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Fresh from recording back-to-back wins for the first time this season, the Titans will head to Newcastle to face a Knights side desperate to get back into the winner's circle after a run of tough defeats.

With Kieran Foran winding back the clock, David Fifita in arguably career best form and young guns Jayden Campbell and Alofiana Khan-Pereira firing, the Titans enter Round 11 inside the top eight and incredibly on the cusp of the top four courtesy of a hard-fought 26-24 win over Parramatta.

They'll travel south to face a Newcastle side fresh off the bye last week, which couldn't have come at a better time for Adam O'Brien's side. 

The Knights haven't won since defeating the Warriors in Round 6 but will relish being back in front of their faithful fans at McDonald Jones Stadium, where they've won three of their last four including a Golden Point defeat to last year's premiers.

Historically, Gold Coast have won just four of their 13 games at Newcastle and haven't won three in a row since the game went behind closed doors in Queensland as a result of the COVID pandemic in 2021.

Team News

Knights: A late positional change for the home side with Jack Hetherington to start at lock and Mat Croker shifting to the bench alongside Adam Elliott, who makes his first appearance since suffering a groin injury in the opening game of the season against the Warriors. Dylan Lucas will be 18th man.

Titans: Erin Clark (finger) is a late omission with Iszac Fa'asuamaleaui coming onto the bench. Kruise Leeming is also back into the side and on the bench for Keano Kini, who goes to 18th man.

Team Lists

Backs

  • Fullback for Knights is number 1 Lachlan Miller
    Fullback for Titans is number 1 Jayden Campbell
  • Winger for Knights is number 2 Dominic Young
    Winger for Titans is number 2 Alofiana Khan-Pereira
  • Centre for Knights is number 3 Dane Gagai
    Centre for Titans is number 3 Brian Kelly
  • Centre for Knights is number 4 Bradman Best
    Centre for Titans is number 4 Jojo Fifita
  • Winger for Knights is number 5 Greg Marzhew
    Winger for Titans is number 5 Phillip Sami
  • Five-Eighth for Knights is number 6 Kalyn Ponga
    Five-Eighth for Titans is number 6 Kieran Foran
  • Halfback for Knights is number 7 Jackson Hastings
    Halfback for Titans is number 7 Tanah Boyd

Forwards

  • Prop for Knights is number 8 Daniel Saifiti
    Prop for Titans is number 8 Moeaki Fotuaika
  • Hooker for Knights is number 9 Phoenix Crossland
    Hooker for Titans is number 9 Chris Randall
  • Prop for Knights is number 10 Leo Thompson
    Prop for Titans is number 10 Tino Fa'asuamaleaui
  • 2nd Row for Knights is number 11 Tyson Frizell
    2nd Row for Titans is number 11 David Fifita
  • 2nd Row for Knights is number 12 Lachlan Fitzgibbon
    2nd Row for Titans is number 12 Joe Stimson
  • Lock for Knights is number 17 Jack Hetherington
    Lock for Titans is number 13 Isaac Liu

Interchange

  • Interchange for Knights is number 13 Mat Croker
    Interchange for Titans is number 14 Kruise Leeming
  • Interchange for Knights is number 14 Tyson Gamble
    Interchange for Titans is number 16 Klese Haas
  • Interchange for Knights is number 15 Jacob Saifiti
    Interchange for Titans is number 17 Joe Vuna
  • Interchange for Knights is number 16 Adam Elliott
    Interchange for Titans is number 20 Iszac Fa'asuamaleaui

Reserves

  • Replacement for Knights is number 21 Dylan Lucas
    Replacement for Titans is number 18 Keano Kini

Match Officials

  • Referee: Peter Gough
  • Touch Judge: Chris Sutton
  • Touch Judge: Kasey Badger
  • Senior Review Official: Chris Butler

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Stat Attack

  • No team has recorded more tackle breaks per game than the Knights, who average 38.2 tackle breaks compared to the Titans 29.8 per game.
  • The Knights have made more tackles per game (356.6) than any other team.
  • The Knights have won their past four games against the Titans at McDonald Jones Stadium, who have only won three of their past 15 at the venue.
  • David Fifita has scored five tries in five games against the Knights, while Dominic Young scored four tries in two games against the Titans in 2022. 
  • Alofiana Khan-Pereira has scored 11 tries from his first nine NRL games.

Stats supplied by David Middleton, League Information Services, author of the official annual of the NRL.

 

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Acknowledgement of Country

Gold Coast Titans proudly acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we are situated, the Kombumerri families of the Yugambeh Language Region. We pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging, and recognise their continuing connections to the lands, waters and their extended communities throughout South East Queensland.