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DIEHARD
05-07-14, 07:06 PM
TITANS vs RAIDERS

DIEHARD
05-07-14, 07:07 PM
Buy Gold Coast Bulletin to score latest Budget Buster - discount tickets to Titans

BELIEVE it or not, Titans star David Mead had never even been to a footy game at a proper stadium until he was in his 20s, and he doesn’t want other kids to miss out on the thrill either.

“There’s nothing like going to a big game, and for families to get that experience is great,” he said.

From today, Gold Coast families who may not usually get the chance to go along to a Titans game, or might not even consider it, can score tickets to next week’s showdown against the Canberra Raiders for as little as $5.

Readers can tear the masthead from the front page of their copy of the Bulletin from today and claim one cut-price ticket for each copy to the next home game at Cbus Super Stadium on Sunday, July 13.

Present your masthead to purchase a juniors ticket for just $5, and an adult ticket for only $10.

General admission tickets for two adults and two children would usually cost $70.

“It’s great for families – it gives everyone a chance to come along,” Mead said.

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Numbers
05-07-14, 11:52 PM
With Newcastle and Cronulla both winning their last two games this match is starting to take on some significance. If we lose to Souths and then get done in this one by the Raiders - with them coming off a bye and us coming off a Monday night game - we will actually be in the mix for the wooden spoon.

lonegull
07-07-14, 08:38 PM
Be interesting what side is named for the raiders, I know we won't find out until the day of the game but after the win against souths gee a few are putting there hands up and really applying pressure to the regulars

Bayside Titan
07-07-14, 09:14 PM
Back line of this I like.
1. Mead
2. Roberts.
3. Blair
4. Tighe
5. Don.
6/7 Kelly.
6/7 Mortimer.

Titanic
08-07-14, 06:53 AM
I would love to field that back line but gee BT there is no chance so stop getting my old heart pumping.

gotitans101_
08-07-14, 10:55 AM
any news on Mead's injury?

Hail Sezer
08-07-14, 11:07 AM
any news on Mead's injury?

Unlikely to face Raiders apparently

DIEHARD
08-07-14, 11:58 AM
How is Don going?

Titan4Life
08-07-14, 02:44 PM
iSelect Gold Coast Titans coach John Cartwright has named an extended bench in a provisional side to play Canberra Raiders at Cbus Super Stadium this Sunday (2pm) in view of having three forwards in tomorrow night’s State of Origin encounter and little time to access last night’s gutsy win against South Sydney.

Winger David Mead also injured a hamstring late in the match and will be monitored in coming days.

The team v Canberra Raiders, round 18:

1 - William Zillman

2 – Kevin Gordon

3 – James Roberts

4 – Brad Takairangi

5 – David Mead

6 – Maurice Blair

7 – Daniel Mortimer

8 - Luke Bailey

9 – Beau Falloon

10 – Luke Douglas

11 – Greg Bird

12 – Mark Minichiello

13 – Paul Carter



INTERCHANGE

14 – Matthew White

15 – David Taylor

16 – Nate Myles

17 – Albert Kelly

18 – Cody Nelson

19 – Mark Ioane

20 – Matt Srama

21 – Tom Kingston

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Wow what a surprise. Blair named at half and Zillman at FB. Cartwright has no bloody idea :doh:

Titan4Life
08-07-14, 03:57 PM
Canberra Raiders rising star Jeremy Hawkins has been named to make his NRL debut this weekend, when the Raiders take on the Gold Coast Titans on Sunday at Cbus Super Stadium on the Gold Coast.

Hawkins has been in tremendous form for the Raiders feeder club Mounties this season, including scoring four tries in their win against the Bulldogs last weekend.

Hawkins has been named on the wing for the Raiders, with Brenko Lee shifting to the centres to cover for Jack Wighton who is out with a broken thumb.

Sami Sauiluma returns to the Raiders line-up this weekend after recovering from an eye injury, replacing Matt Allwood on the wing.

Kurt Baptiste retains his place on the bench for the Raiders after making his Raiders debut against the Tigers, with Joel Edwards added to a five man bench for the trip north.

NRL: CANBERRA RAIDERS V GOLD COAST TITANS

SUNDAY JUNE 13, 2.00PM, CBUS SUPER STADIUM

1. Anthony Milford

2. Jeremy Hawkins

3. Jarrod Croker

4. Brenko Lee

5. Sami Sauiluma

6. Terry Campese (C)

7. Josh McCrone

8. David Shillington

9. Glen Buttriss

10. Brett White

11. Josh Papalii

12. Jarrad Kennedy

13. Shaun Fensom

14. Kurt Baptiste

15. Paul Vaughan

16. Dane Tilse

17. Shannon Boyd

18. Joel Edwards

TITAN PETE
08-07-14, 05:17 PM
We name 21 players & Mead won't play so we have to bring Don back into the side which is a huge plus for me , he's the best winger we have on the books but who am I kidding we know Fartwright will just shuffle the back line & probably put Roberts in the 5 , Blair to centre & Kelly to start , personally I'd have Tighe over Taka ATM

teke
08-07-14, 08:09 PM
Best winger behind mead Roberts and kev

TITAN PETE
08-07-14, 08:14 PM
Best winger behind mead Roberts and kev

Mead = 1
I think Roberts will become a great centre , another Jennngs in the making , Flash hasn't shown enough in the last 3 years to say he's the best ATM

TITAN PETE
08-07-14, 08:32 PM
Mead, Kelly in doubt for Titans
By Tony Webeck, Chief Queensland Correspondent
NRL.com
5:00pm Tue 08th July, 2014


The Gold Coast Titans' bid for a second straight victory have been dealt a blow with both David Mead and Albert Kelly in doubt to face the Raiders at Cbus Super Stadium on Sunday.

Following the short turnaround from their stunning 14-10 defeat of South Sydney in Sydney on Monday night, Mead and Kelly have both been named in a provisional Gold Coast team that may have a very different look about it by Sunday.

Origin trio Greg Bird, Nate Myles and Dave Taylor have each been named in the 21-man squad with Bird named in the starting side and Myles and Taylor on an extended eight-man bench.

Mead and Kelly sparked the Titans' comeback with a clever try six minutes before half-time after the Rabbitohs led 8-0 after 29 minutes and then Mead came up with a crucial try-saving tackle on South Sydney winger Nathan Merritt eight minutes from time that preserved his side's four-point advantage.

It may have come at a cost though with Titans coach John Cartwright confirming Mead suffered a hamstring injury late in the game that will likely prevent him from taking the field on Sunday.

"Davey Mead could have done a hamstring. He's done it to some level, we're not too sure yet, but he'd be in a fair bit of doubt this week," Cartwright said upon the team's return to the Gold Coast.

"I think he did it pretty late in the game. He got tackled in tight; I think it was around when he got that knock to the head."

Kelly will also be closely monitored after his left calf pulled up sore, his place in the 17 dependent on whether he can get through the training session on Thursday.

Coming off the bench against the Rabbitohs, Kelly showed plenty of energy both in attack and defence and Cartwright conceded that there is the temptation to continue to use the mercurial talent as an impact player.

"He tightened up again on his calf. It's a funny one because we just can't seem to get to the root of the problem but it's playable," Cartwright said, his sense of relief evident after avoiding a club record seventh straight defeat. "We've just got to treat it, manage it get him as good as we can for the weekend.

"When he comes in fresh against a tiring side he's just that little bit more dangerous. Again, we'll just have to see how he feels mainly and how the boys come through Origin. We won't be able to really come up with a side until Saturday.

"He's going to have to train most of the week. We won't really be on the field from now until probably Thursday so hopefully get a session out on Thursday and then a light one on Saturday."

Now immersed in the logjam of teams from fourth to 12th separated by just two competition points, the Titans desperately need to arrest their awful home record of two wins from eight games this season and dispose of the Raiders on Sunday.

In the corresponding fixture following Origin III last season, Cartwright rested both Myles and Bird from the team that went down to the Sea Eagles 38-20 and although Mark Ioane, Cody Nelson and Tom Kingston were strong in their absence against the Rabbitohs, their precarious for-and-against means that every win is critical to their finals aspirations.

"We'll see what we've got here with us at the moment and see how ferocious the third Origin is," Cartwright said of the chances of Bird, Myles and Dave Taylor being rested. "If they play or they don't they'll get a big chunk of next week off."

TITAN PETE
09-07-14, 02:36 PM
Titans v Raiders preview
By Tony Webeck, Chief Queensland Correspondent
NRL.com
12:25pm Wed 09th July, 2014


Titans v Raiders
Cbus Super Stadium
Sunday, 3pm

Two teams with a solitary win apiece since the Representative Round back at the start of May but only one comes into this one with the top eight still in their sights.

The Titans produced a shock almost as big as the Sharks' win over the Roosters when they ground out a 14-10 win against the Rabbitohs on Monday night while the Raiders come out of a bye on the back of four straight defeats and with devoted 'Green Machine' mathematicians reaching for the abacus to see whether a finals berth remains a possibility.

Only the Sharks have scored fewer points than the Titans thus far in 2014 but the Raiders have just 23 more and have leaked 84 more points in defence compared to a Titans side that has given up 20 points only seven times this year, and only one of which they have come out on top.

