Round 18: TITANS vs BRONCOS

[DIEHARD]

TITANS vs BRONCOS

[gotitans101_]

Phil in for Young.

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I'd say Sami or Copley (if fit) in for T but they both play left, so I'm not sure. Or do we just persist with him?

[TitanPremiership]

Phil in for Young.

This

[Mr Bods]

I want these entitled bastards to get the spoon
A loss is totally unacceptable
We will be letting the whole world down if we lose this one
Hurricane and the Coaches and the players better understand that.

Failure is not an option

[JunctionBlock]

Phil in for Young.

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I'd say Sami or Copley (if fit) in for T but they both play left, so I'm not sure. Or do we just persist with him?

Posted in the Dogs thread but Copley tore his pec so he is done for the year and probably the Titans.

[Mr Bods]

Does anyone know if Kelly or Joliffe are any chance of playing?
It’s Tuesday and I already feel sick in the stomach over this one.
We have to beat the Drongoes.
I won’t cope with a loss.

[JunctionBlock]

Does anyone know if Kelly or Joliffe are any chance of playing?
It’s Tuesday and I already feel sick in the stomach over this one.
We have to beat the Drongoes.
I won’t cope with a loss.

Nothing official (as usual) NRL Physio had Kelly for 2-3 weeks judging by the video but hasn't been diagnosed.

[Bayside Titan]

1. AJ Brimson

2. Anthony Don

3. Beau Fermor

4. Young Tonumaipea

5. Corey Thompson

6. Ashley Taylor

7. Jamal Fogarty (c)

8. Jarrod Wallace

9. Mitch Rein

10. Moeaki Fotuaika

11. Sam Stone

12. Keegan Hipgrave

13. Tyrone Peachey

INTERCHANGE

14. Erin Clark

15. Jai Whitbread

16. Jai Arrow

17. Sam Lisone

18. Tanah Boyd

19. Treymain Spry

20. Darius Farmer

21. Nathan Peats

[mdrew]

Great to see Darius Farmer on the Titans extended bench.

[Croc]

Not sure about fermor in centre against stags.. a little nervous about this one

[JunctionBlock]

https://i.imgur.com/q8yBLua.jpg

This is going to be a tough game. No doubt.

[timor 2]

LOOK WHO THE REF IS FOR THE GAME...FFS

[Bayside Titan]

LOOK WHO THE REF IS FOR THE GAME...FFS

Oh god just saw. Good ole Henry P. So we have to play against 18 Players.

[Upthetits]

Donkeys have been improving the last few weeks. Will be a very tough game and I wouldn't be surprised if they finally get a win.

In saying that I hope like hell we get up, there is no team i enjoy beating more than the donkeys

I think fifi will get a double

[JunctionBlock]

Donkeys have been improving the last few weeks. Will be a very tough game and I wouldn't be surprised if they finally get a win.

In saying that I hope like hell we get up, there is no team i enjoy beating more than the donkeys

I think fifi will get a double

I think fifi will let in a double hahahaha

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LOOK WHO THE REF IS FOR THE GAME...FFS

And Gavin Badger is a touchie.

I think it's Jarrod Wallaces 150th too.

[Titanic Believer]

I assume Sami is injured?

[Dooldog76]

I'm sort of hoping Whitbread drops out, fermor to the bench and spry to centre. Just makes more sense to me. Nothing against the ferminator.

[JunctionBlock]

Does anyone know if Kelly or Joliffe are any chance of playing?
It’s Tuesday and I already feel sick in the stomach over this one.
We have to beat the Drongoes.
I won’t cope with a loss.

https://i.imgur.com/GmV76EF.jpg

Terrible news regarding Jolliffe

[Mr Bods]

Pereneum
Booooooooooooooooooooo

[GCTTSD]

What's with us and never having any good young outside backs???? Even Paulo has kicked on and playing first grade at Souths, what's up with spry, pere, gl and seuli?? How is Sami the only center or winger to develop through the club through to first grade, even Kelly had to go to manly first

[Hail Sezer]

What's with us and never having any good young outside backs???? Even Paulo has kicked on and playing first grade at Souths, what's up with spry, pere, gl and seuli?? How is Sami the only center or winger to develop through the club through to first grade, even Kelly had to go to manly first

Yeah we’ve got a shocking record since the KG/Mead days. Pere will be gone, Spry isn’t ready to play centre and has wingers in front of him, GL is a specialist winger who doesn’t have the match fitness to be a reliable option, and Seiuli is caught between second row and centre without any reserve grade to find out where he fits. Jax Paulo is playing great for Souths I’m really happy for him. Their structure does though have a knack of making wingers looking very good - look at Robert Jennings for example.

