The Titans are back at home this weekend and will host the Wests Tigers with the home team on a high after moving into third place on the ladder following another close win last round.
A field goal in the 69th minute from Lauren Brown secured the 23-22 win against St George Illawarra, with the Gold Coast nearly letting the game slip despite holding a 14-0 lead early after letting Teagan Berry run in for four tries to nearly steal the match.
A full 70-minute performance will be high on the agenda for Karyn Murphy's side who come up against a Wests Tigers team who will be licking their wounds after suffering a heavy defeat last round.
The joint venture travel to the Gold Coast after going down 48-10 to the top-of-the-table Roosters, and will have to draw on all of their resilience if they are to upset the home side.
Match: Titans v Wests Tigers
Round 7 -
home Team
Titans
3rd Position
away Team
Wests Tigers
8th Position
Venue: Cbus Super Stadium, Gold Coast
Team News
Titans: Rilee Jorgensen and Dannii Perese return to the interchange after missing last week's win over the Dragons, which shifts Kaitlyn Phillips to 18th woman. Lauren Brown starts in the halves again with Sienna Lofipo moving to the interchange. There were no late changes prior to kick-off.
Wests Tigers: Kezie Apps and Rikeya Horne both failed head injury assessments last week and have dropped out of the side. Rebecca Pollard comes into the centres with Sophie Curtain shifting into the back row and Hope Tevaga joining the bench. Botille Vette-Welsh returns to fullback with Tess Staines back on the wing, while Brett Kimmorley has called in teenage halfback Brooke Talataina for an NRLW debut to partner Pauline Piliae-Rasable. Salma Nour and Ebony Prior swapped places an hour out from kick-off, with Nour starting at hooker and Prior back to the bench.
Match: Titans v Wests Tigers
Round 7 -
home Team
Titans
away Team
Wests Tigers
Team Lists
Backs
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Fullback for Titans is number 1 Evania PeliteFullback for Wests Tigers is number 1 Botille Vette-Welsh
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Winger for Titans is number 2 Karina BrownWinger for Wests Tigers is number 2 Jakiya Whitfeld
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Centre for Titans is number 3 Jaime ChapmanCentre for Wests Tigers is number 4 Leianne Tufuga
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Centre for Titans is number 4 Niall Williams-GuthrieCentre for Wests Tigers is number 19 Rebecca Pollard
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Winger for Titans is number 5 Destiny Mino-SinapatiWinger for Wests Tigers is number 5 Tess Staines
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Five-Eighth for Titans is number 6 Chantay Kiria-RatuFive-Eighth for Wests Tigers is number 6 Pauline Piliae-Rasabale
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Halfback for Titans is number 7 Lauren BrownHalfback for Wests Tigers is number 7 Brooke Talataina
Forwards
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Prop for Titans is number 8 Shannon MatoProp for Wests Tigers is number 8 Imogen Gobran
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Hooker for Titans is number 9 Brittany Breayley-NatiHooker for Wests Tigers is number 17 Salma Nour
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Prop for Titans is number 10 Jessika EllistonProp for Wests Tigers is number 10 Christian Pio
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2nd Row for Titans is number 11 Zara Canfield2nd Row for Wests Tigers is number 12 Eliza Siilata
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2nd Row for Titans is number 12 Shaylee Bent2nd Row for Wests Tigers is number 14 Sophie Curtain
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Lock for Titans is number 13 Georgia HaleLock for Wests Tigers is number 13 Najvada George
Interchange
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Interchange for Titans is number 14 Sienna LofipoInterchange for Wests Tigers is number 9 Ebony Prior
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Interchange for Titans is number 15 Stephanie HancockInterchange for Wests Tigers is number 15 Bianca Bennetts
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Interchange for Titans is number 16 Rilee JorgensenInterchange for Wests Tigers is number 16 Jessica Kennedy
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Interchange for Titans is number 21 Dannii PereseInterchange for Wests Tigers is number 18 Hope Tevaga
Reserves
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Replacement for Titans is number 18 Kaitlyn PhillipsReplacement for Wests Tigers is number 20 Josie Lenaz
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Stat Attack
- The Titans are averaging just 14 points per game in their opening six rounds.
- Wests Tigers have lost their past four matches after starting the season 2-0.
- Wests Tigers winger Jakiya Whitfeld leads the competition in tackle breaks with 54.
