{"id":84011,"date":"2021-06-12T07:31:48","date_gmt":"2021-06-12T07:31:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=84011"},"modified":"2021-06-12T10:08:10","modified_gmt":"2021-06-12T10:08:10","slug":"clutch-rookie-spoils-unbelievable-titans-comeback","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=84011","title":{"rendered":"Clutch rookie spoils &#039;unbelievable&#039; Titans comeback"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Gold Coast Titans nearly pulled off the &quot;biggest ever comeback&quot; against the Sydney Roosters in an electric second half, only for rookie Sam Walker to spoil the party with a clutch field goal.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;I was pretty focused on what I needed to do,&quot; Walker said <a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/nrl\/live-scores\/gold-coast-titans-v-sydney-roosters-nrl-telstra-premiership-2021\/321143\" title=\"after the 35-34 win.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">after the 35-34 win.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&quot;It was awesome out there. The boys laid a huge platform&#8230; for them to make their way down the field, it made my job really easy.<\/p>\n<p><img data-id=\"c2dccebe-31a7-4e7e-b4b2-cd96d0bb43ea\" src=\"https:\/\/prod.static9.net.au\/fs\/c2dccebe-31a7-4e7e-b4b2-cd96d0bb43ea\" alt=\"Sam Walker \" data-width=\"1396\" data-height=\"785\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&quot;We spoke about it in the scrum, I said I felt really comfortable, had done a lot of practice at training.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;I said I want the ball and want to have the shot.&quot;<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>In his 250th game, NRL veteran Jared Waerea-Hargreaves said Walker was oozing confidence.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;You could hear him,&quot; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;The confidence in taking that kick, it&#x27;s outstanding.&quot;<\/p>\n<p><img data-id=\"dd84c870-137c-4515-b859-32fdf07b0f76\" src=\"https:\/\/prod.static9.net.au\/fs\/dd84c870-137c-4515-b859-32fdf07b0f76\" alt=\"Tino Fa&#x27;asuamaleaui of the Titans\" data-width=\"1396\" data-height=\"785\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Roosters were in control for much of the contest, taking a 18-4 lead into halftime after tries to Matt Ikuvalu, Angus Crichton and Daniel Tupou, with Gold Coast&#x27;s Jamal Fogarty clawing one back right before the break.<\/p>\n<p>And the second half began just as the first with the Roosters&#x27; Walker and Joseph Manu extending the visitors&#x27; lead.<\/p>\n<p>But when Roosters hooker Ben Marschke was sin-binned for 10 minutes for a high tackle on Fogarty the game completely swung as Fogarty and Tyrone Peachey ignited the Titans.<\/p>\n<p><img data-video-id=\"6258519046001\" src=\"https:\/\/vms-network-images-prod.s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/2021\/06\/364085\/pickerImage.jpg\" alt=\"Proctor draws Titans level\" data-vms-id=\"ref:ckptennlv002r0imki7jwhekg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Peachey crashed over under the posts shortly after the penalty, and Brian Kelly followed soon after to bring the Titans within 10 points and send the home crowd berserk.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;We might be talking about one of the biggest comebacks,&quot; Andrew Voss said on Fox Sports commentary.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;I&#x27;m calling this possibly the most dramatic game of the year.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Then when Tino Fa&#x27;asuamaleaui found some space off a shimmy and pass by Ash Taylor, the Titans were all of a sudden within two points.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;What an extraordinary game we&#x27;re seeing!&quot; Greg Alexander said.<\/p>\n<p>Proctor put the Titans in front for the first time after winning a foot race for a Fogarty grubber and diving over the try-line.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;This is simply off the scale on the incredible-meter!&quot; Voss said.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;This, my friends, is unbelievable.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>In the final minutes, Sydney&#x27;s class simply shone through.<\/p>\n<p>Ikuvalu scored a super somersault try in the corner, though Manu missed the conversion to have them all squared up at 34-34.<\/p>\n<p>Enter Sam Walker.<\/p>\n<p>The young halfback proved he had ice in his veins to step up and knock through a field goal, putting the Roosters ahead and sealing a memorable victory.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/login.nine.com.au\/login?client_id=wwos&amp;redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fwwos.nine.com.au&amp;newsletter=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"For a daily dose of the best of the breaking news and exclusive content from Wide World of Sports, subscribe to our newsletter by clicking here!\"><em><strong>For a daily dose of the best of the breaking news and exclusive content from Wide World of Sports, subscribe to our newsletter by clicking here!<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>The Gold Coast Titans nearly pulled off the &quot;biggest ever comeback&quot; 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