Kieran Foran has starred within the Gold Coast Titans‘ remaining NRL pre-season tune-up in a snug win over its Queensland rival Dolphins.
The veteran playmaker was at his masterful finest, pulling the strings to perfection because the Titans ran out 40-16 winners in Redcliffe.
21-year-old star Alofiana Khan-Pereira was unstoppable for the Titans, scoring 4 tries, whereas Jojo Fifita, Aaron Schoupp and Sam McIntyre additionally hit the scoreboard.
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On the coronary heart of all of it was the 32-year-old Foran, the Titans’ star low season recruit.
“I really like the touches from the large low season recruit, Kieran Foran, the primary one a pleasant cross after which toying with them right here, establishing one other play out the again,” league legend Cooper Cronk stated on Fox League’s protection.
“He sums it up so shortly. He is so calm,” Tigers icon Steve Roach added.
Foran, too, was impressed by his facet’s outing, however lamented a second half which noticed Connelly Lemuelu and Kurt Donoghoe file tries for the Dolphins.
“Fairly proud of how we began however gee we completed poorly,” he advised Fox League.
“We did a good bit of labor on (the left edge) all through the pre-season however you by no means understand how it will go till you exit and check it throughout a recreation.
“Issues have gone properly for us tonight however as we noticed in that final 15 if we do not maintain the ball we do not get down there.”
Justin Holbrook’s facet will now shift its consideration to spherical one, with a highway match-up towards the Wests Tigers on deck. The Dolphins will tackle the Sydney Roosters of their first official NRL common season match.
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