A Mahe Fonua hat-trick and some Esan Marsters magic have helped the Wests Tigers come from behind to beat the Gold Coast 30-14 in Tamworth. After the Tigers trailed 14-0 following just 20 minutes, Michael Maguire’s men put on six unanswered tries to lift themselves back into the NRL’s top eight. But the win may have come at a cost, with five-eighth Josh Reynolds suffering a possible medial ligament injury to his left knee early in the first half. MATCH CENTRE: Tigers v Titans Live stream the 2019 NRL Telstra Premiership on KAYO SPORTS. Every game of every round live & anytime on your TV or favourite device. Get your 14 day free trial > That blow formed part of a horror start to the night for the Tigers, after Reynolds also dropped the ball from the opening kick off before Marsters was penalised for running in front of a restart. However, just five days after copping a 51-6 flogging at the hands of Parramatta, the Tigers showed all the resilience asked of them by Maguire. Man of the match Ryan Matterson impressed filling in for Reynolds at five-eighth while Luke Brooks and Robbie Farah stepped up with the boot at the end of sets. Marsters kickstarted their revival in the 24th minute when he collected an offload from Matterson and got a one-handed basketball style pass away for Fonua to score. The Tigers centre also had one of his own before the break, stepping and pushing his way through three Titans defenders to help his team to an unlikely 16-14 halftime lead. Fellow centre Robert Jennings too had tries either side of the break. His first came after Michael Gordon fumbled a Moses Mbye kick while his second after the break was straight out of dummy-half. Brooks then put Fonua over for his two second half tries. The Tigers halfback threw a long cut-out ball from a rebounded kick to give the Tigers a 26-14 lead, before grubbering for the chasing winger on the siren. Just as impressive was the Tigers’ defence though. They held out five straight sets late in the match to hold on for their fourth win of the year. In contrast, the Titans barely fired a shot after the opening 20 minutes, where Anthony Don scored in a fifth straight game from a cross-field Tyrone Roberts bomb. Winger Dale Copley was also forced from the field early in the first half with a quad cork, summing up an unhappy night. WESTS TIGERS 30 (M Fonua 3 R Jennings 2 E Marsters tries E Marsters 3 goals) bt GOLD COAST 14 (A Don T Peachey tries M Gordon 3 goals) at Scully Park. Referee: Jon Stone, Peter Gough. Crowd: 9,799. AAP Re-live all the action in our live blog below. If you can’t see it click here.<doc-sep>You can't question Josh Reynolds' heart. Hobbling badly after his left leg was stepped on against the Gold Coast Titans, the Wests Tigers five-eighth launched himself as if on a pogo stick in an attempt to make a tackle. He missed his first shot on Tyrone Peachey but the tenacious playmaker limped towards contact again, throwing himself at his opponent's legs bravely but unsuccessfully. MORE: NRL grand final won't move away from NSW, despite construction delays on ANZ Stadium While he wasn't able to bring down Peachey, it was a clear sign of the passion Reynolds possesses. He exited the field moments later with the assistance of a trainer, with fears the playmaker had sustained another hamstring injury. Watch Reynolds' brave play below. Reynolds was limited to five matches last season as he battled hamstring and shoulder problems. But word soon filtered back from the sheds that Reynolds had suffered an MCL injury and he did not return. Concern for Josh Reynolds by video is left knee MCL injury as lower leg gets stepped on here, causes knee to collapse in. Hope no syndesmosis or ACL involvement, but is possible considering mechanism #NRLTigersTitans pic.twitter.com/jGdUeoWiGN — NRL PHYSIO (@nrlphysio) 27 April 2019 The 29-year-old had a nightmare opening to the match against the Titans, dropping the kick-off. It was the worst possible start given the Tigers wanted to get off to a flyer after a 51-6 drubbing at the hands of the Eels last weekend. The Tigers were almost made to pay for Reynolds' error immediately, with Gold Coast winger Dale Copley denied a try by The Bunker who ruled his foot grazed the touch-line. Reynolds hopped up the tunnel in the seventh minute, versatile back-rower Ryan Matterson taking his place at pivot. Consecutive converted Titans tries to Anthony Don and Peachey plus a penalty goal gave to Michael Gordon gave the Titans an imposing 14-nil lead. But with Matterson stepping up in a man-of-the-match performance, the Tigers rallied to score 30 unanswered points and win in style.