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Saturday April 12, 2008 GOLD COAST BULLETIN

GOLD Coast skipper Scott Prince put an end to the Titans’ road demons as he engineered a thrilling 28-20 NRL victory over a lacklustre Eels outfit at Parramatta Stadium.

Prince did it all as the Titans won away from home for just the third time in the club’s short history, but it was a victory they were made to work hard for.

Interchange utility Josh Graham made sure of the win just five minutes from full-time, but his try had more than a touch of double movement to it. It ended a spirited Parramatta fightback.

Prince’s influence was never more telling than just after the break when, with the Titans clinging to a 16-8 lead and the Eels enjoying repeat sets on the visitors line, Prince cleaned up a dangerous Tim Smith grubber with a slips-like grab.

A Brett Delaney break took the Titans downfield from where Prince took over again as he dummied twice and stepped through to extend the lead to beyond two converted tries.

But it was an advantage they needed every point of as the Eels stormed back into the game, the ball turning into a hot potato as it was spread from one side of the field to the other at which point Joel Reddy took advantage of an two-man overlap to score out wide.

When Brett Finch grubbered for himself to score, the lead was down to just two before Graham ensured the two competition points with his late effort.

Prince was instrumental in getting the Titans ahead at the halftime break, a miraculous 40-20 which hugged the sideline swinging the momentum which had favoured the home side in the early exchanges.