The Sea Eagles head north in Round 7 to take on former long-time coach Des Hasler for the first time since he left the club at the end of 2022.
Hasler suffered the latest, and probably most brutal, blow of his short tenure in charge of the Titans last week by way of a golden point loss to the Raiders, which resigned his side to a 0-5 start.
Manly suffered heartbreak of their own in Round 6 but still left with a point for their efforts, after being run down late by the Warriors and taken to gold point where a winner still couldn't be found after 10 minutes of additional play.
While they picked up three more injury concerns in that game, coach Anthony Seibold also confirmed that frontline players Reuben Garrick, Jason Saab, Matt Lodge and Nathan Brown were all set to return in Round 7.
The Titans have won both of their two most recent meetings with the Sea Eagles, while in 14 games coaching against Manly to date (all while he was in charge of the Bulldogs) Hasler has won 10 times.
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Team News
Titans: Jayden Campbell hasn’t been named after suffering a knee injury in last week’s loss to the Raiders, so Phillip Sami, who is returning from an ankle injury himself, takes over at fullback. AJ Brimson is again the preferred partner to Kieran Foran in the halves, while David Fifita has been included in the starting side after coming off the bench in Round 6.
Sea Eagles: Four significant injury returns for coach Anthony Seibold, with Matt Lodge named to start in his first game back from an ACL injury and Reuben Garrick and Nathan Brown returning after missing last week. Winger Jason Saab is back for his first appearance since injuring his hamstring in Round 1. Those returns are somewhat offset by the loss of Ben Trbojevic (hamstring and Toafofoa Sipley (knee).
Team Lists
Backs
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Fullback for Titans is number 1 Phillip SamiFullback for Sea Eagles is number 1 Tom Trbojevic
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Winger for Titans is number 2 Alofiana Khan-PereiraWinger for Sea Eagles is number 2 Jason Saab
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Centre for Titans is number 3 Brian KellyCentre for Sea Eagles is number 3 Tolutau Koula
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Centre for Titans is number 4 Harley Smith-ShieldsCentre for Sea Eagles is number 4 Reuben Garrick
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Winger for Titans is number 5 Jojo FifitaWinger for Sea Eagles is number 5 Tommy Talau
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Five-Eighth for Titans is number 6 AJ BrimsonFive-Eighth for Sea Eagles is number 6 Luke Brooks
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Halfback for Titans is number 7 Kieran ForanHalfback for Sea Eagles is number 7 Daly Cherry-Evans
Forwards
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Prop for Titans is number 8 Moeaki FotuaikaProp for Sea Eagles is number 8 Taniela Paseka
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Hooker for Titans is number 9 Chris RandallHooker for Sea Eagles is number 9 Lachlan Croker
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Prop for Titans is number 10 Jaimin JolliffeProp for Sea Eagles is number 10 Matthew Lodge
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2nd Row for Titans is number 11 David Fifita2nd Row for Sea Eagles is number 11 Haumole Olakau'atu
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2nd Row for Titans is number 12 Beau Fermor2nd Row for Sea Eagles is number 12 Corey Waddell
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Lock for Titans is number 13 Klese HaasLock for Sea Eagles is number 13 Jake Trbojevic
Interchange
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Interchange for Titans is number 14 Sam VerrillsInterchange for Sea Eagles is number 14 Karl Lawton
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Interchange for Titans is number 15 Erin ClarkInterchange for Sea Eagles is number 15 Ethan Bullemor
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Interchange for Titans is number 16 Isaac LiuInterchange for Sea Eagles is number 16 Aaron Woods
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Interchange for Titans is number 17 Josiah PahuluInterchange for Sea Eagles is number 17 Nathan Brown
Reserves
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Replacement for Titans is number 18 Joe StimsonReplacement for Sea Eagles is number 18 Jake Arthur
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Reserve for Titans is number 19 Keano KiniReserve for Sea Eagles is number 19 Dean Matterson
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Reserve for Titans is number 20 Tanah BoydReserve for Sea Eagles is number 20 Jaxson Paulo
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Reserve for Titans is number 21 Tony FrancisReserve for Sea Eagles is number 21 Gordon Chan Kum Tong
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Reserve for Titans is number 22 Jacob Alick-WienckeReserve for Sea Eagles is number 22 Aitasi James
Titans Ins
- Jacob Alick-Wiencke
- Joe Stimson
- Keano Kini
- Phillip Sami
- Tanah Boyd
Sea Eagles Ins
- Aitasi James
- Dean Matterson
- Gordon Chan Kum Tong
- Jason Saab
- Matthew Lodge
- Nathan Brown
- Reuben Garrick
Titans Outs
- Jayden Campbell
Sea Eagles Ins
- Ben Trbojevic
- Josh Aloiai
- Toafofoa Sipley
Match Officials
- Referee: Liam Kennedy
- Touch Judge: Belinda Sharpe
- Senior Review Official: Gerard Sutton
Last updated:
Stat Attack
- The Titans have scored 70 points in their last two games against the Sea Eagles.
- The Sea Eagles have won four of their past five games at Cbus Super Stadium.
- Titans fullback AJ Brimson has scored six tries in eight games against the Sea Eagles.
- Sea Eagles centre Reuben Garrick has scored 66 points in his last four games at Cbus Super Stadium.
- Titans coach Des Hasler has won seven of his last eight games coaching against the Sea Eagles.
Match: Titans v Sea Eagles
Round 7 -
home Team
Titans
16th Position
away Team
Sea Eagles
8th Position
Venue: Cbus Super Stadium, Gold Coast
Match broadcasters:
- WatchNRL
Stats supplied by David Middleton, League Information Services, author of the .
