Final: Warriors 12 Titans 16
Titans 16 (Don, Stone, Fermor tries, Taylor con, Fogarty con) Warriors 12 (Tuivasa-Sheck, Maumalo tries, Harris-Tavita 2 con) HT - Warriors 12-6
Fulltime - The Warriors fling the ball around on the last and make 30m but eventually it breaks down and that's the game. Disspointing result for the Warriors .... referee didn't help much, but they failed to captalise on a great opening 10 minutes.
79mins - Fogarty kicks on the last and Hiku is taken in the in-goal.
78mins - Fogarty with the play of the game wins a 40/20 for the Titans and just about wraps this one up.
76mins - Egan bombs on the last but Cartwright leaps high to take it and defuse the situation.
75mins - The Warriors get the ball back from the restart - Fusitua with a great leap to win that one.
74mins - Try Titans: Bo Fermor - The Titans deserve that. The Warriors have had so many mistakes in them. Taylor grubbers on the last and Green tries to bat the ball over the line but he doesn't get enough on it and Fermor runs through to score. Fogarty converts. Tit 16-12
73mins - The Titans run on the last ... Don kicks the ball through and RTS makes a mistake and spills an easy one! This could be the defining set of the match. Titans scrum 10m out.
70mins - Green with the high kick on the last, but Thompson is safe under yet again.
68mins - Maumalo spills a high ball and the Titans have a fresh set .... but Jollif with the mistake on tackle two - huge tackle from Karl Lawton.
67mins - Tuivasa-Sheck busts through the defensive line - he offloads but can only find Stone and the Titans are off the hook.
66mins - Harris-Tavita kicks on the last but it's a poor one and finds Thompson on the full.
65mins - Fusitua climbs high on the last and reels in a Blake Green bomb and it looks like he was taken in the air, but the referee says it was fair. What a joke this bloke is. Penalty count is 5-0 FYI - to the Titans.
63mins - Taylor kicks on the last but he's hammered just before he gets it away ... Herbert shifts the ball to Fusitua who sprints down field ... he's brought down on halfway.
62mins - Paasi loses the ball on tackle three on halfway - big hit from Wallace and the Titans resume on halfway.
61mins - Peachey grubbers on tackle four but Tohu Harris does superbly to dive on that and shut the attack down.
59mins - Maumalo pulls in a high ball but the referee has called the Warriors for an escort in the kick and chase and the Titans have an attacking set 10m out.
57mins- RTS creates space on tackle three, catch and pass by Herbert, but Fusitua can't hold onto the pass 30m out and a chance at sprintng away to score. Titans scrum.
56mins - Arrow on the last tackle loses the ball in the play the ball and the Warriors will have a scrum just inside their own half.
55mins - Green on the last with another bomb, but Thompson has been solid under the high ball all night and makes no mistake again.
54mins - Green chips on the last tackle but Thompson does well to tidy that up for the Titans.
52mins - Peta Hiku with a superb ball and all tackle on Thompson knocks the ball free and the Warriors get the ball back on their 30.
51mins - Error from Tohu Harris on halfway and the Titans will launch another attack. Game has changed, and the Warriors look off the mark.
50mins - Fustua with a superb high ball take to snuff out a Titans attack.
49mins - Try Titans: Sam Stone - Grubber from Taylor ... Peachey is flying through - the ball beats him but he flicks it back, before he goes over the line and Stone is there to dot down for the easy try. Great stuff that from Peachey. Taylor fails to convert from a handy spot. 12-10
48mins - Fresh set for the Titans...Murchie plays at a grubber and the Titans regather.
47mins - Concern for Harris-Tavita - he made a big tackle on Don and has come off second best. Copped a accidental knee in the ribs in the tackle. He will try and play through it.
45mins - Good defensive set from the Warriors - Maumalo up the 15 on tackle one.
44mins - Penalty for the Warriors - Egan tries to milk a penalty but is called for it by the ref ... fair enough.
43mins - Warriors return for their 30 .... great kick return from RTS.
42mins - Green kicks from halfway, but Titans winger Spry does well with his return.
41mins - Fusitua does well to take a huge bomb from Taylor. Warriors from their 20.
Second-half - The Titans have the ball to begin the second spell ..... Patrick Herbert gets the game back underway.
Halftime - That's the end of the first 40. The Warriors looked superb in the opening quarter with two converted tries, but they couldn't turn their dominance into a game-winning lead. The Titans are in this for sure and they have looked dangerous when they hold onto the ball.
39mins - Boyd knocks on from dummy half 5m out and the Warriors are let off the hook.
38mins - The Titans threaten on the final tackle, but RTS does well to shut down the danger. Mistake from Egan on the fourth and the Titans have a set from the Warriors 40 - this will be the final set of the half.