With Origin stars Greg Bird, Nate Myles and Dave Taylor taking part in Origin III on Wednesday night, Gold Coast coach John Cartwright has named a 21-man squad, with David Mead unlikely to play and Albert Kelly also under an injury cloud.

Daniel Mortimer and Maurice Blair have been named in the halves for the home side while for the Raiders, Brenko Lee moves into the centres for the injured Jack Wighton. Jeremy Hawkins, originally named to make his debut on the wing, has been denied the opportunity by the NRL as the Raiders have hit their second-tier salary cap limit. His replacement is yet to be confirmed.

The Raiders don't have a great record at Cbus Super Stadium but that may count for little on Sunday; the Titans themselves are 2-6 at home in 2014.

A win on Sunday is no guarantee that the Titans will work their way back into the top eight but if they drop this one their September schedule may start to free up.

It's a game they need to control from the outset but it also shapes as exactly the type of game the Raiders will be planning an interstate ambush.


Watch Out Titans: Despite his side going through a horror run with just one victory since the Origin Series started back in May, David Shillington's performances up front for the Raiders have been getting better the longer the season has gone. Contracted to Canberra until the end of the 2015 season, Shillington has thrown everything into his past two games against the Bulldogs and Wests Tigers and produced some wonderful numbers. The past two games have seen his two highest number of hit-ups for the season to date and ran for 180 metres against the 'Dogs and 139m against the Tigers. He has played 14 Tests for Australia and seven Origins for Queensland and over the past month in particular he's been playing like it.

Watch Out Raiders: In his brief NRL career to date, electrifying centre James Roberts has never gone three games without scoring a try, and he's failed to cross the stripe for the Titans in his past two appearances. Having scored on debut for his new club against the Storm in Round 14 following a mid-season shift from the Panthers, Roberts has failed to find the space he needs to create havoc for the defence, and he doesn't need a whole lot. He had six tackle breaks against the Storm and four against the Dragons but in a stop-start fixture against the Rabbitohs he was well contained. Coach John Cartwright will do a double-take when he sees Roberts touched the ball just six times against Souths so expect to see the Titans shift the ball to his edge more on Sunday.

Plays To Watch: The direct nature of Daniel Mortimer's play at halfback is giving the Titans a much stronger shape in attack and allowing the likes of William Zillman and Brad Takairangi to ask questions of the defence. If Mortimer can hold the Raiders defence up long enough, it will create space on the edges for Kelly and Roberts and give them one-on-one opportunities in which they are so dangerous. Anthony Milford's 40 touches against the Tigers in Round 16 were his most since Rounds 2 and 3; the Raiders need to go to him as often as they can if they can establish a period of pressure in good-ball areas.

Where It Will Be Won: These two teams both rank in the bottom four in the competition for tries scored and the bottom three for line break assists so the ability to take advantage of any opportunities will be crucial. The Raiders have a more settled halves combination in Campese and McCrone, with Titans coach John Cartwright still tinkering with his preferred combination following the mid-season acquisition of Daniel Mortimer. The respective finishing abilities of Jarrod Croker and James Roberts have the potential to turn a half chance into two competition points.

History: Played 14; Titans 9; Raiders 5. The past two years may have been lean ones for the Titans in terms of finals footy but they have had the wood over the Raiders, going into this one seeking a fourth straight victory. The hot weather on the Gold Coast for Round 2 last year enabled the Titans to dish out a 36-0 hiding and then backed that up with a 24-12 Round 3 win this year in Canberra. The Raiders' only victory on the Gold Coast since 2007 was in Round 2, 2012 when Jarrod Croker scored 16 of Canberra's 24 points in their 24-12 win (two tries and four goals).

What Are The Odds: Gold Coast’s upset victory over the Rabbitohs in Monday night footy has triggered a wave of support at Sportsbet.com.au for the Titans ($1.60) to beat Canberra ($2.25). There is five times the money placed on the Titans. Latest odds at Sportsbet.com.au.

Match Officials: Referee – Jared Maxwell; Assistant Referee – Dave Munro; Touch Judges –Adam Reid & Rickey MacFarlane; Video Referees – Bernard Sutton & Steve Folkes.

Televised: Channel Nine – Delayed, 4pm.

How We See It: A fast track on a sunny Sunday afternoon on the Gold Coast should promote a free-flowing game of footy but it is unlikely we will see expansive movement of the Steeden until the battle in the middle is won. The Titans make more errors than the Raiders but also have a greater ability to absorb pressure so if they can get somewhere near an equal share of possession, they should give their home fans something to cheer about for the first time since Round 6. Titans by 10

nimud
09-07-14, 09:22 PM
After the brain snaps tonite by Myles and bird against each other, a bit of a worry they will both be suspended trying to kill each other.

TITAN PETE
09-07-14, 09:33 PM
After the brain snaps tonite by Myles and bird against each other, a bit of a worry they will both be suspended trying to kill each other.

I hope the pair of them are rested , I'd like to see Nelson & Kingston go around again

Titanic
10-07-14, 01:21 AM
Totally agree … send both of them to kindergarten, bloody morons,

toddythetitan
10-07-14, 02:49 PM
Cody nelson has been suspended for betting I'd hope for it to be just a harmless bet Cody's no fixer
---Updated-----
"Cody Nelson – suspended for two games for betting on one game in which his club was involved – but in which he did not participate"
Source rugby league week facebook page

TITAN PETE
10-07-14, 02:53 PM
Word on facebook is that Cody nelson hs been suspended for betting if this is true it's a real shame although I'd hope for it to be just a harmless bet Cody's no fixer

• Cody Nelson - suspended for two games for betting on one game in which his club was involved – but in which he did not participate.

nrl.com

Titanic
10-07-14, 06:13 PM
Caught in a web that needed to be cast … unlucky for him but sends a strong message.

DIEHARD
11-07-14, 12:22 AM
Gold Coast Titans v Canberra
Cbus Super Stadium, Gold Coast, Sunday 2pm (AEST)

Last meeting: Round 3 2014 - Titans 24 bt Raiders 12 at GIO Stadium

Head-to-head: Titans 9 Raiders 5

Referees: Jared Maxwell, Dave Munro.

TV: Live, FoxSports 1

Ladbrokes: Titans $1.62, Raiders $2.35

Betfair: Titans $1.57, Raiders $2.46

Michael Chammas writes: The Raiders didn't have a player in Origin III, which will hold them in good stead come Sunday. The Titans have won just one of their last seven games and might struggle to overcome the Raiders.

Tip: Raiders by 6

AAP writes: The Titans got back to winning ways on Monday in ugly fashion against South Sydney. The 14-10 win at ANZ Stadium ended a six-game losing run and keeps their hopes of a finals berth going. David Taylor will return from Origin duties although Greg Bird (two weeks) will miss out after copping bans from the interstate clash. The Raiders have moved Brenko Lee into the centres for the injured Jack Wighton after Jeremy Hawkins' debut was scuppered by the NRL with Canberra having hit their second-tier salary cap limit. Both teams are among the lowest points scorers in the competition, so don't expect a barrage of tries in this one.

Key: James Roberts. The dynamic youngster provides some much-needed directness in the Titans' attack. If he can be given the opportunities to strike at the Raiders' tryline he'll be decisive.

TITANS: William Zillman, Kevin Gordon, James Roberts, Brad Takairangi, David Mead, Maurice Blair, Daniel Mortimer, Luke Bailey, Beau Falloon, Luke Douglas, Greg Bird (capt), Mark Minichiello, Paul Carter. Interchange: Matthew White, David Taylor, Nate Myles (capt), Albert Kelly, Cody Nelson, Mark Ioane, Matt Srama, Tom Kingston (four to be omitted).

RAIDERS: Anthony Milford, Jeremy Hawkins, Jarrod Croker, Brenko Lee, Sami Sauiluma, Terry Campese (capt), Josh McCrone, David Shillington, Glen Buttriss, Brett White, Josh Papalii, Jarrad Kennedy, Shaun Fensom. Interchange: Kurt Baptiste, Paul Vaughan, Dane Tilse, Shannon Boyd, Joel Edwards (one to be omitted).Referees: Jared Maxwell, Dave Munro.

Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/

nimud
11-07-14, 08:43 AM
So, anyone seen a confirmation that has bird been suspended again for another copy book tackle?

Hail Sezer
11-07-14, 08:57 AM
So, anyone seen a confirmation that has bird been suspended again for another copy book tackle?

Yeah 2 weeks out apparently

Bayside Titan
11-07-14, 09:12 AM
So, anyone seen a confirmation that has bird been suspended again for another copy book tackle?

Yeah as Hail Sezer said 2 weeks. He accepted an early guilty plea.

john cartwrong
11-07-14, 04:44 PM
No other thread to post this.... but cody nelson gets two games for a $10 bet on a game he wasn't involved in.

Paul carter gets two games for being more than twice the blood alcohol limit, and driving the wrong way down a one way street.

Anyone else think our game's moral compass is a bit off?

teke
11-07-14, 04:51 PM
No other thread to post this.... but cody nelson gets two games for a $10 bet on a game he wasn't involved in.

