NRL: Titans rout Tiger

Aidan Sezer of the Titans is tackled during the round 21 NRL match between the Gold Coast Titans and the Wests Tigers. Photo / Getty Images.

Gold Coast ended their NRL losing run in style with a comprehensive 36-6 victory over Wests Tigers on Sunday.

Playing in perfect conditions at Skilled Park, the Titans revived their top eight aspirations and snapped a four-match losing streak with the 30-point win over the hapless Tigers.

The victory lifts the Titans to ninth spot, just one point out of the eight with five games to go.

Playing a makeshift team which featured Ashley Harrison at five-eighth and David Mead at fullback, the Titans set-up the win with a dominant first half.

Jamie Dowling, Mead, Brad Takairangi and Dave Taylor all scored tries as the Titans opened up an 18-point halftime lead.

Second-half tries to Mark Minichiello and Luke O'Dwyer sealed the points for the Titans, while the Tigers only joy was a four-pointer to Liam Fulton inside the first 10 minutes.

The only downside for the Titans was an incident midway through the second half where Greg Bird was placed on report for a late hit on Braith Anasta.

The Tigers' woes were compounded with hooker Robbie Farah failing to appear for the second half after dislocating a knuckle in his left hand late in the opening term.

- AAP