Parramatta booked their finals berth but coach Brad Arthur wasnt happy, blasting his sides ill-discipline in a 36-12 win which plunged Gold Coast to new lows.
Mitchell Moses provided the composure on Friday night, setting up three tries with kicks to create the decisive buffer and assure their finals spot with three rounds to play.
The visitors also keep alive their top-four hopes but it means a record eighth consecutive loss for the Titans, who are all but assured of their second wooden spoon.
Arthur praised the leadership of Moses but was disappointed with the Eels lack of patience when things werent clicking in the first half.
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Thats probably our most ill-disciplined performance that weve put in this year … not good enough, the coach said.
(But Moses was) all about the team. He probably ran more tonight, but the opportunities presented and that composure just filters through the group.
Two Moses bombs and a grubber seemed to have an otherwise improved Titans defence spellbound, with the hosts either spilling their efforts to catch or not attempting at all.
Shaun Lane was the benefactor of the latter, allowed to catch a bomb unchallenged five metres out before burrowing over.
Flying Eels centre Waqa Blake crosses for one of his two tries on Friday night.Credit:NRL Photos
No.7 Moses darted down the right side in an attacking raid that led to Waqa Blake's first try.
Moses had a hand in the Eels' fifth try, offloading to Manu Ma'u who found Blake with a brilliant flick pass to bury the contest with 20 minutes to play.
Earlier, Daniel Alvaro scored his first try in almost two years, Brad Takairangi palming back a bomb that eventually found the bustling forward.
Alvaro was promoted to start when Junior Paulo (ankle) was scratched late, while the Titans also shuffled their pack with Jarrod Wallace missing after the mid week birth of his daughter.
Former NSW State of Origin hooker Nathan Peats started at lock as a result and proved effective alongside No.9 Mitch ReRead More – Source
Parramatta booked their finals berth but coach Brad Arthur wasnt happy, blasting his sides ill-discipline in a 36-12 win which plunged Gold Coast to new lows.
Mitchell Moses provided the composure on Friday night, setting up three tries with kicks to create the decisive buffer and assure their finals spot with three rounds to play.
The visitors also keep alive their top-four hopes but it means a record eighth consecutive loss for the Titans, who are all but assured of their second wooden spoon.
Arthur praised the leadership of Moses but was disappointed with the Eels lack of patience when things werent clicking in the first half.
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Thats probably our most ill-disciplined performance that weve put in this year … not good enough, the coach said.
(But Moses was) all about the team. He probably ran more tonight, but the opportunities presented and that composure just filters through the group.
Two Moses bombs and a grubber seemed to have an otherwise improved Titans defence spellbound, with the hosts either spilling their efforts to catch or not attempting at all.
Shaun Lane was the benefactor of the latter, allowed to catch a bomb unchallenged five metres out before burrowing over.
Flying Eels centre Waqa Blake crosses for one of his two tries on Friday night.Credit:NRL Photos
No.7 Moses darted down the right side in an attacking raid that led to Waqa Blake's first try.
Moses had a hand in the Eels' fifth try, offloading to Manu Ma'u who found Blake with a brilliant flick pass to bury the contest with 20 minutes to play.
Earlier, Daniel Alvaro scored his first try in almost two years, Brad Takairangi palming back a bomb that eventually found the bustling forward.
Alvaro was promoted to start when Junior Paulo (ankle) was scratched late, while the Titans also shuffled their pack with Jarrod Wallace missing after the mid week birth of his daughter.
Former NSW State of Origin hooker Nathan Peats started at lock as a result and proved effective alongside No.9 Mitch ReRead More – Source