Paul carter gets two games for being more than twice the blood alcohol limit, and driving the wrong way down a one way street.

Anyone else think our game's moral compass is a bit off?yes, I'm still waiting for woods to be suspended and/or fined for giving the bird to the crowd like Taylor and beau Henry was

Bayside Titan
11-07-14, 05:21 PM
yes, I'm still waiting for woods to be suspended and/or fined for giving the bird to the crowd like Taylor and beau Henry was

Not going to happen. He's a NSW player. They are untouchable. :-)

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yes, I'm still waiting for woods to be suspended and/or fined for giving the bird to the crowd like Taylor and beau Henry was

Not going to happen. He's a NSW player. They are untouchable. :-)

TITAN PETE
11-07-14, 05:34 PM
Kelly's plea: Let us entertain you
By Tony Webeck, Chief Queensland Correspondent
NRL.com
12:00pm Fri 11th July, 2014



Electrifying Titans half Albert Kelly is using the lure of a point-scoring spree to urge Titans fans to get out in big numbers on Sunday, insisting their voices could make all the difference to their 2014 finals aspirations.

Coming off a drought-breaking win over the Rabbitohs, the Titans need to knock over Canberra at Cbus Super Stadium on Sunday just to keep pace with the top eight and Kelly for one wants to see a significant jump on the average home crowd of 13,637 thus far.

With so many transplanted southerners living on the Gold Coast away teams often find themselves with a decent chunk of the crowd sporting the colours of the visitors but Kelly said with nine games to go they need the locals to stand up and be counted.

"Hopefully the Gold Coast comes out to the games and lifts that crowd up because I think we lack that crowd atmosphere," Kelly told NRL.com.

"If the crowd can get behind us in most of these games in the last run it could help us with our confidence as well. If we hear the crowd singing out 'Titans, Titans' and we're down 10-0, that could give us a nice, good kick and we can put some points on the board and get away with some wins."

Although they have scored six more tries than the Sharks, the rest of the Titans' attacking stats are a horror show that belie their reasonable position on the ladder through 17 rounds.

They are last by a wide margin in line-breaks, last in tackle-breaks and last in try assists yet boast a backline regularly referred to as the quickest in the competition.
William Zillman, Kevin Gordon, James Roberts and David Mead are all speedsters capable of going the length of the field to score a try and Kelly is prepared to put their try-scoring capabilities up against any team in the competition.

"I know for a fact that we can score points, it's just that there are a few areas we need to work on with our defence," Kelly said. "With the likes of James, Kevvie, Meady that can run 90 metres to score a try, I'll back our attack any day."

The other big boost to the Titans' attack is the return of Kelly who is feeling better than he has since suffering a fracture in his left leg in Round 8 against the Wests Tigers.

Kelly somehow backed up a week after receiving the knock to face the Rabbitohs in Round 9 but then missed games against the Broncos and Warriors before returning in Round 13 against the Panthers.

Ongoing complications with the injury then kept Kelly from lining up in narrow losses to the Storm and Dragons before making a 51-minute cameo off the bench in the 14-10 win over South Sydney.

He remains on an extended bench as coach John Cartwright toys with the right combination to face the big Raiders pack but Kelly insists the physical and mental scars have now healed.

"Yes, definitely," Kelly said when asked whether this is the best it has felt since Round 8. "It's coming along very well and if I just keep doing my pre-hab and my recovery I'll be ticking all the boxes to get back playing a lot more minutes.

"It just felt really good [during Thursday's training session], I'm pretty surprised by it actually. I did a lot of box jumps and that doing weights and it pulled up pretty sweet from that and came out did that whole session so pretty happy with the session today.

"I'm pretty sure it's the muscles and the scar tissue around the break. Last week I only did five calf raises compared to the right side where I could do 30 or 40. I did a few today and it felt a lot better.

"I previously broke my other leg at Cronulla and that was supposed to be 6-8 weeks and it ended up being 17 weeks. It does play a bit on your mind and that confidence level and what you need to take into a game, you really need that confidence.

"Because I did it before it kind of played on my mind as well. I had a few weeks off and then played again and hurt it again and then had another few weeks off and I think that was a bit better. I played on the weekend and got through that pretty good."

Titanic
11-07-14, 11:57 PM
Yawn, stretch … I wake up and read … huh what's this? …. hahahahahahahahahaha …. hohohohohohohohoho …. lolololololololol … who is he kidding?

teke
12-07-14, 02:30 AM
Yawn, stretch … I wake up and read … huh what's this? …. hahahahahahahahahaha …. hohohohohohohohoho …. lolololololololol … who is he kidding? Its so embarrassing to read this stuff.

Promising us pts lolololol

Toads
12-07-14, 07:38 AM
I'm surprised you guys read it through. I pulled up at the title of "Let us entertain you".

Mexican titan
12-07-14, 09:24 AM
Its so embarrassing to read this stuff.

Promising us pts lolololol

Very embarrasing. Does he think we haven't been watching this year. There's another article in the Bully today with quotes from Carty about how well we played on Monday night and need to back it up. If we play like we did on Monday night even the Raiders would beat us. Everyone except Carty seems to think Souths played well on Monday when in fact they were pathetic.
Sure, I'll take the win, but don't take us for fools.

john cartwrong
12-07-14, 12:06 PM
Kelly's plea: Let us entertain you
By Tony Webeck, Chief Queensland Correspondent
NRL.com
12:00pm Fri 11th July, 2014



Electrifying Titans half Albert Kelly is using the lure of a point-scoring spree to urge Titans fans to get out in big numbers on Sunday, insisting their voices could make all the difference to their 2014 finals aspirations.

Coming off a drought-breaking win over the Rabbitohs, the Titans need to knock over Canberra at Cbus Super Stadium on Sunday just to keep pace with the top eight and Kelly for one wants to see a significant jump on the average home crowd of 13,637 thus far.

With so many transplanted southerners living on the Gold Coast away teams often find themselves with a decent chunk of the crowd sporting the colours of the visitors but Kelly said with nine games to go they need the locals to stand up and be counted.

"Hopefully the Gold Coast comes out to the games and lifts that crowd up because I think we lack that crowd atmosphere," Kelly told NRL.com.

"If the crowd can get behind us in most of these games in the last run it could help us with our confidence as well. If we hear the crowd singing out 'Titans, Titans' and we're down 10-0, that could give us a nice, good kick and we can put some points on the board and get away with some wins."

Although they have scored six more tries than the Sharks, the rest of the Titans' attacking stats are a horror show that belie their reasonable position on the ladder through 17 rounds.

They are last by a wide margin in line-breaks, last in tackle-breaks and last in try assists yet boast a backline regularly referred to as the quickest in the competition.
William Zillman, Kevin Gordon, James Roberts and David Mead are all speedsters capable of going the length of the field to score a try and Kelly is prepared to put their try-scoring capabilities up against any team in the competition.

"I know for a fact that we can score points, it's just that there are a few areas we need to work on with our defence," Kelly said. "With the likes of James, Kevvie, Meady that can run 90 metres to score a try, I'll back our attack any day."

The other big boost to the Titans' attack is the return of Kelly who is feeling better than he has since suffering a fracture in his left leg in Round 8 against the Wests Tigers.

Kelly somehow backed up a week after receiving the knock to face the Rabbitohs in Round 9 but then missed games against the Broncos and Warriors before returning in Round 13 against the Panthers.

Ongoing complications with the injury then kept Kelly from lining up in narrow losses to the Storm and Dragons before making a 51-minute cameo off the bench in the 14-10 win over South Sydney.

He remains on an extended bench as coach John Cartwright toys with the right combination to face the big Raiders pack but Kelly insists the physical and mental scars have now healed.

"Yes, definitely," Kelly said when asked whether this is the best it has felt since Round 8. "It's coming along very well and if I just keep doing my pre-hab and my recovery I'll be ticking all the boxes to get back playing a lot more minutes.

"It just felt really good [during Thursday's training session], I'm pretty surprised by it actually. I did a lot of box jumps and that doing weights and it pulled up pretty sweet from that and came out did that whole session so pretty happy with the session today.

"I'm pretty sure it's the muscles and the scar tissue around the break. Last week I only did five calf raises compared to the right side where I could do 30 or 40. I did a few today and it felt a lot better.

"I previously broke my other leg at Cronulla and that was supposed to be 6-8 weeks and it ended up being 17 weeks. It does play a bit on your mind and that confidence level and what you need to take into a game, you really need that confidence.

"Because I did it before it kind of played on my mind as well. I had a few weeks off and then played again and hurt it again and then had another few weeks off and I think that was a bit better. I played on the weekend and got through that pretty good."

Let us entertain you.
"We can score points.
But we have worked on our defence.
No, the head coach isn't confusing me."

Titanic Believer
12-07-14, 01:26 PM
Worrying signs! after six defeats and one scrappy win against an opponent off their game, they have the attitude that the Raiders game is a gimme? I can see an upset on the cards.

