Big League Weekly Edition – August 01, 2019

SUPERSTARfive-eighthLuke
Kearysayshissidewillbeon
fullalertagainsttheTitanson
Sundayastheylooktokeeptheir
minorpremiershiphopesalive.
Inthecorrespondingclash
in2013,theladder-leading
Roosterslostathomeina game
thatnearlycostthemtopspot.
WhiletheTitansarefavourites
toclaimthewoodenspoonthis
year,Kearyiswaryofanambush.
“Theybeatusa coupleofyears
agointhelastgameoftheyear.
Wewon’tbetakingthemlightly,”
hetoldBigLeague.
“It’stheNRL,soyoucan’tnot
turnup.Wewerea bitpatchy
againsttheBulldogs,butwewere
abletosetit upwithsomegood
workinthefirsthalf.We’llneedto
be on our game again.” – MG

CONFIDENCEmaybewaningon

theGoldCoast,buttheplaying

groupsaytheymustmoveon

headingintoanotherdifficult

clashwiththeRoosters.

TheTitansarelastonthetable

andarecomingoffa disappointing

losstotheBroncoswhichsaw

themconcedefivefirst-halftries.

“Itisallaboutactions.Wecan

saywhatwewant,butit’sbasically

aboutlettingouractionsspeakfor

ourselves,”propLeilaniLatusaid.

“Ashumiliatingasit istoloselike

that,especiallytoa youngBrisbane

team,it’sa learningcurve.

“Therearestillpositivesthatwe

cantakeoutofthat.Wecan’tfeel

sorryforourselves. We’vejustgot

to move on.” – MG

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Compiled by Ben Everill