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Gold Coast Titans vs Cronulla Sharks Tips & Preview – Titans to claim the Sharks’ scalp in NRL

  • Gold Coast Titans vs Cronulla Sharks expert predictions for Friday’s Round 23 NRL game
  • Titans previously beat Sharks 20-16 in Round 18
  • Sharks struggling with consistency and key player injuries
  • Gold Coast Titans vs Cronulla Sharks Predictions

    The Titans can repeat their victory over the Sharks from earlier in the season and deliver a big blow to Cronulla’s top eight hopes. 
    • Cronulla have lost 6 of their past 9 games averaging only 17 points per game in those losses.
    • Gold Coast have scored an average of 35.4 points in their last 5 wins.
    • The Titans restricted Brisbane to only 1120 Run Metres last weekend
    • Alofiana Khan-Pereira has scored at least 1 try in 10 of his last 12 games

    Head to Head

    These two teams met back in Round 18 in Coffs Harbour with the Titans getting a narrow 20-16 victory against the fast finishing Sharks.
    It is the only Gold Coast win though in the nine games played since the beginning of the 2019 season.

    Gold Coast Titans Form

    The Titans continued their recent domination of the Broncos last weekend with a 3 straight victory over their big brother from the capital. It was Gold Coast’s biggest ever total against Brisbane as well as the biggest ever margin of victory.
    Whilst their pointscoring effort was impressive it has been the turnaround in defence that is flying under radar.
    The Titans have gone from allowing their opponent almost 28.5 points per game across the first 13 games of the season to only 18 a game over their last 6, 5 of which they have won.

    Gold Coast Titans Team News

    The Titans have only one change from their win over the Broncos last weekend with backrower Beau Fermor out with a bruised kidney. Klese Haas replaces him in the starting side with Keenan Palasia coming onto the bench.

    Gold Coast Titans Team List

    1. Keano Kini
    2. Alofiana Khan-Pereira
    3. Brian Kelly
    4. Phillip Sami
    5. Jojo Fifita
    6. Jayden Campbell
    7. Kieran Foran
    8. Moeaki Fotuaika
    9. Sam Verrills
    10. Erin Clark
    11. David Fifita
    12. Klese Haas
    13. Chris Randall
     
    Interchange
    14. Isaac Liu
    15. Jaimin Jolliffe
    16. Josiah Pahulu
    17. Keenan Palasia
    Reserves
    18. AJ Brimson
    19. Tanah Boyd
    20. Joe Stimson
    21. Jacob Alick-Wiencke
    22. Tony Francis

    Cronulla Sharks Form

    The Sharks took care of South Sydney last weekend, getting a much needed win to stabilise their run to the finals. Cronulla had won just 2 of 8 games heading into the clash with their defence often faililng to hold out their opponents.
    Despite 48 Missed Tackles in their most recent win the Sharks allowed only 1 try in the game, something they have achieved on 4 separate occasions this season.
    Looking at the season trends of Cronulla it is easy to see that they are a team of momentum. When they are on song the defence and attack go like clockwork, but the days when things aren’t going as planned the whole team falls apart.

    Cronulla Sharks Team News

    The depth of the Sharks halves is now being tested with Braydon Trindall out with a hammy. Blayke Brailey is the new general with Cam McInnes slotting in at hooker and Jack Williams filling the vacant lock-forward role.
    Tom Hazelton returns as a bench forward with Braden Hamlin-Uele out with a knee complaint. Jayden Berrell is the new face on the bench gearing up for his 2nd NRL game of the year.

    Cronulla Sharks Team List

    1. Will Kennedy
    2. Sione Katoa
    3. Jesse Ramien
    4. Kayal Iro
    5. Samuel Stonestreet
    6. Daniel Atkinson
    7. Blayke Brailey
    8. Royce Hunt
    9. Cameron McInnes
    10. Oregon Kaufusi
    11. Briton Nikora
    12. Teig Wilton
    13. Jack Williams
    Interchange
    14. Jayden Berrell
    15. Sifa Talakai
    16. Toby Rudolf
    17. Tom Hazelton
    Reserves
    18. Niwhai Puru
    19. Tuku Hau Tapuha
    20. Billy Burns
    21. Mawene Hiroti
    ​​​​​​​22. Liam Ison
    I have trouble seeing where Cronulla get their points from in this one. I expect the Titans to just simply score more.

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