Mexican titan
12-07-14, 02:34 PM
QUOTE "I know for a fact that we can score points, it's just that there are a few areas we need to work on with our defence," Kelly said. "With the likes of James, Kevvie, Meady that can run 90 metres to score a try, I'll back our attack any day."QUOTE

I dont necessarily want our blokes to run 90 metres (all that means is that we have taken an intercept!). I just want a few attacking plays in the opposition half.
"I know for a fact we can score points" - prior to this round our attack is rated 15th. I am getting more laughs reading quotes from Carty and the players than I do from the Comedy Channel. The worrying thing appears to be that they believe what they are saying.

Titan4Life
12-07-14, 05:48 PM
KFFL in for Mead. Why would we not put Don on the wing?

teke
12-07-14, 06:05 PM
KFFL in for Mead. Why would we not put Don on the wing?He's probably going for the element of surprise/confusion

C-Whiz
12-07-14, 07:54 PM
It's an interesting title because in my member survey and in all the emails I sent, I specifically stated that the Titans don't entertain the fans with their style of footy, and going to the footy is supposed to be entertainment etc. I am pretty sure a few others made similar comments.

I wonder if they are going to try a bit of razzle-dazzle stuff since the season is gone, and try and make some flashy plays.

Personally, I'd rather watch them lose in a high scoring, end-to-end encounter than drag out a close, low scoring, "grinding" win.

Titan4Life
12-07-14, 08:25 PM
If we win, we jump up to 10th on the ladder.

TITAN PETE
13-07-14, 07:04 AM
If we win, we jump up to 10th on the ladder.

Let's highlight the word IF , almost any other team would class this game as a Gimme but no supporter for the Titans should be thinking that

TITAN PETE
13-07-14, 08:47 AM
Raiders can take a leaf from Titans scrap-book
By Dan Walsh
NRL.com
5:10am Sun 13th July, 2014


Prop Dane Tilse says the Raiders expect nothing less than a dogfight from the Titans this Sunday, and will need to take a leaf out of their opposition's book if they're to record their first win since May.

There was nothing pretty about the Titans' Monday night Bunny boilover, when they pulled off one of the upsets of the season in triumphing 14-10 in a game where there were more penalties and errors recorded than points scored, but the win moves them to within two points of the top eight after six losses on the trot had their season on life support.

Five of the Titans seven wins this season have come by a margin of six points or less, and Tilse says the Raiders can learn from their opponent's ability to grind their way to victory.

"It'll boost them in confidence no doubt, knowing they didn't play their best footy on Monday but ground out a win anyway, and we could probably take a bit of that on board," says Tilse.

"The Titans are pretty good at that, they're very good when it gets down to a scrap so we're going to have to be really good and willing to go at them in that sense to beat them on Sunday.

"They've always been a committed side with some great players, and they love fighting over a bone.

"They're a strong forward pack and they've got a lot of offloads in them too, so we're going to have to muscle up in defence as well."

Both outfits have struggled to score points this season, with the Titans (249) ranking 15th in the league and the typically flamboyant Raiders (272) not faring much better, despite generating some of the most second-phase football in the NRL.

The Titans sit behind only the Sharks – who have failed to trouble the scorers on four occasions this year – for offloads, with an average of 12.4 a game, while the Raiders are sixth in the competition with 10.3 per match.

The Raiders and the Titans also rank poorly when it comes to errors – Canberra (fourth worst) averaging 12 a game, and the Titans the worst in the NRL with 13.1 a match – and Tilse admitted capitalising on their second-phase play would see the Raiders go a long way to winning their first game since trouncing the Cowboys (who were missing their Origin stars) 42-12 in Round 11.

"I think with defences these days, they're so hard to crack, you really need a bit of second phase to get the defensive line a bit staggered and not so organised, but obviously you've got to hang onto the ball at the same time" says Tilse.

"It's definitely a good option in terms of playing fast and direct against that staggered line.

"If you can get controlled offloads and keep your completions high, it's going to help any side. If you're offloading a lot it can lead to errors and affect your completion rates. And everyone knows how important they are.

"It depends on what stage of the game it is, and you've got to control and calculate it, but with what comes off the back of it with our young fast blokes like (Anthony) Milford and Mac (halfback Josh McCrone) it suits our game.

"It's a positive for them so we need to get our offloading game going as well to match them."

Canberra are yet to name a replacement for would-be debutant Jeremy Hawkins, who was slated to play his first NRL game in Sunday's fixture before the Raiders were denied an exemption from the competition's second tier salary cap, on the grounds that other players already included in their top squad were available in his position.

Tilse conceded that while it is a disappointment for the youngster, who bagged four tries for feeder club Mounties last weekend, as long as the NRL applied the laws consistently he did not have an issue with the contentious ruling.

"It is disappointing for him," says Tilse.

"Obviously you look forward to making your debut and we look forward to seeing a young guy come into the team as well.

"But rules are rules and as long as the NRL's being consistent with it that's all you can ask for. We've had players turned down before and other clubs have before too."

Titan4Life
13-07-14, 12:03 PM
Did anyone else see Trent Robinson saying that we are the team who reacts to penalties the best. Are you serious Trent????

TITAN PETE
13-07-14, 12:21 PM
I think that headline that read " Let us Entertain you" should've been in the 20's thread they are playing a very entertaining game today 54-22 , a Scoreline the 1st grade team isn't capable of ever

Hail Sezer
13-07-14, 12:29 PM
U20s won 60-22. Well done.

lonegull
13-07-14, 12:37 PM
U20s won 60-22. Well done.
What great comeback from the titans down 16-0 after 12 minutes, the second half was outstanding to watch, jahrome Hughes was brilliant and defianelty is a player the future, another who impressed was a couple from the bench Iodice who's work rate for a frontrower is remarkable and goes forward plus Lawton who came on a hooker

Titanic
13-07-14, 01:06 PM
Anybody watch Zillman playing against us in 2007 in the pre-game (I'm in London at the moment)? Dropped one for a Titans try … somethings never change. And Ikin talking up Zillman is sickening blatant Cartwright promotion.

Titan4Life
13-07-14, 01:15 PM
God I'm sick of hearing Fox Sports commentators talk up Zillman.

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Pass was forward but wtf was that????
6-0 Raiders

lonegull
13-07-14, 01:16 PM
Another missed tackle by zillman close to the line Milford is going to have a picnic against taka

Toads
13-07-14, 01:18 PM
After watching our first set after Canberra's try. I'd say they're gunna put 20 on us by the end of it..

Titan4Life
13-07-14, 01:22 PM
Good strength by Roberts. Scores in the right corner.
6-4 KTC

Titanic
13-07-14, 01:25 PM
Zillman's miss on Lee was classic and why is he doing that hb thing at the back of the scrum? Hate, hate, hate :-)

teke
13-07-14, 01:32 PM
Such bad defence I this game

Titan4Life
13-07-14, 01:40 PM
KFFL scores his first Titans try (?) off a Taylor offload.
10-6 Titans

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Thank god Tilse didn't pass to Fensom, otherwise he may have outran Zilly. I wouldn't be surprised if that happened.

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Wow that was soft... terrible defensive attempts by Zillman and co. Milford scores.
12-10 Raiders

Titanic
13-07-14, 01:44 PM
How about Zillman's step inside and backline choke after Taylor's run? … the bloke is a friggin' liability.

Titan4Life
13-07-14, 01:46 PM
Penalty goal Raiders. It was a bullcrap penalty.
14-10 Raiders

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How did Zilly not get out of goal then?!?! WTF?!? I am so sick of him being our #1.

Titanic
13-07-14, 01:47 PM
If it wasn't a penalty it was a Zillman dropped ball … we're lucky they took the two. We are in danger of getting done here.

Titan4Life
13-07-14, 01:48 PM
Crocker scores off the back of a repeat set thanks to Zilly. Lucky try but wow we are crap.
20-10 Raiders

lonegull
13-07-14, 01:49 PM
Milford carving the titans

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Ben ikin is a knob he keeps praising zillman just how to show what he knows about footy 'nothing'

DIEHARD
13-07-14, 01:49 PM
Woah forgot this was on. Time difference got me. What's is happening? Just tuned in.

Titan4Life
13-07-14, 01:52 PM
Ben ikin is a knob he keeps praising zillman just how to show what he knows about footy 'nothing'

Exactly. I don't get why these stupid commentators love him.

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Woah forgot this was on. Time difference got me. What's is happening? Just tuned in.

We are paying terrible and are lucky to be down by only 10. Zillman playing crap as usual. In other words, you haven't missed much.

Squinter98
13-07-14, 01:52 PM
First two raiders tries off of forward passes. Disappointing defence nonetheless. I think we can still win, but we'll have to wait and see.

DIEHARD
13-07-14, 01:52 PM
Just checking out the stats to catch up. http://www.leagueoftitans.com.au/score_stats.php

rj62
13-07-14, 01:53 PM
Half time 20 /10 and all I see here is Zillman this and Zillman that......is it that bad?

Titanic
13-07-14, 01:54 PM
He keeps praising Zillman because the club has told him to … we are totally farked.

DIEHARD
13-07-14, 01:55 PM
Milford having a blinder it seems.

Titan4Life
13-07-14, 01:55 PM
Half time 20 /10 and all I see here is Zillman this and Zillman that......is it that bad?

