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Titans v Eels: Brimson, Campbell good to go; Mulitalo to debut

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The Gold Coast Titans have their sights set on three-straight wins when they return home to face the Parramatta Eels. 

Des Hasler's side has found their groove in the last few weeks, with a dominant victory over the Warriors followed up by Friday's tense win over the Sharks in Coffs Harbour. 

Now, they return to the Gold Coast to face a Parramatta side that will be without halfback Mitchell Moses due to NSW representative commitments. 

The Titans have also been affected by the State of Origin camps, with Moeaki Fotuaika selected to represent the Maroons. Hasler will have David Fifita on deck after he was again overlooked by Queensland coach Billy Slater.

The Eels have endured a tough season and currently sit 16th on the ladder. They have lost four in a row however have shown promising signs in glimpses throughout recent matches. 

The challenge for interim coach Trent Barrett is to ensure his side is able to put it together for the full 80 minutes. 

The Eels will celebrate a milestone on the Gold Coast, with Reagan Campbell-Gillard set to play his 100th game for the club. The prop played 114 first-grade games for the Panthers before joining the Eels in 2020 and will become only the 32nd player in premiership history to reach a century for two clubs.

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Team News

Titans: Titans coach Des Hasler has made a raft of late changes to his starting team with AJ Brimson (groin) named at fullback, Beau Fermor moving to the second-row and Phillip Sami (calf) coming into the side at centre. As a result, Keano Kini and Klese Haas shift to the bench, while Joe Stimson drops out. Jayden Campbell returns from a hand injury at five-eighthJosiah Pahulu takes over at prop from Maroons rep Moeaki Fotuaika. Jacob Alick-Wiencke was omitted from the extended squad in the 24-hour update, along with Iszac Fa'asuamaleaui and Jaylan De Groot.

Eels: Daejarn Asi takes over at halfback from Blues No.7 Mitch Moses while Lorenzo Mulitalo makes his NRL debut on the wing with Blaize Talagi shifts to the centres and Sean Russell dropping to the reserves. Charlie Guymer starts at lock after an impressive debut off the bench last week while Matt Doorey also comes into the starting side with Shaun Lane on the bench. Luca Moretti joins the bench in place of Junior Paulo (foot). Makahesi Makatoa is 18th man, with Morgan Harper playing NSW Cup, while Isaac Lumelume, Joey Lussick and Wiremu Greig were cut from the extended squad on Friday.

 

Team Lists

Backs

  • Fullback for Titans is number 18 AJ Brimson
    Fullback for Eels is number 1 Clinton Gutherson
  • Winger for Titans is number 2 Alofiana Khan-Pereira
    Winger for Eels is number 2 Jake Tago
  • Centre for Titans is number 3 Brian Kelly
    Centre for Eels is number 3 Will Penisini
  • Centre for Titans is number 17 Phillip Sami
    Centre for Eels is number 4 Blaize Talagi
  • Winger for Titans is number 5 Jojo Fifita
    Winger for Eels is number 5 Lorenzo Mulitalo
  • Five-Eighth for Titans is number 6 Jayden Campbell
    Five-Eighth for Eels is number 6 Dylan Brown
  • Halfback for Titans is number 7 Kieran Foran
    Halfback for Eels is number 7 Daejarn Asi

Forwards

  • Prop for Titans is number 8 Josiah Pahulu
    Prop for Eels is number 8 Reagan Campbell-Gillard  
  • Hooker for Titans is number 9 Sam Verrills
    Hooker for Eels is number 9 Brendan Hands
  • Prop for Titans is number 10 Erin Clark
    Prop for Eels is number 10 Joe  Ofahengaue
  • 2nd Row for Titans is number 4 Beau Fermor
    2nd Row for Eels is number 11 Ryan Matterson
  • 2nd Row for Titans is number 11 David Fifita
    2nd Row for Eels is number 12 Matt Doorey
  • Lock for Titans is number 13 Chris Randall
    Lock for Eels is number 13 Charlie Guymer

Interchange

  • Interchange for Titans is number 1 Keano Kini
    Interchange for Eels is number 14 Matthew Arthur
  • Interchange for Titans is number 12 Klese Haas
    Interchange for Eels is number 15 Shaun Lane
  • Interchange for Titans is number 14 Isaac Liu
    Interchange for Eels is number 16 Luca Moretti
  • Interchange for Titans is number 16 Keenan Palasia
    Interchange for Eels is number 17 Bryce Cartwright 

Reserves

  • Replacement for Titans is number 20 Tanah Boyd
    Replacement for Eels is number 18 Makahesi Makatoa

Match Officials

  • Referee: Todd Smith
  • Touch Judge: Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski
  • Senior Review Official: Peter Gough

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Stat Attack

  • The Titans have not defeated the Eels at Cbus Super Stadium since 2017.
  • The Eels have won eight of their past nine games against the Titans
  • Titans winger Alofiana Khan-Pereira has scored four tries in two games against the Eels.
  • Winger Blaize Talagi has scored a try in his last seven games for the Eels.
  • The Titans have won only two of their past seven games at Cbus Super Stadium.

Stats supplied by David Middleton, League Information Services, 

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