Full Time
80:00
6:10pm Sun March 17, 2019
Round 1 - Cbus Super Stadium, Robina / Yugambeh - Crowd: 9843
80min

FULL TIME - The Raiders close out the Titans with a convincing win, 21-0 at the Gold Coast.

80min

PENALTY TITANS - Brimson is held off a grubber kick with seconds to play. The Titans have one last play.

79min

The Raiders attack one more time, but that's the ball game with one more handling error to bring the tally to 26 or so.

78min

PENALTY RAIDERS - High shot from James. Just 90 seconds to go in this wet one.

77min

Penalty Goal: Raiders
Kicked by Jarrod Croker.

Slots it through easily.

Raiders lead Titans 0 - 21 Raiders
76min

PENALTY RAIDERS - The Titans have pretty much given up here. Jarrod Wallace penalised for pulling the leg right in front.

74min

Field Goal: Raiders
Kicked by Aidan Sezer.

Sezer decides to take the point, slotting it over easily from 25 metres out.

Raiders lead Titans 0 - 19 Raiders
69min

A couple of sloppy sets, but with less handling errors. The Raiders have forced a drop-out with a clever kick from Sezer.

66min

Conversion: Raiders
Attempted by Jarrod Croker.

Missed from right sideline.

Raiders lead Titans 0 - 18 Raiders
65min

Good lead-up play from Papalii who's been offloading a heap. Sezer's kick was pinpoint. The Raiders don't look like being reeled in here.

65min

Try: Raiders
Scored by Bailey Simonsson. Kick to come.

On debut, Simonsson has planted the ball down....just after a neat kick from Sezer

Raiders lead Titans 0 - 18 Raiders
65min

The refs are going to the bunker for a possible try to Simonsson here. Given try on-field.

63min

PENALTY RAIDERS - Another lost ball is called a strip from Cartwright.

63min

The Titans gave it a go down the right and the ball was slipping around everywhere. The ref can't quite decide what's happening, but has down judged a forward pass on the last pass.

62min

Can we crack 30 errors for the game. These two teams will give it a red-hot go.That's 22.

60min

Boyd plays the ball on his knees and is deemed to have lost it now. I don't think either team wants to be out there.

60min

Make that 20 errors. Havili drops it for the Raiders this time.

59min

PENALTY RAIDERS - They get a shepherd penalty after a nifty run from Brimson behind his own players.

57min

Hands are bad in round 1 anyway, let alone in this rain. That's the 19 error for the game.

56min

Anything you can do, Copley can do better. On the attack, the Titans do the same.

55min

The crazy rain claims another victim. Cotric drops it cold.

54min

Big bomb from Brimson. The Raiders let it bounce, but they're lucky and clean up Proctor who regathers. Hand over.

53min

INTERCHANGE RAIDERS - Siliva Havili ON, Iosia Soliola OFF

52min

PENALTY RAIDERS - The Titans grubber is cleaned up easily and then Phil Sami drags CNK back in goal. Silly penalty.

52min

INTERCHANGE - Ryan James OFF, Shannon Boyd ON

51min

Gordon defuses the bomb this time and then pelts 30 metres down the field. Titans back on the attack!

50min

INTERCHANGE RAIDERS - Corey Horsburgh OFF, Josh Papalii ON.

48min

The Titans can capitalise though and the Raiders run it out of their territory.

47min

PENALTY TITANS - Ball stripped in the tackle. The Titans increase their field position.

47min

The Raiders drop the ball bringing it back from the kick-off. The Titans get their first chance of the second half.

46min

It's that 14-0 scoreline for the second time today. Can the Titans bounce back?

45min

Conversion: Raiders
Attempted by Jarrod Croker.

Croker curls it past the right upright to miss conversion.

Raiders lead Titans 0 - 14 Raiders
43min

Try: Raiders
Scored by Joseph Leilua. Kick to come.

Joey Leilua pushes away some brittle Titans defence, about four of them and dives over on the right. Did he hog it? Probably, but the Raiders go 14-0 up.

Raiders lead Titans 0 - 14 Raiders
42min

The Raiders attack down the left, but Brian Kelly knocks a pass over the sideline. The Raiders try again on the Titans line.

41min

Gordon drops a towering bomb from Wighton. The Raiders will attack from the Titans 10 metres.

