I think Prince will excell with Ash and Preston on the field and playing 13 and 6 respectively.
I think Prince will excell with Ash and Preston on the field and playing 13 and 6 respectively.
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This is a danger game because we don't need to win. There is no urgency and in this competition winning is all about attitude.
If we loose we will very likely stay at number 3, because Storm are playing Dragons at WIN next week.
The way the Dragons dismantled the Warriors at Mt Smart I don't think Storm have much chance at WIN.
So all up we have 5-6 players out this week... With Mini having another knock to that knee so he'll be out.... Mat,Walker,Ash,Mini and poss Friendy...
I think we can bank on Friendy, he will do whatever it takes.
God knows we need him.
AAP Mon, 27 Jul 2009 20:26:12
A dangerous throw charge against Anthony Laffranchi has left Gold Coast facing the prospect of being without their entire starting backrow against North Queensland on Friday night.
With Ashley Harrison (ribs) and Mark Minichiello (knee) already in extreme doubt to face the Cowboys, the grade one charge against Test forward Laffranchi was the last thing coach John Cartwright would have wanted.
Laffranchi is facing a one week ban for his fifth minute hit on Brisbane five-eighth Aaron Gorrell, Titans officials likely to cop the suspension rather than risk a two-week ban by fighting the charge at the NRL judiciary on Wednesday night.
Harrison, who injured the ribs on the opposite side to the ones that were battered in Origin III, looks likely to spend Friday night on the sidelines with Cartwright all but ruling out the Queensland forward for their Skilled Park clash.
Cartwright said Minichiello was also unlikely to start against the Cowboys and said his chronic knee injury would present a constant problem for the side going into the finals.
"Harrison is in grave doubt, I don't think he'll play," the Titans coach said on Monday.
"Mini's probably 50-50 at this stage. It is becoming a little bit chronic, it was another knock on the same spot. It is something we'll have to manage as we get towards the end of the competition."
Meanwhile, there was good and bad news for Melbourne with prop Jeff Lima escaping a charge after being reported for a `crusher' tackle in Saturday's NRL win over Cronulla.
But Lima's front row teammate Adam Blair is facing a one-match ban after being charged with a grade one dangerous throw.
Blair will miss one match with an early guilty plea or with an unsuccessful trip to the judiciary.
Tagataese, Matthews, Graham all likely then. When's Berdie gonna get a run too, got some great banner slogans for him. Conn's injured right?
Special sandpit session for Titans
THE Gold Coast Titans were back in the sand pit for another class of `Tackle 101' yesterday after they all but racked up a half century of misses during their win over the Broncos.
Despite their history-making season, the Titans are continuing to fall off tackles -- something they must rectify to be a force in the semi-finals.
After a near faultless first-half defensive effort on Friday night, the Titans switched off in the second stanza as they racked up an unacceptable 49 missed tackles by full-time.
Skipper Scott Prince said the situation had to be rectified fast.
"It's not where we want to be in terms of our missed tackled count," he said.
"It just creates a lot of confusion and a lot of doubt in the team if we're missing tackles. It's important we rectify that."
The Titans built much of their early season form on the back of brick wall defence but have fallen away in recent weeks, averaging more than 40 missed tackles per game.
It prompted the side to ask for a sand pit session with defence coach Trevor Gillmeister last week.
Prince, the consummate perfection seeker, said coaching staff would be turning up the heat on the players in the run to the finals.
"We were just disappointed with the way we finished defensively," he said.
"I think we only missed seven tackles at half-time and by the end we were up to 45 or 50.
The inspirational skipper said he was generally happy with how the side was going but stressed they needed to find the killer instinct in the last six weeks of the competition.
Source: http://www.goldcoast.com.au
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Bailey is playing second row this week...
1. William Zillman
2. Kevin Gordon
3. Esikeli Tonga
4. Brett Delaney
5. David Mead
6. Preston Campbell
7. Scott Prince
8. Matt White
9. Nathan Friend
10. Michael Henderson
11. Luke Bailey
12. Mark Minichiello
13. Brad Meyers
Interchange:
14. Aaron Cannings
15. Will Matthews
16. Josh Graham
17. Kayne Lawton
Bailey in rare switch for Cowboys clash
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Jetstar Gold Coast Titans co-captain Luke Bailey will make the rare switch from prop to the backrow for Friday night’s blockbuster against the North Queensland Cowboys at Skilled Park.
With regular backrower Anthony Laffranchi suffering a one-match suspension and lock Ashley Harrison battling with a rib cartilage injury, Bailey will switch to the unfamiliar No.11 jersey.
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Luke Bailey will switch from prop to the second row for Friday night's big clash against the Cowboys at Skilled Park.
The move gives tough prop Matt White an opportunity in the starting front row alongside Michael Henderson, with versatile forward Brad Meyers moving to lock for Harrison.
The match marks the second blockbuster local derby for the Jetstar Titans in seven days following last weekend’s win over the Brisbane Broncos.
After humbling 'big brother' with a 34-18 victory, the Jetstar Titans will now look to get over the top of their 'northern cousin' as both sides jostle for finals spots heading into the last six rounds of the regular season.
The Jetstar Titans are shooting for a perfect ten at home this season, having already notched nine straight wins from as many matches at Skilled Park for 2009.
The Jetstar Titans have a good record over the Cowboys, with the Gold Coasters holding a 3-1 advantage over North Queensland in the four matches played between the two sides since 2007.
Bailey in rare switch for Cowboys clash
Adam Gardini
Jetstar Gold Coast Titans co-captain Luke Bailey will make the rare switch from prop to the backrow for Friday night?s blockbuster against the North Queensland Cowboys at Skilled Park.
With regular backrower Anthony Laffranchi suffering a one-match suspension and lock Ashley Harrison battling with a rib cartilage injury, Bailey will switch to the unfamiliar No.11 jersey.
Luke Bailey will switch from prop to the second row for Friday night's big clash against the Cowboys at Skilled Park. The move gives tough prop Matt White an opportunity in the starting front row alongside Michael Henderson, with versatile forward Brad Meyers moving to lock for Harrison.
The match marks the second blockbuster local derby for the Jetstar Titans in seven days following last weekend?s win over the Brisbane Broncos.
After humbling 'big brother' with a 34-18 victory, the Jetstar Titans will now look to get over the top of their 'northern cousin' as both sides jostle for finals spots heading into the last six rounds of the regular season.
The Jetstar Titans are shooting for a perfect ten at home this season, having already notched nine straight wins from as many matches at Skilled Park for 2009.
The Jetstar Titans have a good record over the Cowboys, with the Gold Coasters holding a 3-1 advantage over North Queensland in the four matches played between the two sides since 2007.
Source: TITANS
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Wonder how the bench will look this week
Bailey already has more lateral in his game than a lot of back rowers, in a good way.