Round 18: TITANS vs PARRAMATTA

[Mexican titan]

So Fifita is on report.
Given we have a bye then if Fifita gets one week would he therefore serve it by missing Origin 3??

Well ffs Fifita got charged and is looking at a one game ban. Hopefully that is good for us and he serves it in Origin and is fresh for us. That's if I have the rules right. I don't like dog shots in the back but that was soft.

[Mr Bods]

From a purely Titans point of view this is a great result.

[Titanic]

That wouldn’t have got a penalty in a game of touch … sheesh.

[gotitans101_]

Even without Moses and Paulo, Parramatta still have the depth to field a pretty decent team against us. Gutho, Nathan Brown, Matterson, Papali'i to name a few.

[DIEHARD]

The math - and the wins - that returns the Titans to post-season action
http://www.gcbulletin.com.au

In the race to the NRL finals every game looms as a must-win for the Titans, who ticked the first box with a big win over the Raiders in Canberra. HOW THE TITANS MAKE IT TO SEPTEMBER >>

The Titans produced the best performance of their season to keep finals hopes alive with a 44-6 underdog thumping of the Raiders in the Canberra cold.

It was the equal-greatest attacking performance in team history but it will count for nothing unless it sets the tone for a critical month ahead.

The Titans will use the bye week to continue workshopping the defence that improved out of sight from their previous showing against Manly.

Finding further improvement will be vital as red-hot Parramatta arrives at Cbus Super Stadium for Friday Night Footy on July 16, two days after the State of Origin dead rubber in Sydney.

The Titans have eight games remaining in 2021 and must win six of them to finish on 24 competition points – the usual benchmark for a place in the top eight.

Among those eight matches are clashes with top four teams Melbourne (Rd 23 – home), South Sydney (Rd 24 – away) and the Eels.

NRL: Gold Coast Titans head coach Justin Holbrook speaks on his team's Round 16 performance against the Canberra Raiders.
The Titans must win at least one of those three and then go undefeated in remaining games against St George Illawarra, Canterbury and Newcastle (all away) and the Warriors and North Queensland at home.

The Parramatta game’s proximity to Origin could place the Titans’ season in the hands of selectors north and south of the Tweed.

Whether Paul Green hands AJ Brimson the Maroons No. 1 jersey, keeps him on the bench or out of the squad entirely could determine his availability.

Middle forwards Tino Fa’asuamaleaui and Moeaki Fotuaika will race to recover in time, while David Fifita faces a nervous wait until the NRL judiciary reaches its verdict on his dangerous conduct charge against Canberra.

Titans players have backed up from Origin duty for key Friday NRL games as recently as 2018, when Jarrod Wallace and Jai Arrow returned from Queensland’s dead rubber win to take on South Sydney.

Parramatta will deal with its own Origin headache if halfback Mitchell Moses is summoned to replace the injured Nathan Cleary in the NSW No. 7 jersey.

Prop Junior Paulo is unlikely to risk rushing his comeback while hooker Reed Mahoney is likely to remain sidelined with the shoulder injury that kept him out of Queensland selection.

[Mr Bods]

I see we have spared no expense in the legal team put together to defend Fifita tonight

We have moved on from the amateur hour of Mal “Denuto” Meninga.

We now have wait for it……drum roll please……

Errr ummmm err….Anthony Laffrancchi

[JunctionBlock]

And GUILTY as charged. Off with his head.

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I see we have spared no expense in the legal team put together to defend Fifita tonight

We have moved on from the amateur hour of Mal “Denuto” Meninga.

We now have wait for it……drum roll please……

Errr ummmm err….Anthony Laffrancchi

The face you make when you see who they hired to defend you

[Mr Bods]

^^^^^^ ha ha more gold from JB
Nice work Laffrancchi
Our top player will be fresh for Parramatta now

[gotitans101_]

Why are our players always found guilty? Find it hard to believe it's solely because of who we choose to represent them.

[JunctionBlock]

Why are our players always found guilty? Find it hard to believe it's solely because of who we choose to represent them.

Other clubs hire barristers or have them on retainer if you're the Dragons. That's the level of defence they go with. Might also show a level of professionalism at the club and an expectation compared to our own.

[Mr Bods]

https://twitter.com/badel_cmail/stat...923521537?s=21

Badel is lurking in our forum

[JunctionBlock]

https://twitter.com/badel_cmail/stat...923521537?s=21

Badel is lurking in our forum

Hahahahahaha you should get Laffranchi to send him a cease and desist for plagiarism

[Mr Bods]

Laffrancchi is the only legal eagle I can afford so I might give Laffrancchi and Associates (Mal) a call.

[JunctionBlock]

Laffrancchi is the only legal eagle I can afford so I might give Laffrancchi and Associates (Mal) a call.

At least Badel is assured no one will plagiarise his dribble.

[DIEHARD]

This is so unusual. I don't follow the judiciary hearings of other clubs. But it seems like bushweek for us. Someone call Lionel Hutz.