Gold Coast Titans vs South Sydney Rabbitohs Tips, Odds and Teams – NRL 2018 Round 14

Friday’s NRL 2018 Round 14 match is between Gold Coast Titans and South Sydney Rabbitohs. The opening kick is set to commence at 19:55 local time with the game to be played at Cbus Super Stadium, Gold Coast. The away team South Sydney Rabbitohs are the favourites for the match. View our preview and teams for the game between Gold Coast Titans and South Sydney Rabbitohs.

When: 19:55 | Friday 08/06/2018

Where: Cbus Super Stadium, Gold Coast

Preview:

Having Robbie Farah in your squad has a huge benefit considering when your regular no.9 is involved in State of Origin.

I expect Damien Cook to back up after a strong game against Queensland on Wednesday.

From the evidence I’ve seen of late from the Titans, I can’t see them coming close in this contest.

Souths have been clinical and dominant regardless to who is in their side.

Anthony Seibold has done a terrific job with his squad and should be commended.

KEY BATTLE: Nathan Peats v Damien Cook

I’m looking forward however, to the battle of the two number 9s.

Don’t forget Nathan Peats was last year’s NSW hooker and he would be privately seething over his axing.

The Verdict

I can’t be convinced that the Titans have the ability to knock over the dark horse in this competition.

Off the back of the three Burgess boys laying a foundation and the electric left side attack with Cody Walker and John Sutton, they’ll run riot through the Titans’ right edge.

Providing the Bunnies can compete at a high level, I see this one blowing out in favour of the away side.

The Rabbitohs have a 4-1 (80.0 percent) line record in night matches against the Gold Coast since 2011.

Unibet Odds:

Gold Coast at $3.25

South Sydney at $1.36

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Tip: South Sydney Rabbitohs at $1.42

Value Tip: First Try Scorer: Alex Johnston at $11.00

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Teams:

Gold Coast Titans:

1 Michael Gordon, 2 Anthony Don, 3 Dale Copley, 4 Brenko Lee, 5 Phillip Sami, 6 AJ Brimson, 7 Ashley Taylor, 8 Jarrod Wallace, 9 Nathan Peats, 10 Ryan James (c), 11 Kevin Proctor, 12 Will Matthews, 13 Jai Arrow

Interchange: 14 Mitch Rein, 15 Max King, 16 Moeaki Fotuaika, 17 Keegan Hipgrave

Reserves: 18 Jack Stockwell, 19 Bryce Cartwright, 20 Kane Elgey, 21 Morgan Boyle.

South Sydney Rabbitohs:

1 Alex Johnston, 2 Campbell Graham, 3 Greg Inglis (c), 4 Dane Gagai, 5 Robert Jennings, 6 Cody Walker, 7 Adam Reynolds, 8 Thomas Burgess, 9 Damien Cook, 10 George Burgess, 11 John Sutton, 12 Angus Crichton, 13 Sam Burgess

Interchange: 14 Adam Doueihi, 15 Cameron Murray, 16 Jason Clark, 17 Tevita Tatola

Reserves: 18 Robbie Farah, 19 Hymel Hunt, 20 Mark Nicholls, 21 Tyrell Fuimaono, 22 Mawene Hiroti, 23 Dean Britt.

NRL News:

High-flying South Sydney will prepare for another NRL week without their State of Origin stars, holding faith their relentless work ethic will see them past Gold Coast if the quartet can’t back up.

The Rabbitohs named Damien Cook, Angus Crichton, captain Greg Inglis and Dane Gagai to face the Titans two days after Origin I, as Anthony Seibold’s third-placed side attempt a sixth-straight win.

But stand-in skipper Sam Burgess said none would be pushed to make the 48-hour interstate turnaround from the MCG to Cbus Super Stadium.

“With it being a short turnaround I think we’ll wait and see how they pull up,” Burgess said.

“Three of the guys are starting (Origin), so Greg, Dane and Cookey will play big minutes.

“If they want to back up, if they’re feeling good, we’ll get them back in.

“But there’s no pressure on them from our end.

“If the Origin boys don’t back up we’ve got a bit of depth there and everyone is pretty clear on the job.”

Gagai remains in doubt as he prepares to push through the pain of a training-ground compound dislocation and start for Queensland on Wednesday night.

But, in a major boost, Alex Johnston will be back in the No.1 jersey.

Evergreen Robbie Farah has slipped back to the reserves but, if Cook is not ready to play, could yet return to fill the hole at hooker after making a game-high 62 tackles in last weekend’s epic takedown of form team Cronulla.

If Souths needed confirmation they can still perform without key personnel it was that 22-14 victory over a near full-strength Sharks.

The win was their fifth on the trot – the most since the club’s breakthrough 2014 premiership – and had Andrew Johns declaring them genuine title contenders.

Just as he did after the game, Burgess played down premiership talk, opting instead to talk up the squad’s depth and industry.

But he remained wary of a 12th-placed Titans side that’s named Origin representatives Jarrod Wallace and Jai Arrow.

“The guys are really focused,” he said.

“Obviously we’ve been getting results off it, so the guys are really buying into the way we’re preparing.

“The Titans play extremely well up on the Gold Coast … they’ve got a great forward pack – if their boys from Origin back up they’ve almost got a representative pack.

“So it’s going to be a challenge for us, we know that. It keeps you pretty honest.

“The moment you don’t turn up and work out on Monday is probably the moment you get beat.”

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