This is going to be a tough game and Kelly out is a big loss to our attack. Our edges both look underwhelming and I imagine Fifita will actually turn up wanting to play this weekend.

[Mr Bods]

I expect the Drongoes to see this as the game to target to get the wooden spoon off their backs and yes I’m very worried Fifita wants to make a statement.
However, Hurricane understands what the fans want more than any Coach we have had and I’m sure he’s going to have our team primed for the Derby.

[Dooldog76]

Yep. True danger game but doing three in a row would be great.

[Bayside Titan]

Yeah we’ve got a shocking record since the KG/Mead days. Pere will be gone, Spry isn’t ready to play centre and has wingers in front of him, GL is a specialist winger who doesn’t have the match fitness to be a reliable option, and Seiuli is caught between second row and centre without any reserve grade to find out where he fits. Jax Paulo is playing great for Souths I’m really happy for him. Their structure does though have a knack of making wingers looking very good - look at Robert Jennings for example.

This is going to be a tough game and Kelly out is a big loss to our attack. Our edges both look underwhelming and I imagine Fifita will actually turn up wanting to play this weekend.


Where is Pere going mate ??

[NZFan]

HZ do you think that Paulo would have been given the opportunity if he stayed with us? It’s seems to me that over the years we have been reluctant to give these younger guys a go and happy to stick with the status quo - despite their shortfalls. This year has been tough on the extended squad with them having no chance to impress in QCup. Take GL for example, we have heard how he lacks match fitness but how is he meant to gain that without being given a run?

Other teams outside of the eight tend to look to the next season and blood younger players tsp they experience for the next year. We don’t seem to do that when it comes to outside backs. We have been happy to do it in the forwards but apart from Arthars, who was the last rookie winger or centre we played? Sami? He’s now played 50 games.

[FalconSloth]

I was really looking forward to Kelly vs Staggs because I thought it would be a great way to show all those Broncos fans how overrated Staggs is and how good Kelly actually is.

[GCTTSD]

Saw Dominique Loudon post a training vid of spry spending some time in the centers with don, I know fermor will do a solid job in the centers and might be better defensively but I'd love to see spry in there or even on the bench, staggs is horriblly defensivly would be good to have a natural center attacking that edge, only one way to find out if he's up to it or not

[gotitans101_]

If they put Dearden/Fifita on the same side now that Glenn is back...that could be lethal too. Apart from his kicking game which hasn't been great, Dearden has looked dangerous these past few weeks. Pretty nervous going into this one.

[DIEHARD]

I expect the Drongoes to see this as the game to target to get the wooden spoon off their backs and yes I’m very worried Fifita wants to make a statement.

I agree. Lots to be worried about.

[DIEHARD]

Titans v Broncos: Kelly, Jolliffe out; Glenn returns
https://www.nrl.com/

The roles are shockingly reversed as former NRL easybeats the Titans head into their derby with Brisbane as Queensland's leading team.

Six points clear of the Broncos and four in advance of the Cowboys, the Gold Coast are already two wins ahead of their 2019 tally and in the form to add to that total.

The Titans enter the contest fresh off their first back-to-back wins of the season, having accounted for the Dragons (14-10) and Bulldogs (18-14), while Brisbane haven't claimed two points since they beat Canterbury 26-8 in round nine.

The Broncos have conceded 38.1 points per game during their eight-game losing streak to saddle them with the worst defensive record in the competition - their 548 points against a massive 121 more than the 15th-ranked Titans.

