Round 22: New Zealand Warriors vs Gold Coast Titans

[DIEHARD]

New Zealand Warriors vs Gold Coast Titans

12:00pm Sunday 9th August - Mt Smart Stadium

TITANS

1. William Zillman
2. Kevin Gordon
3. Mat Rogers
4. Jordan Atkins
5. David Mead
6. Preston Campbell
7. Scott Prince (C)
8. Luke Bailey (C)
9. Nathan Friend
10. Michael Henderson
11. Anthony Laffranchi
12. Mark Minichiello
13. Josh Graham

Interchange:
14. Aaron Cannings
15. Matthew White
16. Brad Meyers
17. Chris Walker
18. Will Matthews

WARRIORS

1KEVIN LOCKE
2PATRICK AH VAN
3ELIJAH TAYLOR
4JOEL MOON
5MANU VATUVEI
6AARON HEREMAIA
7STACEY JONES
8SAM RAPIRA
9LEWIS BROWN
10RUSSELL PACKER
11SIMON MANNERING
12BEN MATULINO
13MICHEAL LUCK (c)

Interchange:
14LANCE HOHAIA
15EVARN TUIMAVAVE
16JACOB LILLYMAN
17UKUMA TA’AI

COACH: IVAN CLEARY

[DIEHARD]

Time to look towards the week ahead.

[karnage]

Anyone interested in watching this game down at the Dog and Parrott?? There was a pretty good crowd down there for the Storm game earlier in the year.

[DIEHARD]

Anyone interested in watching this game down at the Dog and Parrott?? There was a pretty good crowd down there for the Storm game earlier in the year.

I think it'd be great to organise something. It's one of those rare games that isn't a home game and isn't an away game we can easily get to.

[Adelaide Titan]

this wont be an easy game for the Titans, especially in New Zealand where we havnt won yet. But luckily the Warriors arent in any flashy form. this game will possibly determine whether the Titans make the 4 or not, a loss could see them drop out if Manly keep up their winning ways. I hope we get some players back especially after last nights performance with a weakened back line.

[Rage]

Now that Delaney's out, we may see Rogers move back to center.
Btw, how many games have we lost where Rogers did play 5/8? I remember Carty was answering calls last year about why he wasn't moving Rogers back to centers and he sed we'd hardly lost with Rogers at 5/8. Is that the same case this year?

[Adelaide Titan]

Well i can say he's certaintly won us plenty of games playing in 5/8. Im not sure what our record is with him playing there but im confident its a good one.

[GCT_07]

Well i can say he's certaintly won us plenty of games playing in 5/8. Im not sure what our record is with him playing there but im confident its a good one.

Ohhhh bugger it... you all know what I would say anyway.....

Now.. to the warriors.......this concerns me just as much as the cowboys one did earlier in the week. The main concern is playing over there. I lived there for 5 years back when the Warriors (then the Auckland Warriors and their colours were blue green and red.......) and the atmosphere is something that would make all Australian clubs green with envy. It is UNBELIEVABLE. The players just seem 8 foot tall over there. At the time I was a Warriors supporter so it was great..... but now...... its very simply going to go one of 2 ways..... if carty has sent that bullet fair up the ........ then they will come out firing and we will be right.......if they go in the same way they did against the cowgirls.... we are stuffed.

I m sort of hoping that carty has blasted them and that they come out firing but dont have to use Matty yet. Injury wise I dont know he can do to many games back to back this year.... he s having a shocker of a year with nigling injuries....... I d rather see them bring him in on the Rabbits, Tigers and Manly.

[hammer]

this wont be an easy game for the Titans, especially in New Zealand where we havnt won yet. But luckily the Warriors arent in any flashy form...

Cowboys weren't in great form either until we played them!

[eelectrica]

The way the Warriors let last nights game slip has got have destroyed their confidence. They are ripe for the pickings next week.

The Titans have so much to play for, I'd be very disappointed if we don't aim up next week and get a win.

[DIEHARD]

The way the Warriors let last nights game slip has got have destroyed their confidence. They are ripe for the pickings next week.

I hope so! To go 30-6 up to a drawn game would have been devastating. And that field goal bouncing off the cross bar.

[Adelaide Titan]

Thats true that the Warriors would be down in the dumps but they will wanna come out firing and bounce back in front of their home crowd. Every game is a massive test for the Titans now, no matter who they are playing. We really cant afford to lose a top 4 spot after being there all season nearly.

[DIEHARD]

I know our own Titan Pete is heading over the Tasman Sea to cheer on the Titans. Remember to bring us back some pictures. It is one away trip I would love to do one day.

[Chaos]

I think this a real important game for the Titans...We need a consistent team coming in to the finals.

Zillman has had a bit of experience playing at full back
Preston has been playing 5/8
I'd love to see Rogers slot into the centres replacing Dalaney.

Most of all...I'd love to see our forward pack to simply 'run hard'

[karnage]

I think this a real important game for the Titans...We need a consistent team coming in to the finals.

Zillman has had a bit of experience playing at full back
Preston has been playing 5/8
I'd love to see Rogers slot into the centres replacing Dalaney.

Most of all...I'd love to see our forward pack to simply 'run hard'

That pretty much sums up my feelings exactly...