Titans young gun Zane Harrison will make his Hostplus Cup debut for the Tweed Seagullls as they face Papua New Guinea at Cbus Super Stadium on Saturday.
A curtain-raiser to Gold Coast's Round 5 showdown against the Dolphins, the 19-year-old school prodigy gets his first crack to impress after a strong start playing Mal Meninga Cup to help Tweed lead the competition, called up into the Queensland Cup side to replace Tom Weaver who forms part of the NRL's 19-man game day squad.
Match: Titans v Dolphins
Round 5 -
home Team
Titans
8th Position
away Team
Dolphins
14th Position
Venue: Cbus Super Stadium, Gold Coast
It's been a whirlwind 12 months for the Future Titans alumni, who steered the Seagulls to Mal Meninga Cup success last year, before doing the same with Palm Beach Currumbin at both state and national level to earn top individual honours across respective competitions - claiming both the Justin Hodges and Peter Sterling Medals.
Impressing in his second pre-season at Parkwood after joining the NRL squad full-time straight from school as a development player in 2025, the Blues junior representative experienced a taste of first grade in Gold Coast's first trial against the Broncos and now gets his opportunity at a Cup level at Cbus Super Stadium.
"Its always great for the team to play at such a great stadium before the Titans," Seagulls coach Dave Penna told titans.com.au.
"It’s a really good experience for them. Its not every day you get the opportunity to do this, so its important to soak it in and put your best foot forward."
Match: Seagulls v Hunters
Round 5 -
home Team
Seagulls
12th Position
away Team
Hunters
6th Position
Venue: Cbus Super Stadium, Gold Coast
The clash against the Hunters is a game Penna considers must-win to stay in touch with the top eight after close loses in recent weeks to Burleigh and Ipswich, expecting PNG to come out of the blocks firing after demolishing the Tigers 40-6 in Port Moresby last weekend.
"We have been in the games [the past few weeks], but have started poorly in our defence. The boys have been competing and fighting right till the end which has been pleasing," he said.
"PNG will come out and run hard and tackle hard, and they'll throw the ball around if we let them.
"We need to be strong, complete our sets and play for the 80 minutes."
Embracing Multicultural Round at Robina with the arrival of the Hunters to face Gold Coast's affiliate club, this match-up kicks off a big day at Cbus Super Stadium from 2pm, ahead of Titans v Dolphins derby at 4.30pm.