Team news
Titans: Centre Brian Kelly is out with an ankle injury. Beau Fermor will move from second row to centre and Keegan Hipgrave comes into the pack. Prop Jaimin Jolliffe is also sidelined with an ankle problem and his place is taken by Moeaki Fotuaika, who will move from the bench to the starting side.

Jai Whitbread has been added to the bench. Jai Arrow played long minutes in his return from a shoulder issue last week and could move into the starting side closer to game time.

Hooker Nathan Peats (calf) has been included in the extended squad and could return. The Titans are aiming to defeat the Broncos twice in a season for the first time.

Broncos: Captain Alex Glenn will return from a knee injury in the back row with Ben Te'o going to the bench. Suspended duo Jordan Riki and Jamil Hopoate both drop off the interchange while Joe Ofahengaue returns from a ban.

Winger Xavier Coates (foot) has replaced Ethan Bullemor on the pine. The Broncos are aiming to avoid a club record ninth consecutive loss.

Key match-up
Jamal Fogarty v Tom Dearden: These two young halfbacks have made strong claims to being their teams' play-making future. Dearden (15 career games) has been one of the few bright spots in Brisbane's dismal 2020 collapse while Fogarty has progressed so rapidly that he was installed as stand-in Titans captain despite still only having 17 total games under his belt

Stat attack
The Gold Coast are chasing their first season double over the Broncos in the club's 14th NRL season. Five times the Titans have won the first clash of the year and failed to seal the deal in the return bout, including in both 2018 and 2019, but with all the momentum sixth time could be the charm.

[DIEHARD]

LeagueUnlimited Preview: Titans v Broncos preview
https://leagueunlimited.com/news/35111-titans-v-broncos-preview/

[DIEHARD]

From latest League Unlimited program
https://leagueunlimited.com/news/35105-the-front-row-volume-1-issue-16/

http://www.diehardtitan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/RoundTITBRON.jpg

[Bayside Titan]

Changes for tomorrow’s game- Hipgrave is out with groin issue, Fermor moves into second row, Spry to centre @9NewsGoldCoast

[Mr Bods]

Spry is up against Staggs. Jesus.

[Menoitios]

Wouldn't Spry be up against Farnworth???

Young Ton and the Don up against Oates and Staggs...Thompson and Spry vs Kennar and Farnworth

[Titslover]

Staggs plays on the right and Young on the right so it will be Spry up against Staggs. Tough challenge for his first game at centre in the NRL

[Menoitios]

Staggs plays on the right and Young on the right so it will be Spry up against Staggs. Tough challenge for his first game at centre in the NRL

OH! I was going by the line ups above. Staggs is named and numbered at right centre. No. 3 (Their right)

Young is named and numbered at left centre. No. 4 (Our left)

Our left centre (and wing) marks up against their right centre (and wing). Usually...

[Titslover]

Fair enough mate I don’t think the numbers really mean too much these days though. Dom Loudon actually just said Young will switch to the left to mark Staggs, hopefully that turns out to be a good decision

[Menoitios]

Fair enough mate I don’t think the numbers really mean too much these days though. Dom Loudon actually just said Young will switch to the left to mark Staggs, hopefully that turns out to be a good decision

No worries, mate.

You know what I like seeing? When centres link up on the same side of the field in attack. Not enough of that now days...

[Mr Bods]

Fair enough mate I don’t think the numbers really mean too much these days though. Dom Loudon actually just said Young will switch to the left to mark Staggs, hopefully that turns out to be a good decision

It had to be done. Staggs is unbelievable with his agility and strength.

[Croc]

Going to be good to see spry in at centre.. read quiet a few wraps on him there so hopefully he will surprise a few

[Upthetits]

Hope spry kills it. When he was on wing I didnt see him make a mistake defensively, fingers crossed he can take care of farnworth. Glad young T switched, he's going to have his work cut out for him.

What side does spry normally play at centre?

[gotitans101_]

I'm really worried now as I haven't rated Young since he returned from injury and Spry is still very very green.

[Mr Bods]

If the Dogs beat Manly tonight then tomorrow game is extra spicy.

