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NRL Sunday: Titans v Sharks; Roosters v Wests Tigers

Can the Sharks overcome the loss of Braydon Trindall to bounce back from consecutive losses or will the Titans inflict more pain on Fitzy's men?

Can the Roosters make it nine wins in a row as they power towards the minor premiership or will Jarome Luai and Api Koroisau spark the Tigers to a huge upset?

The Roosters have won 18 of their last 20 games against Wests Tigers so the odds are stacked against Benji's boys but the chance to cut down a tall poppy is always a powerful motivator.

Follow all the action from Round 25 of the NRL Telstra Premiership on NRL.com's live blog.

Titans v Sharks at Cbus Super Stadium

Titans v Sharks: Round 25

14 min: The Titans have put together some tidy sets of six, kicking to the corners to make the Sharks work it out of their own end. But the Sharks are dominating through the middle with powerful runs targeting behind the ruck to consistently enter the Titans' half.

10 min: The Titans are putting themselves under big pressure early, giving away another two set restarts in the Sharks' possession after points. They survive on this occasion due to some clunky Sharks play on the left between Niwhai Puru and KL Iro, the latter making the error off a pressure pass.

9 min: The Sharks have their try through Ronaldo Mulitalo. It wasn't the prettiest one for the visitors, with Will Kennedy's pass dribbling on the ground behind KL Iro and bouncing towards the try line, making it slightly easier for Mulitalo to plant the ball under some pressure. Nicho Hynes hits the upright on his conversion attempt. Sharks 4-0

5 min: The Sharks are over the line through Sione Katoa, who celebrates only to learn the last pass from Mawene Hiroti has been called forward. The field position came off the back of a line break from Blayke Brailey, which looked to have set up a try only for KL Iro to stumble as he made a beeline towards the try line.

3 min: It's low risk footy early on from both sides as they look to settle into the game. A ruck infringement against Nicho Hynes gives the Titans the first attacking field position, turning it over on last tackle after the crash play option from Oliver Pascoe to Tino Fa'asuamaleaui on last tackle fails to yield a result.

Kickoff: The Titans receive first use of the ball on a fantastic afternoon for footy on the Gold Coast.

Late Mail

Titans: Klese Haas and Kurtis Morrin join the starting side at prop and second row respectively in the 90-minute squad update. Moeaki Fotuaika and Arama Hau, who were originally named to start, revert to the interchange. Cooper Bai was named to start at lock on Tuesday with Chris Randall moving to the bench. Winger Phillip Sami requires one try to break Anthony Don’s club tryscoring record (85). No changes in Saturday's 24-hour update.

Sharks: Sharks coach Craig Fitzgibbon has bolstered the size of his starting pack in the 90-minute squad update, with Tom Hazleton named at lock and Cameron McInnes shifting to the bench. The loss of five-eighth Braydon Trindall to a shoulder dislocation brings Niwhai Puru into the halves alongside Nicho Hynes. The 24-year-old played three games at halfback earlier in the season when Hynes was out with a calf injury. Prop Addin Fonua-Blake's return from suspension sees Oregon Kaufusi move to the bench. Sam Stonestreet was added to the bench on Saturday with Braden Uele dropping out.

Roosters v Wests Tigers at Allianz Stadium

Roosters v Wests Tigers: Round 25

 

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