NRL Round 1: Gold Coast Titans vs New Zealand Warriors

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Gold Coast Titans vs New Zealand Warriors

Sunday 14 March 2010 - Skilled Park

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Running times:
Round 1 Warriors Sunday 14 March 2010

Box Offices Open: 10.10am
Gates Open: 10.40am
Under 20's Kick Off: 10.45am
Kick Off: 1pm

Titans
1. Preston Campbell
2. Kevin Gordon
3. Mat Rogers
4. Joseph Tomane
5. David Mead
6. Greg Bird
7. Scott Prince ?
8. Luke Bailey
9. Nathan Friend
10. Brad Meyers
11. Anthony Laffranchi
12. Mark Minichiello
13. Ashley Harrison

Interchange:
14. Matthew White
15. Sam Tagataese
16. Will Matthews
17. Riley Brown
18. Michael Henderson
19. William Zillman
20. Bodene Thompson

Warriors
1. Lance Hohaia
2. Kevin Locke
3. Brent Tate
4. Jerome Ropati
5. Manu Vatuvei
6. James Maloney
7. Brett Seymour
8. Sam Rapira
9. Aaron Heremaia
10. Russell Packer
11. Lewis Brown
12. Ben Matulino
13. Micheal Luck (C)

Interchange:
14. Wade McKinnon
15. Jeremy Latimore
16. Jesse Royal
17. Sione Lousi
18. Joel Moon

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Warriors to start season without Price

The Warriors are expecting to be without veteran prop Steve Price for the start of the new NRL season.

Price's heel injury is taking longer to heal than first thought.

The veteran prop had surgery late last year on his heel but an infection in the wound has forced additional surgery.

Warriors team doctor John Mayhew says he will be unavailable for the opening rounds of the season.

He says Price has shown in the past he is a quick healer and will hopefully only miss a couple of rounds.

Mayhew says other injured players, centre Brent Tate and new skipper Simon Mannering, will be fit to play in round one but may miss some of the trials

Source: http://tvnz.co.nz/rugby-league-news/

[Greg81]

After that stinking hot game against Newcastle in Rd 1 last year, I said I'd never go to a 1pm March game again.....I'll probably get a ticket for this game next week...lol

[titanstattman]

wen do the tickets go on sale?????

[quinn loves titans]

cant wait though, where meeting before game?

[DIEHARD]

wen do the tickets go on sale?????

I don't know but will keep you posted. I'm sure the club will let everyone know asap.

[titanstattman]

I don't know but will keep you posted. I'm sure the club will let everyone know asap.

16th of feb 9am go on sale.......


http://premier.ticketek.com.au/shows...8-eee5059d3d81

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Mead vies for Titans opener

RUGBY LEAGUE: Lismore speedster David Mead can?t wait to get on the paddock with the new-look Gold Coast Titans for the opening clash of 2010.

Actually, he isn?t even sure if he will.

The Titans have bought so well in the backline that even last year?s incumbents aren?t assured of their spot, but one suspects the man who burst onto the scene with eight tries in 14 games should be safe.

Visiting Far North Coast schools as part of the NRL?s Eat Well, Play Well, Stay Well campaign, Mead told The Northern Star of the competition that is breeding within the Titans as they attempt to squeeze eight into four.

?Everyone is battling to be in the team come round one,? Mead said.

?There is a lot of competition from within; everyone is training the house down so that?s a great thing for the team.?

With Scott Prince, Preston Campbell and Mat Rogers the only backs to have a mortgage on a jumper there will be a mad scramble to fill the remaining positions with the March 14 opener as a deadline.

Mead will likely retain his spot on the right wing, but who will play inside him looks the most contentious selection of them all.

Joseph Tomane, Esi Tonga, Sam Tagataese and Clinton Toopi will be fighting for one centre position and although each is well credentialed, four ?Ts? don?t go into one.

Tomane was bought from the all-powerful Melbourne Strom in the off-season and can kick goals, Tonga burst on to the scene in ?08 and last year formed a lethal partnership with Kevin Gordon on the left flank, Tagataese shifted to the centres late last year with wrecking-ball effects and Toopi has played 14 Tests for New Zealand in the three-quarter line.

All are a chance but Mead was quick to establish where his loyalties lie.

?I?d love to have Toopi inside me,? he said. ?But he is my new roommate so maybe I am a bit biased.?

One thing that is certain, whoever does run on to the park for the opening match at Skilled Park, Robina, will know they are there ? the match is scheduled for 1pm, ensuring a heated encounter.

?We have been training in the heat all pre-season so we are ready for it,? Mead said.

The match represents the start of a big year for the 21-year-old, apart from club duties he will represent his beloved Papua New Guinea in the Four Nations at the end of the year after helping them qualify through to the 2009 Pacific Nations Cup.

?That is one thing that I really look forward to,? he said.

?There is nothing better than representing your country.?

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

[titansrawesome]

what about toopi @ center and tomane as bench? i don't know its too hard to choose a starter in this log jam, @ least we are covered for this year.

[quinn loves titans]

yer at leat we have talent is wat i say better to be choking on having to much talent then too little

[quinn loves titans]

kk just about to ask dad if i can go fingers crossed

[Coaster]

Mead vies for Titans opener



?I?d love to have Toopi inside me,? he said. ?But he is my new roommate so maybe I am a bit biased.?


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

errr what?

Good to see there all getting along well

[Ryan]

errr what?

Good to see there all getting along well

Hahaha!
Unusually, I totally missed that one....
How long you been a mod for?

[Coaster]

How long you been a mod for?

Only a week or so mate, since Titans fan day

[quinn loves titans]

congrats on becoming one