The Gold Coast Titans suffered their third loss in a row, and their fourth from the past five weeks, when defeated by the Warriors in round 11, 24 – 16.
It was another gutsy performance by the Titans who though who were hit hard with injuries and suspension in the past month, but still managed to hold a slender lead (16 – 14) at the half-time break.
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Big Dave Taylor bagged three tries and produced one of his best performances of the year against the Warriors. Has he pushes for inclusion in the second State Of Origin for Queensland, expect him to have another big game here and be targeting the smaller Penrith halves on the edges.
The Titans, although not winning, have made both the Broncos and Warriors work for the wins in the past two rounds and the final score-line in each game, hasn’t been a true reflection of their performances.
This week, Greg Bird, Nate Myles, Kevin Gordon and Brad Takairangi all return to the starting line-up for this clash, giving the home-side a much more familiar look.
This is the second in a run of four straight home-games for the Titans and whilst their record at CBUS only reads 2 – 3 this year, they’ll be keen to the most of the home-ground advantage and consolidate their good start to the season.
PANTHERS
The Panthers shot to second on the ladder with an easy 38 – 12 win over Parramatta last week. It was the Panthers third win in a row and their fourth from the past five weeks.
The Panthers were professional in their disposal of Parramatta, utilising their possession and territory advantages to apply pressure on the Eels for extended periods of time before piling on the points.
Only two tries to the Eels inside of the last ten minutes, one an intercept, prevented a shut-out by the Panthers.
It is the sixth time in the past seven matches that the Panthers defence has held their opponents to 20 points or less. With the Titans only surpassing that mark once in their past six games, the Panthers looked well place.
HEAD TO HEAD
Penrith recorded a hard-earned 14 – 12 win when this two sides last met in round 7 of this year. It was the third win over the Titans for the Panthers from the past four matches and their first consecutive wins since 2008/2009.
Parramatta were poor last week and the Panthers took full advantage. They may not get the same opportunities here against the Titans who as mentioned above, have been gritty of late and points here, as they were earlier in the year, hard to come by for both sides.
GOLD COAST 1 – 12
Odds Comparison:
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| Gold Coast Titans | 2.12 | 2.20 | 2.25 | 2.20 | 2.12 | 2.15 |
| Penrith Panthers | 1.75 | 1.70 | 1.67 | 1.70 | 1.75 | 1.70 |
All odds are subject to change. Odds listed are correct at the time of the latest update.
Teams:
Titans: William Zillman, Kevin Gordon, Brad Tighe, Brad Takairangi, David Mead, Maurice Blair, Albert Kelly, Luke Douglas, Matt Srama, Nate Myles (c), Greg Bird (c), David Taylor, Ben Ridge. Interchange: Matthew White, Luke Bailey, Mark Minichiello, Paul Carter, James Roberts
Panthers: Matt Moylan, Josh Mansour, Dean Whare, Isaah Yeo, David Simmons, Jamie Soward, Peter Wallace, Sam McKendry, James Segeyaro, Brent Kite, Sika Manu, Tyrone Peachey, Elijah Taylor. Interchange: Lewis Brown, Jeremy Latimore, Nigel Plum, Bryce Cartwright