The win ensured that they finished second on the table at the end of the South Island Premier Rugby League Competition, behind the Southland Rams.
A moment’s silence before kick off paid respect to Otago rugby league stalwart Michael Laufiso, who died last week.
The Whalers scored in the early minutes of the contest.
Tama Apineru added to his try tally for the season when he fended off several defenders to cross the line and put his team in front.
The intensity the Whalers brought to the opening minutes of the game caught the Titans by surprise and they were sent scrambling on defence.
Apineru again got his hands on the ball and used his strong fend and elusive footwork to get on the outside of his man and run in his second try of the match, and his fourth in just three games.
The Titans gave the Whalers another scoring opportunity shortly after, when they were penalised close to their line.
Josh Cornish stepped up and converted his attempt, taking the Whalers out to 14-point lead.The Whalers’ hard-working forward pack controlled the game.
Manassa Kutia and Hagan Free were dominant in the middle of the field, carrying the ball hard into the line and putting on countless tackles in defence.
The intense pace of the game began to take its toll on both sides and the error rate began to creep up.
The Titans capitalised on two Whalers errors and scored the next two tries to keep in the contest at halftime, with the score 14-10.
In their first defensive set of the second half, the Whalers again conceded a try.
The Titans halfback kicked the ball high into the corner, their winger won the aerial contest and grounded the ball.
A successful conversion levelled the scores.
The Titans looked to have taken control of the game when they scored again and took the lead for the first time in the game, but it was not long before the Whalers struck back.
Joel Taniora got the ball in his hands and left defenders in his wake, sidestepping two defenders and showing a great turn of pace on his way to the try line.
Whalers hooker Kieran Fitzgerald broke through the line soon afterwards, stepping through defenders and offloading the ball to Taniora, who sprinted his way to the posts for his second try of the match.
Josh Cornish converted the try, keeping his conversion success rate at 100% for the match.
As the second half neared its end, Vila Apuula added a further point with a field goal to guarantee victory.
The fulltime whistle blew with the score 27-18 in favour of Otago.
The win capped off what has been the most successful representative campaign Otago has had in several years.
