NRL stay updates: St George Illawarra Dragons vs New Zealand Warriors, Manly Sea Eagles vs Gold Coast Titans

A real arm wrestle at Brookvale Oval. The kind of recreation they preserve the grass lengthy for.

Credit score to the Titans for hanging on this match and weathering a mountain of possession and area place going in opposition to them.

Luke Brooks tells Fox his group, going for its seventh win from its previous eight video games, must be higher in assault.

“It has been a bit scrappy,” he tells Fox.

“We have had quite a lot of ball however solely give you one attempt. Hopefully we are able to enhance it within the second half.”

As Jamal Fogarty’s 40/20 try falls 2 metres brief, the stats learn:

• 57 per cent possession for Manly vs Gold Coast’s 43
• Manly leads completion price 92 per cent to 71 per cent
• The Titans have carried out 40 extra tackles

And but it is only one unconverted attempt the distinction on the scoreboard.

The Titans are throwing it everywhere in the park and desperately looking for a gap within the Sea Eagles’ line, however there is no gaps to be discovered and finally Chris Randall fumbles.

A few mistaken turns in that play, nevertheless it’s all a bit frantic for a fairly exhausted group.

The Manly lock is whacked by Arama Hau and stays down for some time, clearly saying “what the f***?” within the path of the referee.

I assume he is claiming a excessive shot, however Gerard Sutton is not listening.

Lastly some ball in respectable area place, however the Titans’ set ends earlier than its time as soon as once more as AJ Brimson’s grubber off the left foot goes straight into contact.

Mercifully for the Gold Coast it crossed the road earlier than going into the in-goal, so no seven-tackle set and 20m faucet. Small mercies I suppose.

After his very good catch and go to arrange Blake Wilson a pair minutes in the past, Clayton Faulalo tries one thing related once more, however winger Jensen Taumoepeau is not dedicated to the fullback, so he can simply double defend and will get Wilson into contact.

Faulalo was cursing himself the second he let go of the ball, whilst Wilson beat a tackler and tried to dump again infield to him.

The Sea Eagles have had about 70 per cent of possession so far and now the Titans begin successive units a metre off their very own tryline.

The kicking of Jamal Fogarty and Luke Brooks, in addition to a suffocating defensive effort is piling on the strain.

The Sea Eagles go to the left and fullback Clayton Faulalo channels Latrell Mitchell with an ideal catch-and-pass cut-out ball to ship Blake Wilson over within the nook.

That is only a wonderful piece of ball-playing by Faulalo.

The Gold Coast five-eighth tries for a 40/20, however hooks it too far and it is out on the total.

Manly proper on the assault.

In a contest between the 2 most junior coaches within the NRL, each groups are firing photographs.

This time the Titans break down the precise by way of Jensen Taumoepeau. They go left and Beau Fermor throws and extremely ahead offload to Phil Sami, however fortunately the Manly defence arrives to cease him grounding it, avoiding an incorrectly awarded attempt.

The Sea Eagles wish to goal the big Jason Saab in opposition to Phil Sami, however in two contests to date, Sami’s carried out simply sufficient.

Jackson Shereb fumbles as he tries to hit a niche underneath the posts however is hit by Cooper Bai, then Arama Hau is unable to deal with a poor go by Zane Harrison.

And now Josh Feledy drops it, however he is satisfied captain Jake Trbojevic to problem.

And he is received it! A number of belief from the skipper there. Vindicated.

Jayden Campbell will get the Titans rolling ahead and Zane Harrison’s bomb is ideal for a contest between AJ Brimson and Clayton Faulalo.

There is a bobble and bat-back, however does the ball hit Faulalo earlier than Brimson bats it again?

Regardless, play rolls on and the ball is spun out to the precise. The Sea Eagles’ cowl defence comes throughout and Jaylan de Groot steps inside three would-be tacklers as Jake Trbojevic struggles to shut the hole underneath the posts.

It is awarded on the sector, however the bunker chimes in and finds the faintest contact from Faulalo after Brimson’s first seize within the air. Knock-on Titans. Brutal ‘recreation of millimetres’ stuff.

And an offside penalty to rub salt within the wound.

No errors, no breaks in play but.

The strain is rising as we go on.

The legs of the large males have to be feeling heavy.

The floor is moist as Taniela Paseka hammers into the Gold Coast defence.

The previous Origin prop is enjoying a record-breaking 174th recreation for the Gold Coast Titans, surpassing Mark Minichiello as probably the most capped Titan.

Not a gold quantity in sight.

No adjustments to the squads named on Tuesday.

That can do us – the Dragons are the primary group since 2006 to start out a season 0-11 and the Warriors now arrange a blockbuster conflict with the Panthers subsequent Sunday night time.

The followers aren’t blissful, they boo them off the sector and never for the primary time this season.

The Dragons go for a diffusion from their very own 20, Holmes tries a tip on underneath strain following a foul go from Leilua and Watene-Zelezniak snaps it up and canters 20 metres to attain his second of the night time and his 14th of the season.

Harris-Tavita converts and it is a huge lead now for the Warriors at 30-12.