CLOSE CALL
YOUNG Titans forward Sam McIntyre concedes his side must find a way to win tight games or risk falling further into the NRL finals abyss.
Gold Coast’s wonky season – two wins from the past nine starts – lurched further toward irrelevance when the Roosters claimed a thrilling 35-34 win last week.
The pain was exaggerated by the fact the loss came a week after a 20-14 defeat to another title heavyweight, the Storm.
Back-to-back gutwrenching near-misses leaves the Titans (5-9) in 12th and desperately needing buoyancy against the Sea Eagles at 4.05pm on Sunday.
“The last couple of weeks, we just need to turn those tight ones into wins,” McIntyre, 23, said.
“We can’t let those losses get us down.
“It’s a few slip-ups here and there and that’s all it was (that left us behind 30-4 after 55 minutes).
“A few decisions went against us and if those change and we made a bit of extra effort in those moments the scoreline is probably a bit different.
“We’re a confident side and we never doubt ourselves so we knew no matter how much we were down we could come back.”