If continuously killing backline moves, dropping bombs and missing several tackles that led to tries bad, then yes.

Titanic
13-07-14, 01:58 PM
Hi DH … I have a time lag but what you've missed is our guys trying to be entertainers but falling short as you could imagine and a Zillman fark-fest led by Ikin … our defence is woeful and Cartwright keeps making peculiar interchanges in key positions … in fact, just the norm and we are heading towards an embarrassing loss.

teke
13-07-14, 01:58 PM
I've almost seen it all letting this raiders side take 20 pts in for a half time lead.

5 Year Contract
13-07-14, 02:00 PM
If continuously killing backline moves, dropping bombs and missing several tackles that led to tries bad, then yes.

A-****ing men!!!!! Deadset football is a team game. But Zillman is personally costing us try after try. Come on now this is beyond a joke Carty.

Titanic
13-07-14, 02:01 PM
I've almost seen it all letting this raiders side take 20 pts in for a half time lead.
Yeah mate, don't know why I got up at 5am to watch this crap.

teke
13-07-14, 02:02 PM
Zilly is a scape goat at times but he's far from alone out there. So many dumb penalties and dropped balls.

Toads
13-07-14, 02:05 PM
Zilly is a scape goat at times but he's far from alone out there. So many dumb penalties and dropped balls.

This is true.. He's not alone.

Titanic
13-07-14, 02:06 PM
Yes Teke, you're right and I am very guilty of that … the whole club playing structure is awful and I am just venting in frustration.

Titan4Life
13-07-14, 02:14 PM
Nice strip by Gordon. A well coached team would score here.

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Annnnndddd the chance is gone. Dave Taylor forward pass.

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Ben Ikin is criticising Taylor for that one mistake but praises Zilly after a couple. What the hell?!?

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Albert Kelly gone.

5 Year Contract
13-07-14, 02:15 PM
Kelly should never of came back. He needs to take time off and let his injuries heal!

DIEHARD
13-07-14, 02:18 PM
Damn Albert Kelly seems to be in trouble? Hope he isn't out long term.

Titan4Life
13-07-14, 02:19 PM
Kelly copped a knock to the kneecap. Not serious but won't be back today.

DIEHARD
13-07-14, 02:20 PM
Oh damn. So close. Well done anyway Taka and Morts.

5 Year Contract
13-07-14, 02:22 PM
Kelly copped a knock to the kneecap. Not serious but won't be back today.
Thats a huge relief! I still think he needs to hill as I would rather have a fully fit kelly than a banged up injury prone one....unfortunately as a club we dont really have that luxury at the moment!

So close! that looked more promising from Mortimer

DIEHARD
13-07-14, 02:22 PM
Lovely well done Gordon.

5 Year Contract
13-07-14, 02:23 PM
Well done Gordon!! Hope we keep this momentum we can get this win!

Titan4Life
13-07-14, 02:26 PM
Gordon scores in the corner. Great finish.
20-14 Raiders

LOL at Brenko Lee walking off the field during play. Only reason we scored was we were playing a 12 man team for that play.

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Anyone know the crowd number? Looks DECENT but nothing special.

We need to score here to level the scores.

teke
13-07-14, 02:27 PM
Falloon is Nrls best quarterback

DIEHARD
13-07-14, 02:27 PM
Lost the ball but our pass before that looked forward anyway...

I think this game is anyone's game.

Titan4Life
13-07-14, 02:28 PM
Falloon is Nrls best quarterback

Haha true. Why did he go short there? We had numbers out wide.

DIEHARD
13-07-14, 02:28 PM
"In 12th position" We are 13th according to NRL.com

rj62
13-07-14, 02:28 PM
If continuously killing backline moves, dropping bombs and missing several tackles that led to tries bad, then yes.

farkkk

Titan4Life
13-07-14, 02:36 PM
Zilly may get a crack at Union. Did anyone see him drop the ball purposely on the ground behind him.

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I honestly can't see us winning this unless a miracle happens. They are going length of the field every set. We are struggling to get in our own half.

rj62
13-07-14, 02:36 PM
That even sounded soft... game over

Titanic
13-07-14, 02:37 PM
Why go to Union when you have a cushy job with no accountability?

5 Year Contract
13-07-14, 02:37 PM
Pathetic! very hard to take any positives out of this one

DIEHARD
13-07-14, 02:38 PM
ok. We are done now. We have to score 3 times without any more Raiders points.

Titan4Life
13-07-14, 02:38 PM
That's the game. Fensom scores. We deserved to lose with the way we played today. I am sick of us being the laughing stock of the NRL. What the hell is wrong with this club?!?

Bayside Titan
13-07-14, 02:39 PM
Zilly off. Sore hammy.

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No more replacements left we have used 10.

DIEHARD
13-07-14, 02:40 PM
LOL they are going on about how good mates Ricky Stuart and John Cantwright are.

I guess I understand. Stuart taught Cantwright everything he knows.

teke
13-07-14, 02:41 PM
Is ikin fair dinkum on our payroll?

gotitans101_
13-07-14, 02:42 PM
How the hell do we lose to the Raiders at home?

Another **** performance.

Something has to change....and fast.

DIEHARD
13-07-14, 02:42 PM
Raiders just spanked us. The Canberra Raiders.

Geeman
13-07-14, 02:43 PM
Absolutely woeful. Not much else can be said really :nope:

DIEHARD
13-07-14, 02:43 PM
Well we didnt bank on the Souths win, many of us banked on this win. So really, we are no more ahead of where we expected.

I think this game shows our measure in NRL2014.

rj62
13-07-14, 02:44 PM
Zilly off. Sore hammy.

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No more replacements left we have used 10.

Hammy? Sure its not a heart muscle?

Titan4Life
13-07-14, 02:44 PM
I can't name one player who played good today.

5 Year Contract
13-07-14, 02:46 PM
No point even complaining anymore. We support a club with ZERO accountability for anything or anyone. We continue to hope for change but we will most likely fold as a club before that happens. Carty MVP 4 Lyfe!!!!!!!

Titan4Life
13-07-14, 02:46 PM
Wow this is embarrassing.. we ARE the joke of the NRL.

lonegull
13-07-14, 02:46 PM
How embarrassing is this, looks like I am like the rest going to save not renewing 6 memberships next year unless their is change

rj62
13-07-14, 02:47 PM
6 weeks in we lead the comp.
deja vu again.....we fall off the pace every freaking year.......
they wonder why they cant fill the stadium..

oh great another Canberra try as I type this.....awesome......:doh:

DIEHARD
13-07-14, 02:47 PM
Struth its turning into a bloodbath now. Nearly 40 points.

lonegull
13-07-14, 02:48 PM
At this rate I very worries unless there is change we mighten have a club to support in the near future

Smakked
13-07-14, 02:48 PM
Awesome lose

Looking forward to another 2 years of this ****

rj62
13-07-14, 02:49 PM
42 missed tackles????!!!!! luv Gilly.....but WTF??

Titanic
13-07-14, 02:49 PM
Zillman goes down with a heartlidge complaint and Cartwright goes and checks his bank balance … we are totally farked.

Titan4Life
13-07-14, 02:50 PM
To me it seems like the players aren't putting in... like they don't care. Is our bad performances because of Carty or the players themselves. Like others I am scared that this club won't live for much longer.

DIEHARD
13-07-14, 02:51 PM
Wow this is embarrassing.. we ARE the joke of the NRL.

In our current form and organisation we are also a disgrace to expansion, Queensland Rugby League and the sport as a whole. We are letting the game down.

I feel sorry for Brothers and the West Coast Pirates when we are creating unnecessary crisis in the game.

Geeman
13-07-14, 02:52 PM
Nice finish, but where the f*** has that sort of play been for the last 79 minutes?

Titan4Life
13-07-14, 02:52 PM
Great kick by Kelly and good leap by KFFL.

Raiders win 36-20

ozynorts
13-07-14, 02:53 PM
Ok what can be said..... oh yeah, how good is Milford????????????
K Gordon is slow. KFFL tracked from the opposite side to back up Taylors break and left Gordon chugging along in his wake. I think that the titans today played their best footy............. that shows how we rate in this comp right now.

Titanic
13-07-14, 02:53 PM
Of course it's the players not putting in but over a long period of time that becomes a symptom of club culture … we have no football culture.

mdrew
13-07-14, 02:54 PM
Can not see the Titans lasting, support is everything and we are losing it in droves with this type of performance. I can not justify spending another cent on the Titans. Thought Carter and Roberts put in

Titan4Life
13-07-14, 02:54 PM
In our current form and organisation we are also a disgrace to expansion, Queensland Rugby League and the sport as a whole. We are letting the game down.

I feel sorry for Brothers and the West Coast Pirates when we are creating unnecessary crisis in the game.

In relation to expansion, I would love to see CQ in the comp. I live in CQ and don't get to see many games so it would be good.

I strongly believe CQ and WA should be included in the comp.

DIEHARD
13-07-14, 02:54 PM
Nice finish, but where the f*** has that sort of play been for the last 79 minutes?


Great kick by Kelly and good leap by KFFL.

