A lot has been made about the impact of Sean O'Sullivan playing as a traditional 7 and straightening up the Bulldogs attack in their win over the Tigers last week but I wanted to get your thoughts on the impact of less passing from Jaeman Salmon. I thought it was noticeable that he ran the ball a lot more and that was borne out in the numbers. In his first 9 games of the season at lock (before being switched to the edge to cover injuries) he had an average passes to run ratio of 1.25 (i.e. he was passing around 55% of the time he received the ball). Although he was named as a backrower against the Tigers he was back to playing purely in the middle but only threw 10 passes from 34 receipts. Do you think this is something that will continue or do you expect he'll go back to more of a ball-playing role with Crichton replacing O'Sullivan in the halves, resulting in more responsibility for Galvin who is a less natural first-receiver?

That's a ripper try from the Cowboys - one they'd have planned during the week.

They've identified the Dolphins edge not getting up off the line if the ball goes away from them. While also sending Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow the wrong way, Tom Dearden found a lane in the rushing and disjointed Dolphins right edge to kick through.

Brilliant.

Josh Hannay is leaving his fingerprints on this Titans side. Historically, they’ve been entertainers, but rarely for full games let alone full seasons. With a 28-14 lead at the break following a classic Titans half of footy in which they conceded and scored in bunches, Hannay wasn’t impressed.

Hannay's halftime address spoke to their defence, the need for improvement, and demanding more out of the arm wrestle.

He didn't get the response he wanted...

His response after the match in the sheds showed him with hands on his heads, thumbs pressed into the bridge of his nose, no doubt considering the 32 points they conceded.

Still, as the game progressed, the Titans ran harder and scrambled faster than their opposition. There aren’t a lot of matches where that is the key takeaway for the Gold Coast side.

Just how the Titans drew it up...

Two into the middle off a tap start, Zane Harrison steps up with Tino Fa'asuamaleaui inside three (as he was for the early try on the right side) to shrink the defence and create the three-v-two on the edge.

Good footy.

The Manly Warringah Sea Eagles are relatively accustomed to playing without Tom Trbojevic, but it's unlikely to be a coincidence that they started to fall away when he limped off the field with another hamstring injury.

Credit to the Gold Coast Titans, though. They're are lights out in attack, playing with 59% possession and turning it into points. They aren't always scoring through the most repeatable actions; the buildup to Jojo Fifita's try is something I'd like to see again. Still, their effort off the ball and willingness to push in support, as seen on the last play as AJ Brimson scored, is allowing them to win the little moments.

Really nice play from the Titans there.

Joey Walsh is one of the best young attacking prospects in the comptition, but he's slight and not the strongest defender in the front line.

Titans did well to send Tino Fa'asualameaui straight at him, probably not for the last time this afternoon.

And that scrum try right there is almost a lock for Try of the Week.

Foran is so often cooking something depending on the opposition. There aren't many he'd now better from a personel perspective than the Gold Coast Titans, and he drew up a banger.

Really good game so far. Good arm wrestle and a lot of ball and play; it's flowed well.

The Sharks are clearly targeting the Knights' middle, dropping players back under, looking for the cues in the line. It's a more patient display from the Sharks attack than we sometimes see.

Knights are doing what they do best and attack playing from the middle of the field, targeting the space around the three-man and taking the cues they're given. For both Kayln Ponga's try and Dylan Lucas' to finish, they created a triangle either side of the half to produce points.