2010 Gold Coast Titans season | ||||
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NRL Rank | 4th | |||
Play-off result | Lost Preliminary Final (Sydney Roosters, 6–32) | |||
2010 record | Wins: 16; draws: 0; losses: 10 | |||
Points scored | For: 554; against: 546 | |||
Team information | ||||
CEO | Michael Searle | |||
Coach | John Cartwright | |||
Captain | ||||
Stadium | Skilled Park | |||
Avg. attendance | 17,877 | |||
High attendance | 26,197 | |||
Top scorers | ||||
Tries | Kevin Gordon 12 | |||
Goals | Scott Prince 66 | |||
Points | Scott Prince 151 | |||
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The 2010 Gold Coast Titans season was the 4th in the club's history and they competed in the NRL's 2010 Telstra Premiership. They were coached by John Cartwright and captain by Scott Prince. Gold Coast finishing the regular season 4th (out of 16) and fell just one game short of the Grand Final losing to the Sydney Roosters in the Preliminary Final.
Season summary
[edit]The Gold Coast Titans began the season with a come-from-behind 24–18 victory against the New Zealand Warriors at home. A golden point win over Souths followed, in what was a long match that didn't finish until around 11:30pm Queensland time (10:30pm Sydney time; as the match kicked off at 8:30pm). A 24–4 win over the Canberra Raiders at home followed before the Titans lost its first match of the season against the North Queensland Cowboys in Townsville. The Titans bounced back a week later to beat the Melbourne Storm at home before stumbling against the St. George Illawarra Dragons in round six. The Titans then had a three-match winning streak before stumbling against rivals Brisbane in round ten, the Sydney Roosters in round 12 and the Canberra Raiders in round 13. The Titans got back on track with a 28–14 win over the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles at home, which was backed up with a win over the Bulldogs in round 15 before an unexpected defeat against the Newcastle Knights at home the following round. This trigged the Titans' second three-match losing streak in the season, however the Titans would emerge from their form slump and the dreaded State of Origin period with a golden point 11–10 victory over the Dragons at Kogarah where neither of the Gold Coast franchises had never won. They would lose only one more game for the rest of the regular season, against battlers Cronulla in Cronulla in the penultimate round of the season in what was also Greg Bird's return to the Shire since the Sharks sacked him in 2008.
Finishing fourth at the end of the season (a place lower than their 3rd finish in 2009), the Titans, as the only Queensland representation in the finals, entered the finals series with high expectations. They defeated the New Zealand Warriors easily 28–16 and as a result earned a week off (two of the top three teams lost on the weekend) and a home preliminary final at Suncorp Stadium. Unfortunately, the Titans saved their worst for last, losing 32–6 against the Sydney Roosters who progressed to the Grand Final a season after finishing last.
Players
[edit]No | Nat | Player | 1st Position | 2nd Position | Age | Height | Weight | NRL Games | Previous 1st Grade Club |
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1 | ![]() |
Preston Campbell | Fullback | Five-Eighth | 32 | 167 | 75 | 228 | Penrith Panthers |
2 | ![]() |
Kevin Gordon | Wing | Fullback | 19 | 183 | 90 | 23 | None |
3 | ![]() |
Esi Tonga | Centre | Wing | 21 | 190 | 100 | 17 | None |
4 | ![]() |
Jordan Atkins | Wing | Centre | 26 | 188 | 96 | 23 | None |
5 | ![]() |
David Mead | Wing | Fullback | 20 | 183 | 90 | 14 | None |
6 | ![]() |
Mat Rogers | Five-Eighth | Centre | 33 | 178 | 85 | 178 | NSW Waratahs |
7 | ![]() |
Scott Prince | Halfback | Five-Eighth | 29 | 177 | 80 | 215 | Wests Tigers |
8 | ![]() |
Luke Bailey | Prop | 29 | 189 | 108 | 169 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | |
9 | ![]() |
Nathan Friend | Hooker | 28 | 170 | 85 | 105 | Melbourne Storm | |
10 | ![]() |
Matthew White | Prop | 25 | 189 | 112 | 36 | Newcastle Knights | |
11 | ![]() |
Anthony Laffranchi | Second Row | Prop | 28 | 185 | 100 | 165 | Wests Tigers |
12 | ![]() |
Mark Minichiello | Second Row | Lock | 27 | 180 | 98 | 147 | South Sydney Rabbitohs |
13 | ![]() |
Ashley Harrison | Lock | Second Row | 28 | 188 | 95 | 196 | South Sydney Rabbitohs |
14 | ![]() |
Michael Henderson | Prop | 25 | 186 | 103 | 73 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | |
15 | ![]() |
Brad Meyers | Prop | Second Row | 29 | 190 | 103 | 148 | Bradford Bulls |
16 | ![]() |
Luke O'Dwyer | Second Row | Centre | 26 | 180 | 92 | 73 | Parramatta Eels |
17 | ![]() |
William Zillman | Fullback | Centre | 23 | 181 | 90 | 37 | Canberra Raiders |
18 | ![]() |
Aaron Cannings | Prop | Lock | 27 | 187 | 108 | 95 | Parramatta Eels |
19 | ![]() |
Will Matthews | Prop | Second Row | 21 | 187 | 101 | 23 | None |
20 | ![]() |
Joe Tomane | Wing | Centre | 19 | 187 | 101 | 11 | Melbourne Storm |
21 | ![]() |
Josh Graham | Centre | Lock | 26 | 190 | 98 | 49 | Western Force |
22 | ![]() |
