Gold Coast Titans vs Wests Tigers Preview & Prediction | 2025 NRL | Regular Season
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Cbus Super Stadium hosts a crucial bottom-of-the-ladder clash, with the Titans eager to avoid the wooden spoon as they take on the Wests Tigers.
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Gold Coast Titans team news
Carter Gordon and teenage sensation Cooper Bai have both been named to make their first grade debuts. It will be Des Hasler’s last game at the helm for the Titans. Gordon has been named at centre, replacing Jojo Fifita who is out with a hamstring injury. In other backline changes, Keano Kini has been named at fullback, with AJ Brimson picked at centre while Phil Sami has been named on the wing. Jaylan De Groot and Tony Francis go back to the reserves list.
Squad: 1. Keano Kini 2. Brian Kelly 3. AJ Brimson 4. Carter Gordon 5. Phillip Sami 6. Kieran Foran 7. Jayden Campbell 8. Moeaki Fotuaika 9. Sam Verrills 10. Reagan Campbell-Gillard 11. Chris Randall 12. Beau Fermor 13. Tino Fa’asuamaleaui 14. Cooper Bai 15. Klese Haas 16. Iszac Fa’asumaleaui 17. Josh Patston 18. Tukimihia Simpkins 19. Jaylan De Groot 20. Tom Weaver 21. Sean Mullany 22. Tony Francis
Wests Tigers team news
Winger Jeral Skelton will miss this game due to concussion, with his spot to be filled by teenage debutant Heamasi Makasini. Alex Seyfarth will make a return after he was suspended, and that sees Charlie Murray drop to the reserves list.
Squad: 1. Jahream Bula 2. Sunia Turuva 3. Taylan May 4. Starford To’a 5. Heamasi Makasini 6. Jarome Luai 7. Latu Fainu 8. Terrell May 9. Apisai Koroisau 10. Fonua Pole 11. Samuela Fainu 12. Sione Fainu 13. Alex Twal 14. Heath Mason 15. Royce Hunt 16. Alex Seyfarth 17. Tony Sukkar 18. Tristan Hope 19. Charlie Murray 20. Kit Laulilii 21. Krystian Mapapalangi 22. Charlie Staines
Gold Coast Titans vs Wests Tigers prediction
The Titans (17th) are in a dire slump, currently riding a five-game losing streak after a narrow 36-30 defeat to the Dolphins in Round 26.
The Wests Tigers (11th) have shown marked improvement this season and are not in the wooden spoon conversation. They are coming off a respectable 24-10 loss to the minor premiers, Canberra, in Round 26.
Titans halfback Jayden Campbell is the club's leading point-scorer in 2025 with 142 points.
Wests Tigers prop Terrell May has enjoyed a strong season, leading the team with 985 tackles and leads the entire NRL with an impressive 63 offloads.
Key Stats:
The Titans have won five of their past seven games against the Tigers. Wests Tigers have not defeated the Titans at Cbus Super Stadium since 2017. The Titans have conceded 122 points in their past three games. Wests Tigers can claim their 10th win of the season for the first time in six years. Titans’ winger Phillip Sami has scored seven tries in his last six games against Wests Tigers.
The Titans have historically had the better of this matchup, winning 17 of the 28 games played. However, the Wests Tigers claimed victory in their most recent encounter, a tight 21-20 result in Round 20 of this season
This is a clash for pride. The Titans carry the weight of a farewell for coach Des Hasler and Kieran Foran, plus the pressure to avoid the wooden spoon. The Tigers, meanwhile, aim to finish a season of progress with a win.
Gold Coast Titans vs Wests Tigers tip: Wests Tigers to win & Jahream Bula to score two tries
