Titans vs Storm

Craig Bellamy has questioned the 'care factor' of the Storm following a second-straight loss - and the legendary coach has admitted he is running out of ...

"It was the same for both sides – it’s not ideal, but that’s not a decision for us to make. “It wasn’t a great time for Tariq, Justin and Tui to come back. [After being humbled by the Bulldogs a week prior](https://www.sportingnews.com/au/rugby-league/news/nrl-round-2-craig-bellamy-canterbury-run-riot/ozghheci84pkempdyeq5bxh6), Melbourne again fell short in a scrappy high-scoring affair on Saturday afternoon, with the Titans escaping with a 38-34 victory. "I think a big attitude adjustment [is needed]. Our job is to come and play here, come and coach here and do a good job for our fans and the last two weeks we haven’t. You might be able to tell me, because I’m not quite sure how to fix it.

The Titans emerged 38-34 winners over the Storm on Saturday afternoon in a contest which saw 12 tries scored in sweltering conditions on the Gold Coast.

The Storm are back at home on Friday against the Wests Tigers, with star five-eighth Cameron Munster a good chance of returning from the finger injury he suffered in Round 1. The Titans remain in Queensland, heading to Townsville for a derby clash against the Cowboys on Saturday. "There were a lot of errors, the Titans were probably as bad as us, some of the errors that that made, but they hung on a lot better than us, but for us, at the moment, the care factor is very, very low. - Jonah Pezet marked his NRL debut with a nice individual try, grabbing a Justin Olam offload before beating his marker with footwork and scooting 35 metres to the line. New South Wales age-grade star Jonah Pezet wasted little time in announcing himself on the NRL stage, scoring an impressive solo try just 10 minutes into his debut. To me, we worked a little bit harder defensively today, so that was a little bit of an improvement, but they scored 18 points in six minutes ...

The Titans are 1-17 today, while Melbourne have two changes. Jordan Grant drops to 18th player with Bronson Garlick promoted to the bench, while Jonah Pezet ...

Jordan Grant Harry Grant 10. 1. The Titans are 1-17 today, while Melbourne have two changes.

Points flowed freely in the heat on the Gold Coast on Saturday for both sides when Melbourne came to town.

“If it’s an 8 o’clock game and 20-odd degrees he stays on there but with those conditions and Jayden Campbell, I thought he was going to have a big impact for us and that’s the way it rolled today. Holbrook said the rationale behind the Foran benching was Boyd needed to come off for an HIA and be replaced after his 15-minute spell. “Our problem at the moment is that the care factor seems very, very low Even though they’re finely tuned elite athletes, running, tackling and colliding at high speed in hot conditions can not only be energy sapping but dangerous. The Titans managed to score three tries while Foran was given a spell to seize the momentum of the match and when the Kiwi international returned in the second half, centre Brian Kelly was taken off in his first match of the year due to a suspension with Campbell moving out wide. The heat took its toll on the players with the temperature over 30 degrees and despite drinks breaks and a longer half-time break, the playing standard – particularly with handling and in defence – was not a great advertisement for the NRL.

Welcome to Wide World of Sports' coverage of round three of the NRL with the Titans and Storm kicking thin...