36mins - The Warriors not making the most of their complete dominance. RTS with a knock-on from a Murchie offload.
35mins - Warriors begin a set from their 20 after a Don loses the ball forward on tackle five.
33mins - Harris-Tavita with a little snap kick through the defensive line rebounds off the post, but Peachey is there to tidy up.
32mins - The Warriors think they have a try to Hetherington after a Titans mistake ...but the TMO scubs it out becaise of an apparent push in the back on fullback Thompson. Shocking call from the TMO....ridiculous.
31mins - Tevaga on the last goes himself but he's help up.
30mins - RTS darts down the right - he finds Murchie on the run but he's held up over the line.
29mins - Good defensive set from the Titans. Green kicks on the last and they win a repeat set as Peachey dots down for the line-dropout.
28mins - Don knocks the ball on trying to play the ball quickly and the Warriors have a scrum 10m out.
27mins - Egan runs on the last but is held up over the line.
26mins - Seven-tackle set for the Warriors - Bomb from Taylor is taken in the in-goal by Maumalo.
25mins - Fermor almost scores for the Titans in the right corner, but RTS and Herbert wrap him up over the line. One tackle left in the set.
23mins - Penalty for the Titans. Spry leaps high and takes in a Green bomb - Fusitua pinged for tacking in the air.
22mins - Arrow looks for an offload midfield but Blair is there to reel it in and the Warriors are on the attack.
21mins - Try Titans: Anthony Don - Scrum move from the Titans has the Warriors all over the place - Don steps inside Lawton and dots down in the tackle of Hiku. Kick from the sideline is good from Taylor. War 12-6
20mins - Bomb from Taylor and Fusitua leaps high - he fumbles and the ball is ruled to have gone forward...debatable - but he should have gathered that in.
19mins - Green kicks from halfway - the Titans work the ball back form their 20.
17mins - Great scramble defence form the Warriors. Second-man play for the Titans as Taylor finds Spry on his wing but Fusitua and Herbert locks him up and drive him over the touchline.
16mins - Penalty for the Titans on tackle four - offside the Warriors. New set 10m out.
15mins - Mistake from Harris-Tavita and the Titans will have a scrum on halfway.
14mins - Scrum for the Warriors - hooker Clark is bundled over the touchline on tackle four inside the Warriors 30.
13mins - Green grubbers on the last .... the ball rebounds into the hands of Don and the Titans will work the ball out.
12mins - Mistake from the Warriors inside their own territory - it's Maumalo. Wait - the referee is saying one-on-one strip that went forward, so the Warriors will keep the ball.
11mins - Green bombs form halfway - Thompson does a good job gathering that in.
9mins - Try Warriors: Ken Maumalo - Ad-lib stuff from the Warriors. tackle four and RTS comes back against the grain ... he slips a pass to Murchie who offloads to Harris in the tackle....Harris to Hiku who gets off a great offload and Maumalo juggles - but steadies himself to score in the corner. Kick is good from the sideline. War 12-0
7mins - Mistake on tackle 3 - Fotuaika knocks the ball on in contact. Warriors scrum 30m out.
6mins - Green kicks from the Warriors 40 - Thompson almost fumbles but regathers and the Titans have the ball for the first time.
4mins - Try Warriors: Roger Tuivasa-Sheck - Superb attack from the star fullback. RTS is first receiver from the scrum - he has the defensive line in doubt - he steps to the outside and ghosts between two defenders to score almost untouched. Harris-Tavita from the sideline ..... kick is good! War 6-0
3mins - Offload down the right from RTS - ball floats over the sideline but it was touched by a Titans player. Scrum Warriors.
1min - Great start for the Warriors. They will get a repeat set. Green kicks from the 40 - it's high and debutant Spry loses the ball forward. Scrum Warriors inside the 10.
Kick-off - Ash Taylor gets the game underway - David Fusitua with the first hitup.
7:59pm - The Warriors wearing their bush jersey tonight - yellow and black - looks pretty good.
Evening folks and welcome to Newshub's live coverage of the NRL clash between the NZ Warriors and Gold Coast Titans from Cbus Super Stadium on the Gold Coast.
In the wacky world that is sport post-COVID-19, tonight's matchup is a home game for the Warriors, despite being played on their opponents' turf.
It's a battle between 12th and 15th, with the Warriors just two points outside the playoff spots.
The Titans have won just twice in 2020, but did tip up the Wests Tigers last month and have been showing signs of improvement after nearly a full 12 months without a win.
The Warriors welcome back skipper Roger Tuivas-Sheck into the starting lineup, with lock forward Jazz Tevaga making his first appearance of the season from the bench.
The Warriors are favourites for the first time in 2020, paying $1.67 to the Titans' $2.15.
