th minute try at Gosford?s Bluetongue Stadium.

To listen to audio interviews with Walker and Gillmeister from today?s training session click on the link below.

Chris Walker interview (http://titans.sportal.net.au/default.aspx?s=multimedia&aid=169)

Source: http://www.goldcoast.com.au

DIEHARD
15-06-09, 03:25 PM
Roosters v Titans Press Conference! Click to Watch! (http://bigpondvideo.com/NRL_Titans/184079)

DIEHARD
15-06-09, 03:51 PM
Well done to the Soutern Legion on Saturday night. You guys had ur mugs on TV quite alot. Especially the big fella in the Heritage jersey who went nuts at the end of the game. Looked like that guy on the NRMA add doing the sprinkler and the pretend guns.:thumbsup:

Even Diehard got his ugly moosh up there.

:thumbsup: Oh what a night.....

It was the best away game I have been to! That's for sure!

I loved being with the mighty Southern Legion. I love those guys and girls, they are just as big an attraction to me as the Titans when it comes to away games. They haven't seen many wins, but it never dampens their passion and they deserved that win more than anyone.

We all went absolutely biserk! Especially Matt our new Titans TV star! Everyone is talking about it on the net. Great advertisement for the Titans and rugby league. Especially to see the level of passion at an away game!

We were chanting and yelling our support all night. Twice when we started chants, we scored within seconds. :) It's tought though, being surrounded by enemy Rooster fans. And trying to remember that when people are happy at away games, it's BAD for the Titans.

Makes me really appreciate the home ground advantage we have at Skilled Park!

The Chook Pen was loud and proud and pumping passion and energy into the Roosters. But our Titans head strong, with hardly any possession in the 2nd half.

I was talking up Chris Walker from the Toyota Cup all through the NRL match. Trying to explain to Syl why I think he is the coolest player. We did heaps of Walker chants. And I even prophetised Walker's last minute game winning try, which added to the electricity of the entire game. How we were all focusing on Walker and it pays off. (Yea I know he made a few mistakes.)

Thanks to Syl and the Southern Legion! It was a fantastic game and experience. I will be seeing you again soon!

I encourage all Titans fans to check their diaries and bank accounts and see if they can make it to some of the few remaining away games to come. We only have a few left and they are very important. We need those points to make the Top4/8 and we need the form and experience to win away and in NSW. We also need to expand our southern fanbase. It would be fantastic to see heaps of Titans fans from QLD go down and re-enforce our passionate and loyal Souther Legionnaires!

The Raiders game would be a great start!

patskE
15-06-09, 05:04 PM
good win, esp going into the bye, yeh boi, finals here we come!

bruski
15-06-09, 06:15 PM
We all went absolutely biserk! Especially Matt our new Titans TV star! Everyone is talking about it on the net. Great advertisement for the Titans and rugby league. Especially to see the level of passion at an away game!

The Raiders game would be a great start!

I was going to find out who that was, we were here watching the game and my young fella of 2 and a half was sort of watching but was not really caring what was going on till after that try..

He saw Matt jumping around and all of a sudden burst out laughing watching him jumping up and down waving his arms :laugh:

As we have IQ I had to replay it for him a thousand times before he went to bed, I thought he was over it till we were watching the news on Sunday night and who do you think he saw jumping up and down in his Heritage jumper??? Matt, he just cracked up all over again, 15 minutes of replays later I managed to move past it...

Good work Matt, a priceless moment buddy..

:D

Bruski.

Adelaide Titan
15-06-09, 06:28 PM
I saw the first 20 mins of the game when the Roosters were up 6-0 and just as I left home the Titans scored followed by 2 more tries while I wasnt watching. I watched most of the 2nd half at a restaurant just to see the Roosters pile on 3 tries. In the car on the way to a party i listened to the last minutes of the game on the radio waiting for a miracle, and of course it came while I wasnt watching! Maybe we didn't deserve the win but it shows the Titans can fight til the very end and that roar when the Try was given was great by the Titans fans!

Preston Campbell laid some good tackles in defence to save a couple tries as he always does.

Nonetheless, a wins a win!