Match Preview: NRL Round 15 vs Titans

Author: seaeagles.com.au
Timestamp: Wed 11 Jun 2025, 06:25 PM

The Sea Eagles are on the Gold Coast preparing for Friday night’s Round 15 match against the Titans at Cbus Super Stadium.

Round 15 - Round 15 - Friday 13 Jun

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Titans

Sea Eagles

Venue: Cbus Super Stadium, Gold Coast

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Both teams head into this contest after bitterly disappointing performances last round. The Sea Eagles surrendered a 16-point lead to suffer a golden-point loss to the Knights in Newcastle, and a couple of days later the Titans were obliterated by the Broncos in Brisbane.

Goes without saying this a huge match for both teams with Manly in a mid-table logjam, and the Gold Coast at the foot of the ladder.

The Sea Eagles are one of eight teams separated by just two competition points, so a win on Friday, together with two points from next week’s bye, would give them a nice little nudge up the ladder.

Consistency for Manly has been somewhat elusive through the first half of the season, the team stringing together back-to-back wins just once, and on a seven-game win-loss-sequence.

Origin inevitably plays a part in performances and results at this time of the year, it’s just the way it is.

The Titans will be missing their captain Tino Fa'asuamaleaui and prop Moeaki Fotuaika, while Manly, for the first time in 10 years, will not be supplying talent to either New South Wales or Queensland.

In team news, the Sea Eagles welcome back a trio of players who have not played since their team’s loss to the Eels in Round 12. Tom Trbojevic replaces Lehi Hopoate (HIA) at fullback, Jason Saab comes onto the wing for Clayton Faulalo, and Siua Taukeiaho will be a welcome addition to the front row.

For the Titans, with Fa'asuamaleaui and Fotuaika in camp with the Maroons, Klese Haas starts at lock and Iszac Fa'asuamaleaui joins the bench alongside 26-year-old back-rower Josh Patston who will make his NRL debut.

Round 15 - Round 15 - Friday 13 Jun

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Titans

Sea Eagles

Team Lists

Backs

Fullback for Titans is number 1 AJ Brimson

Fullback for Sea Eagles is number 1 Tom Trbojevic
Winger for Titans is number 2 Alofiana Khan-Pereira

Winger for Sea Eagles is number 2 Jason Saab
Centre for Titans is number 3 Brian Kelly

Centre for Sea Eagles is number 3 Tolutau Koula
Centre for Titans is number 4 Phillip Sami

Centre for Sea Eagles is number 4 Reuben Garrick
Winger for Titans is number 5 Allan Fitzgibbon

Winger for Sea Eagles is number 5 Tommy Talau
Five-Eighth for Titans is number 6 Kieran Foran

Five-Eighth for Sea Eagles is number 6 Luke Brooks
Halfback for Titans is number 7 Jayden Campbell

Halfback for Sea Eagles is number 7 Daly Cherry-Evans

Forwards

Prop for Titans is number 8 Jaimin Jolliffe

Prop for Sea Eagles is number 8 Ethan Bullemor
Hooker for Titans is number 20 Sam Verrills

Hooker for Sea Eagles is number 9 Lachlan Croker
Prop for Titans is number 10 Reagan Campbell-Gillard

Prop for Sea Eagles is number 10 Siosiua Taukeiaho
2nd Row for Titans is number 11 Chris Randall

2nd Row for Sea Eagles is number 11 Haumole Olakau'atu
2nd Row for Titans is number 12 Beau Fermor

2nd Row for Sea Eagles is number 12 Ben Trbojevic
Lock for Titans is number 13 Klese Haas

Lock for Sea Eagles is number 13 Jake Trbojevic

Interchange

Interchange for Titans is number 14 Jacob Alick-Wiencke

Interchange for Sea Eagles is number 15 Jazz Tevaga
Interchange for Titans is number 15 Iszac Fa'asuamaleaui

Interchange for Sea Eagles is number 16 Corey Waddell
Interchange for Titans is number 16 Josh Patston

Interchange for Sea Eagles is number 17 Nathan Brown
Interchange for Titans is number 17 Tukimihia Simpkins

Interchange for Sea Eagles is number 18 Toafofoa Sipley