Canberra Raiders beat Gold Coast Titans 20-4, Cronulla thrashes North Queensland Cowboys 48-10 at Kogarah Oval
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AprApril 2021 at 11:07am
Canberra s defence was as important as it s attack in the Raiders win over the Titans.
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Gold Coast could face a week without a home and the team s first-choice halves after Jamal Fogarty was injured in the Titans 20-4 loss to Canberra.
In the other game of Easter Saturday, the Cronulla Sharks hammered the North Queensland Cowboys 48-10.
Raiders full-back Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad put on a clinic for Canberra, starring in attack and defence for the Green Machine.
Titans coach Justin Holbrook was heartened by the many chances his team created in a 20-4 loss to the Raiders but felt they learned a lesson in execution.
Holbrook conceded he should ve replaced halfback Jamal Fogarty earlier than the 52nd minute after he copped an early quadriceps cork but is hopeful he will face Newcastle next week.
The Gold Coast also lost winger Anthony Don to a seemingly serious second-half hip injury at Netstrata Jubilee Oval but Holbrook couldn t confirm the severity. When you lose a halfback and a winger and you re chasing points, it makes it very hard to win, Holbrook said without blaming those casualties for the defeat.
Gold Coast face a week of uncertainty around their halves and home after Jamal Fogarty s injury added to the pain of a 20-4 NRL loss to Canberra.
While Raiders fullback Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad was sublime in both attack and defence for the Green Machine, the Titans squandered their chances.
Josh Papalii was also powerful for Canberra up front, scoring a crucial second-half try after the Raiders had taken an 8-4 lead to the break.
Ricky Stuart s men were smashed by injuries last week, but it was the Titans who were left licking their wounds after the relocated match at Sydney s Kogarah Oval on Saturday night.