Gold Coast were carving up Canterbury, truthful Jarrod Wallace thought he'd propulsion caution to the wind.
What the Titans prop threw was a occurrence one-handed walk for a Brian Kelly effort arsenic his broadside ran distant with a 34-6 NRL hammering of the Bulldogs astatine Suncorp Stadium successful Brisbane tonight.
It was the item arsenic the Titans scored a important triumph - albeit against the last-placed Bulldogs - arsenic they jumped to seventh connected the ladder.
Wallace's magic right-handed fling deed the thorax of Kelly, who had a abbreviated sprint to the tryline for his 2nd try.
"What a walk from Jarrod Wallace. That's outrageous!," shouted commentator Warren Smith.
"A spot of a Hail Mary. Certainly a no-looker."
With the contention for a top-eight decorativeness and finals berth heating up with 5 regular-season games remaining, it was a triumph that manager Justin Holbrook would beryllium rapt with, particularly fixed the lone effort they conceded came successful the 72nd minute.
Gold Coast's forwards were led by the powerfulness and aggression from Tino Fa'asuamaleaui, Moeaki Fotuaika and David Fifita disconnected the bench.
Five-eighth Ash Taylor, who remains off-contract astatine the extremity of the season, scored 1 try, acceptable up different and produced a classy kicking game.
Holbrook besides has a enactment headache connected his manus erstwhile regular halfback Jamal Fogarty returns from a digit injury, with replacement Toby Sexton having different beardown game.
NRL Highlights: Titans destruct the Bulldogs - Round 20
In lone his 2nd NRL match, 20-year-old Sexton was beardown successful defence, assured successful onslaught and booted 5 conversions.
The Bulldogs battled hard early, but were blameworthy of important errors precocious successful the archetypal fractional and the Titans pounced with 2 quickfire tries conscionable earlier halftime to clasp a 16-0 lead.
They were ne'er truly troubled successful the 2nd fractional with Bailey Biondi-Odo burrowing implicit precocious for Canterbury's lone try.
Adding to Canterbury's misery, Jack Hetherington was placed connected study precocious successful the second-half for a precocious shot.
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