Raiders win 36-20

True, Good move and well executed.

I'm also asking Where Is Don?!

rj62
13-07-14, 02:56 PM
Bennett (who has won 7 premierships) quits the Knights because he is embarrassed, Cartwright (who can't win a chook raffle) has a hide a thick as a rhino and stays put. What on earth does he have on people in this club?????
We will be lucky to be around next year if everything remains as is.

DIEHARD
13-07-14, 02:57 PM
Membership Renewal season will be soon, it will be brutal.

This year we were urged to "Unite" a common term used in politics which basically means "Shut up and do as you are told." "We don't want discussion or new ideas. We don't want anyone questioning the order of things."

Geeman
13-07-14, 02:58 PM
True, Good move and well executed.

I'm also asking Where Is Don?!

My thoughts exactly...

mdrew
13-07-14, 02:59 PM
Can not blame Cartwright for not quitting, he would lose over $1m, he should never have been given the type of contract he was

5 Year Contract
13-07-14, 03:00 PM
The team has no faith in its coach or staff. Don't want to sounds like an 'insideword' douche but I can say I know that for a fact. At the end of the day the players collect their pay cheque and its time to look ahead to the next game. Its been the same old thing for years now then. You can complain all you want but nothing will change in the current regime. At least now people are voting with their wallets and their feet. The question now comes down to are the Titans happy to let their club fold or will anyone have the balls to get this club back into order. Personally no more membership money from me until change

Titanic
13-07-14, 03:01 PM
Fortunately for Don he wasn't here.

Titan4Life
13-07-14, 03:04 PM
Can't wait to hear the press conference.

"The boys played well but unfortunately the bounce of the ball didn't go our way today. That's what footy is all about. Some you win, some you don't. We just have to move on to next week."

That will be his exact words. I can almost guarantee.

Toads
13-07-14, 03:04 PM
There's got to be a way to save the Club before Searle & Co ride it into the ground. The Rugby League Fans of the Coast (and beyond) deserve better. Pure and simple.

Titanic
13-07-14, 03:13 PM
Cartwright will say "aaah, yes you're right, we just didn't turn up. I don't have an answer but we'll have a look at it but we're working hard and really close to turning it around" … sickening.

Titanic Believer
13-07-14, 03:22 PM
Just logged in, haven't read any comments, didn't see or hear the game but saw the score, looked at the stats and the standout is the number of missed tackles. Honestly, I wasn't desperate to follow the game because I felt this "gimme" was going to be a big disappointment. Is it worth watching the replay?

Titanic
13-07-14, 03:30 PM
Only if you are a masochist.

DIEHARD
13-07-14, 03:32 PM
If you like Anthony Milford.

DIEHARD
13-07-14, 03:41 PM
Milford masterclass sinks Titans

A special talent just two days out of his teens has single-handedly dismantled the Gold Coast Titans' finals hopes as Anthony Milford engineered a 36-20 Canberra Raiders victory at Cbus Super Stadium on Sunday afternoon.

From the eighth minute of the game right through until the 76th the Titans had no answer for Milford's vast array of skills that included two tries, two try assists and numerous line-break assists that continually exposed a Titans defence supposedly fighting to save their season.

Although the Titans remain just two points outside the top eight heading into Round 19 their inferior for-and-against takes any chance of squeezing into the top eight out of their hands, needing to win six of their remaining eight games to be any hope.

Any thought of finals footy evaporated a number of weeks ago for the Raiders and a win that elevated them from the bottom rung of the ladder can't even point to a bright future with their main talisman committed to a move to the Broncos at the end of the year.

Having created the first try of the game for Brenko Lee and then scoring the second himself, Milford took a second half arm-wrestle by the scruff of the neck with the score delicately poised at 20-14 with less than 15 minutes remaining.

Although referees halted any momentum after a Milford line-break from a kick-return, three tackles later they extended their buffer to 12 points when hooker Glen Buttriss hit Shaun Fensom short 10m out from the Titans’ line and the lock forward powered through tackles of Beau Falloon and Dave Taylor to score under the posts.

Five minutes later Josh McCrone sparked a right-side raid through Jarrad Kennedy substituting in the centres for an injured Brenko Lee and then backed up an inside pass from Reece Robinson to score and Milford then fittingly had the final say.

Taking the ball around the ruck mid-field on the Raiders' side of halfway, Milford drifted left across field before putting Jarrod Croker into a hole and then when Croker was corralled in the corner by the Titans’ defence, Milford was on hand in support when the ball was flung in-field to score his second of the day.

The Milford’s display will have served as a dagger to the hearts of loyal Raiders fans who have just eight more games with the diminutive superstar at their club.

Following a conservative opening by both teams the Raiders got a shot in Titans territory on the back of a penalty and Milford came into his own. Sweeping across the right-hand side of the field Milford got on the outside of Maurice Blair and attracted Brad Takairangi before popping a flat flick-pass to Brenko Lee who charged back on the angle to score beside the posts and give the visitors the early advantage.

But perhaps befitting of a team trying to stay off the bottom of the ladder, Canberra back-rower Jarrad Kennedy could only watch on as the kick-off bounced over his head and into touch and then four minutes later spilt the ball 32m out under the weight of a heavy Paul Carter tackle.

Having squandered an earlier chance, the Titans finally found a way to create space for right centre James Roberts, a sweeping William Zillman putting him just on the outside of Croker which was more than enough to open the scoring for Gold Coast in the 15th minute.

Seven minutes later the Titans hit the lead with lead-up play that would have been in the running for try of the year had Kalifa Faifai Loa not been dragged down 10m short of the line. Attacking the Titans' line, Raiders skipper Terry Campese smashed a cross-field grubber kick behind the Titans' defence only to see Dave Taylor pick it up off his toes and set sail. He ran 80m before Campese reeled him in who the peeled off to tackle Faifai Loa. A penalty and restarted tackle count later, Taylor ran at a retreating Raiders defensive line and attracted both Croker and Sauiluma before flick-passing to an unmarked Faifai Loa who scored his first try as a Titan in characteristically flamboyant fashion.

But just as it appeared the Titans would take a narrow lead into the break, Milford struck twice in the space of six minutes with two brilliant pieces of play, the second sure to be shown on 2014 season highlight reels for years to come.

In the 32nd minute and on the back of another Titans penalty, Milford put Dane Tilse through a hole 10m out but rather than stretching out his 200-centimetre frame he instead looked for support, and found Milford who scored to the right of the posts.

But the best was yet to come.

The Raiders spun the ball across the Titans' 20m line in the 38th minute and with no time to react, Milford came up with a no-look tap-on that drew comparisons in commentary with the legendary Michael Jordan to send Croker on a scything run back through the Titans defence and under the posts for his 13th try of the year and a handy 20-10 lead at half-time.

Canberra Raiders 36 (Anthony Milford 2, Brenko Lee, Jarrod Croker, Shaun Fensom, Josh McCrone tries; Croker 6 goals) defeated Gold Coast Titans 20 (James Roberts, Dave Taylor, Kevin Gordon, Kalifa Faifai Loa tries; Kevin Gordon 2 goals). Crowd: 10,574.

Source: http://www.nrl.com

DIEHARD
13-07-14, 03:42 PM
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Titans v Raiders Match Highlights

mdrew
13-07-14, 03:44 PM
At least David May used to acknowledge that there were things wrong, Annersley needs to make some sort of statement!

karnage
13-07-14, 04:07 PM
Today's loss is dedicated to those forum members who took something positive out of Monday night. It would have been 1000x times better if today had been an eighth straight loss for the club because then our position would have been cast into much sharper focus.

Carty will lean back on the win last Monday against a team that made 17 (SEVENTEEN!!!) errors as a way of saying 'see we aren't too far off - I mean we just beat Souths the other week!'.

We have three home games left, which, incidentally, is the same number of home games I've missed since the clubs inception in 2007. We need to use these three games to make some noise because it's going to be a loooong, looooong off season. #sackCarty

Titan4Life
13-07-14, 05:01 PM
God that Jordan King on Facebook is so brainwashed. Is finally accepting that Carty may be the problem but WOW. He thinks it is okay if we lose, there is always next week. No no no no no (in Gould voice)

Hail Sezer
13-07-14, 05:08 PM
God that Jordan King on Facebook is so brainwashed. Is finally accepting that Carty may be the problem but WOW. He thinks it is okay if we lose, there is always next week. No no no no no (in Gould voice)

Mate that's teke just shoot him a PM if you want him to pipe down, I struggle to read through his posts because I'll end up throwing my laptop out the window.


Just watched the press conference. Predictable. Carty looked particularly uncomfortable though.

Titanic
13-07-14, 05:13 PM
My issue is not with the losing so much but the way we lose … we lose like skirts and that's what craps me off and has for years … we make the same imbecilic errors, we have the same one-dimensional structure and no matter how much the club may defend their own efforts, it doesn't transpose itself either on to the field or in the players body language … we are a retirement home for young and old … they are comfortable in their own excuses which is symptomatic in failing organisations.

