GAME FIVE: Gold Coast v Brisbane
Round 19 BIG LEAGUE 2019 45
ATTACK
DEFENCE
MATCH AVERAGES
HEAD-TO-HEAD
AT CBUS SUPER STADIUM
WINNING FORM
PAST8 CLASHES
2019 –
2018 –
2017 –
2016 –
2015 –
BIGGEST HEAD-TO-HEAD WINS
NEXT CLASH
CASUALTY WARD
DATE:SATURDAY,JULY 27
VENUE:CBUSSUPERSTADIUM
KICK-OFF:5.30PM
REFEREE:BENCUMMINS
ASSISTANTREFEREE:BELINDASHARPE
TOUCHJUDGES:NICKMOREL& JARRODCOLE
SENIORREVIEWOFFICIAL:STEVECLARK
REVIEWOFFICIAL:BRYANNORRIE
FOXLEAGUE:5PM
LIVERADIO: ABC, 2GB
BRONCOS
10th(17 )
301
343
51
78%
33
14
3
59
36
17
6
3
3
18
20
179
339
1633
9
11
4
77%
TITANS
16th(10 )
284
397
48
79%
29
16
3
68
50
14
4
3
4
17
23
177
343
1543
8
10
3
77%
HEAD-TO-HEADLEADERS
AVERAGE METRES
Matt Lodge 164
Jarrod Wallace 153
AVERAGETACKLES
Andrew McCullough 42
Kevin Proctor 38
Payne Haas 34
LINE-BREAKS
Dale Copley 8
Anthony Milford 6
STATS
CbusSuperStadium
Saturday5.30pm
Form:Theemotional‘kick’that
resultedfromthesackingof
coachGarthBrennanandthe
installationofcaretakerpair
CraigHodgesandLukeBurt
lastedallofa dozenminutes
atCbusSuperStadiumlast
Sunday.TheTitanssprungout
oftheblockstoscoretwotries
againstcompetitionleaders
theMelbourneStormandopen
upa stunning12-0lead.The
expectationsofsuccess-starved
Titansfanssuddenlysoared
butwerejustasquicklydashed
asCameronSmithensured
normalservicewasresumed
witha seven-try onslaught
thatlefttheTitansanchoredto
thebottomoftheladder.The
Broncos’recentperformances
haveyieldedfivecompetition
pointsfroma possiblesixand
ensuredtheyremainin the
huntfora placein thefinals.
History:TheBroncoshold
a commandingleadin overall
resultssince 2007 howeverthe
GoldCoasthaveclaimedupset
victoriesin twoofthepastthree
encounters.TheTitansachieved
oneoftheirfourwinsforthis
seasonagainstanout-of-sorts
BroncosoutfitatSuncorpa few
daysaftertheopeningState
ofOriginmatchwhenthey
triumphed26-18.It hasbeen
a different story at Robina, where
theTitanshavenotmanaged
a victoryovertheBroncos
since2014.Thelasttworesults
havebeenembarrassingforthe
homeside,whohavesuffered
54-0and34-0shut-outs.
Dangersign:LookforTevita
Pangai,PayneHaasandMatt
Lodgetoleadtheforward
chargefortheBroncosandpave
thewayfora decisivevictory.
BestBet?TheTitanshave
neverbeatentheBroncostwice
in a seasonandthey’reunlikely
tobreakthatrecordhere.Look
fora Broncoswinby13+points.
Money-spinner:Optionsfor
FirstTryscorerincludePhillip
SamiandCoreyOates,or
consider Kevin Proctor.
byDAVIDMIDDLETON
@Middleton_David
NRLPreview
Broncos building for finals run
KOTO N I S TAGGS
2
line-breaks
in Round 18