The Warriors have held off a fast-finishing Titans to secure an eight-point victory at a sold-out Go Media Stadium.
Elsewhere, the Wests Tigers hosted the Brisbane Broncos, and South Sydney played St George Illawarra.
Warriors Prevail Over Titans
Andrew Webster’s men burst out of the gates and led 22-0 at the break, Alofiana Khan-Pereira scoring a first-half double against his former side.
Gold Coast, however, were not going to lie down easily and scored three tries in the final 12 minutes to set up a grandstand finish.
The deficit was too great to overrun, however, and the Warriors held on to secure two vital competition points.
Dally M leader Jackson Ford produced another sensational performance, running for 226 metres and making 48 tackles in a tireless 80-minute effort.
Broncos Derailed Tigers Juggernaut
We finished at Campbelltown Sports Stadium where the red-hot Wests Tigers hosted premiers Brisbane, who have been ravaged by injury and had to overcome the loss of superstar prop Payne Haas in the first half.
Despite having the odds against them the visitors channelled the ‘Baby Broncos’ of 2002 as derailed the Tigers juggernaut with a gutsy performance to return to the winners’ circle after going down to the Cowboys in a derby dazzler.
Adam Reynolds returned to inspire the Broncos to a brave 21-20 defeat of the high-flying Wests Tigers and maintain a 34-year winning record at Campbellton Stadium.
Already without Reece Walsh, Ben Hunt and Pat Carrigan, the Broncos lost superstar prop Payne Haas midway through the first half and fullback Jesse Arthars late in the match. Centre Kotoni Staggs played on with a torn ligament in his foot.
Wests Tigers dominated possession and field position but Reynolds laid on two tries in three minutes to give the premiers an 18-14 lead at halftime.
Wests Tigers scored the only try of the second half but Reynolds kicked a penalty goal and a field goal to snatch victory.
Staggs has bundled Makasini over the sideline to snuff out an attacking raid by the Tigers.
Karapani has been called back after thinking he had scored following a forward pass from Shibasaki.
Reynolds has kicked a field goal after a fumble by Makasini from a bomb by the Broncos halfback put the premiers in range. Broncos 21 Wests Tigers 20
Reynolds has levelled up the scores with a penalty goal after Koroisau knocked the ball down at marker.
Rabbitohs Sink Dragons After Send-Off
South Sydney duo Latrell Mitchell and Matt Dufty then combined to sink St George Illawarra to their seventh-straight loss to start the season.
Mitchell scored four tries while former Dragon Dufty scored a try and ran for a career-high 324 metres in his first game in the NRL since 2022.
The match was hanging in the balance until Jaydn Su’A was sent off in the 69th minute, with the Rabbitohs closing out a convincing 30-12 win.
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