A third wooden spoon in club history awaits the Titans unless they roll Wests Tigers and then hope the Knights lose to the Eels on Sunday.
After winning eight games and finishing 14th in 2204, the Titans have scraped together just five victories this season and have sat last or equal last on the ladder since Round 13.
Wests Tigers, meanwhile, have enjoyed something of a revival in 2025 with Jarome Luai, Terrell May and Sunia Turuva bringing plenty to the table in their first season at the club.
When the two sides clashed at Leichhardt Oval in Round 20 it was the Tigers scraping home 21-20 courtesy of a field goal from Adam Doueihi, who won't be there this week as he nurses a fractured cheekbone.
Match: Titans v Wests Tigers
Round 27 -
home Team
Titans
17th Position
away Team
Wests Tigers
11th Position
Venue: Cbus Super Stadium, Gold Coast
Match broadcasters:
- WatchNRL
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Titans: Former Wallaby Carter Gordon and teenager Cooper Bai will make their NRL debuts in Des Hasler's final game as Titans coach. Gordon comes into the centres in place of Jojo Fifita (hamstring) in a reshuffled backline that sees Keano Kini at fullback, AJ Brimson in the centres and Phil Sami on the wing after missing last week's game with a groin injury. Jaylan De Groot and Tony Francis drop out.
Wests Tigers: Winger Jeral Skelton (concussion) is replaced by 18-year-old debutant Heamasi Makasini while Alex Seyfarth's return from suspension pushes Charlie Murray to the reserves.
Team Lists
Backs
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Fullback for Titans is number 1 Keano KiniFullback for Wests Tigers is number 1 Jahream Bula
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Winger for Titans is number 2 Brian KellyWinger for Wests Tigers is number 2 Sunia Turuva
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Centre for Titans is number 3 AJ BrimsonCentre for Wests Tigers is number 3 Taylan May
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Centre for Titans is number 4 Carter GordonCentre for Wests Tigers is number 4 Starford To'a
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Winger for Titans is number 5 Phillip SamiWinger for Wests Tigers is number 5 Heamasi Makasini
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Five-Eighth for Titans is number 6 Kieran ForanFive-Eighth for Wests Tigers is number 6 Jarome Luai
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Halfback for Titans is number 7 Jayden CampbellHalfback for Wests Tigers is number 7 Latu Fainu
Forwards
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Prop for Titans is number 8 Moeaki FotuaikaProp for Wests Tigers is number 8 Terrell May
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Hooker for Titans is number 9 Sam VerrillsHooker for Wests Tigers is number 9 Apisai Koroisau
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Prop for Titans is number 10 Reagan Campbell-GillardProp for Wests Tigers is number 10 Fonua Pole
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2nd Row for Titans is number 11 Chris Randall2nd Row for Wests Tigers is number 11 Samuela Fainu
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2nd Row for Titans is number 12 Beau Fermor2nd Row for Wests Tigers is number 12 Sione Fainu
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Lock for Titans is number 13 Tino Fa'asuamaleauiLock for Wests Tigers is number 13 Alex Twal
Interchange
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Interchange for Titans is number 14 Cooper BaiInterchange for Wests Tigers is number 14 Heath Mason
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Interchange for Titans is number 15 Klese HaasInterchange for Wests Tigers is number 15 Royce Hunt
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Interchange for Titans is number 16 Iszac Fa'asuamaleauiInterchange for Wests Tigers is number 16 Alex Seyfarth
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Interchange for Titans is number 17 Josh PatstonInterchange for Wests Tigers is number 17 Tony Sukkar
Reserves
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Replacement for Titans is number 18 Tukimihia SimpkinsReplacement for Wests Tigers is number 18 Tristan Hope
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Reserve for Titans is number 19 Jaylan De GrootReserve for Wests Tigers is number 19 Charlie Murray
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Reserve for Titans is number 20 Tom WeaverReserve for Wests Tigers is number 20 Kit Laulilii
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Reserve for Titans is number 21 Sean MullanyReserve for Wests Tigers is number 21 Krystian Mapapalangi
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Reserve for Titans is number 22 Tony FrancisReserve for Wests Tigers is number 22 Charlie Staines
Titans Ins
- Carter Gordon
- Phillip Sami
- Sean Mullany
- Tom Weaver
- Tukimihia Simpkins
Wests Tigers Ins
- Alex Seyfarth
- Charlie Staines
- Heamasi Makasini
- Kit Laulilii
- Krystian Mapapalangi
Titans Outs
- Jojo Fifita
Wests Tigers Ins
- Jeral Skelton
Match Officials
- Referee: Chris Butler
- Touch Judge: Liam Kennedy
- Touch Judge: Belinda Sharpe
- Senior Review Official: Matt Noyen
Last updated:
Stat Attack
- The Titans have won five of their past seven games against the Tigers.
- Wests Tigers have not defeated the Titans at Cbus Super Stadium since 2017.
- The Titans have conceded 122 points in their past three games.
- Wests Tigers can claim their 10th win of the season for the first time in six years.
- Titans winger Phillip Sami has scored seven tries in his last six games against Wests Tigers.
Stats supplied by David Middleton, League Information Services, author of the