<doc-sep>Josh Reynolds’ horror run of injuries since joining Wests Tigers from Canterbury has continued, with coach Michael Maguire confirming the five-eighth suffered a potentially serious knee injury on Saturday night. After dropping the opening kick-off at Tamworth’s Scully Park, things got even worse for Reynolds when his left knee was stepped on by a Gold Coast Titans player. He tried to play on, attempting to make two tackles while hopping on one leg, before heading straight into the sheds with a suspected MCL injury after just seven minutes. “Josh, at the moment we’ll have to just assess him, they seem to think it might be a medial,” Maguire said after his side’s 30-14 victory over the Titans. MORE: Brisbane Broncos v Cronulla Sharks: Shaun Johnson injured in kick-chase | Manly coach Des Hasler will select Dylan Walker if his playing ban is overturned | “He ran around there after half-time to see how it was but it wasn’t right so we’ll just have to wait for the scan.” “We haven’t had a lot of luck early in the games over the last few weeks … but I think we really handled that (losing Reynolds) well. “Obviously to lose one of your playmakers, and we’ve done a lot of work around those boys being together.” The 29-year-old managed just five games in 2018 due to hamstring and shoulder injuries after joining the Tigers on a four-year deal. He began the current campaign in NSW Cup after Maguire opted for veteran Benji Marshall to partner Luke Brooks in the halves. Reynolds got returned to the NRL squad in Round 4 after Marshall suffered a hamstring injury against the Bulldogs in Round 3. Marshall is reportedly a chance to return against the Sydney Roosters next Saturday.<doc-sep>Loading Thrice as nice: Mahe Fonua had a field day out wide for the Tigers in Tamworth, scoring three tries. Credit:AAP When you cop that sort of flogging, the next game can’t come quick enough. Certainly, the next training session didn’t for Michael Maguire. The coach gave his troops a different sort of flogging, forcing them onto the training paddock at 9am on Tuesday. The sort of performance that can only be prompted by an absolute shellacking the previous week. Wests Tigers suffered just that, allowing Parramatta to christen their new home with a 51-6 win on Easter Monday. The Gold Coast kicked off and Josh Reynolds dropped the footy. Things didn’t immediately get any better for Reynolds or his team. Within seven minutes he was sidelined with yet another injury, this time to his knee. The early diagnosis was an MCL issue. He bravely strapped it up in an attempt to return to the fray, knowing fellow five-eighth Benji Marshall was also unavailable. He wasn’t required. The Tigers' start to this game was not dissimilar to that of their last one. A quarter of the game had expired and they were down 14-0. But just as they were about to get bounced, the bounce-back occurred. "After the second try you look at body language and you’re looking at to see the response," Maguire said. “I think the leaders came together on our try line and there were some words spoken there that were strong, which is the real key to turn things around.<doc-sep>
Josh Reynolds goes down with a knee injury. Tigers five-eighth Josh Reynolds’ commitment can never be questioned and he took it to another level against the Titans in Round 7. Reynolds suffered a game ending MCL knee injury early in the first half at Scully Park in Tamworth, but he refused to go off the field initially. Reynolds even attempted to make a tackle while hopping around on one leg in the Tigers’ defensive line. Live stream the 2019 NRL Telstra Premiership on KAYO SPORTS. Every game of every round live & anytime on your TV or favourite device. Get your 14 day free trial > Reynolds was eventually replaced and went up the tunnel to be looked at by Tigers medical staff. Early reports from sideline commentator Hannah Hollis suggested the knee injury was not serious and that Reynolds would return, but he was ultimately ruled out for the remainder of the contest. The Titans shot out to a 14-0 lead early, but the Tigers clawed their way back to lead 16-14 at halftime. The Tigers kicked on to finish 30-14 victors, after scoring 30 unanswered points, but will be sweating on the fitness of Reynolds who will head for scans. “We will have to assess him, but they think it may be a medial,” coach Michael Maguire said post match. “He ran around after halftime to see how it was but he wasn’t right so we will have to wait for the scan.” MORE NRL NEWS HILARIOUS: Fittler loses it over Gould’s brutal Slater snub THE RIGHT CALL? Penalty for crusher on Burgess gets bunnies out of jail ‘HE’S NOT HUMAN’: Kikau tramples Rabbitohs for freak solo try