Sam Tagataese | Second Row | Centre | 22 | 192 | 100 | 23 | Melbourne Storm |
23 | ![]() |
Shannon Walker | Fullback | Wing | 20 | 174 | 81 | 3 | None |
24 | ![]() |
Bodene Thompson | Second Row | Centre | 21 | 183 | 112 | 2 | None |
25 | ![]() |
Selasi Berdie | Prop | Second Row | 23 | 183 | 100 | 2 | None |
26 | ![]() |
Kayne Lawton | Hooker | Halfback | 20 | 174 | 83 | 1 | None |
27 | ![]() |
Greg Bird | Lock | Five-Eighth | 25 | 183 | 102 | 128 | Catalans Dragons |
28 | ![]() |
Jackson Nicolau | Five-Eighth | Centre | 22 | 187 | 90 | 2 | North Queensland Cowboys |
29 | ![]() |
Riley Brown | Hooker | Lock | 25 | 180 | 96 | 67 | Sydney Roosters |
30 | ![]() |
Marshall Chalk | Centre | Wing | 28 | 181 | 94 | 84 | Canberra Raiders |
Paul Broughton Medal
[edit]After playing the Titans last few matches of the 2010 NRL season with a broken thumb, Luke Bailey was awarded his second Paul Broughton Medal for the club's player of the year.[1]
Squad Movement
[edit]Gains
[edit]Players | Signed From | Until End of | Notes |
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Greg Bird | ![]() |
2010 |
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Riley Brown | ![]() |
2011 |
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Marshall Chalk | ![]() |
2010 |
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Steve Michaels | ![]() |
2012 |
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Joe Tomane | ![]() |
2011 |
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Clinton Toopi | Bay of Plenty | 2010 |
Losses
[edit]Players | Signed To | Until End of | Notes |
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Brenton Bowen | ![]() |
2010 |
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Daniel Conn | ![]() |
2011 |
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Brett Delaney | ![]() |
2012 |
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Ben Jeffery | Released | ||
Chris Walker | ![]() |
2011 |
Re-signings
[edit]Players | Club | Until End of | Notes |
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Greg Bird | ![]() |
2011 |
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Kevin Gordon | ![]() |
2014 |
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Ryan James | ![]() |
2014 |
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David Mead | ![]() |
2013 |
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Mark Minichiello | ![]() |
2012 |
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Ben Ridge | ![]() |
2013 |
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Sam Tagataese | ![]() |
2013 |
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Bodene Thompson | ![]() |
2013 |
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Clinton Toopi | ![]() |
2011 |
Ladder
[edit]Pos. | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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1 | ![]() |
24 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 518 | 299 | +219 | 38 |
2 | ![]() |
24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 645 | 489 | +156 | 34 |
3 | ![]() |
24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 537 | 503 | +34 | 34 |
4 | ![]() |
24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 520 | 498 | +22 | 34 |
5 | ![]() |
24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 539 | 486 | +53 | 32 |
6 | ![]() |
24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 559 | 510 | +49 | 32 |
7 | ![]() |
24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 499 | 493 | +6 | 30 |
8 | ![]() |
24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 545 | 510 | +35 | 28 |
9 | ![]() |
24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 584 | 567 | +17 | 26 |
10 | ![]() |
24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 508 | 535 | −27 | 26 |
11 | ![]() |
24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 499 | 569 | −70 | 24 |
12 | ![]() |
24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 413 | 491 | −78 | 24 |
13 | ![]() |
24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 494 | 539 | −45 | 22 |
14 | ![]() |
24 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 354 | 609 | −255 | 18 |
15 | ![]() |
24 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 425 | 667 | −242 | 14 |
16 | ![]() |
24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 489 | 363 | +126 | 01 |
1 Melbourne were deducted eight premiership points and barred from receiving premiership points for the rest of the season due to gross long-term salary cap breaches.[19]
Fixtures
[edit]Trial matches
[edit]Regular season
[edit]Finals
[edit]Qualifying finals | Semifinals | Preliminary finals | Final | |||||||||||||||
1 | ![]() | 28 | ||||||||||||||||
8 | ![]() | 0 | 1W | ![]() | 13 | |||||||||||||
4W | ![]() | 24 | ![]() | 12 | ||||||||||||||
2 | ![]() | 22 | 2L | ![]() | 26 | |||||||||||||
![]() | 32 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | ![]() | 24 | ||||||||||||||||
![]() | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | ![]() | 15 | 2W | ![]() | 6 | |||||||||||||
6 | ![]() | 19 | 3W | ![]() | 34 | ![]() | 32 | |||||||||||
