Tale of woe as terrible Titans deliver more of same

MAL Meninga’s mid-year report can’t come soon enough for the terrible Titans after failing to score a single try in last night’s 24-2 loss to the Panthers.

The Gold Coast’s head of culture and performance is set to table his review on Monday and it’s not likely to contain much good news after they slumped to their equal worst win-rate in club history last night and their 12th loss this season. With nothing to play for – now mathematically out of finals’ contention – the Titans should have been playing like the Harlem Globetrotters and attempting new plays and new moves.

But it was the same old Titans and the same old result in front of the 10,317 fans at Panthers Stadium.

They were error-riddled (14) and poor in defence (36 missed tackles) and their lacklustre attitude was epitomised in the 48th minute when Tyrone Roberts kicked a muchneeded 40/20 but there were no slaps on the back or a boost in confidence.

Every time they came close to scoring they dropped the ball in a reflection of their terrible red zone attack so far this season.

On top of that, they also lacked any leadership and a lack of communication meant forwards Bryce Cartwright and Jarrod Wallace were left to kick the ball on the fifth tackle.

Their attitude leaves them in danger of falling to woodenspooners and an admission that the club is in dire straits.

Meninga’s review was supposed to look at everything from the players to the staff and the news doesn’t appear good for head coach Garth Brennan after suffering his 28th defeat in 40 games.

Penrith piled on three tries to none and the loss has cemented the Titans to the bottom of the table.