[JunctionBlock]

If the Dogs beat Manly tonight then tomorrow game is extra spicy.

That's on now.

https://www.titans.com.au/news/2020/09/08/jarrod-wallace-to-play-1502/

It is Jarrods 150th. Shame they can't do the family fair for these guys given covid restrictions (can't run onto the field with your kids etc). Hope he keeps his mouth off peoples arms and makes a night of it.

[ja4220]

Just looking at the gallery of the captains run on Facebook and you can see Jamal taking charge! Photos of him addressing the group, addressing players.
I may be biased as a Bears fan, but he has really taken what he learned as a 2 time QCup premiership captain and bringing it to a team that has lacked leadership.
Ryan was great as follow my actions leader, KP was a stop gap, but Jamal is a captain. He rallies his troops, he leads by example, he communicates well with the refs..
Possibly our best appointment since Princey and Bull...

[gothabull]

I agree mate

[Bayside Titan]

Anyone having trouble getting your tickets at all from Ticketek??

[Mexican titan]

Anyone having trouble getting your tickets at all from Ticketek??

No. I got mine through my Titans membership account, not Ticketek. Have you tried that way? Log in and go to my events and either print from there or I think you can log in from your phone and save to your phone.

[DIEHARD]

Ryan was great as follow my actions leader, KP was a stop gap, but Jamal is a captain. He rallies his troops, he leads by example, he communicates well with the refs..
Possibly our best appointment since Princey and Bull...

I'm with you on that. I'm impressed and have been impressed with Jamal all year. Really hoping for a win today, I'm nervous but I know our team will give it all. I hope we can sort out our goalkicking which has let us down recently.

150 games today for Jarrod Wallace.

[DIEHARD]

Video: The evolution of the Titans-Broncos rivalry
https://www.titans.com.au/news/2020/09/11/the-evolution-of-the-titans-broncos-rivalry/

[DIEHARD]

2018 R4 Titans 26-14 Suncorp
2018 R17 Broncos 34-0 Cbus Super
2019 R13 Titans 26-18 Suncorp
2019 R19 Broncos 34-12 Cbus Super
2020 R7 Titans 30-12 Suncorp

[JunctionBlock]

2018 R4 Titans 26-14 Suncorp
2018 R17 Broncos 34-0 Cbus Super
2019 R13 Titans 26-18 Suncorp
2019 R19 Broncos 34-12 Cbus Super
2020 R7 Titans 30-12 Suncorp

Can we move the game to Suncorp?

[DIEHARD]

Can we move the game to Suncorp?

Yea I only just noticed that when I did the colours! Who would have thought? It makes me a bit happy, being a Brisbane boy. But not a Bronco one! It means a lot to me and I think of out clout in the game to be able to dominate at the home of Rugby League, Lang Park. That is also where we play our big finals games. So I see it as a home ground too.

Let's hope we can win at home. Beat the bastards home and way, twice in a season.

[Mr Bods]

Gee I hate it when I’m nervous and it rarely happens but I want this one.
Pereneum.....booooooooooooooooo

[TitanPremiership]

Any ideas on who is on the commentary team, I can't find it anywhere?

[Dooldog76]

As long as its not anusta or Ennis and we will be OK.

[Mr Bods]

Watching the teams warm up...the Drongoes look way physically bigger

[Bayside Titan]

No. I got mine through my Titans membership account, not Ticketek. Have you tried that way? Log in and go to my events and either print from there or I think you can log in from your phone and save to your phone.

Thanks mate. Had to call Adam and he sorted it all out.

[DIEHARD]

Let's go for the Kings of Queensland crown!

[Bayside Titan]

Despite Covid there is a fair crowd here.

[JunctionBlock]

Looks like the players are as nervous as us.

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Not getting 50/50's today and Broncos aren't going to get their tries checked.

Terrible start to let that talentless prick score a try

[lonegull]

Perenara ref and walters commentating what a combo of idiots

[JunctionBlock]

Good answer from Rein

[Dobes]

Anyone else catch Pereinaras face when he blew the whistle for our try? Looked like it was so painful for him :laugh:

[JunctionBlock]

Taylor is having a blinder, showing some aggression taking on the line, putting people into gaps rather than suicide passes. Great kick chase for all to get Stone a try.

