Titans v Dolphins: Fifita good to go; Stone back on deck
The Titans start to the season went from bad to worse after news they'll be without skipper Tino Fa'asuamaleaui for the rest of the year and the going only gets tougher as they prepare to face a rested and recouped Dolphins.
Kept scoreless by the Bulldogs at Belmore on Saturday, the Titans have some soul searching to do before they host their Queensland rivals and chase the victory that can kick start their season.
With Fa'asuamaleaui sidelined, the next generation of Titans forwards will need to rise to the occasion and lay the platform to hand Kieran Foran and Tanah Boyd the chance to produce some much-needed spark in attack.
The Dolphins, meanwhile, will be raring to go after their bye, hoping to pick up from where they left off after producing a stunning turnaround in Round 2 to down the Dragons 38-0 in Redcliffe.
With Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow unstoppable at fullback with a Round 2 hat-trick and young playmaker Isaiya Katoa slotting into No. 7 seamlessly, the Dolphins will be hoping to find some consistency and get their first back-to-back wins for the season.
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Team News
Titans: Some much-needed good news following last weekend’s crushing loss of captain Tino Fa'asuamaleaui, with Jayden Campbell named to return at fullback and David Fifita [pectoral] also confirmed to join the 17 on game day after originally being named among the reserves. Campbell, who returned from his own knee injury in Queensland Cup last weekend, replaces Keano Kini in the No.1 jersey. Keenan Palasia has failed to overcome a quad strain picked up at training this week and is replaced in the starting side by Isaac Liu.
Dolphins: The Dolphins are 1-17 with no late changes. Ray Stone returns from concussion and replaces Jarrod Wallace on the bench in the only change to the 17 which hammered the Dragons in Round 2. The bye last week means Kodi Nikorima is good to go after picking up a head knock in Round 2 and he’ll once again partner Isaiya Katoa in the halves.
Match: Titans v Dolphins
Round 4 -
home Team
Titans
away Team
Dolphins
Team Lists
Backs
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Fullback for Titans is number 1 Jayden CampbellFullback for Dolphins is number 1 Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow
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Winger for Titans is number 2 Alofiana Khan-PereiraWinger for Dolphins is number 2 Jamayne Isaako
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Centre for Titans is number 3 Brian KellyCentre for Dolphins is number 3 Jake Averillo
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Centre for Titans is number 4 AJ BrimsonCentre for Dolphins is number 4 Herbie Farnworth
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Winger for Titans is number 5 Phillip SamiWinger for Dolphins is number 5 Jack Bostock
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Five-Eighth for Titans is number 6 Kieran ForanFive-Eighth for Dolphins is number 6 Kodi Nikorima
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Halfback for Titans is number 7 Tanah BoydHalfback for Dolphins is number 7 Isaiya Katoa
Forwards
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Prop for Titans is number 8 Moeaki FotuaikaProp for Dolphins is number 8 Jesse Bromwich
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Hooker for Titans is number 9 Chris RandallHooker for Dolphins is number 9 Jeremy Marshall-King
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Prop for Titans is number 15 Isaac LiuProp for Dolphins is number 10 Thomas Flegler
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2nd Row for Titans is number 11 Klese Haas2nd Row for Dolphins is number 11 Felise Kaufusi
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2nd Row for Titans is number 12 Beau Fermor2nd Row for Dolphins is number 12 Euan Aitken
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Lock for Titans is number 13 Jaimin JolliffeLock for Dolphins is number 13 Max Plath
Interchange
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Interchange for Titans is number 14 Sam VerrillsInterchange for Dolphins is number 14 Josh Kerr
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Interchange for Titans is number 16 Erin ClarkInterchange for Dolphins is number 15 Kurt Donoghoe
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Interchange for Titans is number 17 Joe StimsonInterchange for Dolphins is number 16 Mark Nicholls
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Interchange for Titans is number 18 David FifitaInterchange for Dolphins is number 17 Ray Stone
Reserves
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Replacement for Titans is number 20 Harley Smith-ShieldsReplacement for Dolphins is number 18 Kenneath Bromwich
Match Officials
- Referee: Belinda Sharpe
- Senior Review Official: Todd Smith
Last updated:
Stat Attack
- The Titans have won only one of their past four games at Cbus Super Stadium.
- The Dolphins won both games against the Titans by two points in 2023.
- Titans winger Alofiana Khan-Pereira has scored nine tries in his past 12 games at Cbus Super
Stadium. - Dolphins winger Jamayne Isaako has scored 10 tries in his past eight NRL games.
- The Titans have scored only one try in their opening two games.
Stats supplied by David Middleton, League Information Services, author of the official annual of the NRL.
Match: Titans v Dolphins
Round 4 -
home Team
Titans
17th Position
away Team
Dolphins
2nd Position
Venue: Cbus Super Stadium, Gold Coast
