Full Time
80:00
3:00pm Sat July 21, 2018
Round 19 - McDonald Jones Stadium, New Lambton / Awabakal - Crowd: 14095
79min

KNIGHTS WIN - The No Try decision is confirmed, the Titans had two plays but couldn't come up with much and the Knights come from 24-10 down to win 30-24

79min

15 seconds to go and we're off to the bunker for a possible Danny Levi try; Peter Gough says NO TRY, checking grounding and obstructions.

77min

SKD loses the ball on halfway and the Titans will go on the attack

77min

Handbags at 50 paces after the Titans get a penalty for Guerra tackling Ash Taylor late - nothing more than some push and shove

75min

Repeat set for the Titans as Ken Sio knocks an Ash Taylor bomb dead

74min

Titans on the attack as they regather a short kickoff

74min

Conversion: Knights
Kicked by Ken Sio.

Ken Sio takes his time and nails the all important conversion

Knights lead Knights 30 - 24 Titans
74min

Try: Knights
Scored by Shaun Kenny-dowall. Kick to come.

The Knights are in front - the Titans defence in all sorts on the last as the Knights go down short side on the last and a massive gap opens up as the ball goes back inside for SKD who scores

Knights lead Knights 28 - 24 Titans
69min

Penalty Goal: Knights
Kicked by Ken Sio.

Ken Sio adds a penalty goal after the Titans gave away a penalty on their own line

Tied up at Knights 24 - 24 Titans
63min

All the momentum is with the Knights, the Titans started the half well but the Knights are on top at the moment

61min

Conversion: Knights
Kicked by Ken Sio.

Ken Sio converts the Barnett try from mid-way between the posts and the sideline

Titans lead Knights 22 - 24 Titans
60min

Try: Knights
Scored by Mitchell Barnett. Kick to come.

Mitch Barnett has a second try of the afternoon as they go short from dummy half onto Barnett on the last and Barnett has too much power and gets over

Titans lead Knights 20 - 24 Titans
59min

Delay as AJ Brimson is down after a head clash

56min

Conversion: Knights
Kicked by Ken Sio.

Ken Sio adds the extra two from close range

Titans lead Knights 16 - 24 Titans
55min

Try: Knights
Scored by Lachlan Fitzgibbon. Kick to come.

A good short play on the last from the Knights as Fitzgibbon hits the line and spins his way through the defence and get the ball to the ground for a much needed Knights try

Titans lead Knights 14 - 24 Titans
48min

Conversion: Titans
Kicked by Michael Gordon.

Michael Gordon adds another conversion from the sideline this time from out to the right

Titans lead Knights 10 - 24 Titans
47min

Try: Titans
Scored by Anthony Don. Kick to come.

Ash Taylor kicks low and hard for the sideline but the ball ricochet's off Corey Denniss' leg and back into Taylor's hands who finds Anthony Don who has his second

Titans lead Knights 10 - 22 Titans
46min

Conversion: Titans
Kicked by Michael Gordon.

Gordon converts from out wide

Titans lead Knights 10 - 18 Titans
45min

Try: Titans
Scored by Phillip Sami. Kick to come.

The Titans extend their lead after a mid-field burst out of dummy half from Mitch Rein put them in good field position and some good passing from Taylor out to Sami sees the winger score in the corner

Titans lead Knights 10 - 16 Titans
40min

Second half is underway in the Hunter - The Titans start the half with a 2 point lead and will take the first use of the ball

40min

HT at Hunter Stadium and the Titans take a 12-10 lead into the break thanks to tries to Anthony Don and Moeaki Fotuaika

40min

Conversion: Knights
Kicked by Ken Sio.

Sio converts from next to the uprights.

Titans lead Knights 10 - 12 Titans
39min

Try: Knights
Scored by Nicholas Meaney. Kick to come.

Mitchell Pearce with a deft kick towards the posts and Nick Meaney flies through the air and grabs and scores an important try

Titans lead Knights 8 - 12 Titans
37min

Mitch Rein gets over the line but looks to be held up - Peter Gough says he has "no grounding" and Henry Perenara in the bunker says there is "insufficent evidence" to overturn the live No Try decision

36min

The Titans will go back into the attack again after the Knights cannot keep the ball in the confines of the field of play

36min

Penalty Goal: Titans
Kicked by Michael Gordon.

The Knights give away a ruck penalty close to their own line and the Titans will take the invitation to extend their lead out to 8

Titans lead Knights 4 - 12 Titans
34min

Meaney loses the high kick and now the Titans are back on the attack

33min

Conversion: Titans
Kicked by Michael Gordon.

Michael Gordon converts from close range

Titans lead Knights 4 - 10 Titans
33min

Try: Titans
Scored by Moeaki Fotuaika. Kick to come.

Well not the most conventional try you will ever see, Some good interchange of passing from in to out and vice versa from the Titans, Nathan Peats gets the offload and tries to get over he throws an offload that comes off a Knights defender and Moeaki Fotuaika grounds it in the ingoal.

Titans lead Knights 4 - 8 Titans
31min

Good pressure at the back on Michael Gordon who can't take the high bomb but Anthony Don cleans it up after Gordon lost it backwards

24min

Mitchell Pearce kicks through on tackle 2 and Fitzgibbon gets to the ball first, a quick check with Mr Perenara in the bunker and we've got a 20m restart for the Titans

23min

The Knights get a relieving penalty out of their own end

21min

PENALTY TITANS: Nick Meaney goes through a gap but the referees Gough and Badger rule an obstruction caused the gap

19min

Ash Taylor looks at the referees with bemusment as they rule a forward pass, Taylor doesn't agree with the call but the replays show the refs were right.

18min

Conversion: Titans
Attempted by Michael Gordon.

Michael Gordon keeps his conversion to the right of the posts and the score remains level

Tied up at Knights 4 - 4 Titans
16min

Try: Titans
Scored by Anthony Don. Kick to come.

Beautiful hands from Brenko Lee out to Anthony Don who had an open passage to the line after a bad defensive read from Ken Sio

Tied up at Knights 4 - 4 Titans
11min

PENALTY TITANS: First tackle in a repeat set the Titans get a penalty and go inside the Knights 20

11min

Conversion: Knights
Attempted by Ken Sio.

Ken Sio can't convert the Barnett try

Knights lead Knights 4 - 0 Titans
8min

Try: Knights
Scored by Mitchell Barnett. Kick to come.

Mitch Barnett has the opener after Nick Meaney kicked in behind the line which was fumbled by the Titans and Barnett cleans it up and gets the green light from Henry Perenara in the bunker.

Knights lead Knights 4 - 0 Titans
6min

Some end to end play but neither side really able to apply the pressure on their opponents

1min

PENALTY KNIGHTS: The Titans get penalised tackle two for a "second effort" in the tackle and the Knights are on the Titans 40 play 1.

Peter Gough calls time on and we're underway in the Hunter; The Knights using the ball first

Referees & scorers:

Referee: Peter Gough, Gavin Badger

Touch Judges: Dave Munro, Jeff Younis

Video Referee: Henry Perenara, Ben Galea

NEWCASTLE KNIGHTS (30)
Tries: Mitchell Barnett (2), Nicholas Meaney, Lachlan Fitzgibbon, Shaun Kenny-dowall
Field Goals:
Conversions: Ken Sio (4/5)
Penalty Goals: Ken Sio (1/1)

GOLD COAST TITANS (24)
Tries: Anthony Don (2), Moeaki Fotuaika, Phillip Sami
Field Goals:
Conversions: Michael Gordon (3/4)
Penalty Goals: Michael Gordon (1/1)