The Dolphins have produced a comeback for the ages to assert a 28-26 win over the Gold Coast Titans on Sunday.
The Titans dominated the early phases and led 26-0 at one level to enter halftime with all of the momentum at Suncorp Stadium.
But Wayne Bennett clearly put a rocket up the Dolphins and so they got here out firing within the second half to claw their manner again into the sport.
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Tries to Mark Nicholls and Jarrod Wallace obtained the ball rolling, earlier than an all-time mind fade by Robert Jennings threatened to derail the Dolphins’ comeback.
On the final sort out of the set, Kodi Nikorima put up a bomb that Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow one way or the other caught, earlier than the ball discovered its manner into the arms of Jennings, who appeared sure to attain a strive on the wing.
But simply 5 metres out from the tryline, Jennings misplaced his steadiness and fell to the turf.
Even although no Titans gamers had been close to him, he remarkably didn’t get to his ft to crawl ahead a few metres to attain the strive.
Instead Jennings waited to get tackled, which handed the ball again to the Titans.
Viewers couldn’t imagine their eyes, labelling Jennings’ determination to not get to his ft one of many greatest mind farts ever seen in a recreation of rugby league.
Fox League’s Warren Smith exclaimed in commentary: “What’s happened? What happened to Jennings. That was the changeover!
“I’ve never seen the like of it. He stumbled then didn’t get up to continue running. Robert! I can’t imagine what he was thinking.
Steve Roach added: “Why didn’t he get up and keep going there?”
It obtained worse for Jennings. Just minutes later, it appeared like he scored within the nook however the Bunker dominated he had coughed up the ball whereas attempting to floor it.
But it was a case of third time fortunate for Jennings when he redeemed himself by flying over to attain within the nook later within the second half.
Another four-pointer to Euan Aitken sealed the win for the Dolphins, whereas the Titans went scoreless in what was a hapless second half efficiency.
Speaking post-game, Dolphins ahead Jarrod Wallace mentioned he was in a state of shock when Jennings fluffed the sure strive.
Wallace mentioned: “I’ve got to go back and check. Did he fall asleep or what?
“I said what’s going on? He said ‘I thought it was double movement’. There was no one within 20 metres of you, you can get up and keep running.
“He iced it with that last one when we needed him to and that was all that mattered.”
The end result retains the Dolphins within the high eight, whereas the Titans are nonetheless trying to find their fourth win of the season.
Source: www.foxsports.com.au