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Again, Young firmly on my **** list after skipping across the field on tackle 1 to do a useless pass to Spry for a loss of possession. What a goose, watching Peachey too much.

[NZTITAN]

That probably wasn't a knock-on

[JunctionBlock]

Now we have Taylor screaming at Young due to his terrible defence. Shout out to Fifita for dropping it with the help of CT

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Great game thus far. Perenara not being a cheating bastard. (yet)

[Mr Bods]

Next try....critical

[NZFan]

That was a good half of footy. You can see the whole team working as one, especially in defence. Also - touch wood - the handling has been getting better and better as the season goes on. We score next and we will be very hard to catch.

[JunctionBlock]

Fermor off for Whitbread, why does Holbrook hate me like this

Yew, what a magnificent team try that was!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[BundyTitan]

Try of the season contender!!! One of the best tries we’ve ever scored i reckon

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Whitbread first carry is a knock on...he’s dropped off massively this year

[Bayside Titan]

Fermor off for Whitbread, why does Holbrook hate me like this

Yew, what a magnificent team try that was!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


He’s on the sideline with ice on his hammy ...

[JunctionBlock]

He’s on the sideline with ice on his hammy ...

Thanks. We are a weaker team without him.

Shame Ash forced that pass

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Young T needs to go back and find God. Sick of this idiot.

[JunctionBlock]

And we all breath a sigh of relief

[DIEHARD]

So proud of the Titans today. Finally we beat the bastards twice in a year, home and away. So many great monuments, lots of support play, lots of marvelous defensive efforts, so much enthusiasm. Not just in the team but in the stands. Great to see so many people at the game, including many Titans fans I can see on my facebook. Great to hear TITANS! chants roar around the stadium.

Three in a row!!

[DIEHARD]

Ruthless.

http://www.diehardtitan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/118934187_2775938562641403_5699672402409276233_n.j pg

[lonegull]

Bloody proud of that effort dug deep and played the whole 80 minutes as a team, hard to single out players in that one thought we were good across park

[NZFan]

What a tough gritty win. The Bronco's came home strong but that defence was superb. Very happy with that win!

[Mr Bods]

Thai and Beers
Scotch and a replay later woo hoo
EAD Drongoes!!

[indoallstars]

What a captain Jamal is and will continue to be, I hope he keeps that C for next year

[DIEHARD]

Titans claim historic win over bumbling Broncos
https://www.titans.com.au/n

The Gold Coast Titans registered their first-ever season sweep of Brisbane with an 18-6 victory on Saturday at Cbus Super Stadium that also condemned the Broncos to a club-record ninth straight loss.

Playmakers Jamal Fogarty and Ash Taylor orchestrated an adventurous and expansive attacking game that was backed up by a physical and committed defensive effort which twice denied Brisbane players after they had crossed the tryline.

Brisbane had the possession to make a game of it in the second half but failed to show the same sort of creativity with the ball.

The Titans put the game away just three minutes into the second stanza with a marvellous team try ignited from in front of the posts inside his 10m line by Taylor and finished off by centre Young Tonumaipea.

Gold Coast led 12-6 at the break thanks to a mountain of possession and a heads-up play by winger Corey Thompson who punched the ball out of David Fifita's arm just before he touched down in the Titans in-goal.

The Broncos had defied the form line to score first when veteran fullback Darius Boyd got his hand to a grubber that took a lucky ricochet but hooker Mitch Rein evened the ledger soon after when he bulled his way over opposite Issac Luke from dummy half.

Rising rookie halfback Fogarty then gave the home team the lead when he kicked for veteran flanker Anthony Don and back-rower Sam Stone pounced after Corey Oates made a hash of his second successive high ball.

[Mr Bods]

DrongoeBill???
a_guest??
I can’t hear you????

[Dooldog76]

Good atmosphere at the game and a win. Gold.

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Taylor was outstanding tonight.

