Cbus Super Stadium will play host to Friday's Round 23 NRL game between Gold Coast Titans and New Zealand Warriors. The game kicks off at 6:00 pm with New Zealand Warriors heading into the game as favourites with the bookmakers. Continue reading for our in-depth preview of the Gold Coast Titans vs. New Zealand Warriors game and give you our free tips and bets.

When: Friday August 4, 2023 at 6:00 pm

Where: Cbus Super Stadium

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Gold Coast Titans vs New Zealand Warriors Odds

Gold Coast Titans vs New Zealand Warriors Preview

Coming off their second heavyweight upset in just over a month, Gold Coast Titans’ finals ship has likely already sailed.

But at the very least they are capable of proving a fly in the run home ointment for more big guns – including this Friday’s visitors, the on-fire Warriors.

The Titans stunned the Broncos back in Round 17 but lost their next four – three absoluter heartbreakers and an inexplicable first-half no-show in a 36-18 defeat to the Roosters – before rolling the streaking Cowboys 22-13 at home on Sunday.

Combining breath-taking offensive adventure with rare defensive steel, Gold Coast held its vaunted opponents scoreless in the second half, but their 8-11 record dictates they’ll likely need to win all five games to have a chance of squeaking into the playoffs.

The third-placed Warriors are coming off the bye, having won six of their last seven games.

Following landslide victories over Parramatta and Cronulla, they escaped with a 21-20 golden point win over Canberra in Round 21.

Aside from conceding two tries in the last three minutes to almost blow it, the Warriors produced a gritty performance that harked back to their early-season efforts, with Addin Fonua-Blake and field goal hero Shaun Johnson leading the way.

Gold Coast fullback AJ Brimson (ribs) has been cleared to play but Jojo Fifita is out, Aaron Schoupp joins the backline in the Titans’ only change.

The Warriors have named an unchanged 17, though Jazz Tevaga is a chance to play his first game since Round 8 after being named 18th man.

Despite a historically poor record in the rivalry, the Titans have won their last three against the Warriors – including wins at home (20-18) and in Auckland last season (27-26). The Warriors have won only one of their last five against the Titans on the Gold Coast.

But which incarnation of the Titans will turn up on this five-day turnaround? They’ve beaten three of the current top seven teams, yet have lost five games to teams current below them.

The Warriors have been a touch slow out of the blocks returning from their previous two byes and could be exposed by the Titans’ pace out wide, but they should be able to lean on their third-ranked defence to grind out a win as they set about locking in a top-four finish.

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