With the adrenaline from a thrilling comeback win last week likely to still be swirling, the Dragons eye off a Titans side who were dealt a reality check by the Roosters in Round 5.
Two tries in the final three minutes saw the Dragons to a 20-16 win over the Wests Tigers, with Jamie Soward's charges overcoming a sluggish start to secure their second win of the campaign.
The Titans will be the third side currently in the top four that the Dragons have faced already this year, so they should be battle hardened.
The Gold Coast meanwhile got an insight into the level they may need to get to if they are going to contend this season when they were overcome 30-8 by the Roosters.
While there were good patches from Karyn Murphy's side, they had no answer for what the Roosters brought through the middle part of the contest and had some worrying defensive lapses in the lead up to tries.
The head-to-head history is all about the Dragons, with three wins from three attempts against the Titans.
Match: Dragons v Titans
Round 6 -
home Team
Dragons
8th Position
away Team
Titans
3rd Position
Venue: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium, Sydney
Team News
Dragons: Bobbi Law (hamstring) won't play with Cheynoah Amone moving into the centres as her replacement. Sarah Riordan starts at prop and Angelina Teakaraanga-Katoa goes to the bench. Sophie Clancy (shoulder) is good to go with fellow hooking option Kaarla Cowan on the bench. Roxette Murdoch is a late inclusion on the interchange list in place of Maddison Weatherall.
Titans: Lauren Brown moves from hooker to halfback on game day with Sienna Lofipo going to the bench and Brittany Breayley-Nati the new starting hooker. Sophie Buller and Kaitlyn Phillips have joined the bench in place of Hailee-Jay Ormond-Maunsell and Laikha Clarke. Representative centre Jaime Chapman returns to boost the backline after time out with a head knock.
Match: Dragons v Titans
Round 6 -
home Team
Dragons
away Team
Titans
Team Lists
Backs
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Fullback for Dragons is number 1 Teagan BerryFullback for Titans is number 1 Evania Pelite
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Winger for Dragons is number 2 Margot VellaWinger for Titans is number 2 Karina Brown
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Centre for Dragons is number 3 Keele BrowneCentre for Titans is number 3 Jaime Chapman
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Centre for Dragons is number 19 Cheynoah AmoneCentre for Titans is number 4 Niall Williams-Guthrie
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Winger for Dragons is number 5 Shenai LendillWinger for Titans is number 5 Destiny Mino-Sinapati
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Five-Eighth for Dragons is number 6 Tyla KingFive-Eighth for Titans is number 6 Chantay Kiria-Ratu
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Halfback for Dragons is number 7 Raecene McGregorHalfback for Titans is number 9 Lauren Brown
Forwards
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Prop for Dragons is number 10 Tara McGrath-WestProp for Titans is number 8 Shannon Mato
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Hooker for Dragons is number 9 Sophie ClancyHooker for Titans is number 14 Brittany Breayley-Nati
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Prop for Dragons is number 16 Sarah RiordanProp for Titans is number 10 Jessika Elliston
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2nd Row for Dragons is number 11 Ella Koster2nd Row for Titans is number 11 Zara Canfield
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2nd Row for Dragons is number 12 Jamilee Bright2nd Row for Titans is number 12 Shaylee Bent
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Lock for Dragons is number 13 Alexis TauaneaiLock for Titans is number 13 Georgia Hale
Interchange
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Interchange for Dragons is number 8 Angelina Teakaraanga-KatoaInterchange for Titans is number 7 Sienna Lofipo
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Interchange for Dragons is number 14 Zali HopkinsInterchange for Titans is number 15 Steph Hancock
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Interchange for Dragons is number 15 Kaarla CowanInterchange for Titans is number 18 Kaitlyn Phillips
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Interchange for Dragons is number 22 Roxy MurdochInterchange for Titans is number 19 Sophie Buller
Reserves
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Replacement for Dragons is number 18 Renee TargettReplacement for Titans is number 21 Dannii Perese
Match Officials
- Referee: Belinda Sharpe
- Touch Judge: Nick Beashel
- Senior Review Official: Ben Cummins
Last updated:
Stat Attack
- Dragons fullback Teagan Berry has a competition-high 109 runs this year and leads the NRLW in metres gained with 1131.
- The Titans trail only the Eels in terms of best discipline this year, averaging just 4.4 penalties conceded per game.
- St George Illawarra make the fewest errors in the competition, averaging out at more than one less per game than the next best in that category.