[Ausphin]

Great win. I have constantly bagged him but Peachey was excellent tonight. Worked hard, good defensive technique rather than arm grabs and no stupid penalties. If this is the Peachey we get every week we have our lock. Credit to Holbrook who has challenged him and I am guessing dangled the carrot of the 13 next year. Holbrook also had the foresight to keep Peachey starting even though Arrow is available, with an eye to next year. Love our coach.

Don't think Young is the answer in the centres next year (neither is Spry), but he did well containing Staggs tonight.

[DIEHARD]

Just shared this on twitter.

http://www.diehardtitan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/KOQ1-01.jpg

[DIEHARD]

Match highlights anyone?

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[Hail Sezer]

How good. The boys wanted that one desperately and fought for every 1%

Love this team under Holbrook

[TitanPremiership]

Loved the team performance overall but we definitely need to invest in a centre for next year. I am just not seeing anything from Young T in attack and he seems to leave his halves very much exposed in defence. Kotoni has been weak defensively all year and yet Young never even looked likely of a line break or getting on his outside. For all the wraps I heard about him when he signed, he has been quite disappointing.

[Whats Doing]

Great team effort and Perenara didn’t disappoint in that 2nd half.

The structure Holbrook has given this team is light years better than I have seen in any Titans team since inception.

Special mention tor Ash who had his best game for 2 years. He was immense in defence.

That 90 minute team try will be a contender for try of the year.

The only disappointment were our centres who really struggled all night.

I also thought Mo easily outpointed Haas

[NZFan]

Although YT wasn’t great on attack I thought defensively he was very aggressive. It wasn’t perfect but I thought he brought some physicality. That stop with AJ on our line was a match winner.

[Mr Bods]

I can’t be bothered with any analysis tonight
All I have is sucked in Drongoes
Sucked in Pereneum trying to get them back in it

And Holbrook is a god of a man to get this roster playing like this
Hurricane Holbrook has been sent to us by the footy gods and must be treasured and supported

(And the two Jim’s)

[TitanPremiership]

Don't get me wrong I dislike Perenara as much as the next bloke but I honestly don't think he was particularly bias this game. Sometimes it just seems like he is a poor referee rather than bias in my opinion. Plenty of other fans don't like him either.

On YT being aggressive in defence, sure he may have been, probably had bias goggles on, but that did also leave Ash 1 on 1 with Fifita because he rushed out which annoyed me a bit. After that seeing his ineffective attack just wore thin especially that dud kick on 4th... wtf

Anyway out of the bottom 4. Extremely proud of the team this year and hopefully they can beat manly at the very least. Seeing Ash dominate DCE would be absolutely beautiful. Either way exciting times to be a Titans fan.

[Mexican titan]

It was just great to be at the ground and feel the dislike for the Broncos tonight and to hear the boos as they ran on was music to my ears.
A bit of a grind in the second half but who cares - two wins over the Broncs this year.
I have been a great critic of Taylor but he was superb tonight.
As for Young, he had a shocker again, but who cares, we won.

[gotitans101_]

And look how Badel and co. have already spun the Fifita signing..

https://twitter.com/cmail_sport/status/1304722659507236865

What a joke. I hope Dave remembers this when he plays them next year.

[Titanitis]

Can't blame Fifita for failing to turn chicken **** into chicken salad. We get Stone, Fermor, Proctor and Hipgrave through the line every week. If we can train an athlete the caliber of Fifita back into hitting the line with some purpose instead of just turning him back inside with no momentum just to probe as the Bronco's have been he has the potential to be the best backrower in the comp.

[Mr Bods]

791

Gold from the members tonight
We are too kind
It should have said DRONGOES!!!

[shamus]

And look how Badel and co. have already spun the Fifita signing..

https://twitter.com/cmail_sport/status/1304722659507236865

What a joke. I hope Dave remembers this when he plays them next year.

Wow! Just read it. Badel is a dick, so is the Broncos interim coach. Pretty well Focused on Fifita’s efforts (and not the team as a whole). Yep, Fifita cost them the game lol.

[hungryjacks]

Can someone copy and paste the article? Thank you.

