Match Discussion: Round 3 vs Gold Coast @ Cbus Super Stadium, Robina / Yugambeh

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NRL 2025 - Round 3
Gold Coast Titans v Newcastle Knights
Cbus Super Stadium, Robina / Yugambeh (TICKETS)

Saturday 22 March 2025
Kickoff 7:35pm AEDT (6:35pm local)
Live on Fox, Kayo.

1. Keano Kini 2. Tony Francis 3. Brian Kelly 4. Phillip Sami 5. Jojo Fifita 6. AJ Brimson 7. Jayden Campbell 8. Moeaki Fotuaika 9. Sam Verrills 10. Reagan Campbell-Gillard 11. Klese Haas 12. Beau Fermor 13. Tino Fa'asuamaleaui
14. Chris Randall 15. David Fifita 16. Iszac Fa'asumaleaui 17. Brock Gray
18. Jaylan De Groot 19. Arama Hau 20. Jacob Alick-Wiencke 21. Tom Weaver 22. Ken Maumalo

Changes from last round:
Out: Alofiana Khan-Pereira (wing), Jaimin Jolliffe (bench)
In: Tony Francis (wing), Iszac Fa'asuamaleaui (bench), Jaylan De Groot (reserve), Arama Hau (reserve), Jacob Alick (reserve), Thomas Weaver (reserve), Ken Maumalo (reserve)

1. Kalyn Ponga 2. James Schiller 3. Dane Gagai 4. Bradman Best 5. Greg Marzhew 6. Fletcher Sharpe 7. Jack Cogger 8. Jacob Saifiti 9. Phoenix Crossland 10. Brodie Jones 11. Dylan Lucas 12. Tyson Frizell 13. Adam Elliott
14. Jayden Brailey 15. Jack Hetherington 16. Thomas Cant 17. Mathew Croker
18. Kyle McCarthy 19. Jermaine McEwen 20. Will Pryce 21. Matthew Arthur 22. Tyrone Thompson

Changes from last round:
Out: Leo Thompson (front row), Kai Pearce-Paul (second row)
In: Brodie Jones (front row), Thomas Cant (bench), Kyle McCarthy (reserve), Jermaine McEwen (reserve), Will Pryce (reserve), Matthew Arthur (reserve), Tyrone Thompson (reserve)
Changes: Tyson Frizell (lock to second row), Adam Elliott (bench to lock)

Referee: Liam Kennedy Sideline Officials: Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski Video Referee: Matt Noyen

HEAD TO HEAD - 2007 - 2024​

	TOTAL	GLD	NEW	DRAWN
ALL MATCHES	30	13	17	0
CBUS SUPER	12	8	4	0

LAST FIVE MEETINGS​

YEAR	ROUND	RESULT	VENUE	CROWD
2022	Round 16	NEW 38-12	McD. Jones	8578
2022	Round 24	GLD 36-26	Cbus Super	11816
2023	Round 11	NEW 46-26	McD. Jones	13064
2024	Round 11	NEW 28-24	Suncorp	50708
2024	Round 26	NEW 36-14	McD. Jones	24712

BIGGEST WINS​

YEAR	ROUND	RESULT	VENUE	CROWD
2017	Round 9	GLD 38-8	Cbus Super	10511
2020	Round 20	GLD 36-6	Cbus Super	9877
2019	Round 24	NEW 38-4	McD. Jones	8274

NEXT FOUR MATCHES​

	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7
GOLD COAST	SYD (A)	DOL (H)	SGI (A)	CAN (H)
NEWCASTLE	BYE	CBY (A)	WST (H)	CRO (H)

LAST THREE MATCHES​

	Round 1		Round 2
GOLD COAST	BYE		CBY	L 24-40
NEWCASTLE	WST	W 10-8	DOL	W 26-12

STATE OF PLAY: 2025 SEASON​

	POSITION	PLAYED	BYES	W-L-D	FOR	AGAINST
GOLD COAST	12th	1	1	0-1-0	24	40
NEWCASTLE	4th	2	0	2-0-0	36	20

 

[mozza91]

Need J Saf to play against a strong Titans middle rotation. I’m never confident when we play up there because it rarely ends well. Hopefully we’re a different team this season and can do a job.
Would be a big win for us going into the bye if we can get up.

