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Canterbury Bulldogs vs Gold Coast Titans Tips & Preview - Titans value to cause an upset in NRL

Jeremy Darke

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Last updated: 15 Mar 2025

Jeremy Darke 15 Mar 2025

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Canterbury Bulldogs vs Gold Coast Titans expert predictions for Sunday’s Round 2 NRL game
The Titans can cover the +7.5-point line as underdogs
Alofiana Khan-Pereira is a key player to watch, backed to score a try anytime

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Canterbury Bulldogs and Gold Coast Titans (Getty Images)

Canterbury Bulldogs vs Gold Coast Titans Preview
Head to Head
Canterbury Bulldogs Form
Canterbury Bulldogs Team News
Canterbury Bulldogs Team List
Gold Coast Titans Form
Gold Coast Titans Team News
Gold Coast Titans Team List

Canterbury Bulldogs vs Gold Coast Titans Preview

Gold Coast Titans play their first game of the season after the Round 1 bye can can cover with a

+7.5-point line. The Titans are also worth backing for the upset.

The Titans covered 68% of the time as the underdog last season.
The last 7 Titans away games have gone under the game total.
5 of the last 8 Canterbury home games have gone under the game total.
Bulldogs conceded 3 tries last week to left winger, Tuipulotu of the Dragons making 9 tries in their last 5 games to that position.

Head to Head

Canterbury beat the Titans 32-0 last season at Belmore Stadium, dominating all match.

The Bulldogs have won 3 of the last 4 matches, however, the Titans have won 4 of the last 7 games against Canterbury.

Canterbury Bulldogs Form

The Bulldogs got away with a 28-20 victory over the Dragons after leading comfortably at 16-6 at half time. Canterbury looked sharp in attack early while their defence was almost impenetrable in the first half, just as it was in 2024.

However, it was a different story in the second half with the Dragons peppering the right side of the Bulldogs defence which opened up on multiple occasions.

Considering that Canterbury had 66% of the territory in both halves with all of the go-forward, winning the run mere battle by 320m, there defence still leaked 7 linebreaks and they found themselves in a much tighter game than they should have.

Canterbury Bulldogs Team News

Josh Curran has served his suspension and will return to the interchange bench for the Bulldogs with Harry Hayes dropping out.

Stephen Crichton was cleared by the judiciary and will play against the Gold Coast.

Canterbury Bulldogs Team List

1. Connor Tracey

2. Blake Wilson

3. Bronson Xerri

4. Stephen Crichton

5. Marcelo Montoya

6. Matt Burton

7. Toby Sexton

8. Max King

9. Reed Mahoney

10. Daniel Suluka-Fifita

11. Viliame Kikau

12. Jacob Preston

13. Kurt Mann

Interchange

14. Bailey Hayward

15. Sitili Tupouniua

16. Josh Curran

17. Jaeman Salmon

Reserves

19. Harry Hayes

20. Kurtis Morrin

21. Blake Taaffe

22. Luke Smith

23. Jonathan Su

Gold Coast Titans Form

The Gold Coast will play their first game of the season after a Round 1 bye.

There are plenty of tipsters picking the Titans to make the eight this season and you can see why when looking at their squad. They have a top-class forward pack that is filled with Origin players like Tino and Mo Fotuaika and has been bolstered by the addition of Reagen Campbell-Gillard.

The Titans backline could also be the fastest in the NRL. Alofiana Khan-Pereira was the leading tryscorer in the NRL in 2024 and he will have Keano Kini working in around the back with Jojo Fifita on the other wing, not to mention a fully-fit Philip Sami.

The question for the Coast will be who controls the game, with Kieren Foran out for a few months. Can Cambell and/or Brimson manage the game and make the right 6th tackle options?

Gold Coast Titans Team News

The Gold Coast will start the season with a healthy forward pack for the first time in years, ith new recruit Reagan Campbell-Gillard joining Mo Fotuaika in the front row with captain Tino Fa'asuamaleaui locking the scrum after returning from a knee injury that saw him miss most of the 2024 season.

A new-look halves arrives on the Gold Coast but with familiar faces. A.J. Brimson will play in the No. 6 with Jayden Campbell as the halfback, while Keano Kini has locked in his spot at fullback.

Gold Coast Titans Team List

1. Keano Kini

2. Alofiana Khan-Pereira

3. Brian Kelly

4. Phillip Sami

5. Jojo Fifita

6. AJ Brimson

7. Jayden Campbell

8. Mo Fotuaika

9. Sam Verrills

10. Reagan Campbell-Gillard

11. Klese Haas

12. Beau Fermor

13. Tino Fa'asuamaleaui

Interchange

14. Chris Randall

15. David Fifita

16. Jaimin Jolliffe

17. Brock Gray

Reserves

18. Jaylan De Groot

19. Arama Hau

20. Iszac Fa'asuamaleaui

21. Tom Weaver

22. Tony Francis

Verdict

Canterbury Bulldogs v Gold Coast Titans

Alofiana Khan-Pereira is backed to score a try in a match that stays under the game total of 45.5 points. The Titans are also backed cover the line as the underdogs.

Gold Coast -7.5

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