[DavidBouveng]

awesome grind from our guys. lots of little efforts especially on the goal line that won us this match.

Ash was great, and had the job with Young T of handling Staggs and Fifi and they did a great job.

couple of other things - i agree Bods, the broncs looked huge and very intimidating in warm up... maybe that size is working against them this year, im not sure but the difference was noticeable and had me slightly concerned pre game.

secondly, i glad we beat them twice, and top QLD team or whatever... but we need to stop being happy with these small minded, consolation milestones from here on out. I could Tell coach was annoyed having to pretend to care about it when journos brought it up. Just focus on winning more games every year and these petty things become irrelevant. its almost embarrassing

[Dooldog76]

awesome grind from our guys. lots of little efforts especially on the goal line that won us this match.

Ash was great, and had the job with Young T of handling Staggs and Fifi and they did a great job.

couple of other things - i agree Bods, the broncs looked huge and very intimidating in warm up... maybe that size is working against them this year, im not sure but the difference was noticeable and had me slightly concerned pre game.

secondly, i glad we beat them twice, and top QLD team or whatever... but we need to stop being happy with these small minded, consolation milestones from here on out. I could Tell coach was annoyed having to pretend to care about it when journos brought it up. Just focus on winning more games every year and these petty things become irrelevant. its almost embarrassing
Yeh it does feel like we are getting a present in every wrap of pass the parcel. Which I absolutely hate too.

[Titanic]

Posted this after the Bulletin ran the same CM article ... what a turd Badel is:

“Where are the GC Bulletin writers? Sure syndicated articles are the norm but in a local derby I don’t want to read the Brisbane vitriol from their hacks. The Titans outplayed the ‘Ponies and deserve the accolades.”

[Mr Bods]

Posted this after the Bulletin ran the same CM article ... what a turd Badel is:

“Where are the GC Bulletin writers? Sure syndicated articles are the norm but in a local derby I don’t want to read the Brisbane vitriol from their hacks. The Titans outplayed the ‘Ponies and deserve the accolades.”

Good one T

[JunctionBlock]

Can someone copy and paste the article? Thank you.

Brisbane Broncos condemned to record losing streak by Gold Coast Titans
The Titans claimed their second consecutive win over the Broncos, who crashed to their ninth straight loss - the worst losing streak in Brisbane’s history - while the man under the spotlight went missing.

Peter Badel, The Sunday Mail (Qld)
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September 12, 2020 7:55pm
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The Titans did a hatchet job on their big-money recruit David Fifita as the Broncos superstar copped a stinging reality check in Brisbane’s 18-6 derby defeat at Cbus Super Stadium.

Facing the Titans for the first time since inking a $3.5 million deal to join the club next season, Fifita was well contained by a pumped-up Gold Coast pack which showed no mercy for their future teammate.

The Broncos were banking on Fifita to carve up the Coast in a bid to impress his future club but it was the Titans who flexed their muscle to claim bragging rights over their marquee signing.

Underscoring the power shift between the clubs, the Titans claimed their second consecutive win over the Broncos, who crashed to their ninth straight loss - the worst losing streak in Brisbane’s 32-year history.

The Broncos started well, striking first when Darius Boyd crossed in the seventh minute, but the Titans gradually took control and belted Brisbane in midfield to leave Big Brother in wooden-spoon territory.

Fifita was by no means poor. He amassed 150 metres, three offloads and one tackle bust, including the powerful 35th-minute charge in which he beat Ash Taylor and carried three Titans over the tryline, only to lose the ball as he was about to score.

But Taylor exacted revenge in the 44th minute, exposing Fifita’s lazy defence when he sliced through inside his own 20-metre zone in the lead-up to a superb Titans try which gave the Coast a crucial 18-6 lead.

Premiership-winning coach Phil Gould took to social media to lash Fifita for his jumper grab on a night where the Coast were sharper and hungrier as the Broncos slumped to their 15th loss in 16 games.

“A lot of teams are doing their homework on Dave, leading early and getting in his face,” Broncos interim coach Peter Gentle said.

“The Titans can’t rely on him to be a one-man team (next year), defences are getting up on him.

