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Message: [QUOTE="Kaz, post: 2735073, member: 1843"] Gold Coast Titans could lose points for 14 men on field in Canberra win THE Titans earned two crucial competition points in Canberra but the NRL could take them away on Sunday after the Gold Coast fielded an extra man. Another NRL game, another series of controversies which overshadowed the Gold Coast’s hard-fought 24-20 upset of the Raiders. The Titans look certain to be penalised in some fashion after David Shillington was caught on the field as an extra man in the 48th minute. The result of having 14 men on the field is typically a loss of competition points but Shillington had no impact on play. A fine is the most likely end result but the Titans are NRL-owned so the governing body would only be fining its self. The drama was a result of Tyrone Roberts suffering a knee injury which looked serious prompting the Titans to replace him with Shillington but Roberts recovered unexpectedly and stayed on the field. As the Raiders attacked the line, Shillington was in the in-goal for several seconds before realising Roberts was still on and then the prop ran off the field. The Titans deserve to keep their two competition points. They fought too hard for an innocuous mistake to cost them what may be the difference between eighth and ninth. “There was some confusion there,” Titans coach Neil Henry said of the incident. “The sideline official is not supposed to hand the card over until the player is off. “I don’t know if Tyrone Roberts was off or not but it did cost us an interchange. [URL]http://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/nrl/gold-coast-titans-could-lose-points-for-14-men-on-field-in-canberra-win/news-story/d9734a247ab69d188bba77226dcf7f74[/URL] [/QUOTE]

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