{"id":333586,"date":"2023-09-24T09:31:58","date_gmt":"2023-09-24T09:31:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=333586"},"modified":"2023-09-24T12:01:20","modified_gmt":"2023-09-24T12:01:20","slug":"titans-cult-heros-epic-response-after-sparking-melee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=333586","title":{"rendered":"Titans cult hero's epic response after sparking melee"},"content":{"rendered":"

G\ufeffold Coast<\/a> forward Rilee Jorgensen has revealed what she did to provoke Tarryn Aiken during the Titans' 12-0 preliminary final win over the Roosters<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Late in the second half and with the Roosters trailing by eight points, Jorgensen downed Aiken, triggering a small melee between the sides.<\/p>\n

Asked \ufeffpost-match what she said or did to "rile up" Aiken, Jorgensen cheekily declared she had the two-time premiership winner psyched out.<\/p>\n

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"I just did what I was told to do – just go out there and get in her head," \ufeffshe said.<\/p>\n

"\ufeffWe shut her down and we got away with the win."<\/p>\n

\"Titans'<\/p>\n

Progressing to the premiership decider in her debut NRLW season, \ufeffJorgensen was amazed by her team's efforts.<\/p>\n

"It's kind of shocking. I didn't expect it to come some soon," she said. <\/p>\n

"I'm in the first year of my career \ufeffand we're through to the grand final."<\/p>\n

Quickly becoming a fan favourite with her \ufeffsassy humour, Jorgensen described the Titans' side as, "a team full of 18-year-olds and our grandma Steph [Hancock]".<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

The young gun also quipped that\ufeff the win gave coach Karyn Murphy a "new vocabulary" to test out in the coach's box.<\/p>\n

The Titans will now face the Knights in next weekend's grand final after Newcastle knocked off the Broncos<\/a> earlier on Saturday.<\/p>\n

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"We're going to have to go to a whole new level, \ufeffJorgensen said of beating the Knights.<\/p>\n

"They have so many sharp players, and we do as well, and we've just got to keep playing our own footy. We know our own footy and we know what we need to do to beat the top teams.<\/p>\n

\"Pandemonium<\/p>\n

"We're excited and we're ready for it."\ufeff<\/p>\n

When the two teams last met in round four, the Knights prevailed 22-10 victors.<\/p>\n

The NRLW \ufeffgrand final will be played ahead of the men's decider on Sunday at 3:55pm. \ufeff<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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