Gold Coast fullback Preston Campbell says Friday's clash with the second-placed Bulldogs will be a genuine test of the Titans' NRL finals aspirations.

John Cartwright's side sit one place behind the Bulldogs on the NRL ladder and victory at Suncorp Stadium would go a long way to securing the club's first-ever finals spot.

"It'll really show where we stand in the competition," Campbell said.

"The Bulldogs have been consistent, and even without their Origin players they played really well against the Warriors last week.

"We'll be looking for a tough encounter and I am looking forward to it actually."

The 32-year-old former Penrith and Cronulla star has been in fine form this season, but missed his side's unconvincing 18-12 victory over struggling Parramatta on Monday with the flu.

He says he's confident of being fit to face the Bulldogs.

"You hate to miss a game at the best of times but at this stage of the season it's really important to have your full-strength side on the field," he said.

"The boys won. They won ugly but nonetheless it's two points so I was happy in the end.

"If we can get over the top of them I think it'd be a great thing for us to go into the semis on.

"I know the semis are still a fair way away, but you need to go into the semis on some good form and the last couple of weeks we haven't been showing that good form.

"We need to build some good momentum."

Cartwright welcomed the decision by the Bulldogs to move the game to Brisbane as part of a double-header fixture that will see Brisbane take on South Sydney before his side kicks off at 8.30 (AEST).

Almost 50,000 tickets have been sold for the occasion and Cartwright said it is an exciting time for the NRL's youngest club.

"We've got some blockbusters coming up. This one's a sellout and hopefully the next two at home will be sellouts against the Broncos and the Cowboys," Cartwright said.

"It's not a time to sit back and worry about anything. It's exciting times and everyone loves playing in these big games at the big stage."

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