 

[League Unlimited News]

1. Kalyn Ponga 2. James Schiller 3. Dane Gagai 4. Bradman Best 5. Greg Marzhew 6. Fletcher Sharpe 7. Jack Cogger 8. Jacob Saifiti 9. Phoenix Crossland 10. Brodie Jones 11. Dylan Lucas 12. Tyson Frizell 13. Adam Elliott
14. Jayden Brailey 15. Jack Hetherington 16. Thomas Cant 17. Mathew Croker
18. Kyle McCarthy 19. Jermaine McEwen 20. Will Pryce 21. Matthew Arthur 22. Tyrone Thompson

Changes from last round:
Out: Leo Thompson (front row), Kai Pearce-Paul (second row)
In: Brodie Jones (front row), Thomas Cant (bench)
Changes: Tyson Frizell (lock to second row), Adam Elliott (bench to lock)

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[alexwilliams_66692007]

Still a pretty solid looking team we've named. Hopefully J Saf is fit to play.

Man they have a huge forward pack though....

 

[Zoidberg]

This is one of the games where, in the past, we’ve been expected to win but we don’t show up and get beaten.
I have a sense we have mostly gotten past that in the previous couple of years. This will be a good test on that theory.

 

[perverse]

This is one of the games where, in the past, we’ve been expected to win but we don’t show up and get beaten.
I have a sense we have mostly gotten past that in the previous couple of years. This will be a good test on that theory.

I'm honestly surprised we are ahead at the bookies. Purely on the back of KPs form I guess. Our outs are important and they're at home. I guess we'll see but I have no confidence here.

 

[Zoidberg]

I'm honestly surprised we are ahead at the bookies. Purely on the back of KPs form I guess. Our outs are important and they're at home. I guess we'll see but I have no confidence here.

I didn’t see the whole Dogs v Titans game last week, but what I saw, they were average.

 

[Yosh]

Hopefully the Titans drop a lot of ball because their forward pack is monstrous.

 

[ryan.a87]

Yeah sick, Dylan Lucas injured at training

no idea how badly

 

[Yosh]

Yeah sick, Dylan Lucas injured at training

no idea how badly

Damn... Hopefully it's nothing? I'm going to have to saddle up and play in the forwards if we lose anymore players...

 

[alexwilliams_66692007]

Sounding like J Saf will be ruled out now too. Yay us.

 

[ryan.a87]

Both starting 2nd rowers and both starting front rowers ruled out

Everything is fine

 

[Lynoman]

I wonder if Tyrone is ready for a run.....

 

[alexwilliams_66692007]

I wonder if Tyron is ready for a run.....

Moley is saying McEwen is set for a debut

 

[Lynoman]

Moley is saying McEwen is set for a debut

Cool, good luck to him. I did like the look of Tyrone in the trials though.

 

[Zoidberg]

Wouldn’t it be great to go through a whole season with your best 17 playing each week. Maybe 1 or 2 injuries every couple of weeks.

 

[perverse]

So no Leo, KPP, JSaf or Lucas? All in one week?

Ouch. We are pushing shit uphill to win this one. That's most of our forward pack. I'm less concerned about our go-forward as I am about our defence in the middle and on the edges - as well as how many metres we're likely to give up in the middle without most of our starting pack.

Excited to see McEwen debut, though.

 

[Woody90]

So that’s likely our 2 starting front rowers and 2 starting back rowers out?

Ok that’s rough lol.

I initially tipped us but that’s a lot to overcome against a huge pack.

 

[Zoidberg]

I think the big challenge will be when we need to interchange our starting forwards. There will be a lot of inexperience.
Need a big one, hit up wise, from our wingers and centres to get us out of our end.

 

[macavity]

This has ambush written all over it. Fifita will be barred up all week at the thought of running at our reserve grade pack.