Friday, Sydney Football Stadium, 7:45pm
Referee: Ben Cummins

The Roosters are coming off the bye and get five of their six State of Origin stars back after still managing to beat the Bulldogs without them at their last start. The only Origin player missing is suspended forward Nate Myles. The Titans, on the other hand, are teetering on the edge of losing their place in the top eight. They have lost five of their last six games - their only win coming against a Storm side that was missing all of its Origin stars. Injuries to playmaker Scott Prince and forward leader Luke Bailey have already hurt the Titans and the continued unavailability of those stars is set to hurt them even more over the coming weeks.

The Roosters will aim to put the Titans out of the game early. They will look to play the game at a fast pace, get the Titans on the back foot and use their speed and power to score tries out wide and increase the pressure on an opponent that is already feeling the pinch. If the tries don't come that way, there is always the kicking game that has brought the Roosters more tries this season than kicks have brought any other team. The Titans have got spirit, but this is shaping up as a long night for them.

LATE MAIL
Roosters rookie Jake Friend retains his bench berth for tonight's match against Gold Coast, with Anthony Cherrington the player to drop out of the 18-man squad. The Titans boast just two wins from their past eight matches, and with eight first-graders injured, coach John Cartwright will blood winger Jordan Rapana, while utility back Shannon Walker has also been called up from the Toyota Cup.
Nathan Ryan

ROOSTERS: Amos Roberts, Shaun Kenny-Dowall, Mitchell Aubusson, Setaimata Sa, Sam Perrett, Braith Anasta, Mitchell Pearce, Mark O'Meley, Riley Brown, David Shillington, Willie Mason, Anthony Tupou, Craig Fitzgibbon (capt). Interchange: Lopini Paea, Frank-Paul Nuuausala, Brent Grose, Jake Friend.

TITANS: Preston Campbell, Ben Jeffery, Josh Graham, Gavin Cooper, Jordan Rapana, Mat Rogers, Brad Davis, James Stosic, Nathan Friend, Michael Hodgson, Anthony Laffranchi, Will Matthews, Daniel Conn. Interchange: Matthew Cross, Michael Henderson, Luke Swain, Shannon Walker.