Late mail: Holbrook's plan for Tino in Macca's Local Derby
Gold Coast Titans captain Tino Fa'asuamaleaui will start from the bench in the Macca's Local Derby clash against the Broncos with Justin Holbrook making the late switch ahead of kick off.
Backing up from an incredible Origin performance in Maroon playing a monumental 56 minutes to help Queensland defeat New South Wales 22-12, the skipper will play an impact role from the pine, opening the door for Erin Clark to begin at lock after the Titans coach earlier this week outlined his plan for the talented ball-player moving forward in the new middle third role.
The Gold Coast will also see two new players make history, with Jojo Fifita and Aaron Booth making their club debuts in the highly-anticipated contest - the clash being 19-year-old flyer Fifita's first game in the NRL.
The Gold Coast will hope to square the ledger against the Broncos when the rivalry reignites at 7.35pm.
Match: Titans v Broncos
Round 18 -
home Team
Titans
away Team
Broncos
Team Lists
Backs
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Fullback for Titans is number 1 AJ BrimsonFullback for Broncos is number 1 Tesi Niu
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Winger for Titans is number 2 Jojo FifitaWinger for Broncos is number 2 Delouise Hoeter
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Centre for Titans is number 3 Phillip SamiCentre for Broncos is number 3 Kotoni Staggs
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Centre for Titans is number 4 Patrick HerbertCentre for Broncos is number 4 Brenko Lee
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Winger for Titans is number 5 Corey ThompsonWinger for Broncos is number 5 Jordan Pereira
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Five-Eighth for Titans is number 6 Tanah BoydFive-Eighth for Broncos is number 6 Ezra Mam
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Halfback for Titans is number 7 Toby SextonHalfback for Broncos is number 7 Adam Reynolds
Forwards
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Prop for Titans is number 8 Moeaki FotuaikaProp for Broncos is number 8 Keenan Palasia
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Hooker for Titans is number 9 Aaron BoothHooker for Broncos is number 9 Billy Walters
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Prop for Titans is number 10 Isaac LiuProp for Broncos is number 16 Thomas Flegler
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2nd Row for Titans is number 11 David Fifita2nd Row for Broncos is number 11 Zac Hosking
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2nd Row for Titans is number 12 Beau Fermor2nd Row for Broncos is number 12 Jordan Riki
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Lock for Titans is number 14 Erin ClarkLock for Broncos is number 13 Kobe Hetherington
Interchange
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Interchange for Titans is number 13 Tino Fa'asuamaleauiInterchange for Broncos is number 10 Ryan James
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Interchange for Titans is number 15 Jaimin JolliffeInterchange for Broncos is number 14 Jake Turpin
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Interchange for Titans is number 16 Herman Ese'eseInterchange for Broncos is number 15 Rhys Kennedy
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Interchange for Titans is number 17 Paul TurnerInterchange for Broncos is number 17 Tyson Gamble
Reserves
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Replacement for Titans is number 18 Sam McIntyreReplacement for Broncos is number 18 Deine Mariner
Match Officials
- Referee: Chris Sutton
- Senior Review Official: Kasey Badger
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