Round 3 team: Young guns get their chance in Cbus home opener
Young guns Tony Francis and Iszac Fa'asuamaleaui will get their first taste of NRL in 2025 when the Titans host the Knights at Cbus Super Stadium on Saturday night.
Replacing injured duo Alofiana Khan-Pereira (hamstring) and Jaimin Jolliffe (calf), the pair's inclusion is the only change to the 17 that faced the Bulldogs on Sunday night with Francis named to start on the wing and Fa'asuamaleaui to offer impact from the bench.
Expecting a strong crowd for the first home game in 2025, the Titans will be aiming to keep their strong record against the Novocastrians at Robina intact - having not lost to the Knights at the venue since 2015.
Kick-off is at 6.35pm (QLD) on Saturday at Cbus Super Stadium, Gold Coast.
Team Lists
Backs
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Fullback for Titans is number 1 Keano KiniFullback for Knights is number 1 Kalyn Ponga
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Winger for Titans is number 2 Tony FrancisWinger for Knights is number 2 James Schiller
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Centre for Titans is number 3 Brian KellyCentre for Knights is number 3 Dane Gagai
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Centre for Titans is number 4 Phillip SamiCentre for Knights is number 4 Bradman Best
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Winger for Titans is number 5 Jojo FifitaWinger for Knights is number 5 Greg Marzhew
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Five-Eighth for Titans is number 6 AJ BrimsonFive-Eighth for Knights is number 6 Fletcher Sharpe
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Halfback for Titans is number 7 Jayden CampbellHalfback for Knights is number 7 Jack Cogger
Forwards
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Prop for Titans is number 8 Moeaki FotuaikaProp for Knights is number 8 Jacob Saifiti
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Hooker for Titans is number 9 Sam VerrillsHooker for Knights is number 9 Phoenix Crossland
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Prop for Titans is number 10 Reagan Campbell-GillardProp for Knights is number 10 Brodie Jones
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2nd Row for Titans is number 11 Klese Haas2nd Row for Knights is number 11 Dylan Lucas
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2nd Row for Titans is number 12 Beau Fermor2nd Row for Knights is number 12 Tyson Frizell
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Lock for Titans is number 13 Tino Fa'asuamaleauiLock for Knights is number 13 Adam Elliott
Interchange
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Interchange for Titans is number 14 Chris RandallInterchange for Knights is number 14 Jayden Brailey
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Interchange for Titans is number 15 David FifitaInterchange for Knights is number 15 Jack Hetherington
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Interchange for Titans is number 16 Iszac Fa'asuamaleauiInterchange for Knights is number 16 Thomas Cant
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Interchange for Titans is number 17 Brock GrayInterchange for Knights is number 17 Mat Croker
Reserves
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Replacement for Titans is number 18 Jaylan De GrootReplacement for Knights is number 18 Kyle McCarthy
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Reserve for Titans is number 19 Arama HauReserve for Knights is number 19 Jermaine McEwen
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Reserve for Titans is number 20 Jacob Alick-WienckeReserve for Knights is number 20 Will Pryce
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Reserve for Titans is number 21 Tom WeaverReserve for Knights is number 21 Matthew Arthur
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Reserve for Titans is number 22 Ken MaumaloReserve for Knights is number 22 Tyrone Thompson
Titans Ins
- Arama Hau
- Iszac Fa'asuamaleaui
- Jacob Alick-Wiencke
- Ken Maumalo
- Tom Weaver
- Tony Francis
Knights Ins
- Jermaine McEwen
- Kyle McCarthy
- Matthew Arthur
- Thomas Cant
- Tyrone Thompson
- Will Pryce
Titans Outs
- Alofiana Khan-Pereira
- Jaimin Jolliffe
Knights Ins
- Kai Pearce-Paul
- Leo Thompson
Match Officials
- Referee: Liam Kennedy
- Touch Judge: Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski
- Senior Review Official: Matt Noyen
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