Overview
- Captain Kieran Foran wound back the clock with a commanding halves display that fuelled four first-half tries.
- The Gold Coast Titans secured victory at Cbus Super Stadium despite missing 11 players to injuries and State of Origin duties.
- Manly had no State of Origin representatives for the first time since 2015, limiting their on-field depth.
- Daly Cherry-Evans managed only one try assist as he failed to spark a response after being stripped of his Maroons captaincy.
- Winger Alofiana Khan-Pereira reached 50 NRL tries in just 52 games, equalling the fastest milestone in the modern era.