{"id":387993,"date":"2024-04-25T06:18:29","date_gmt":"2024-04-25T06:18:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=387993"},"modified":"2024-04-25T13:05:59","modified_gmt":"2024-04-25T13:05:59","slug":"titans-defy-warriors-to-claim-first-crucial-points","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=387993","title":{"rendered":"Titans defy Warriors to claim first crucial points"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With an eight-week losing streak now behind them, a fierce <a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/nrl\/gold-coast-titans\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Titans\">Titans<\/a> side claimed their first victory of the season, shocking the <a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/nrl\/new-zealand-warriors\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Warriors\">Warriors<\/a> 27-24 at Go Media Stadium on Thursday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>The Anzac Day match kicked off across the ditch, as the home side sent an early warning to the visitors.<\/p>\n<p>However, some fierce attacking efforts orchestrated by Titans star five-eighth Tanah Boyd quickly rattled \ufeffthe Warriors&#x27; line and saw the side power in front through the game.<\/p>\n<p><strong>LIVE BLOG:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/nrl\/live-scores-2024-anzac-day-round-roosters-dragons-titans-warriors-storm-rabbitohs-results-updates-latest-news\/a1faecf1-210b-4ecf-89c2-7e63ae66247c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>&#x27;Charging&#x27; Titans hit back after Warriors&#x27; warning<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/afl\/news-2024-mick-malthouse-reaction-toby-greene-one-match-suspension-tribunal\/e3fc3288-00b6-446a-8895-eb2021d00f49\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Malthouse fumes at &#x27;stiff&#x27; Greene suspension<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/nrl\/news-2024-west-tigers-penrith-panthers-winger-sunia-turuva-contract\/cc063e55-b3e5-485b-ada7-fda8b60b7aa6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>NRL<\/strong><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/nrl\/news-2024-west-tigers-penrith-panthers-winger-sunia-turuva-contract\/cc063e55-b3e5-485b-ada7-fda8b60b7aa6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Star tipped to snub big-money Dragons offer<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Titans fullback AJ Brimson and \ufeffWarriors prop <a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/nrl\/addin-fonua-blake\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Addin Fonua-Blake\">Addin Fonua-Blake<\/a> scored a double for their teams, as Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad celebrated his 100th game.<\/p>\n<p><img data-id=\"ea44bf9a-69d1-4c9e-8882-243aa1c5e71c\" src=\"https:\/\/prod.static9.net.au\/fs\/ea44bf9a-69d1-4c9e-8882-243aa1c5e71c\" alt=\"AJ Brimson is tackled during the round eight NRL match between the Warriors and the Gold Coast Titans.\" data-width=\"3089\" data-height=\"2059\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Warriors went over the line twice in the first eight minutes of the half to extend their lead to 12.<\/p>\n<p>Some well-executed ball movement through the line by the Gold Coast landed in the hands of AJ Brimson, who ran over 30 metres untouched to score.<\/p>\n<p>Tanah Boyd&#x27;s kicking game relieved some pressure for the Titans, setting up for the side to claim their first lead of the game.<\/p>\n<p>Two penalties in favour of the Titans\ufeff saw the visitors power back over the line, with Boyd kicking a field goal to round out the scoring for the first half.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Watch the 2024 NRL premiership live and free on Nine and<\/strong><\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/9now.app.link\/NGHBKQkVweb\"><em><strong>9Now<\/strong><\/em><\/a><em><strong>.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>With 28 missed tackles\ufeff in the first half, the Warriors&#x27; discipline remained an issue in the second, as Alofiana Khan-Pereira raced over off the scrum.<\/p>\n<p>Warriors hooker Wayde Egan sent a small chill throughout the team, clutching at his left knee after colliding with Titans second-rower <a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/nrl\/david-fifita\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"David Fifita\">David Fifita<\/a>. However, the star hooker was quick to get back up and played the rest of the match.<\/p>\n<p><img data-video-id=\"6351712887112\" src=\"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/pickerimage-124.jpg\" alt=\"NRL Highlights: Warriors v Titans - Round 8\" data-vms-id=\"ref:clveuiuv000050gn1yrufqldh\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A small sense of hope in the form of <a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/nrl\/roger-tuivasa-sheck\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Roger Tuivasa-Sheck\">Roger Tuivasa-Sheck<\/a> saw the Warriors leap over the line but was called back by the Bunker, who ruled a no-try.<\/p>\n<p>An offload from Fifita sends Brimson through the score his second of the game.<\/p>\n<p>Brimson&#x27;s double was shortly replicated by Warriors powerhouse prop Addin Fonua-Blake, who smashed over the line to score his second of the day.\ufeff<\/p>\n<p>The Warriors jumped on a fumbled ball from a kick in goal but were again denied with the bunker ruling a double knock-on.\ufeff<\/p>\n<p>Fifita will face the judiciary after being placed on report for a late collision with Warriors Te Maire Martin&#x27;s leg while the five-eighth put up a kick.<\/p>\n<p>The Warriors fell short in their last sets of the match, with Watene-Zelezniak held up over the line as the Titans claimed their first win of the season.\ufeff<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>With an eight-week losing streak now behind them, a fierce Titans side claimed their first victory of the season, shocking the Warriors 27-24 at Go <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=387993\" title=\"Titans defy Warriors to claim first crucial points\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":387996,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/387993"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=387993"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/387993\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":387999,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/387993\/revisions\/387999"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/387996"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=387993"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=387993"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=387993"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}