Check out the match preview and prediction for the Round 18 clash between the Raiders and the Titans.
MATCHDAY NEWS
MATCHDAY SCHEDULE
Canberra Raiders Vs Gold Coast Titans
Venue: GIO Stadium, Canberra.
Date: Saturday July 1, 3:00pm
MATCHDAY TEAM NEWS
Raiders: 1. Sebastian Kris 2. Albert Hopoate 3. Jarrod Croker 4. Matthew Timoko 5. Jordan Rapana 6. Jack Wighton 7. Jamal Fogarty 8. Pasami Saulo 9. Zac Woolford 10. Joseph Tapine 11. Hudson Young 12. Elliott Whitehead 13. Corey Horsburgh 14. Tom Starling 15. Emre Guler 16. Nick Cotric 17. Ata Mariota 18. Brad Schneider 19. Danny Levi 20. Matt Frawley 21. Xavier Savage 22. Peter Hola
Titans: 1. AJ Brimson 2. Alofiana Khan-Pereira 3. Brian Kelly 4. Aaron Schoupp 5. Phillip Sami 6. Kieran Foran 7. Tanah Boyd 8. Moeaki Fotuaika 9. Sam Verrills 10. Tino Fa’asuamaleaui 11. David Fifita 12. Joe Stimson 13. Isaac Liu 14. Jayden Campbell 15. Erin Clark 16. Jaimin Jolliffe 17. Chris Randall 18. Iszac Fa’asumaleaui 19. Jojo Fifita 20. Kruise Leeming 21. Klese Haas 22. Jacob Alick
Referee: Todd Smith
Embed from Getty ImagesMATCHDAY PREVIEW
The Titans swap the sunny beaches of the Gold Coast for the icy cold of the nation’s capital this week, as they travel south to take on a Canberra Raiders side looking to sneak their way into the top four.
The Raiders are coming off a gritty win last Sunday in the club’s first ever appearance at the new Allianz Stadium. Forward leader Josh Papalii suffered a minor hamstring injury during the game, and the club expect him to miss two weeks. Pasami Saulo is promoted to the starting side in his place, with Ata Mariota making his return on the bench. The Raiders scored all three of their tries within a twelve-minute period last week against the Roosters and will look to control the game for larger periods on Saturday.
Meanwhile, the Titans are coming off a rollercoaster week. Having shocked the rugby league world by sacking coach Justin Holbrook on Thursday, Gold Coast ran out on Sunday against the table-topping Broncos without captain Tino Fa’asuamaleaui, getting the win in front of over 42,000 people. To make way, Iszack Fa’asuamaleaui moves to 18th man in their only change for this week’s clash. The Titans’ run home is fairly tough, featuring games against the Eels, Warriors, Sharks, Panthers and Storm. They really can’t afford to drop any winnable games, and this is one of them.
LAST TEN MATCHES
Raiders 8, Titans 2.
MATCHDAY PREDICTION
Raiders by 4 points.
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