40min

The two teams run back out onto a sodden Cbus Super Stadium for the second half. It's still coming down hard.

40min

The Raiders dominated possession in the first half, 54-46 and the Titans committed more errors, 7-6.

39min

Conversion: Raiders
Kicked by Jarrod Croker.

Croker converts right on halftime.

Raiders lead Titans 0 - 10 Raiders
39min

Try: Raiders
Scored by Iosia Soliola. Kick to come.

Soliola follows through a Hodgson grubber, regathers and scores next to the sticks and brings up the 20,000 points scored for the Raiders in their premiership history.

Raiders lead Titans 0 - 8 Raiders
38min

Hodgson with a tidy chip and Gordon is trapped in his own in-goal. Drop out Titans.

36min

SCRUM RAIDERS - Forward pass by the Titans.

35min

Horsburgh gets a flat pass and he loses it in a tackle again.

34min

SCRUM RAIDERS - 25m from the Raiders line

34min

Fotuaika with a big run and then he knocks it on again.

33min

PENALTY TITANS - Leilua holding down for too long.

33min

Sezer's kick is charged down by Peats and the Titans regather.

32min

SCRUM RAIDERS - First tackle after the penalty and Fotuaika loses it.

31min

PENALTY TITANS - Raiders offside. They're 40m from the Raiders line.

30min

Horsburgh loses the ball in the tackle and the Titans clean up.

28min

There's been more big hits tonight than an 80's radio show.

27min

Penalty Goal: Raiders
Kicked by Jarrod Croker.

Croker adds another 2.

Raiders lead Titans 0 - 4 Raiders
26min

PENALTY RAIDERS - Croker will take a shot at another 2.

26min

PENALTY RAIDERS - They take a quick tap 35m from the Titans line.

24min

PENALTY RAIDERS - They immediately get a piggy back out of their own half.

23min

Heavy rain falling and heavier rain expected soon.

20min

Penalty Goal: Raiders
Kicked by Jarrod Croker.

Croker slots the goal.

Raiders lead Titans 0 - 2 Raiders
19min

PENALTY RAIDERS - 27m out and just to the right of the posts - Croker will take a shot at goal.

18min

An attempted 40/20 bounced away from the sideline. Gordon cleaned it up in his own in-goal and is trapped there. Great kick chase. Titans drop out

16min

Whitehead ends a good run with a crappy offload and he turns the ball over, 30m from the Titans line.

15min

SCRUM RAIDERS - Raiders with a drop out. Wighton kicks it very nearly 60m and Wallace fumbles it.

13min

Ctrl+C, Ctrl+V PENALTY TITANS - Raiders offside, 20m from their own line.

12min

PENALTY TITANS - Raiders offside, 20m from their own line.

12min

Roberts carried off with a knee injury.

11min

Everyone is sharing their instagram account details in a rather vigorous manner. It was exciting time for all, but the refs have calmed everyone down.

10min

SCRUM TITANS - Croker attempts to quickly tap the ball on but it's ruled to have gone forward, denying Cotric a try.

9min

Gordon tries to get away an offload after his kick return and turns the ball over. Raiders on the attack now.

7min

SCRUM TITANS - Whitehead drops a pass from Sezer, 10m from the Titans line.

6min

Sezer with a much better grubber this time and Sami cleans up. But he's crucnhed over the dead ball line by Leilua. Titans drop out.

4min

Kelly loses the ball in a 1-on-1 strip from Josh Hodgson. Raiders 15m from the Titans line

2min

Sezer with a grubber but its far too heavy and the Titans get a 7 tackle set.

1min

PENALTY CANBERRA - Titans holding on too long in the tackle. Raiders find touch 10m shy of halfway.

Croker gets us underway

Referees & scorers:

Referee: Dave Munro, Liam Kennedy

Touch Judges: Mark Bohan, Phil Henderson

Video Referee: Henry Perenara, Bryan Norrie

GOLD COAST TITANS (0)
Tries:
Field Goals:
Conversions:
Penalty Goals:

CANBERRA RAIDERS (21)
Tries: Iosia Soliola, Joseph Leilua, Bailey Simonsson
Field Goals: Aidan Sezer (1/1)
Conversions: Jarrod Croker (1/3)
Penalty Goals: Jarrod Croker (3/3)