I must admit to only posting here because I think most of us, if not all of us, have stood firm through the years otherwise I would be gone. I am finding it increasingly difficult to substantiate why I should waste any more time on these serial losers.

teke
13-07-14, 05:24 PM
Mate that's teke just shoot him a PM if you want him to pipe down, I struggle to read through his posts because I'll end up throwing my laptop out the window.


LOLOLOL you @#%@$

I am not Jordan King !!!

I am the person who did the 2 word reply to his comment though

rj62
13-07-14, 05:26 PM
Watching the conference , Carty should learn a bit about body language. Sitting there with arms crossed for the entire time just sends off the vibe of someone that doesn't want to be there at all. If he feels like that how does he he think every bloody titans fan feels and has felt for years???
Indifferent, flippant answers with arms folded and a furrowed brough......crap after game performance Carty. Why not let Henry have a run and you stand back for a few games. What on earth could we lose???

karnage
13-07-14, 05:29 PM
Mate that's teke just shoot him a PM if you want him to pipe down, I struggle to read through his posts because I'll end up throwing my laptop out the window.


Just watched the press conference. Predictable. Carty looked particularly uncomfortable though.

Uncomfortable?? Really?? I just saw him smile and talk about Anthony Milford. He couldn't give a toss because only Clive Palmers burger chef has better job security.

TITAN PETE
13-07-14, 05:42 PM
Just got home from the game because I had to go have a couple of real strength beers to settle my nerves after another pathetic attempt of watch the Titans play ....

Rubbish is what we continually see , can anyone tell me why Blair was replaced with Kelly when he clearly went onto the field carrying an injury ...

I spoke to Henry after the game & asked whether it was time for him to take over , he just winked..

Fulltime hooter rang & Fartwright didn't come down from his Ivory tower , I'm hoping he handed in his notice,,,,,,,

I was told today that our current coach is finished & it will be announced very soon , let's hope it's true..

Time for Minichello,Bailey & the newly resign White to go , too old & stale for the speed of the game & if Myles went with them I wouldn't lose any sleep

karnage
13-07-14, 05:43 PM
How about Carty's use of Alby today??

Bring him on when there's defending to be done FOUR minutes before half time replacing Mortimer. Why the hell would he take Morts off?? It makes absolutely no sense. None at all. Zero.

Then he brings him off because the poor guy is completely busted only to throw him back out there again when we were down 28-14 with the game completely out of reach.

Those disgraceful decisions alone should be enough to see him get the boot right there.

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Just got home from the game because I had to go have a couple of real strength beers to settle my nerves after another pathetic attempt of watch the Titans play ....

Rubbish is what we continually see , can anyone tell me why Blair was replaced with Kelly when he clearly went onto the field carrying an injury ...

I spoke to Henry after the game & asked whether it was time for him to take over , he just winked..

Fulltime hooter rang & Fartwright didn't come down from his Ivory tower , I'm hoping he handed in his notice,,,,,,,

I was told today that our current coach is finished & it will be announced very soon , let's hope it's true..

Time for Minichello,Bailey & the newly resign White to go , too old & stale for the speed of the game & if Myles went with them I wouldn't lose any sleep

Just one more home game for Carty would be great so that my banner gets a run. #sackCarty

TITAN PETE
13-07-14, 05:47 PM
How about Carty's use of Alby today??

Bring him on when there's defending to be done FOUR minutes before half time replacing Mortimer. Why the hell would he take Morts off?? It makes absolutely no sense. None at all. Zero.

Then he brings him off because the poor guy is completely busted only to throw him back out there again when we were down 28-14 with the game completely out of reach.

Those disgraceful decisions alone should be enough to see him get the boot right there.

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Just one more home game for Carty would be great so that my banner gets a run. #sackCarty

It was Blair replaced not Mortimer

Mexican titan
13-07-14, 05:49 PM
How about Carty's use of Alby today??

Bring him on when there's defending to be done FOUR minutes before half time replacing Mortimer. Why the hell would he take Morts off?? It makes absolutely no sense. None at all. Zero.

Then he brings him off because the poor guy is completely busted only to throw him back out there again when we were down 28-14 with the game completely out of reach.

Those disgraceful decisions alone should be enough to see him get the boot right there.

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Just one more home game for Carty would be great so that my banner gets a run. #sackCarty

I am pleased that you have posted this Karnage because I thought I had lost the plot and missed Kelly being on there for longer than I had noticed. One of my kids said to me in amazement about bringing Kelly on at 14-28 and I said he must have been on well before that.
Thanks for reassuring me that I had not lost it. You are right that must rank of Carty's best stuffed decisions and should see him out....now.

Titan4Life
13-07-14, 05:56 PM
Mate that's teke just shoot him a PM if you want him to pipe down, I struggle to read through his posts because I'll end up throwing my laptop out the window.


Just watched the press conference. Predictable. Carty looked particularly uncomfortable though.
Trying to fool me mate haha :laugh: You were convincing but common sense kicked in. Nice try :)

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LOLOLOL you @#%@$

I am not Jordan King !!!

I am the person who did the 2 word reply to his comment though
I gathered that from the Manly profile picture. Haha he tried hard to fool me.

Mexican titan
13-07-14, 05:57 PM
Just read all the posts - took the dog for a long walk when I got home as all my posts would have been deleted for language and defamatory comments. Please assume though that any post from me about this game is loaded with the expletives and frustration I feel right now.
I often read the posts after bad performances where many of us give a wrap for the efforts of a few players. By the end of all the posts just about every player has had something good said and I often wonder if that is the case why is the team so pathetic. But that is what sport and the various opinions are all about and no one is more right or wrong than anyone else. Fortunately today there has been basically no wrap given to any player and I believe that is right as in my opinion all players were below satisfactory today. Some were poor, the rest disgraceful.
As the games go by and nothing happens, I like others are becoming more unlikely to renew membrship. It was disturbing today to see so many members seats empty. If people pay a few hundred bucks per seat and then don't go, what hope would we have of getting them to renew.
Rant over.......for now.

Titan4Life
13-07-14, 05:57 PM
Just got home from the game because I had to go have a couple of real strength beers to settle my nerves after another pathetic attempt of watch the Titans play ....

Rubbish is what we continually see , can anyone tell me why Blair was replaced with Kelly when he clearly went onto the field carrying an injury ...

I spoke to Henry after the game & asked whether it was time for him to take over , he just winked..

Fulltime hooter rang & Fartwright didn't come down from his Ivory tower , I'm hoping he handed in his notice,,,,,,,

I was told today that our current coach is finished & it will be announced very soon , let's hope it's true..

Time for Minichello,Bailey & the newly resign White to go , too old & stale for the speed of the game & if Myles went with them I wouldn't lose any sleep
Please tell me the Cartwright info was correct and it isn't just Intheknow hacking your account.

DIEHARD
13-07-14, 06:03 PM
As the games go by and nothing happens, I like others are becoming more unlikely to renew membrship. It was disturbing today to see so many members seats empty. If people pay a few hundred bucks per seat and then don't go, what hope would we have of getting them to renew.

Great point.

DavidBouveng
13-07-14, 06:19 PM
Cartrights post match was crazy. said halves werent good enough and basically they are our worst option, they both showed more control and movement of the ball than sezer or the injured kelly.

Zillman stepping back into FIVE, yes it was FIVE defenders rather than passing to a 3 on ZERO overlap out wide was criminal. i also noticed his efforts as a raider titanic. made me giggle, and i noticed ikin talkin him up big time, like hes been told to.

We struggle to score tries as it is, only scoring in 4s instead of 6s only makes it harder. is gordon getting extra specific coaching from a real kicker? or just hanging around trying to pot a few at the end of training?

could think of any highlights really, but for a loss at least it wasnt bat **** boring like the usual game. was quite a bit going on, and even though taylor and taka make errors, at least there attempting something and it gets you up on your feet for minute.

im not not sure If Myes was less interested in playing or the press conference? he was slow and depressing to watch in both. He should feel ashamed watching Mini and Carter put in full effort compared to lumbering around.

if i had to pick a side right now based on form, it wouldnt be a full team.

1. Mead
2.
3. Roberts
4.
5.
6.
7.Mortimer
8.
9.
10.
11. Mini
12. Taylor
13. Carter

cant think of any others right now, but i could have missed someone. Don is unlucky but hasnt been playing NRL to be considered in form. but he would be the first winger picked i think

TITAN PETE
13-07-14, 06:45 PM
Please tell me the Cartwright info was correct and it isn't just Intheknow hacking your account.

Cross your fingers as I am not "intheknow" but I know more than some :surprise:

Titan4Life
13-07-14, 06:48 PM
Cross your fingers as I am not "intheknow" but I know more than some :surprise:

That's good haha. Who told you though? Is that info classified or are you able to reveal the person?

Bayside Titan
13-07-14, 08:17 PM
It **** me to go to the game with my three kids and my lovely wife only for my five year old to say again that he didn't want to come back to the Titans game as he doesn't like loosing and my wife who wants to stay until full time every game say with 10 minutes to go " I'm over this rubbish we are going !!!""

The woman next to us drives up from Lismore and left 5 minutes into the last half as she said that she didn't want to watch anymore.

Can't see my family and I heading to a game anytime soon.

