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    Rankin given another chance to impress

    Brisbane Broncos vs Gold Coast Titans, Kougari Oval, Wynnum, 8.30pm

    JORDAN RANKIN, who made his first-grade debut for Gold Coast as a 16-year-old in 2008 but still only has the one top grade appearance to his name, will form a halves pairing with ex-South Sydney Rabbitohs utility Luke Capewell in tonight's trial game against Brisbane.

    Titans coach John Cartwright said he expected Rankin, now 19, to challenge for a first-grade spot this year. Rankin was 16 years and 238 days old when he played against Newcastle at a time when the Titans had a lot of players out injured. He has since been continuing his development in the club's Toyota Cup team, for which he is still eligible this season.

    ''We thought back then that Jordan was a potential regular first-grader, and we still think it,'' Cartwright said. ''But he was only young and needed time, and he's been grinding away in the under 20s and working on his game. He's got the ability, he just needs to toughen up physically and mentally, and he knows that. I don't put any limitations on players, and I expect him to push for first grade this season.''

    Both the Titans and Broncos will field sides mainly made up of semi-regular first-graders, promising younger players and new signings.

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    Walker, Mathews set for trial

    FORMER Kyogle rugby league player Shannon Walker will start at fullback tonight in the Gold Coast Titans? first National Rugby League trial game of the season.

    Walker will be joined by fellow former Turkey Will Mathews, who takes his spot on the bench as a youthful Titans team lines up against the Brisbane Broncos at Kougari Oval, Wynnum, in the eastern suburbs.

    For the 22-year-old Walker, it?s a chance to stake his claim at the recently vacated fullback position left by pint-sized dynamo Preston Campbell.

    Campbell will become a utility bench player this season.

    A strong performance tonight would put pressure on flyer William Zillman, who is the front-runner to get first crackat fullback.

    Walker made just the one appearance in the NRL in 2010, coming off the bench in the Titans? 11-10 victory over the St George Illawarra Dragons in Round 20.

    He has since bulked up in the off-season and will be aiming for more consistency at the back tonight.

    Mathews will be looking to make a big impact off the bench at prop.

    He will be hoping to replicate the strong form that saw him debut for the Titans as a 20-year-old back in 2008.

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    how did tonga go?
    i heard he scored 2 try's?

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    Quote Originally Posted by patskE View Post
    how did tonga go?
    i heard he scored 2 try's?
    He copped a badly broken nose apparently before going off, got to like the sound of the two tries he put on though.

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    thught there be pics up of the game by now

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    Quote Originally Posted by qld power View Post
    thught there be pics up of the game by now
    Here you go mate. Pictures of the Broncos v Titans trial.

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    Titans well beaten in Broncos trial

    YOUNG Bronco Ben Hunt starred as Brisbane smashed the Gold Coast Titans 42-18 in a pre-season trial at Kougari Oval tonight.

    The Titans opened the scoring in the first two minutes through centre Esi Tonga who finished the game with a badly busted nose but the Broncos slipped straight into top gear, posting five tries in a 15-minute blitz.

    Jack Reed enhanced his outside claims of a starting spot against the Cowboys in round one next month when he showed good instincts to pick up a grubber and score.

    Hunt and Corey Norman showed they were on target for a good season with strong performances combining for Brisbane's first try off a clever Hunt banana kick.

    The Titans got back 24-14 with a Tonga try before Brisbane ran away with the game in front of an enthusiastic crowd of over 3000 fans.

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    TITANS TOPPLED IN FIRST TRIAL

    A young and inexperienced Jetstar Gold Coast Titans succumbed to a disappointing loss in their first trial match of the season, going down to the Brisbane Broncos 42-18 in front of a crowd of 3,500 at Kougari Oval Wynnam.

    The Titans looked the better of the two sides in the early exchanges with Esi Tonga scoring two tries before the leaving the field with a broken nose and concussion.

    Some impressive play through half back Luke Capewell and hooker Matt Srama helped narrow the margin throughout the game but it wasn’t enough with the Broncos laying on five unanswered tries as a shell-shocked Titans side attempted to recover.

    Titans coach John Cartwright said tonight was an important hit- out for the youthful side.

    “On the whole I think everyone did pretty well,” Cartwright said.

    “We played well in patches, it’s just a shame the score line blew out a bit in the end.”

    “There were some injuries out there too, so everyone got plenty of game time which was good.

    “We defended pretty well there in the second half, but there were too many periods in the game where we dropped off.”

    The second half began with the Titans losing Tonga with what looked like a badly broken nose.

    Two quick tries put the Broncos back in firm control with the elusive Alex Glenn and speedster Jack Reed going over for tries.

    Hunt added the extras to give the Broncos a commanding 36-14 lead, with 20 minutes of play remaining.

    The Titans showed plenty of heart, never giving in with a determined effort from Srama putting lock Luke O’Dwyer over for a try in the dying minutes of the match.

    The Broncos hit back with centre Dale Copley crossing for his second try of the night right on the stroke of full-time.

    Earlier the Titans came out of the sheds firing forcing a Broncos goal line drop out from the kick that resulted in a try to Tonga in the corner

    Rankin failed to convert as the Titans took an early 4-0 lead, three minutes in.

    The Broncos responded when a mistimed Ben Hunt kick went straight into the arms of Norman who went in close to the sticks.

    He failed to convert his own try leaving the score deadlocked at 4-all, in the 11th minute.

    The Titans struggled to recover with a beautiful pass from Hunt leading to Copley scoring out wide, edging ahead 8-4.

    The Titans were under all sorts of pressure as a massive bomb by Hunt was too much for the Titans back three to take, with a flying monster in Broncos second rower Dunamis Lui snatching the ball for a try.

    Norman failed to convert as the Broncos took a 12-4 lead, 18 minutes in.

    The Titans couldn’t get any possession that led to the Broncos putting them under all sorts of pressure on the try line.

    The flimsy defence ended up with a simple draw and pass putting prop Josh McGuire in next to the posts.

    Hunt stepped in to take the conversions and was successful booting the Broncos ahead to an 18-4

    The Titans looked out on their feet and the lack of spark in the attack was exposed when a loose ball ended up in the hands of Broncos lock Mitchell Frei who raced away to score under the posts.

    Norman resumed the kicking duties to give the Broncos a healthy 24-4 lead, 24 minutes in.

    The Titans dug deep and some of the bigger names led the way with big Sam Tagataese barging his way over out wide.

    Joe Vickery nailed the conversion narrowing the margin to 24-10.

    The Titans injury woes continued when big Brenton Lawrence took a heavy hit and was assisted from the field with what looked to be a hand injury just before half-time.

    The Titans responded with some slick hands from Rankin setting up Tonga for his second try of the night. Vickery failed to convert as the Titans trailed 24-14 at the break.

    Brisbane Broncos 42 (C Norman, D Copley 2, D Lui, J McGuire, M Frei, A Glenn, J Reed tries; B Hunt 4 goal, Norman Goal) defeated Jetstar Gold Coast Titans 18 (E Tonga 2, S Tagataese, L O’Dwyer tries; Vickery goal.)

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