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
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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 Kini2. Alofiana Khan-Pereira3. Brian Kelly4. Phillip Sami5. Jojo Fifita6. Jayden Campbell7. Kieran Foran8. Moeaki Fotuaika9. Sam Verrills10. Erin Clark11. David Fifita12. Klese Haas13. Chris RandallInterchange14. Isaac Liu15. Jaimin Jolliffe16. Josiah Pahulu17. Keenan PalasiaReserves18. AJ Brimson19. Tanah Boyd20. Joe Stimson21. Jacob Alick-Wiencke22. Tony FrancisCronulla 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 Kennedy2. Sione Katoa3. Jesse Ramien4. Kayal Iro5. Samuel Stonestreet6. Daniel Atkinson7. Blayke Brailey8. Royce Hunt9. Cameron McInnes10. Oregon Kaufusi11. Briton Nikora12. Teig Wilton13. Jack WilliamsInterchange14. Jayden Berrell15. Sifa Talakai16. Toby Rudolf17. Tom HazeltonReserves18. Niwhai Puru19. Tuku Hau Tapuha20. Billy Burns21. Mawene Hiroti22. Liam IsonI 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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