1L | ![]() | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | ![]() | 28 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | ![]() | 16 | ||||||||||||||||
Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | |||
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Friday, 10 September | Qualifying Final | ![]() |
Skilled Park | 28 – 16 | Zillman (2), Toopi, Rogers, Gordon | Prince (4/6) | 27,026 | |||
Friday, 24 September | Preliminary Final | ![]() |
Suncorp Stadium | 6 – 32 | Zillman | Prince (1/1) | 44,787 | |||
Legend: Win Loss |
Statistics
[edit]Player | Position | Tries | Try Assists | Metres | Tackles | Hit-Ups | Line Breaks | Line Break Assists | Errors | Offloads |
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Luke Bailey | Prop | 16 | 237 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
Greg Bird | Five-Eight | 0 | 0 | 198 | 32 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
Riley Brown | Hooker | 0 | 0 | 25 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Preston Campbell | Fullback | 1 | 2 | 48 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Nathan Friend | Hooker | 0 | 2 | 43 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Kevin Gordon | Wing | 3 | 0 | 246 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Ashley Harrison | Lock | 0 | 0 | 209 | 62 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Anthony Laffranchi | Second Row | 2 | 0 | 192 | 73 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Will Matthews | Prop | 0 | 0 | 41 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
David Mead | Wing | 1 | 0 | 271 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Brad Meyers | Prop | 0 | 0 | 174 | 60 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Mark Minichiello | Second Row | 0 | 0 | 174 | 36 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Scott Prince | Half back | 1 | 3 | 78 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Mat Rogers | Centre | 0 | 1 | 138 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
Sam Tagataese | Second Row | 0 | 0 | 78 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
Bodene Thompson | Prop | 0 | 0 | 142 | 36 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Joe Tomane | Centre | 2 | 1 | 269 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Matthew White | Prop | 0 | 0 | 84 | 23 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
William Zillman | Fullback | 1 | 0 | 128 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Representative honours
[edit]The following players have played a representative match during the 2010 NRL Season.
Australian Kangaroos
Indigenous All Stars
NRL All Stars
NSW Country Origin
NSW City Origin
- Mark Minichiello
- John Cartwright (Coach)
NSW Blues
QLD Maroons
References
[edit]- ^ Dew, Jake (6 October 2010). "Luke Bailey wins Paul Broughton Medal". goldcoast.com.au. Australia: News Limited. Retrieved 6 October 2010.
- ^ Heming, Wayne. "Greg Bird signs with Titans". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 7 December 2009.
- ^ a b Marshall, Matt. "Titans sign journeymen Riley Brown and Marshall Chalk". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 21 October 2009.
- ^ Pierce, Jeremy. "Broncos back Steve Michaels signs three-year deal with Gold Coast Titans". The Courier Mail. Retrieved 28 May 2010.
- ^ "Titans: Hot Tomane signing not personal". TVNZ. Retrieved 12 June 2009.
- ^ Barclay, Chris (5 March 2010). "Toopi signs NRL deal with Titans". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 11 March 2010. Retrieved 5 March 2010.
- ^ Greenwood, Emma. "Pride signs backline stars". The Cairns Post. Archived from the original on 17 October 2009. Retrieved 6 October 2009.
- ^ "Titan forward Daniel Conn signs with Roosters". The Brisbane Times. Retrieved 6 July 2010.
- ^ "Leeds confirm signing of Brett Delaney". The Guardian. London. 3 August 2009. Retrieved 3 August 2009.
- ^ Meers, Daniel. "Chris Walker set to walk away from NRL". The Courier Mail. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
- ^ "Gold Goast star Chris Walker signs with Catalans Dragons in Super League". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 15 December 2009.
- ^ Badel, Peter. "Bird sets sights on payback". The Courier Mail. Retrieved 30 May 2010.
- ^ a b "Titans wrap up young stars". The Brisbane Times. Archived from the original on 22 September 2010. Retrieved 16 September 2010.
- ^ Turgeon, Luke. "Titans re-sign Ryan James". goldcoast.com.au. Archived from the original on 1 November 2010. Retrieved 28 October 2010.
- ^ Turgeon, Luke. "Titans big deal for Mead". goldcoast.com.au. Retrieved 25 February 2010.
- ^ Heming, Wayne (31 March 2010). "Mark Minichiello re-signs for Titans". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 31 March 2010.
- ^ a b Sincari, Andra. "Toopi, Ridge re-sign with Titans". mygc.com.au. Archived from the original on 30 December 2012. Retrieved 9 September 2010.
- ^ Turgeon, Luke. "Sam, Sam the Titan man". goldcoast.com.au. Retrieved 5 June 2010.
- ^ Stuart Honeysett and Brent Read (23 April 2010) Shocking end to the Melbourne Storm era The Australian