Titanic
13-07-14, 10:15 PM
I just want to add that in my opinion Kelly has a chronic injury-in-head problem … the number of times he goes down and then has an amazing recovery is just not kosher. Mortimer and Sezer (we need his kicking) will do me.

1. Mead
2. Tighe
3. Blair
4. Roberts
5. Don
6. Sezer
7. Mortimer

Takairange would be benched with a fit Kelly.

and right now the forwards really sh1t me.

Bird and Myles way too over-rated
Falloon and Srama not up to it
Minichiello and Bailey past it
Taylor and Carter too full of errors
White, Douglas, Ioane, Ridge, Kingston and Binge, neh.

Although under a new coach, who knows?

TITAN PETE
13-07-14, 11:11 PM
Cartwright rues 'wasted opportunity'
By Tony Webeck, Chief Queensland Correspondent
NRL.com
5:57pm Sun 13th July, 2014



Titans coach John Cartwright has vowed to stop metaphorically circling winnable games on the calendar after describing Sunday's 36-20 loss to the Raiders at Cbus Super Stadium as a wasted opportunity.

Although they trailed by just six points heading into the final quarter of the game, the home side weren't able to find the necessary energy reserves to finish the stronger as the Raiders posted three unanswered tries before Gold Coast winger Kalifa Faifai Loa grabbed a consolation four-pointer after the siren.

The seventh loss at home for the season puts the Titans in the likely position of needing to win six of their final eight games to qualify for the finals and left Cartwright ruing two competition points that they let slip through their fingers.

"We were only in it on the scoreboard to be honest with you. We looked fatigued for pretty much most of the game and that's how we played," he conceded.

"Getting back to 20-14, I'd hoped it was going to lift us and get the crowd involved and build some momentum. But they lifted and they went up another gear and that was the difference.

"We thought six-from-nine; it now becomes six-from-eight so it's very tough. Especially when you look at the draw, that was a winnable game. You look down with 10 games to go and you put a tick against that one and say that's definitely a winnable game and we wasted a huge opportunity."

The Titans travel to Newcastle next Sunday to play a Knights team that has won three games on the trot and in their last five games face the Roosters (a), Sea Eagles (h), Dragons (a), Warriors (a) and Bulldogs (h).

It's a formidable draw by any calculation but Cartwright hasn't given up hope that they can cause some surprises on the run home.

"That will test us but we don't seem to have trouble getting up for those games; maybe we've got to stop looking at winnable games," Cartwright said of the imposing schedule.

"Very hard to get your head around but when you sit back and I know what I'll be thinking in three or four days' time, it's just consistency at that level. You've just got to play consistent every week with your effort and preparation and the good sides have more blokes that do it regularly, it's as simple as that."

Gold Coast look as though they will be without fullback William Zillman next weekend due to a hamstring injury while Albert Kelly's knock to the knee is not believed to be serious.

David Mead is likely to need another week at least to get over the hamstring injury that kept him out of the loss to the Raiders but Cartwright indicated a return for Kelly to the starting team is more likely to come in the halves than at fullback.

"We're a little bit skinny in the halves, too," Cartwright said when asked about Kelly's prospects of being named in the No.1 jumper after he played the last portion of the game at fullback.

"I wasn't totally happy with the halves today or the performance in general but we don't have a lot of options there."

Titanic
14-07-14, 04:04 AM
Cartwright's wasted opportunity was to leave with dignity … now he'll get removed like a troublesome haemorrhoid.

karnage
14-07-14, 07:25 AM
He'll only stop circling winnable games becuase in our current form no game could be viewed as such.

Hail Sezer
14-07-14, 07:29 AM
Someone on the fb page said that on the radio yesterday he said he "won't leave until the board tell him to". His word a few years back about "knowing when its time to go" is clearly a load of bs (but we all knew that)

Mexican titan
14-07-14, 01:50 PM
Someone on the fb page said that on the radio yesterday he said he "won't leave until the board tell him to". His word a few years back about "knowing when its time to go" is clearly a load of bs (but we all knew that)

Well I was told that the Board will make decisions and this will be the test. Considering one of the Board is his mate who will have to shell out for the payout, things will get interesting, maybe. Of course if he has the support of two on the Board then we have a deadlock and nothing will happen. That is why a Board of only 4 is stupid, whereas with the standard of about 7 people, then he would be odds on to get the chop. Or would have been gone at the end of last year.

teke
14-07-14, 02:29 PM
You guys must know that Carty is only going to be moved sideways for Henry and nothing will change in the slightest.

Bayside Titan
14-07-14, 02:51 PM
You guys must know that Carty is only going to be moved sideways for Henry and nothing will change in the slightest.

Is that a statement or a question Teke. ??

Titanic
14-07-14, 03:11 PM
The casting vote in a deadlocked meeting will be made by the majority shareholder … and here is a prediction for Teke's reshuffle: Searle will relinquish Football Manager to Cartwright; Henry will become head coach on a back-ended pay rise … and everything will remain the same but the club dodges the big payout and will get all sorts of great media … but they will lose me.

teke
14-07-14, 03:13 PM
Is that a statement or a question Teke. ??Its a statement

gotitans101_
14-07-14, 03:51 PM
You guys must know that Carty is only going to be moved sideways for Henry and nothing will change in the slightest.

That's exactly how I feel as well.

Mexican titan
14-07-14, 04:05 PM
The casting vote in a deadlocked meeting will be made by the majority shareholder … and here is a prediction for Teke's reshuffle: Searle will relinquish Football Manager to Cartwright; Henry will become head coach on a back-ended pay rise … and everything will remain the same but the club dodges the big payout and will get all sorts of great media … but they will lose me.

I accept that will probably be the case. The only real solution is that Carty get punted out of the place altogether and Searle be bought out but that will not happen. Not a great outcome but I would at least be prepared to give the club another go if they change the coach. Unfortunately he will never have full control while we have Searle and a half ****d (by that I mean small in number) Board in place.
I think Bennett's best days are behind him but one reason I would not be unhappy if he came here is that he wants total control and will not cop any front office interference. But I am dreaming unfortunately.

Toads
14-07-14, 05:26 PM
Not much is ever really going to change while Searle is associated with the Club. We're well aware of that one..

But believe it or not, I'd like to hold onto some optimism that Henry could bring a little more to the Squad than what our current Coach has to offer. Cohesion, Improved plays (lol) or something else.. Surely anyone can achieve more than what we're used to seeing.

karnage
14-07-14, 06:11 PM
The casting vote in a deadlocked meeting will be made by the majority shareholder … and here is a prediction for Teke's reshuffle: Searle will relinquish Football Manager to Cartwright; Henry will become head coach on a back-ended pay rise … and everything will remain the same but the club dodges the big payout and will get all sorts of great media … but they will lose me.

You kidding Titanic???? The longest of journeys begin with only one step. Even the movement you suggest will be a good start. The team selections will change, the approach to training will change and the sense of entitlement that certain players have will be gone.

Even the changes you suggest will be a start.

Please, please, please, please, please....

Noddy1979
14-07-14, 06:34 PM
Burleigh Bears have long clashed with the Titans because of how they operate. Personally I would like to see the Bears use some of there financial clout and buy Searle out. They bought a local Afl club and made it profitable and would open up there chance to open another club at Robina. Embarrassing as it is but Burleigh has five times the finances then the Titans.

karnage
14-07-14, 06:46 PM
Burleigh Bears have long clashed with the Titans because of how they operate. Personally I would like to see the Bears use some of there financial clout and buy Searle out. They bought a local Afl club and made it profitable and would open up there chance to open another club at Robina. Embarrassing as it is but Burleigh has five times the finances then the Titans.

Nice links to Rick Stone too!!

C-Whiz
14-07-14, 06:48 PM
Burleigh Bears have long clashed with the Titans because of how they operate. Personally I would like to see the Bears use some of there financial clout and buy Searle out. They bought a local Afl club and made it profitable and would open up there chance to open another club at Robina. Embarrassing as it is but Burleigh has five times the finances then the Titans.
And they would build another leagues club and make squillions.

TITAN PETE
14-07-14, 06:51 PM
Nice links to Rick Stone too!!

Very true mate but he is a Newcastle Boy 1st & is looking forward to taking over from Bennett

Geeman
16-07-14, 04:16 PM
could think of any highlights really, but for a loss at least it wasnt bat **** boring like the usual game. was quite a bit going on, and even though taylor and taka make errors, at least there attempting something and it gets you up on your feet for minute.

im not not sure If Myes was less interested in playing or the press conference? he was slow and depressing to watch in both. He should feel ashamed watching Mini and Carter put in full effort compared to lumbering around.

I agree, it may look like more errors, but as you say, at least they are trying to create something. I would much rather this than the usual 5 up and bomb.

Titanic
16-07-14, 04:44 PM
A re-shuffle is not in anyway a solution and you're all kidding yourselves if you'll accept that. Burleigh would be an excellent option although that may peeve some, i think it's about time the Coast stopped being so precious about boundaries and unite for the common good … Seagulls had their shot.

Stone will stay at the Knights now and I would be looking for fresh blood completely and not some dinosaur.