“There are areas on Dave’s game we are working on.”

BUMBLING BRONCOS
Brisbane’s freefall this season has been so dramatic that the Titans have usurped the Broncos as Queensland’s No.1 team.

Last night’s clash was an emphatic snapshot of the two clubs. The Titans are on the rise, while the Broncos’ $52 million empire is in ruins. A banner in the stands read: “Broncos Qld’s Shame.” Ouch.


ROLLED OATES
Corey Oates is in danger of losing his Queensland Origin jumper. It’s been a turbulent season for a number of Broncos players and Oates has endured the worst campaign of his career.

The lanky winger had a nightmare first half, making four errors inside 30 minutes, including his failure to defuse a Jamal Fogarty cross-field kick which led to Sam Stone’s 24th minute try to give the Titans a 12-6 lead.

NO SIX APPEAL
Sean O’Sullivan should be dropped as Brisbane five-eighth for Friday night’s away clash against Parramatta. O’Sullivan is simply not an NRL standard player and he was totally outclassed by Titans pivot Taylor.

The halves were the difference at Robina. While Titans duo Taylor and Jamal Fogarty were slick, O’Sullivan and Tom Dearden never clicked.

TITANS 18 (Rein, Stone, Tonumaipea & Goals: Taylor 3/3) BRONCOS 6 (Tries: Boyd & Goals: Staggs 1/1) at Cbus Super Stadium, Gold Coast.

[FalconSloth]

I’m just fed up with the Broncos dominating the media. No matter how well we play we will still be lucky to get anymore than on decent sized article compared to the Broncos 4 pages. I also hate how we never play well in the eyes of the media and it is always the broncos who play badly. Also, those are **** comments by Gentle about how we can’t be a one man team, we are pbviously not as we beat them with our ‘one man team player’ playing for them. And Badle starting the article off with a jab at the titans rather than praising them for a good performance and then consistently talking about how Fifita is a bad player and making him look like he was the reason they lost the game even though he managed to sum up 150 metres in a quiet game by his standards would seem to show something completely different. Broncos aren’t the only team in Queensland and not every Queenslander supports them, in fact a majority of them probably don’t, so it is time the media accepts this fact and stops writing pages on top of pages of Broncos bull**** and focus on some of the teams which are actually performing alright and building a solid fan base.

Also, while it may be impossible for the Titans to make the 8 according to the ladder predictor this isn’t entirely correct as the ladder predictor doesn’t factor in the slight chance of the sharks, who can’t not make the 8, decide to protest against the strict COVID-19 restrictions and don’t turn up to the game. This could get them removed from the rest of the comp leaving a window of opportunity for the titans to make the top-8 and fight deep inside the finals proving themselves to be gueniune premiership contenders and maybe even win the grand final. This is my bold prediction for the 2020 finals.

[Titanic]

Well FMD FS, you have now taken the pole position for Optimist of the Century ... congratulations and love your work. Now can you please turn that magic eye of yours towards the US elections and deal with that.

[JunctionBlock]

For those into their NFL, ironically the Tennessee Titans play the Denver Broncos at 12:20 today.

[Mr Bods]

20-0 the Drongoes Spoon dream was alive and then Ashley Klown intervened by not going to the bunker
FMD

[Mr Bods]

Drongoes coming last
The dream is alive !!!

[JunctionBlock]

Just need the Cowboys to come to the party next week and hold strong

[gotitans101_]

Gee the way the Cowboys have been playing I'm not so sure they can beat the Donkeys.

[JunctionBlock]

Gee the way the Cowboys have been playing I'm not so sure they can beat the Donkeys.

Just let me have this!!!!

[Mr Bods]

Drongoes Spoon
2020 wasn’t all bad
Beautiful

[JunctionBlock]

Drongoes Spoon
2020 wasn’t all bad
Beautiful

How sweet it is.

[JunctionBlock]

Drongoes Spoon
2020 wasn’t all bad
Beautiful

And Badger has been "let go". What a year we're having.

[Croc]

https://twitter.com/chrisgarry7/status/1309301943316041728?s=21

Pretty funny