IT was the place where the Titans' stunning slide out of premiership contention started last year.
But the return to Brookvale Oval holds no fears for the Gold Coast as they attempt to smash one of their last hoodoos.
The Titans have never won at Brookvale Oval, falling well short in all three previous attempts.
Aside from road trips to Melbourne and Canberra, the Titans suffered their heaviest loss against the Sea Eagles in the final round of last year, a 38-4 drubbing that robbed the club of any momentum heading into their maiden finals campaign.
After going down to Manly, the Titans tumbled out of the play-offs in straight sets with a 40-32 loss to Brisbane and a 27-2 pummelling at the hands of eventual grand finalists Parramatta.
"We got dusted last year," said Titans prop Michael Henderson.
"They are tough at Brookvale, but that is just another obstacle.
"The past is the past and we just have to look forward."
The clashes between the Titans and Manly have developed into one of the young club's fiercest rivalries.
The drama between the two club stems back to when coach John Cartwright was fined $5000 for confronting the video referee the first time the two sides met in 2007.
In 2008 Titans hooker Nathan Friend's season ended in suspension, after punching Sea Eagles prop Josh Perry in the face in reaction to an off-the-ball shot on teammate Daniel Conn.
The gutsy rake backed it up last year by branding the then defending premiers '****y', 'arrogant' and 'disrespectful' in the lead-up to their Round 11 clash at Skilled Park.
But that match was also not without drama, as the Coast nabbed an 18-17 win thanks to a controversial penalty that left Sea Eagles boss Des Hasler fuming.
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